My sister is a social worker, and gave me this article. It definitely gave me something to think about. Check it out. Does it resonate with you, too? We as a district are definitely trying to think more about how to keep all of our high-achievers and gifted students engaged and motivated. We do not have a gifted program. Thus it makes this task more challenging, but certainly not less important.

http://www.vox.com/2016/2/3/10905466/gifted-black-students

If you have a snow day tomorrow, as we are anticipating, and if you have a few minutes, check out this article from the Huffington Post that one of the other Literacy Specialists in our district passed along. I found it so interesting. I hope you will too. 

Dyslexia Action: Denied and Delayed by Kyle Redford (October 2014, updated December 2014)

www.huffingtonpost.com/kyle/dyslexia-action-denied-an_b_5950008.html