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FULCRUM is committed to ending our nation’s most solvable problem: illiteracy. Join the movement. ALL children have the right to read.
Build a stronger #literacy system! Use our FREE #LiteracyVision & #StrategicPlanning guide to clarify priorities, goals, and roles, setting the foundation for system-wide change and ensuring every student is on the path to #reading success.
Guide & Template: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/litera...
Guide & Template: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/litera...
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Build a stronger #literacy system! Use our FREE #LiteracyVision & #StrategicPlanning guide to clarify priorities, goals, and roles, setting the foundation for system-wide change and ensuring every student is on the path to #reading success.
Guide & Template: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/litera...
Guide & Template: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/litera...
Last chance to join our 2025-2026 #CommunityofPractice!
✔️ Hear from experts + fellow practitioners
✔️ Deepen your expertise in high-leverage #StructuredLiteracy practices
✔️ Collaborate on real-world implementation challenges
✔️ Build a trusted network
REGISTER NOW: tinyurl.com/LiteracyLead...
✔️ Hear from experts + fellow practitioners
✔️ Deepen your expertise in high-leverage #StructuredLiteracy practices
✔️ Collaborate on real-world implementation challenges
✔️ Build a trusted network
REGISTER NOW: tinyurl.com/LiteracyLead...
November 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Last chance to join our 2025-2026 #CommunityofPractice!
✔️ Hear from experts + fellow practitioners
✔️ Deepen your expertise in high-leverage #StructuredLiteracy practices
✔️ Collaborate on real-world implementation challenges
✔️ Build a trusted network
REGISTER NOW: tinyurl.com/LiteracyLead...
✔️ Hear from experts + fellow practitioners
✔️ Deepen your expertise in high-leverage #StructuredLiteracy practices
✔️ Collaborate on real-world implementation challenges
✔️ Build a trusted network
REGISTER NOW: tinyurl.com/LiteracyLead...
Our fall newsletter was JAM-PACKED with the latest #literacy news, tools, and resources 📖 Missed it? Visit mailchi.mp/fulcrumliter..., and be sure to subscribe so the next issue lands right in your inbox!
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Subscribe today: tinyurl.com/fulcrumsubsc...
October 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Our fall newsletter was JAM-PACKED with the latest #literacy news, tools, and resources 📖 Missed it? Visit mailchi.mp/fulcrumliter..., and be sure to subscribe so the next issue lands right in your inbox!
Subscribe today: tinyurl.com/fulcrumsubsc...
Subscribe today: tinyurl.com/fulcrumsubsc...
Celebrate #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth with “Left Behind.” Learn how a group of determined mothers united to establish the first public school for children with dyslexia in the largest district in the country.
Join FULCRUM for a FREE screening! Reserve your seat: tinyurl.com/leftbehindfi...
Join FULCRUM for a FREE screening! Reserve your seat: tinyurl.com/leftbehindfi...
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Celebrate #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth with “Left Behind.” Learn how a group of determined mothers united to establish the first public school for children with dyslexia in the largest district in the country.
Join FULCRUM for a FREE screening! Reserve your seat: tinyurl.com/leftbehindfi...
Join FULCRUM for a FREE screening! Reserve your seat: tinyurl.com/leftbehindfi...
This moment! CA just passed #AB1454, a landmark #EarlyLiteracy bill and a major step toward securing all students’ civil right to read 🎉 This is the third and final piece of CA's comprehensive #SoR legislative framework. For more on what this means, visit fulcrumliteracy.org/media/ab1454 👈🏽
October 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This moment! CA just passed #AB1454, a landmark #EarlyLiteracy bill and a major step toward securing all students’ civil right to read 🎉 This is the third and final piece of CA's comprehensive #SoR legislative framework. For more on what this means, visit fulcrumliteracy.org/media/ab1454 👈🏽
ATTN: #EdPrep Programs and #TeacherCandidates
Have you heard the latest #SB488 updates from the #CTC? Get details on the #RICA extension, approved #literacy performance assessment models, and more: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/sb488-updates 👈🏽
Like + share to help keep our community informed!
Have you heard the latest #SB488 updates from the #CTC? Get details on the #RICA extension, approved #literacy performance assessment models, and more: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/sb488-updates 👈🏽
Like + share to help keep our community informed!
September 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
ATTN: #EdPrep Programs and #TeacherCandidates
Have you heard the latest #SB488 updates from the #CTC? Get details on the #RICA extension, approved #literacy performance assessment models, and more: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/sb488-updates 👈🏽
Like + share to help keep our community informed!
