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Shannon Saglio
@shannonsaglio.bsky.social
Instructional Coach/ Former HS Social Studies Teacher/President Decoding Dyslexia RI /RI Science of Reading LeadershipTeam/Johns Hopkins Ed Alum/Believes in possibilities. Opinions/posts are my own.
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In 2,000 children followed from Grades 1–9, we find that #LearningDifficulties co-occur strongly with each other, but only weakly with #ADHD.
While ADHD affects reading comprehension over time, it does not drive reading fluency or arithmetic.
🔗 osf.io/rvd9q/
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November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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New open access paper: Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis #SLPeeps #DevLangDis pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/... Such a useful, thought-provoking read!
Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis
Purpose: We aimed to create a comprehensive understanding of the dilemmas involved in the diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) and ...
pubs.asha.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Last days of leaves in Wilcox Park. RI ⚓️🍁
November 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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“It’s kind of a shocking number."

The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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We submitted a resolution to the House of Delegates asking NCSS to issue a position statement supporting the full academic, social, emotional, and physical inclusion of students with disabilities, and that disability history be included more in social studies curricula. bit.ly/NCSS-Inclusive #SSChat
Inclusive Social Studies SWDs Resolution Proposal to the NCSS House of Delegates.pdf
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"But what I really want to do is to develop in students a determination to comprehend, to recognize when that isn’t happening, to have an awareness of possible sources of that failure, and the tools that would allow them to pierce the veil of the puzzling text."
🗺 ##EduSky
Don’t Confuse Reading Comprehension and Learning to Read (and to Reread) | Shanahan on Literacy
This blog entry explains why immediate comprehensibility is the wrong standard for determining a good instructional text. The correct issue is what kind of text is most likely to increase students' re...
www.shanahanonliteracy.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Next week, TRL's @karikurto.bsky.social joins a panel of nationally recognized literacy leaders for a timely conversation on adolescent literacy through the lens of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS).

Learn more and register below. ⬇️
Have YOU registered yet? Don't miss Adolescent Literacy Within an MTSS Framework - Strategies to Support Struggling Readers on 10/29 @ 4pm ET. Register Now! https://hillforliteracy.wistia.com/live/events/zvqwqv7it4 #AdLit #MTSS #strivingreaders #adolescentliteracy
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Light RI Red for Dyslexia!
October 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Nov. 12 & Nov 19th: Join The Reading League MD for a 2-part virtual series on elem. & secondary writing led by Dr. Steve Graham! Registration link below and on MD.thereadingleague.org
Many thanks to event sponsors: Keys to Literacy #StructuredLiteracy #ScienceOfReading #Maryland #Teacher #Dyslexia
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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California has invested a total of $500M for Literacy Coaches in the 2022 and 2023 Budget Acts, funding 818 of the state’s highest needs schools to hire and train reading specialists.

We're making significant investments to provide students with resources to succeed.
October 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Rhode Island Department of Education released a Blueprint and Startgic Plan for Differently-Abled Students' Success 👇
October 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Texas was responsible for the largest systematic denial of SpEd services since 1975, in direct contradiction of federal law.
October 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Join us for our #WordConnections webinar series. We'll explore implementation of this research-based, targeted intervention to support students' reading of complex words! #TosteTeam #BigWords #ScienceOfReading

📅 Nov 13 + Dec 4 | 💻 Live Online
🔗 Register: tosteteam.simpletix.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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For #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth, we’ve gathered resources for educators & caregivers to equip them to meet the literacy needs of all readers.

🔹 TRL Compass Families & Caregivers page: https://bit.ly/3WoHFiJ
🔹 TRL Journal Article: https://bit.ly/4oMiX95

🔖 Bookmark & share these with your networks.
October 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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🧩Learning to talk & read isn’t just about effort or teaching—it’s shaped by biology, experience & context

🧠Our new review links genetics, neuroscience, psychology & education to show why some children find language or reading easier.

📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

🖼️genes→brain→cognition→behaviour 🧵👇
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. #Dyslexia 🗺 #EduSky #SOR
October 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Save the date! This conference is planned and organized by educators doing the work! The conference will be held in the lovely town of Westerly, Rhode Island. The keynote speaker is our very own Rhode Islander, Kari Kurto from the Reading League! More info is coming soon! March 28, 2026 🗓
October 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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More than 5,200 educators joined TRL’s summer book study to strengthen literacy instruction & spark change! 📚

Missed it? Access free recordings, slides & resources + see how this “common read” united educators across the continent: https://bit.ly/4nu2vta
September 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM