Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ® | Science of Reading for Teachers Episode 11: Disrupting Equity through Access with Bree-L Ukoha
Melissa and Lori begin the conversation around equity and access with Bree-L Ukoha, a Blueprint Literacy Coach in Baltimore City Schools. Bree-L shares stories from the field and how adopting Wit and Wisdom curriculum was a step in the right direction of leveling the equity playing field for Baltimore students.
Unbound Ed - 5 charges:
https://blog.unbounded.org/reflecting-on-the-5-charges/
- Adopt aligned curriculum
- Attend to language of standards
- Talk about race systematically
- Examine bias and its role in our work and learning
- Commit to adaptive change within the shifts
Unbound Ed Bias Toolkit
https://blog.unbounded.org/bias-toolkit/
TNTP - Opportunity Myth:
https://tntp.org/assets/documents/TNTP_The-Opportunity-Myth_Web.pdf
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