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Literacy is the tool to life long learning and possibility

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People with proficient literacy skills have more access to opportunities 

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People with proficient literacy skills have more access to opportunities 

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I would love to see students choosing what they want to read. That creates real joy!

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I would love to see students choosing what they want to read. That creates real joy!

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We need to change the focus of reading from a required assignment to a fun exploration of learning and leisure

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To get kids hooked on reading at an early age

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To get kids hooked on reading at an early age

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Students need to be able to connect with literature and find joy and meaning in what they are reading. 

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Students need to be able to connect with literature and find joy and meaning in what they are reading. 

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Literacy is a means of interacting with others and building understanding of both external and internal forces

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Literacy is a means of interacting with others and building understanding of both external and internal forces

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Multiple methods for students to demonstrate knowledge and/or competency

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Multiple methods for students to demonstrate knowledge and/or competency

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I believe there is a direct correlation to the amount of inmates that can not read. 

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I believe there is a direct correlation to the amount of inmates that can not read. 

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Looking at it from our roles as COSE- I see that we do not have enough resources that are available to provide support for our students. We need additional FAR kits for our school psychologist to conduct in-depth testing so we can better support the learning needs of students with dyslexia.  Reading is so important and we need to look at what tools are needed to make reading joyful for our children.

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Looking at it from our roles as COSE- I see that we do not have enough resources that are available to provide support for our students. We need additional FAR kits for our school psychologist to conduct in-depth testing so we can better support the learning needs of students with dyslexia.  Reading is so important and we need to look at what tools are needed to make reading joyful for our children.

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Reading provides access to knowledge and opportunity.

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Reading provides access to knowledge and opportunity.

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Creating shared communities of learning where everyone is responsible for everyone else's learning would really strengthen the whole school community

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Literacy deficits are highlighted by our current assessment practices versus the lifelong love of literacy in all areas of learning. 

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Literacy deficits are highlighted by our current assessment practices versus the lifelong love of literacy in all areas of learning. 

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Historically and as a direct result of the enslavement of people of African descent, it was illegal for us to learn to read.  Hence, ADOS/American Descendants of Slavery put a high value on literacy and education in general.  To this day, we know that literacy provides and allows access and opportunity.  Even now, education is an equalizer.

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Historically and as a direct result of the enslavement of people of African descent, it was illegal for us to learn to read.  Hence, ADOS/American Descendants of Slavery put a high value on literacy and education in general.  To this day, we know that literacy provides and allows access and opportunity.  Even now, education is an equalizer.

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Students who are not taught to read have limited access to knowledge and are limited in the ability to express themselves.

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Students who are not taught to read have limited access to knowledge and are limited in the ability to express themselves.

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Literacy should be all encompassing and not linear or separate....it should be part of the fabric of everything we do

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Literacy should be all encompassing and not linear or separate....it should be part of the fabric of everything we do

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Literacy is critical to everything we do and how/if we are successful and fulfilled in all areas of our life.

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The inability to read is a block to cognitive development.  Reading provides access to everything.  It affects one's ability to participate in government, access to services, job opportunities, etc.  You become oppressed when you cannot access society and basic functions of life. 

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The inability to read is a block to cognitive development.  Reading provides access to everything.  It affects one's ability to participate in government, access to services, job opportunities, etc.  You become oppressed when you cannot access society and basic functions of life. 

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I want all students that have relevant text to them. That hold interest and support growing interest in reading not just for curriculum but for joy. 

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I want all students that have relevant text to them. That hold interest and support growing interest in reading not just for curriculum but for joy. 

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I'd like to see BPS give resources, PD and attention to our middle and high school students who have unfinished learning.  Students in these grade bands require a different approach, different time commitment, and different materials than our early childhood students to achieve grade level reading proficiency. 

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I'd like to see BPS give resources, PD and attention to our middle and high school students who have unfinished learning.  Students in these grade bands require a different approach, different time commitment, and different materials than our early childhood students to achieve grade level reading proficiency. 

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I would love to see students come to celebrate their own writing, value themselves, 

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I would love to see students come to celebrate their own writing, value themselves, 

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Those who have stronger literacy skills have better access to jobs and education.

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Those who have stronger literacy skills have better access to jobs and education.

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The fact that people seem to forget that Black people have always valued literacy is an issue. The article states that literacy was used to, "Read their social world." When we don't present texts that look like our students or debate teaching them about what really happened in the US, that is oppression.

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The way we are developing literacy skills in isolation and not developing reading, writing, speaking/debating in conjunction can lead to more oppression.

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The way we are developing literacy skills in isolation and not developing reading, writing, speaking/debating in conjunction can lead to more oppression.

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We have forgotten that reading is joy.  It transports children to other worlds and imaginings.  

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We have forgotten that reading is joy.  It transports children to other worlds and imaginings.  

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Students have solid foundational skills so that they can experience the pleasure of reading.

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My vision in literacy education is for a collaborative learning environment.  That all students become responsible for each others academic growth with meaningful learning. 

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My vision in literacy education is for a collaborative learning environment.  That all students become responsible for each others academic growth with meaningful learning. 

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Will schools get supports to provide more enriching materials and staff to support this reading exploration?

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Will schools get supports to provide more enriching materials and staff to support this reading exploration?

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without literacy your opportunities are diminished as a whole !

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My vision for joy and justice in literacy is to give to students access to topics they are passionate about and more opportunities to discuss, read and write about our current social environment. 

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My vision for joy and justice in literacy is to give to students access to topics they are passionate about and more opportunities to discuss, read and write about our current social environment. 

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Literacy is often the field-leveler; literacy can be used to convey authority and question authority.

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Literacy is often the field-leveler; literacy can be used to convey authority and question authority.

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I would love to see more representation and diversity in literature used in schools.

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I would love to see more representation and diversity in literature used in schools.

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Justice in literacy education will enable equal opportunities for all in regards to being able to access the curriculum as a whole!

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Tie literacy to joy, love, and and aesthetic fulfillment - I love this! Tie literacy to identity, self-fulfillment, and social justice.

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Reading and the ability to read critically provides students with opportunities to be successful personally and as members of our community.

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Reading and the ability to read critically provides students with opportunities to be successful personally and as members of our community.

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Tie literacy to identity, culture, community, joy and hope. Allow students choice and opportunity to engage with what they read.

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Tie literacy to identity, culture, community, joy and hope. Allow students choice and opportunity to engage with what they read.

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Literacy is a source of learning, confirming, nurturance of self-identity, community connection, responsibility to others, access to power and voice, humanity. Hence, among the reasons it was against the law for Africans to learn how to read.

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Literacy is a source of learning, confirming, nurturance of self-identity, community connection, responsibility to others, access to power and voice, humanity. Hence, among the reasons it was against the law for Africans to learn how to read.

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Imparting and promoting joy as a key ingredient is essential. Most students start out loving stories and books but quickly become disillusioned if a narrow set of skills are prioritized and valued.

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Imparting and promoting joy as a key ingredient is essential. Most students start out loving stories and books but quickly become disillusioned if a narrow set of skills are prioritized and valued.

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My vision is that schools begin to practice the idea that  learners have a social responsibility to each other.

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My vision is that schools begin to practice the idea that  learners have a social responsibility to each other.