Have you heard the latest #SB488 updates from the #CTC? Get details on the #RICA extension, approved #literacy performance assessment models, and more: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/sb488-updates 👈🏽
Like + share to help keep our community informed!
Join the 2025–2026 #Literacy Leaders Community of Practice (CoP)!
FULCRUM's CoP is back, now in partnership with Reading Horizons.
📌 Visit tinyurl.com/LiteracyLead... to learn more, and register by October 10 to claim your spot.
FULCRUM's CoP is back, now in partnership with Reading Horizons.
📌 Visit tinyurl.com/LiteracyLead... to learn more, and register by October 10 to claim your spot.
September 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Join the 2025–2026 #Literacy Leaders Community of Practice (CoP)!
FULCRUM's CoP is back, now in partnership with Reading Horizons.
📌 Visit tinyurl.com/LiteracyLead... to learn more, and register by October 10 to claim your spot.
FULCRUM's CoP is back, now in partnership with Reading Horizons.
📌 Visit tinyurl.com/LiteracyLead... to learn more, and register by October 10 to claim your spot.
Systems using #UFLI Foundations for core reading instruction now have access to an associated Intervention Placement Test to identify areas where students need additional support. It pinpoints the UFLI lessons that target those foundational skills 👏
PDF: ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/u...
PDF: ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/u...
September 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Systems using #UFLI Foundations for core reading instruction now have access to an associated Intervention Placement Test to identify areas where students need additional support. It pinpoints the UFLI lessons that target those foundational skills 👏
PDF: ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/u...
PDF: ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/u...
Help us spread the word! We're ready to answer all of your questions about preparing #teacher candidates for the #LPA, aligning syllabi with #structuredliteracy practices, attaining #CTC program approval, and more.
Reserve your spot now: tinyurl.com/EPPOfficeHour
#teacherprep #literacymatters #SoR
Reserve your spot now: tinyurl.com/EPPOfficeHour
#teacherprep #literacymatters #SoR
September 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Help us spread the word! We're ready to answer all of your questions about preparing #teacher candidates for the #LPA, aligning syllabi with #structuredliteracy practices, attaining #CTC program approval, and more.
Reserve your spot now: tinyurl.com/EPPOfficeHour
#teacherprep #literacymatters #SoR
Reserve your spot now: tinyurl.com/EPPOfficeHour
#teacherprep #literacymatters #SoR
How does failing to meet children's #literacy needs contribute to stress and anxiety? Check out "Literacy Now, Together" for Dr. Hodge's take on how many #SEL programs miss the mark, focusing on student characteristics rather than systemic issues, such as #illiteracy. (1/2)
July 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
How does failing to meet children's #literacy needs contribute to stress and anxiety? Check out "Literacy Now, Together" for Dr. Hodge's take on how many #SEL programs miss the mark, focusing on student characteristics rather than systemic issues, such as #illiteracy. (1/2)
A parent's trust is sacred. When outdated teaching methods are used on their child, that trust is shattered.
Children don’t get a second chance at learning to read—they need what works NOW.
Full episode drops July 16 🎙️
#literacy #literacymatters #structuredliteracy #SoR #scienceofreading #SEL
Children don’t get a second chance at learning to read—they need what works NOW.
Full episode drops July 16 🎙️
#literacy #literacymatters #structuredliteracy #SoR #scienceofreading #SEL
July 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A parent's trust is sacred. When outdated teaching methods are used on their child, that trust is shattered.
Children don’t get a second chance at learning to read—they need what works NOW.
Full episode drops July 16 🎙️
#literacy #literacymatters #structuredliteracy #SoR #scienceofreading #SEL
Children don’t get a second chance at learning to read—they need what works NOW.
Full episode drops July 16 🎙️
#literacy #literacymatters #structuredliteracy #SoR #scienceofreading #SEL
"They're at 60%, we're at 20%—60 is not the standard, 100% should be the standard. I'm after excellence." How are low expectations impacting student achievement? What if we chose excellence instead of letting the highest performing group set the bar? More to come when ep. 2 drops 07/16 🎙️
July 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"They're at 60%, we're at 20%—60 is not the standard, 100% should be the standard. I'm after excellence." How are low expectations impacting student achievement? What if we chose excellence instead of letting the highest performing group set the bar? More to come when ep. 2 drops 07/16 🎙️
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The next episode of "Literacy Now, Together" drops 07/16! How does #Illiteracy impact #MentalHealth? Here's a sneak peek at our conversation with guest Dr. Karin Hodges + her thoughts on how we're teaching emotional regulation.
