Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

Writer, Reader, Blogger, Wordsmith, Traveler & Literacy Consultant tomakeaprairie.wordpress.com Brooklyn, New York Joined July 2013

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Carl Anderson @ConferringCarl

4 years ago

Absolutely can’t wait!

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Maria Nichols @marianichols45

4 years ago

Look what showed up today @MermelsteinLeah! My weekend reading is set...

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Literacy instruction often focuses on teaching students skills. But at @UNHLit, I'll be sharing how to implement a more meaningful & impactful way of teaching reading that embraces these words from the wonderful writer Ursula LeGuin.

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

4 years ago

So thrilled that I'll be back @ UNH this July, where I'll be teaching a hybrid course on meaningful ways of teaching reading. You can learn more about my class & the other amazing offerings at cola.unh.edu/.../nh.../summ… Would love to see some of you there!

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Maria Nichols @marianichols45

5 years ago

Please join @VickiVintonTMAP and me for an uplifting exploration of shifts and strats for humanizing the teaching of reading! March 4 tinyurl.com/cb4hnzwn March 11 tinyurl.com/cb4hnzwn #LCCWebinars

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

It's been some time since I last blogged, but wanted 2 share some of the new collaborative thinking & projects I've been working on w/ @marianichols45, which includes writing a blog post together for CCIRA & designing a webinar we'll be doing in March tomakeaprairie.wordpress.com/2021/02/21/hum…

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

Up next from the Literacy Consultants Coalition: Teacher extraordinaire & Heinemann author Islah Tauheed will be offering a webinar on Oct. 13 on what may be the most important topic of all for teachers: literacyconsultantscoalition.org/self-preservat…

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

Having joined Matt Glover & Carl Anderson's first Zoom webinar a few weeks ago, I'm beyond excited to hear them talk about teaching with mentor texts. And if that sounds wonderful to you, too, here's the link where you can register: authortoauthor.org/how-to-teach-w…

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

You’re more than welcome, @DrMaryHoward, and so honored to be among such thoughtful, dedicated teachers.

Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward

5 years ago

You’re more than welcome, @DrMaryHoward, and so honored to be among such thoughtful, dedicated teachers.

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

And OMG, you’ve got Brian Cambourne coming up! That’s amazing!

Dr. Mary Howard @DrMaryHoward

5 years ago

And OMG, you’ve got Brian Cambourne coming up! That’s amazing!

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

#G2Great And thank you @franmcveigh & @dr.MaryHoward for such an exhilarating discussion!

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

#G2Great A9: So important to listen to understand, not to reply or respond - and to not prod, prompt or fish for right answers.

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

#G2Great Think the valuing all ideas is critical - and so glad you mentioned it. It creates a safe space to try out ideas and thinking, without which too many kids clam up.

Stefanie Mathewson @missmath8

5 years ago

#G2Great Think the valuing all ideas is critical - and so glad you mentioned it. It creates a safe space to try out ideas and thinking, without which too many kids clam up.

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

#G2Great A6: .@DrMaryHoward. That’s where documentation —observing & recording — can be so powerful. Not only does it reflect what kids can do it honors them in empowering way.

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

#G2Great A6: Wonder whether the answer to this question is documentation not assessment - or letting documentation become the assessment in a way that show kids’ brilliance.

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

#G2Great A4: .@missmath8. So important to remember that we can “successfully” teach kids skills by offering short cuts, but that’s very different that being deeply moved by a text.

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

#G2Great .@hayhurst3 Love that idea of keeping things open not closed. And trust the process of constructing understanding. It doesn’t have to happen on a schedule.

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

#G2Great Q4: Think we create a culture when we follow Walt Whitman’s words, “Be curious, not judgmental.” That helps to create a space where kids can share what they’re thinking without having to wonder if it’s “right or not.”

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

#G2Great A3: .@ThoughtfulRead Love the emphasis on wonder. But a focus on academic skills doesn’t always invite wonder.

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Vicki Vinton @VickiVintonTMAP

5 years ago

A3: .@arcticisleteach So important to bring in that. Word intellectuals. Think we ask kids to be students, not necessarily intellectuals & it’s helping them develop an intellectual life that seems important - and that you so brilliantly nurture them towards.