To kick off this month, I’m hosting a giveaway for the fantastic book, 7 Mighty Moves, by Lindsay Kemeny.
This is a wonderful book by a classroom teacher who made the switch from balanced to structured literacy after everything she knew didn’t help her severely dyslexic son learn to read.
The good news is that now he’s thriving – thanks to what she learned and implemented.
In the book, Lindsay shares 7 important moves she made as she transitioned to a more effective way of teaching.
The book is beautiful, inspiring, and informative – I can’t recommend it enough!
Please note: This giveaway is for U.S. residents only.
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Tracy Tegeler
This sounds like such a great book that I would love to read and share with others in my school who are on the fence or still hanging on to practices that are not beneficial for students.
Karen
My son is an undiagnosed dyslexic (I diagnosed him since 3 schools in 3 states said he didn’t have it). As a literacy specialist in an elementary school, I would love to have this book to help me learn what has helped for others and what I can teach to our staff to inform them on practices that work and don’t work. This book has been on my wish list since it came out. This book would not only impact me, but my entire staff of teachers and our students.
Becky Springswirth
I am a kindergarten teacher so I know that the phonics instruction I provide is essential to start my students off on the right foot. I would love to read this book to learn more.
Elizabeth Weeks
Our district has made many changes in our ELA programs. It would be wonderful to learn some new strategies to help not just struggling readers, but all readers in the classroom. I am looking forward to reading this new resource!
Jennifer Noelle
I appreciate this giveaway! My son also struggles with reading, and after spending a decade out of the classroom to be home with my kids, I am trying to keep up with best practice not only to help him but also my language learners in my new job.
Lenae
I’m always looking for great resources and ideas to supplement my classroom instruction! This book seems like a great tool. My first year of teaching Kindergarten I followed the balanced literacy model of the big box curriculum my district provided. It worked, for a while, until my students actually had to use the information we spent all year learning and they couldn’t! I knew instantly, after that first year, I had to make a change. Slowly I’ve walked away completely from balanced literacy and my students are truly stronger for it.
S.
I would love to win this book because I have many struggling readers in my classroom. I try to read and learn as much as I can about current research and best practices in teaching reading, so I can give my students the tools they need to be successful.
Lenae
I’m always looking for great resources and ideas to supplement my classroom instruction! This book seems like a great tool. My first year of teaching Kindergarten I followed the balanced literacy model of the big box curriculum my district provided. It worked, for a while, until my students actually had to use the information we spent all year learning and they couldn’t! I knew instantly, after that first year, I had to make a change. Slowly I’ve walked away completely from balanced literacy and my students are truly stronger for it.
S.
I would love to win this book because with I have many struggling readers in my classroom. I try to read and learn as much as I can about current research and best practices in teaching reading, so I can give my students the tools they need to be successful.
Sandy Truntz
I’m a Title 1 Reading teacher. I’m always looking for new ways to help my students! Thank you for this opportunity!
Kimberly Wyborny
I would love to have this as a resource! Strategies to implement and have readily available are important!!
Sara
It would be awesome to be able to use this in my classroom! I have students struggling to read and would love to have more information on how I can support them
Vicki Collier
I would love to offer this book to a teacher that I mentor. I feel it would be a great resource for any teacher. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
Vicki C.
Alysia
I have seen the 7 Mighty Moves book floating around on social media for teacher accounts I follow and I would love this resource! As reading intervention teacher, I’m always looking for new ways to improve my instruction for my students and I think this book would be a great resource 🙂
Kristi G
I would like to learn as much as I can to best help my students reach their reading potential. Thank you for the opportunity to win this book!
Hilary
Thanks for the opportunity!
Hilary
Thanks for doing this!
Anne Camisa
I have been hearing a lot about this book, and am currently in a book club through The Reading League that is addressing each move one meeting at a time. I would love to have my own copy, as the content is terrific and the book club sessions are fantastic!
Beth
I want to learn as much as I can about teaching reading and would love to read this book. Thanks, Anna, for all your resources.
Jessica
Love research-backed strategies!
Suzanne Annette
I am always looking for ways to help students who are Dyslexic. I am the resource room teacher in grades K & 1. I love all of your ideas and resources and am excited to read this book!
