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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2F5496">Please pardon the cross-posting.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/why-more-u-s-schools-are-embracing-a-new-science-of-reading"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Nationally</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
and in <u><a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2023/03/kotek-we-are-going-to-make-sure-that-the-science-of-reading-guides-what-districts-do.html"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Oregon</span></a></u>,
the science of reading is getting a lot of attention. In a simplistic nutshell, the science of reading is an approach to teaching reading that incorporates brain research and includes phonics instruction. Those who are curious about the topic may be interested
in two resources I learned about recently.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Sold
a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong</span></a></span></u></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"> is a
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">podcast mini-series produced by American Public Media and billed as an “independent investigative journalism project.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">There is also a documentary,
<i><u><a href="https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org/"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The Right to Read</span></a></u></i>, that was produced by LeVar Burton. Right now the only way to see
the film is if there is a screening in your area. (Or, you can request a screening for your area.) However, in celebration of Juneteenth, there will be a free online
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#243F71;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#243F71;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">viewing</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">
on June 19<sup>th</sup>. “<i>The</i> <i>Right to Read</i> will be available to watch online from 12:00AM ET to 11:59PM PT to anyone who
<u><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJ3Xqv2nB9t_NmIQLzBekCo3Lmbo7p5AdZFTLSYjLRAVeLVQ/viewform"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">registers</span></a></u>. Viewers can also
access the film on the day by visiting <a href="http://www.therighttoreadfilm.org/">
<span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">www.therighttoreadfilm.org</span></a>.”
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Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Jen Maurer, MLS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">
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