Thoughts? Drop them in the comments!
Thoughts? Drop them in the comments!
July 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The next episode of "Literacy Now, Together" drops 07/16! How does #Illiteracy impact #MentalHealth? Here's a sneak peek at our conversation with guest Dr. Karin Hodges + her thoughts on how we're teaching emotional regulation.
Thoughts? Drop them in the comments!
Thoughts? Drop them in the comments!
Did you miss our spring newsletter? Don't worry, you can catch the latest here: mailchi.mp/fulcrumliter...
May 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Did you miss our spring newsletter? Don't worry, you can catch the latest here: mailchi.mp/fulcrumliter...
With the release of the #NAEP #reading results, the question is how to move the needle. #Districts have leverage—hiring practices send powerful messages, and supporting EPPs that ignore the research consensus perpetuates damage that is predictable and preventable.
READ 👉🏾 tinyurl.com/ReadingJustice
READ 👉🏾 tinyurl.com/ReadingJustice
February 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
With the release of the #NAEP #reading results, the question is how to move the needle. #Districts have leverage—hiring practices send powerful messages, and supporting EPPs that ignore the research consensus perpetuates damage that is predictable and preventable.
READ 👉🏾 tinyurl.com/ReadingJustice
READ 👉🏾 tinyurl.com/ReadingJustice
"What Mills College at Northeastern is doing goes beyond poor educational choices—it is actively undermining our children’s futures."
Read & Share: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/mills-...
We need more people talking about this NOW because our children can't afford for us to wait.
Read & Share: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/mills-...
We need more people talking about this NOW because our children can't afford for us to wait.
January 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"What Mills College at Northeastern is doing goes beyond poor educational choices—it is actively undermining our children’s futures."
Read & Share: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/mills-...
We need more people talking about this NOW because our children can't afford for us to wait.
Read & Share: www.fulcrumliteracy.org/media/mills-...
We need more people talking about this NOW because our children can't afford for us to wait.
Powerful words from Executive Director Kareem Weaver to ground our work heading into the new year: “[Literacy] is the gateway to society, its institutions, and the basic opportunities that we want for all kids.”
#Literacy is the fundamental #CivilRight of our time.
#Literacy is the fundamental #CivilRight of our time.
January 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Powerful words from Executive Director Kareem Weaver to ground our work heading into the new year: “[Literacy] is the gateway to society, its institutions, and the basic opportunities that we want for all kids.”
#Literacy is the fundamental #CivilRight of our time.
#Literacy is the fundamental #CivilRight of our time.
"California will become one of the last states to require universal #literacy screening when it takes effect in 2025-26."
Finally.
READ THE ARTICLE: edsource.org/2024/reading...
Finally.
READ THE ARTICLE: edsource.org/2024/reading...
December 19, 2024 at 8:12 PM
"California will become one of the last states to require universal #literacy screening when it takes effect in 2025-26."
Finally.
READ THE ARTICLE: edsource.org/2024/reading...
Finally.
READ THE ARTICLE: edsource.org/2024/reading...
"If you could just walk a mile where we’ve been and [see] what this does to a kid. We’ve got children across the state that are products of a failed intervention." — @missypurcell.bsky.social
ICYMI watch this now: www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/12/10/g...
@ddga13.bsky.social @atlantanewsfirst.com
ICYMI watch this now: www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/12/10/g...
@ddga13.bsky.social @atlantanewsfirst.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:10 PM
"If you could just walk a mile where we’ve been and [see] what this does to a kid. We’ve got children across the state that are products of a failed intervention." — @missypurcell.bsky.social
ICYMI watch this now: www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/12/10/g...
@ddga13.bsky.social @atlantanewsfirst.com
ICYMI watch this now: www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/12/10/g...
@ddga13.bsky.social @atlantanewsfirst.com
FULCRUM has officially joined @bsky.app! We're an Oakland-based nonprofit committed to ending our nation's most solvable problem: #illiteracy. We are bringing people together to drive change because safeguarding the #RightToRead is our collective responsibility.
Learn more: www.fulcrumliteracy.org 📚
Learn more: www.fulcrumliteracy.org 📚
December 10, 2024 at 1:28 AM
FULCRUM has officially joined @bsky.app! We're an Oakland-based nonprofit committed to ending our nation's most solvable problem: #illiteracy. We are bringing people together to drive change because safeguarding the #RightToRead is our collective responsibility.
Learn more: www.fulcrumliteracy.org 📚
Learn more: www.fulcrumliteracy.org 📚