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Linda Rhyne
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Linda Rhyne Consulting, Founding prez of The Reading League NC, SoR nerd, MS advocate, literacy enthusiast, lover of life. Posts are my own. http://lindarhyneconsulting.com
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“The role of the default parent (read: educator) includes significant emotional burden. The constant availability (or perceived availability) and perpetual need can be draining overtime and can lead to feeling overwhelmed.”
May 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Just released: The Summer Virtual Symposium agenda and speaker lineup! Check out the sessions and make your plan for June 20! View agenda 👉 bit.ly/TRLNCSC-Symp... register, visit: bit.ly/SYMPOSIUMTRLNCSC
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May 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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“Compassion is not a practice of ‘better than’ or ‘I can fix you’… it is a practice of our shared humanity.” (Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart) Improve coaching by working on compassion.
April 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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* Orientation - Adults are engaged by learning that is problem-centered and practical.
“Listening to a problem of practice and being able to have rich conversation around a solution.” “Time to problem solve and think about next steps using The Blueprint.” “I really appreciated the problem of practice protocol.” “I loved the opportunity to talk through a problem of practice.”
April 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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* Readiness - Adults want to learn things that are relevant in a real-to-life context.
“Loved the practical application!” “Today’s session brought some clarity to how we could use the RCBAB when working with our curriculum.” “Loved the application of the RCBAB to [our curriculum] and diving into the chapters more.” “Having time to use a text from our curricular resources and to use The Blueprint questions to plan how to use the text.”
April 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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* Experience - Adults have experiences to draw on and apply new learning.
“The structure and balance of presenting the information with time to talk and process was great.” “Being able to discuss with colleagues some successes around ELA that’s happening in buildings.” “Sharing thoughts and reflections with a partner/small group was helpful.” “Being able to have time to collaborate, plan, and reflect with one another was helpful for me in terms of my understanding.”
April 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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I consider being asked to provide a recommendation letter or serve as a reference a high compliment.

When my colleagues (current and former) ask me to do this for them, it demonstrates a high level of trust and respect. It also means that I had some sort of lasting impact on our relationship.
Kind Words: “Will you write a recommendation letter for me?”
March 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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It was a joy to spend time celebrating over coffee with Lebanon Road Elementary’s leaders yesterday. Rhiannon Polite Latoya Roberts and Mackenzie Parker continue to shape LRE’s journey toward success fueled by innovative thinking.
Left to Right: Rhiannon Polite, Mackenzie Parker, Latoya Roberts, and Linda Rhyne
March 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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This journey was unplanned but goodness I’m grateful. It’s been four years of learning, growing, and connecting while serving schools and districts.

Thank you for being on this journey with me!
March 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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This month’s newsletter preview.

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Older students’ mid-year assessments most likely included some comprehension passages, asking students to read multiple passages and answer multiple choice standards-aligned questions.  (Questions that aligned to the same standards assessed on the state test.)  We’ve analyzed these assessment results deeply, figured out which passages presented issues (spoiler alert… it was probably an informational text) and looked for patterns in performance based on standards. And what is our instructional response?  We find more passages that have the standards-aligned questions students “need to practice” or we start doing an article a day so that they get more practice with informational text.  Here’s the thing - simply having a student practice reading passages using your mnemonic device and answering questions will continue getting you the same results.  Because you’re not teaching them anything new with regards to comprehension instruction. We aren’t asking the right questions to help us determine our instructional path forward.  Remember comprehension is a PROCESS and these traditional assessments are the PRODUCT of comprehension.  If we aren’t uncovering the processes students’ used to comprehend, we will continue to scratch our heads about what to teach or lean on the mnemonic device.   What if instead we read the passages closely and asked the questions in The Reading Comprehension Blueprint as a guide?  What might it reveal about why students found the passage challenging?  Was there a text structure (or multiple) they aren’t familiar with?  Were there complex sentence structures in the text?  Was the text loosely cohesive and expected the reader to make more difficult connections to infer the meaning and develop a mental model?
February 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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In this month’s newsletter, we are exploring the data we use to turn information into insights.

