Kate Winn
@katewinn.bsky.social
Teacher 💕 Writer 💕 Literacy Presenter 💕 Host of IDA ON’s Reading Road Trip Podcast - listen now!
It’s Testimonial Tuesday! 🎉
Each week leading up to the release of our book, Reading Assessment Done Right, we will be sharing one of the thoughtful endorsements received from a respected professional in the field. ⭐️
Thanks to Jan Hasbrouck for this week’s kind words! 📝
Each week leading up to the release of our book, Reading Assessment Done Right, we will be sharing one of the thoughtful endorsements received from a respected professional in the field. ⭐️
Thanks to Jan Hasbrouck for this week’s kind words! 📝
October 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It’s Testimonial Tuesday! 🎉
Each week leading up to the release of our book, Reading Assessment Done Right, we will be sharing one of the thoughtful endorsements received from a respected professional in the field. ⭐️
Thanks to Jan Hasbrouck for this week’s kind words! 📝
Each week leading up to the release of our book, Reading Assessment Done Right, we will be sharing one of the thoughtful endorsements received from a respected professional in the field. ⭐️
Thanks to Jan Hasbrouck for this week’s kind words! 📝
PRE-ORDERS OPEN! 🎉🎉🎉
Not only do we have a final cover for our book, but Stephanie Stollar and I can also share that the foreword is being written by the amazing Pam Kastner - what an honour for us - AND that pre-orders are now open on Scholastic & Amazon!
Not only do we have a final cover for our book, but Stephanie Stollar and I can also share that the foreword is being written by the amazing Pam Kastner - what an honour for us - AND that pre-orders are now open on Scholastic & Amazon!
August 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
PRE-ORDERS OPEN! 🎉🎉🎉
Not only do we have a final cover for our book, but Stephanie Stollar and I can also share that the foreword is being written by the amazing Pam Kastner - what an honour for us - AND that pre-orders are now open on Scholastic & Amazon!
Not only do we have a final cover for our book, but Stephanie Stollar and I can also share that the foreword is being written by the amazing Pam Kastner - what an honour for us - AND that pre-orders are now open on Scholastic & Amazon!
A successful reading intervention for older students!
You’re not going to want to miss my conversation with these dedicated @nearnorthdsb.bsky.social educators!
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
You’re not going to want to miss my conversation with these dedicated @nearnorthdsb.bsky.social educators!
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
August 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A successful reading intervention for older students!
You’re not going to want to miss my conversation with these dedicated @nearnorthdsb.bsky.social educators!
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
You’re not going to want to miss my conversation with these dedicated @nearnorthdsb.bsky.social educators!
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
🚗 What is implementation science, and why should educators care about it?
In this new episode, Dr. Katlynn Dahl-Leonard breaks down how this field can help close the gap between literacy research and classroom practice.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
In this new episode, Dr. Katlynn Dahl-Leonard breaks down how this field can help close the gap between literacy research and classroom practice.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
July 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🚗 What is implementation science, and why should educators care about it?
In this new episode, Dr. Katlynn Dahl-Leonard breaks down how this field can help close the gap between literacy research and classroom practice.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
In this new episode, Dr. Katlynn Dahl-Leonard breaks down how this field can help close the gap between literacy research and classroom practice.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
Dr. Sarah Lupo shares how to support adolescent readers across subjects with practical, research-informed strategies. We discuss 5 major challenges that make texts tough for students & tools for scaffolding instruction.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
July 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Dr. Sarah Lupo shares how to support adolescent readers across subjects with practical, research-informed strategies. We discuss 5 major challenges that make texts tough for students & tools for scaffolding instruction.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
K-2 teachers: Don’t miss the latest from @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social, diving deep into specific elements of her day, with minute-by-minute advice around arrival routines, phonics, close reading, writing, small groups/centers & read-alouds.
P.S. I’ll be giving away a copy next week on Insta!
P.S. I’ll be giving away a copy next week on Insta!
July 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
K-2 teachers: Don’t miss the latest from @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social, diving deep into specific elements of her day, with minute-by-minute advice around arrival routines, phonics, close reading, writing, small groups/centers & read-alouds.
P.S. I’ll be giving away a copy next week on Insta!
P.S. I’ll be giving away a copy next week on Insta!