Suzanne
melissa
As a district, we are moving toward a structured literacy approach. I have a whole bunch of Science of Reading books, but not many of them discuss the reality of what it looks like to implement it in a classroom. I look forward to reading the specific strategies Lindsay shares.
Mary Harris
This book would be a great addition to my library to help me grow and learn more about the SOR!
Megan Shepherd
I have just transitioned back into the home room after 7 years and am looking for ways to grow and improve.
Doreen
Would love to continue expanding my knowledge base!
Shari B.
I would love to win this book. I am a first grade teacher who always enjoys learning more to improve my teaching skills!
Paula D.
Always trying to learn new strategies for teaching reading. I would love to win this book!
EK
I love to learn as much as I teach (or even more!)
Lainie Zelenka
There are so many resources out there, but I can’t afford the time to read them all. It is very meaningful to know that the Measured Mom, a well-read and educated source, has read multiple books about the Science of Reading and gives the nod to this book.
Susan C
Unfortunately, I am not very good at finding resources to improve instruction and this sounds like it would help so much!
Debbie Serrano
I am always interested to learn the different styles of reaching kids who have struggle with learning. Some need more help in math, other in reading, and others in spelling even though their reading skills are good.
Beth Botheras
I have just joined a school that is moving in the direction of structured literacy and I’m looking to learn as much as possible!
Suzanne
I’ve been trying to pull my administrators away from leveled reading to Science of Reading. No success yet, but maybe this book will help!
RC
Without teacher buy in to SOR, we know that it will not work. This book is yet another way to convince teachers to try a different way.
Tina Hines
I am actually the Art teacher at my school but am always helping students with their math and reading!
Kristin
This book sounds interesting and practical.
Rachael
I really enjoyed the podcast interview with Lindsay and I’ve wanted to book ever since. Thanks for doing the giveaway!
Rebecca Tripp
I have heard good things about this book and would love to read it! Thank you for a chance to win it!
Erica
This book looks like it would go great with the new curriculum we just adopted. Thank you for the opportunity to win it!
Deb Hormann
This book is definitely on my TBR list. Thank you for the chance to win it!
Katherine M
I would love to hear some proven strategies that work for students with dyslexia!
Dorrie Sweetwood
This book looks like it would have some good strategies for using with my kindergarteners and first graders. If it’s as good as it looks, it might be a book that we can use as a teachers’ development club activity. 🙂
Donna Dutton
How exciting! I want to read it now!
Jaime Brotz
Me too!
Patricia Bennett-Bigham
Great book for teachers to use to get started using the strategies essential for all children to learn to read. I bought 2, 1 for a teacher and 1 for myself. I would love to have one more to give to a reading consultant friend to share with all the teachers she mentors.
Tricia
Heidi
I can’t wait to read this book!
Leah Welch
Me too! Looks like it would really help me with my kindergarten friends!
Beth
I have had this book on my wish list since I listened to your podcast with Lindsay. I enjoyed the podcast and her story. I look forward to reading it!
Maria Taylor
Thanks for the fun giveaway! Many blessings to you.
Honey Moser
After being away from the classroom for 14 years, I came back last year to learn that there are a LOT of changes in the area of literacy! I would love to have this book to help me on the journey of learning as much as I can about structured literacy.
Lynn Cooper
I would be grateful to have a copy of this resource as a way to continue my learning and be able to share the knowledge with others.
Rach
I am always looking to learn more so that I can use that knowledge to help my own children and those that I teach. Thank you for all the resources that you provide. They have made me a more informed and better teacher.
Shelly Steffen
Now, now, now my face has such a scowl.
But, choose me for Lindsay’s book!
And it will change my OUTLOOK!
Jodi Metz
This book looks like it could really help me with my struggling second graders. In a class of 23, I have 12 that truly struggle to read, write, decode, encode, remember phonemes, etc. Inwould live some new strategies to learn to teach them!!!
Olivia C.
I am currently finishing my student teaching. I am always looking for ideas to engage my future students and keep them on a track to loving reading as much as I do!