It’s the time of year educators are responding to mid-year benchmarks with a focus on the stretch towards the end of the year.
February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Register for Monday’s workshop here: bit.ly/feb2025LRCWo...
February 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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In Stop Asking “What Would I Do” and Coach More Effectively, participants worked on reframing their approaches to center the teacher. Participants responded positively in both sessions. Multiple people stopped me afterwards to share how much they enjoyed the sessions.
Participant feedback: "This was the most useful and practical session of this conference." Participant feedback: "The story was great and something I needed to hear!"
February 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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In the first, participants worked through The Coaching System Assessment, taking a look at the People, Process, Product and Culture indicators with their district in mind.
Participant feedback: "Loved being able to work through the process and leave with actionable items." Participant feedback: "The session was beneficial in allowing our team to dig deeper on glows and grows. It afforded us the opportunity to begin a planning discussion for next fall.
February 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Over the past week, I presented at 2 events.

I facilitated a session at the Mebane Early Literacy Summit called The Text Matters. This session examined how to tease apart the skills our texts demand to then inform instruction. Participants’ improvement feedback was asking for more time!
Participant feedback: "It was engaging and informative." "More time." "A longer session."
February 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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The Mebane Early Literacy Summit was a great day of literacy learning and connecting for collective action. I was honored to rep TRL-NC and share a session about centering the text while planning for comprehension & making skills tangible. #ItTakesALeague
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February 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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In this month’s newsletter, we are exploring the recent publication from the HEDCO Institute: Strategies for Strengthening Teacher Self Efficacy.

Why does this matter for literacy leaders? How does this relate to mental health and improved student outcomes?
January 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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This is where you’ll find me over the next two months!

Where can we connect this Winter?
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January 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Please join TRL-NC on January 22 at 6:30 PM EST for an encore presentation of our national conference panel discussion sharing NC’s Literacy Story! You don’t want to miss Camille’s story - it is incredibly inspiring!

Registration is open to all. Use this link to register: bit.ly/NCEncorePane...
January 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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New year, new workshops! This month’s workshop is called Stop Asking “What Would I Do?” and Coach More Effectively.

Condensed Description: stop trying to make other people do it the way you did. 👀
January 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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I read 71 in all. Let the countdown begin! Happy Onyx Storm month to all those who celebrate.
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January 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Kicking off 2025 with my 2024 book round up.
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January 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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In this month’s newsletter, we are exploring the tweaks NYC public schools announced to their curriculum implementation that address teacher concerns.

What happens when we minimize the role our people play in change management efforts? NYC is finding out.
I applaud the leadership team for responding to teacher concerns so quickly; teachers deserve to feel heard even while moving forward with the district’s plans.  However, some of the barriers I predicted remain the same: teachers are having a hard time implementing this curriculum shift.  This is what happens when we don’t give consideration to the people in our organizations meant to carry out the work.  Heifetz & Linsky write about the technical and adaptive issues needed to address change and in their 2002 article highlight what is at stake: “change that truly transforms an organization… demands that people give up things they hold dear: daily habits, loyalties, ways of thinking. In return for these sacrifices, they may be offered nothing more than the possibility of a better future.”
December 19, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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Imagine being hired for a job but chasing people down in order to do it. When coaching is opt-in and scheduled on a teachers’ own time, it leaves coaches in a bind. On one hand, they want to respect teachers’ time. On the other hand, they want to follow through with their work. #educoach
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December 12, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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I LOVE coaching coaches. The days we get to meet and think through things together gives me joy! That’s why this feedback means so much - to know the time we’ve spent was relevant or meaningful is what matters. I will always try to honor an educator’s time.

#coaching #kindwords #educoach
December 5, 2024 at 12:47 PM