New! Irish educator & researcher @readwritejen.bsky.social explores how young children develop the ability to make inferences & how educators can explicitly support this essential skill. Full of playful, practical strategies & research-backed insights.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
July 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
New! Irish educator & researcher @readwritejen.bsky.social explores how young children develop the ability to make inferences & how educators can explicitly support this essential skill. Full of playful, practical strategies & research-backed insights.
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s4-...
I used a First Sound Fluency progress monitoring form to see where our Year 1 K students are in relation to the Beginning of Year benchmark for when they return in the fall.
🌟 100% of the students are already at or above benchmark
🔵 89% above
🟢 11% at
#StructuredLiteracy
🌟 100% of the students are already at or above benchmark
🔵 89% above
🟢 11% at
#StructuredLiteracy
June 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I used a First Sound Fluency progress monitoring form to see where our Year 1 K students are in relation to the Beginning of Year benchmark for when they return in the fall.
🌟 100% of the students are already at or above benchmark
🔵 89% above
🟢 11% at
#StructuredLiteracy
🌟 100% of the students are already at or above benchmark
🔵 89% above
🟢 11% at
#StructuredLiteracy
I’m sure you’re eagerly awaiting the book I’m cowriting with Stephanie Stollar on reading assessment for frontline educators 😉 but Stephanie has this brand new book with Sarah Brown available NOW and it is a must-read for school/district leaders! 😍
June 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I’m sure you’re eagerly awaiting the book I’m cowriting with Stephanie Stollar on reading assessment for frontline educators 😉 but Stephanie has this brand new book with Sarah Brown available NOW and it is a must-read for school/district leaders! 😍
Just one of the dyslexia myths @readwritejen.bsky.social is debunking in her latest Substack post.
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May 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Just one of the dyslexia myths @readwritejen.bsky.social is debunking in her latest Substack post.
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The news is out - coming in January from me & Stephanie Stollar via Scholastic!
We get so many questions from teachers about reading assessment, and this book covers everything you need to know!
{Image is a placeholder; actual cover design to be revealed soon!}
We get so many questions from teachers about reading assessment, and this book covers everything you need to know!
{Image is a placeholder; actual cover design to be revealed soon!}
April 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The news is out - coming in January from me & Stephanie Stollar via Scholastic!
We get so many questions from teachers about reading assessment, and this book covers everything you need to know!
{Image is a placeholder; actual cover design to be revealed soon!}
We get so many questions from teachers about reading assessment, and this book covers everything you need to know!
{Image is a placeholder; actual cover design to be revealed soon!}
Any guesses what Stephanie Stollar and I were both doing at this very moment?
Hint: we’re hard at work collaborating on something, and all will be revealed at the IDA Ontario #LitLearn2025 conference in Toronto next weekend!
(Of course we will share on social media afterwards so stay tuned!)
Hint: we’re hard at work collaborating on something, and all will be revealed at the IDA Ontario #LitLearn2025 conference in Toronto next weekend!
(Of course we will share on social media afterwards so stay tuned!)
April 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Any guesses what Stephanie Stollar and I were both doing at this very moment?
Hint: we’re hard at work collaborating on something, and all will be revealed at the IDA Ontario #LitLearn2025 conference in Toronto next weekend!
(Of course we will share on social media afterwards so stay tuned!)
Hint: we’re hard at work collaborating on something, and all will be revealed at the IDA Ontario #LitLearn2025 conference in Toronto next weekend!
(Of course we will share on social media afterwards so stay tuned!)
The Easter Bunny came early with my copy of @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social’s 7 Mighty Moves Reading Resources from Scholastic!
K-3 educators who have read 7 Mighty Moves will appreciate this companion book with 320 pages of resources to support all 7 moves in the classroom. ❤️
K-3 educators who have read 7 Mighty Moves will appreciate this companion book with 320 pages of resources to support all 7 moves in the classroom. ❤️
March 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Easter Bunny came early with my copy of @lindsaykemeny.bsky.social’s 7 Mighty Moves Reading Resources from Scholastic!