Paul Morley-Walker
As a 1st grade teacher, I’m always looking for ways to help my kiddos succeed in their reading. This book sounds like it’s perfect!
Amanda
I would love this book to help all students with reading, but especially the dyslexic ones.
Sarah C
I’d love to share this book with teaching colleagues as we make these important shifts in our literacy practices.
Tina
I would love to win this book because I teach kindergarten and love staying up to date on all the research and techniques on teaching reading so that I can best teach the variety of learning styles in my classroom.
Sarah W
I would love to read this book because I am a new reading intervention teacher and I’m looking for more tools to add to my teaching tool bag!
Brittney
I am a mom with limited knowledge in helping kids with learning disabilities, and my son struggles with reading and spelling. This is a book that is new to me and would be a great to get strategies and ideas from
Megan
This book is on my current wishlist!! Your podcast with her was great and I want to use her knowledge to help me become a better teacher too!!
Erika
The podcast with the author was great. I’d love to read the book!
Molly Cooper
This sounds like a great book! I’d love to read how she helped her son overcome his SLD. I support 2nd and 3rd graders with reading intervention and I could use more guidance for my struggling readers.
Clarissa Aldridge
I agree! As a 3rd special education teacher this book would be a blessing!
Carrie
I would love to read about any new strategies I can use to best teach reading based on the science of reading research.
Chelsie
This sounds like a great read! I come from a family that struggles with dyslexia and am always trying to learn more about it so I can help my students.
Jennifer Beach
This sounds like an amazing book, and anything you recommend, I will read! Thank you!
Becky
This has been on my Amazon wish list for weeks! Would love a copy to help support my work as a K-6th interventionist.
Jen
As a mom of a child who I suspect is dyslexic and a special education teacher of students ages 5-11, I think this book would be great to help me find different ways to help the unconventional learners. I am also just finishing my reading teacher license. This book would be so helpful from many different lenses.
Diane P.
Im an Intervent Specialist. I’m always looking for new resources and things to try for my struggling readers.this book sounds like a great resource.
Mandy Blanton
I have received LETRS and OG training and our school has begun to implement science of reading. I still have that group of kids who are not responding to the new strategies. I love learning about how other teachers implement new things because there’s aways something unique and different that I might never have thought of. Great minds working together always helps kids!
Tonya Baker
This is a great resource to have. Love this blog
Kari
I am a reading interventionist at my school and have several first graders who I am struggling to get to learn letters and sounds. We already use UFLI and Heggerty, but nothing is quiet getting the job done. I would love a copy of the book to get some more ideas for strategies and best practices to implement with my intervention groups. Thank you!
Mia Hall
This book looks really interesting!
Corie
Looks like an interesting read – would love a chance to get a copy!
Brenda Green
I want to know better to do better. I am a veteran teacher and realize I have not always taught using the best strategies.
Michelle Lochner
As a reading interventionist, I am always looking for answers for those kiddos who just don’t seem to respond to the classroom and intervention strategies we are using. It is heartbreaking to watch them go from being happy and excited to come to reading groups to becoming disillusioned and convinced that they “just can’t read.” We are making progress using the SOR methods, but we won’t be happy until all our kids become fluent readers.
Amy
I would love to read about how these changes made such a significant difference and then use this knowledge to help my own son and my school make the transition to more science of reading instruction!
Linda Willard
I would like to win this book because I am always looking for new ways to help my students. As a Title 1 and SPED teacher, it is important to have as many tools in my belt as I can to help students. I also like to read about others success stories.
Nattalie Botello
I would love to win this book because I have heard such amazing reviews about it. I have watched Lindsay Kemeny’s webinars and videos and listen to the podcast she is a part of. Her story about her son and switching from balanced literacy is so inspiring!
Amanda Chesshir
I would love to win this book because my heart is with reading! Also I am a special education teacher and a life long learner! Thank you for the opportunity.
Laura Cleveland
I am looking forward to reading this book. I have recently made the change to Science of Reading after teaching for a long time. Anything to help clarify and make it simpler to understand would be great!
Erica
I started work g as an intervention reading teach after my son had difficulty reading and discovered that he has dyslexia. He is now receiving the resources he needs to help him flourish academically. I love to add to my stack of research-based resources.
