What a great day to visit the Launch Pad program in Troup County! Members of the WGRESA Literacy team enjoyed seeing how this program builds social, emotional, and early literacy skills through play-based, language-rich experiences. As you can see by the smiles, everyone had fun learning together! @ Launch Pad Troup @Troup County School System
4 days ago, Ronette Burnette
Blueprint for Success: Prevention by Design
We love sharing the great work happening @CowetaSchools @NorthsideElementary @WestGeoegiaRESA @GACIS
11 days ago, Lori Thompson
Our West GA RESA Literacy team hosted a day of Professional Learning for the literacy coaches in our region. We looked at the new literacy law and state coaching standards and discussed planning for coaching cycles. We welcomed building administrators virtually as we heard from Stacey Lutz, Georgia's Literacy Coaching Coordinator. Our day ended with our Regional Literacy Coaches and Regional Literacy Leadership coaches meeting with the school-based literacy coaches in our coaching zones. What a great way to begin our year together!
20 days ago, Ronette Burnette
Do you know someone who works with children ages birth to five? Please share the first issue of our newsletter, Talk, Read, Grow! with them.
https://app.smore.com/n/ch4znWe're excited to bring you language and literacy content related to these crucial years!
26 days ago, Ronette Burnette
Calling all Media Specialists and Ed Tech enthusiasts! Make plans to join us on September 28th for a day with Becky Nipper, Instructional Technology Director at Middle GA RESA! Becky is an exceptional educator and leader who brings a unique perspective to the intersection of school libraries, instructional technology, digital learning, and student engagement. Her work has been recognized by the Georgia Library Media Association, and she has dedicated her career to helping educators leverage technology and media resources to create meaningful learning experiences for students. You do not want to miss this! Use this link to register:
https://tinyurl.com/evhk3wyrabout 1 month ago, Ronette Burnette
Our West GA RESA Literacy Team had a wonderful day hosting our second session of The New Coach's Playbook: Tools, Skills, and Mindsets for Novice Coaches! We finished the day with a virtual visit from Dr. Nik Philmon, State Literacy Coaching Coordinator and Mrs. Amy Denty, Director of Literacy. What a great way to kick off a new year of literacy and learning!
about 2 months ago, Ronette Burnette
West GA RESA is hiring!
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2 months ago, Lori Thompson
Educators and Parents! Check out this great session about Cyber Safety!
4 months ago, Lori Thompson
The West GA RESA Literacy team is excited to present "Seeing Is Believing: Coaching Literacy Instruction Through Modeling" tomorrow at the @MiddleGARESA Instructional Coaches' Conference on Jekyll Island. Join us in Oceanside Room 5 at 10:15. You'll walk away with ideas to increase the impact of instructional modeling as well as a cute little flashlight to guide your way! Shine the Light-Model the Move- Change the Outcome! #ICC26
4 months ago, Ronette Burnette
We kicked off the Summer Literacy series yesterday with our Book Study, Know Better, Do Better Comprehension. Our participants learned more about how to support comprehension in the classroom through text-centered questions, vocabulary, morphology and knowledge building. Summer is a great time to recharge with some professional learning! You still have time to join us for the next two Summer Literacy series events. Register now! https://tinyurl.com/v2ssfvrr
4 months ago, Ronette Burnette
4 months ago, Lori Thompson
Sunscreen?
Literacy books?
Powerful professional learning? Absolutely.
The West Georgia RESA Literacy Team is ready for summer!
5 months ago, Lori Thompson
5 months ago, Lori Thompson
5 months ago, Lori Thompson
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7 months ago, Lori Thompson
Congratulations to the West Georgia RESA Young Author Winners!
7 months ago, Lori Thompson
West GA RESA Let's Read Georgia Literacy Coaches LeAnne Cheatham, Jennifer Barbee, and Ronette Burnett have been learning and leading at the state quarterly meeting with the goal of excellence in literacy and coaching. Our meeting was held in Augusta and featured professional learning with a golf-themed twist including "The Coaching Caddy: Supporting Teachers Toward Engagement Excellence" led by Mrs. Cheatham and "The Coaching Swing: Mastering the Art of Powerful Questions" led by Mrs. Barbee. Great ideas for supporting literacy instruction across the state!
7 months ago, Ronette Burnette
Last week, Let's Read Georgia Literacy Coach Ronette Burnett visited Glanton Elementary to read aloud in first and second grade classrooms. First grade classes enjoyed the book, The Man Who Didn't Like Animals. The main character does not like animals until one fateful when day a cat shows up on his doorstep. One by one, the man welcomes new animals until the end of the story when we realize that this man is actually Old McDonald in the famous children's song! We used this text to learn the words "tidy" and "cranky," and then students wrote about a time they didn't like something and then changed their mind like the man in our story. We had great writing from students who didn't like green beans, avocados, or baseball at first but later changed their minds. Please enjoy the pictured compound -complex sentence featuring beautiful letter formation from one of our first grade friends who changed her mind about baby dolls. So many GA ELA standards coming together in this classroom!
8 months ago, Ronette Burnette
Northside Elementary School had a phenomenal professional learning session on the Science of Reading and the importance of literacy instruction! A big thank you to Mrs. Cheatham for sharing her passion for literacy with us! #litloveread #letsreadgeorgia #literacy
8 months ago, Lori Thompson
8 months ago, Lori Thompson