K-3 educators who have read 7 Mighty Moves will appreciate this companion book with 320 pages of resources to support all 7 moves in the classroom. ❤️
K-3 educators who have read 7 Mighty Moves will appreciate this companion book with 320 pages of resources to support all 7 moves in the classroom. ❤️
It makes me so happy to see amazing literacy bulletin boards like these in my colleagues’ rooms.
These ones are from Grade 6/7 - imagine what rock stars my current K students will be in writing and morphology by the time they get to that class?!
These ones are from Grade 6/7 - imagine what rock stars my current K students will be in writing and morphology by the time they get to that class?!
March 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It makes me so happy to see amazing literacy bulletin boards like these in my colleagues’ rooms.
These ones are from Grade 6/7 - imagine what rock stars my current K students will be in writing and morphology by the time they get to that class?!
These ones are from Grade 6/7 - imagine what rock stars my current K students will be in writing and morphology by the time they get to that class?!
This sounding out and recoding is absolute 🎶 to my ears!
Kids used to sound much smoother when they were following a pattern & guessing using pictures - no sounding out necessary when you aren't really reading! - but this is exactly what we want to hear!
Shared w permission.
Kids used to sound much smoother when they were following a pattern & guessing using pictures - no sounding out necessary when you aren't really reading! - but this is exactly what we want to hear!
Shared w permission.
February 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This sounding out and recoding is absolute 🎶 to my ears!
Kids used to sound much smoother when they were following a pattern & guessing using pictures - no sounding out necessary when you aren't really reading! - but this is exactly what we want to hear!
Shared w permission.
Kids used to sound much smoother when they were following a pattern & guessing using pictures - no sounding out necessary when you aren't really reading! - but this is exactly what we want to hear!
Shared w permission.
Thanks for this new book, hot off the press @kristigraber.bsky.social - can’t wait to learn more about Executive Function!
February 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Thanks for this new book, hot off the press @kristigraber.bsky.social - can’t wait to learn more about Executive Function!
Related: this is one of the most impactful items supporting our kindergarten program.
Our seating plan is incredibly strategic (based on many factors), and we adapt it throughout the year as necessary.
Our seating plan is incredibly strategic (based on many factors), and we adapt it throughout the year as necessary.
February 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Related: this is one of the most impactful items supporting our kindergarten program.
Our seating plan is incredibly strategic (based on many factors), and we adapt it throughout the year as necessary.
Our seating plan is incredibly strategic (based on many factors), and we adapt it throughout the year as necessary.
“It is showing empathy - not cruelty - to assign students to the seat that maximizes their attention, not least because it relieves them from the immense social pressure of having to choose between friends and learning.”
So many practical ideas for instruction from @mrzachg.bsky.social!
So many practical ideas for instruction from @mrzachg.bsky.social!
February 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“It is showing empathy - not cruelty - to assign students to the seat that maximizes their attention, not least because it relieves them from the immense social pressure of having to choose between friends and learning.”
So many practical ideas for instruction from @mrzachg.bsky.social!
So many practical ideas for instruction from @mrzachg.bsky.social!
This new book from @blakeharvard.bsky.social is SO good.
My mind is spinning with ways to get this info to our intermediate/senior teachers especially - e.g., specific ways to incorporate & improve retrieval practice & spaced practice (incl exit tickets).
Fascinating & easy to read!
My mind is spinning with ways to get this info to our intermediate/senior teachers especially - e.g., specific ways to incorporate & improve retrieval practice & spaced practice (incl exit tickets).
Fascinating & easy to read!
February 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This new book from @blakeharvard.bsky.social is SO good.
My mind is spinning with ways to get this info to our intermediate/senior teachers especially - e.g., specific ways to incorporate & improve retrieval practice & spaced practice (incl exit tickets).
Fascinating & easy to read!
My mind is spinning with ways to get this info to our intermediate/senior teachers especially - e.g., specific ways to incorporate & improve retrieval practice & spaced practice (incl exit tickets).
Fascinating & easy to read!
We are continuing our soft launch of thinkSRSD at our school with a K-8 focus on gist sentences throughout all subject areas for the month of February…and did someone say “prizes”?! 🎁
February 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
We are continuing our soft launch of thinkSRSD at our school with a K-8 focus on gist sentences throughout all subject areas for the month of February…and did someone say “prizes”?! 🎁
Christopher Such’s @suchmo83.bsky.social first book holds a special place in my ❤️- the first SoR book study I facilitated!