Rachel Awkward
I am a special education teacher and am always looking for was to expedite academic progress for my students who are grade levels behind. I am always looking for ways to grow as a reading teacher and would love to add this to one of the books/resources (like your blog!) that I refer to often.
Nicolie
As a literacy coach, I am always looking for ways to share best practice with the teachers I work with. This book would be great to dig into together.
Amber
This sounds like a great read as we are attempting that same transition at my school!
Michelle
Sounds like such an interesting book! I’m always looking to learn more
Lisa
I love all your SOR resources and would love to add this book to my collection and to enhance my instruction! Thanks you.
Victoria Reiff
I have seen this book featured at conferences and want it so bad!!!
Ivelina
I am always looking for new resources and ideas. I would love to read this book.
Amy
I would enjoy learning more, so I can help my struggling readers in the resource room setting!
Thank you!
Megan Roseberry
I think this would be a very interesting read.
Derrick Bright
I have just started my SoR journey and I have heard Anna mention this a few times, either on the podcast or blog and think it would be a great addition to my learning.
Peppin
I’d like to read this book and share it with my colleagues.
Jenny Wolfe
This sounds like a great book with very useful information for the classroom.
Stacy Waller
I am looking for ways to implement the science of reading along side the balanced literacy approach that my school district has adopted. Thanks for the chance to win this book!
Emilie
Wow! I love learning about SOR and look forward to learning even more!
Kara Plett
I love the variety of resources you have available and would love to grow my knowledge of the science of reading
Mrs. Lashley
I’m always interested in learning what strategies will best work to teach reading skills.
Katie Auer
I am a 1st grade teacher who works on reversals (numbers, letters, and words) with many students in my classroom. Not having a dyslexia specialist in our district nor our area (we are a rural school) it is up to classroom teachers to either help correct or support our students with dyslexia (until it has effected their progress to an intensity to qualify under SPED) or dyslexia tendencies. I would LOVE to have a resource to share with my team that could support or change our teaching!
Ruth Inman
I am always looking for ways to improve my teaching.
Ekaterina Suvorova
Any challenging experience is a resourceful one, I am more than sure the author of the book has some interesting insights on structured literacy! It works wonders for international students as well! Thank you for this chance!
Tara Davis
I would love to win this book, I have heard nothing but good things including listening to the podcast episode with Lindsay Kemeny. I would love to read this and share it with my colleagues. I am a K-2 reading intervention teacher in a small district.
Sara
I’m a homeschool mom of two boys. I want to understand how they best learn so I can teach that way.
Kim Hurley
This book sounds fascinating. As a school-based SLP, I work on many of the necessary skills for successful, fluent reading, and I”d love to learn some new strategies and resources for supporting my students.
AnnMarie DiGangi
Thanks for all your resources!
Lynn Dorr-Garrity
I am always looking for ways to improve my teaching.
Molly Kuxhaus
I love learning new tricks and moves!
Bridget
Our first-grade team would love to do a book club with this book!
Deanna Iverson
As a Reading Interventionist, I am always working to stay on top of the best teaching methods for my struggling readers. This book has been recommended by specialists in our district, and I would love to get one!
Connie Acquazzino
I am a TOSA for our district and we are focusing on literacy this year. The teachers are feeling overwhelmed with so many issues this year that I’m looking forward to learning some effective moves that will be doable!
Cara
As a Reading Interventionist, I think this book will help to fine-tune my practices to ensure that I am knowledgeable about the most recent reading research and apply the most effective reading strategies in my instruction.
Andrea Frazier
This books looks perfect me! I hope I win!
Nithya Raghavan
I’m a special educator and am trying to learn more about structured literacy and make changes in my classroom. Would love resources on what people have tried and what works practically. I think it’ll be a great resource to share with parents as well!
Kelly Barenbaum
I would love to use this for some of my elementary classroom teachers to understand SOR better!
Melissa Smith
I’m wondering if my 8 year old is dyslexia, and I’d love to get this book and see if it helps strengthen her reading. She struggles and because of that lacks confidence.