His follow-up is packed with valuable research-to-practice ideas for teachers & school leaders.
Note UK Primary covers our K-6; lots for our Junior teachers here too!
His follow-up is packed with valuable research-to-practice ideas for teachers & school leaders.
Note UK Primary covers our K-6; lots for our Junior teachers here too!
February 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Christopher Such’s @suchmo83.bsky.social first book holds a special place in my ❤️- the first SoR book study I facilitated!
His follow-up is packed with valuable research-to-practice ideas for teachers & school leaders.
Note UK Primary covers our K-6; lots for our Junior teachers here too!
His follow-up is packed with valuable research-to-practice ideas for teachers & school leaders.
Note UK Primary covers our K-6; lots for our Junior teachers here too!
The Important Canadians unit from ONlit has 2 lessons to support Black History Month - or for any time of year!
Lessons on Viola Desmond & Oscar Peterson include slides, read-aloud text (can be printed for older students), vocab & comp questions.
onlit.org/resource/imp...
Lessons on Viola Desmond & Oscar Peterson include slides, read-aloud text (can be printed for older students), vocab & comp questions.
onlit.org/resource/imp...
February 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Important Canadians unit from ONlit has 2 lessons to support Black History Month - or for any time of year!
Lessons on Viola Desmond & Oscar Peterson include slides, read-aloud text (can be printed for older students), vocab & comp questions.
onlit.org/resource/imp...
Lessons on Viola Desmond & Oscar Peterson include slides, read-aloud text (can be printed for older students), vocab & comp questions.
onlit.org/resource/imp...
To be successful writers, children need to learn
✏️Letter formation
✏️Spelling
✏️Composition
This can all begin in kindergarten.
These UFLI dictated sentences support letter formation & spelling, and we use thinkSRSD to develop early composition skills as well.
✏️Letter formation
✏️Spelling
✏️Composition
This can all begin in kindergarten.
These UFLI dictated sentences support letter formation & spelling, and we use thinkSRSD to develop early composition skills as well.
February 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
To be successful writers, children need to learn
✏️Letter formation
✏️Spelling
✏️Composition
This can all begin in kindergarten.
These UFLI dictated sentences support letter formation & spelling, and we use thinkSRSD to develop early composition skills as well.
✏️Letter formation
✏️Spelling
✏️Composition
This can all begin in kindergarten.
These UFLI dictated sentences support letter formation & spelling, and we use thinkSRSD to develop early composition skills as well.
What a privilege it is to watch a child independently read their very first book - after a lot of hard work!
Truly an example of the difference the home/school partnership can make. I had tears in my eyes and I know his parents are just as proud!
(Shared with permission)
Truly an example of the difference the home/school partnership can make. I had tears in my eyes and I know his parents are just as proud!
(Shared with permission)
January 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What a privilege it is to watch a child independently read their very first book - after a lot of hard work!
Truly an example of the difference the home/school partnership can make. I had tears in my eyes and I know his parents are just as proud!
(Shared with permission)
Truly an example of the difference the home/school partnership can make. I had tears in my eyes and I know his parents are just as proud!
(Shared with permission)
Today we explored The Mitten using our beautiful new Island Felt Co. set
❄️Read-aloud
❄️Used felt pieces for retell/sequencing as whole group lesson
❄️Wrote our gist sentence together (see thinkSRSD)
❄️Made book & felt set available at playtime
❄️Writing task to follow!
❄️Read-aloud
❄️Used felt pieces for retell/sequencing as whole group lesson
❄️Wrote our gist sentence together (see thinkSRSD)
❄️Made book & felt set available at playtime
❄️Writing task to follow!
January 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Today we explored The Mitten using our beautiful new Island Felt Co. set
❄️Read-aloud
❄️Used felt pieces for retell/sequencing as whole group lesson
❄️Wrote our gist sentence together (see thinkSRSD)
❄️Made book & felt set available at playtime
❄️Writing task to follow!
❄️Read-aloud
❄️Used felt pieces for retell/sequencing as whole group lesson
❄️Wrote our gist sentence together (see thinkSRSD)
❄️Made book & felt set available at playtime
❄️Writing task to follow!