Kathryn
I would love to read about how Lindsay navigated these changes. I am a special education teacher and I am always looking into ways to support parents.
jessica collins
I work at a Title 1 school with many struggling readers. This book would be a great resource for me to help them.
Gloria Capetillo
Love all your resources! I would love to read the book and share it with teachers. Thank you for the chance!
Jennifer Tjaden
This sounds like such an interesting book!
Rachel Goldstein
I would love this book because I watched Lindsay in a webinar and she explained the seven mighty moves. One of them involved a practice called we do or I do reading. I want to learn more about this practice to successfully implement it.
Jenny Rindt
I love reading your blog! I have been in LETRS training for 2 years and your blogs help me to stay focused on the importance of applying the science of reading to my classroom. I am always craving more information!
Marcie Ludwig
I would love to continue to learn more about the science of reading and feel this book would be a good resource for a classroom teacher.
Angela S Higgs
Thank you for sharing this book with us! As 1 in a family of 5 children, all of whom have at least one form of dyslexia; I know how important it is to have teachers who understand it and other things that cause reading problems in children. I was the lucky one and my dyslexia was diagnosed when I was in my 40’s and just deals with spelling, thank goodness for spell check. I have 2 daughters, the oldest has several forms of dyslexia; has ADHD and then due to a concussion when she was 5, a TBI resulting in fluency problems. I think my youngest daughter summed it up best when she was in kindergarten “it’s not fair that school is so easy for me and so hard for R” I am going to be a tutor with Title 1 students and will most likely run across a child like my daughter and would like to have as many “tools” in my toolbox of ideas to help all children.
Melanie
I would love this book because as an K-4 interventionist, I would like to see how I can help my classroom teachers align their lessons to support their struggling learners in their reading groups so that students are able to get support from not only myself, but their classroom teachers as well!
Jenna
I am in my first year of assisting teaching reading to 1st grade. I think this would be a great resource to have for myself and my teaching team so that we may better help our students!
Molly
I would love to have this book!
Esther Conrriquez
I would love learn more on how she made the changes.
Olga Rodriguez-Binghi
I am an ENL teacher and some of my ENL students are exhibiting dyslexic tendencies. I would like to learn more about the subject and learn strategies so I can help them with their reading.
Erin
I would love to have this book as I’m currently trying to educate myself in the science of reading after 20 years of teaching with balanced literacy. You have been such an amazing help, Anna!
Becky
I would love to read this book so that I can hear how a teacher made the shift with practical steps for teachers!
Erika
As an instructional coach in a K-5 building, I’d love to build up my own toolbox to better support all students and teachers!
bo
Would be thrilled to win such a treasure
Thanks for the chance
Ruby
I too am a “victim” of whole language teaching and have learned so much in the past year about the importance of the science of reading. As an interventionist I have seen remarkable things happen for struggling readers when I implement explicit instruction. I would love to add this book to my resource library!
Kristi Williams
I would be so grateful for this resource! I’m the 1st and 2nd grade literacy specialist for my school district. I am helping us shift away from ineffective practices to effective practices in literacy. I love learning about quick and effective changes that teachers can make to help all of their students learn!
Your blog and podcast have been invaluable to me and my teachers over the past few years. Thank you!!
Molly McKee
When I moved from 4th grade math to 1st grade classroom teacher, I knew I needed to find a better way to teach reading than the curriculum being used offered. I am so thankful I discovered the science of reading and groups like this that are constantly challenging to keep learning and improving my practice for the sake of those I’ve been blessed to teach!
AB
Thank you for this giveaway. It looks like an excellent opportunity to improve by instructional practices.
Bushra Mohammed
Hi Anna. First of all, thanks a million for such a wonderful giveaway.. So sweet and thoughtful of you hun. May God bless ya and your family 🙂 I am a language specialist and usually work with kids with Autism and Dyslexia and would love to read about structured literacy and hopefully plan to implement them with my kids which I am confident would have great results. Thanks once again 🙂
Elise M.
As a reading coach I am always looking for ways to engage my teachers in methods that promote structured literacy vs. balanced. We recently switched our curriculum to support the structured literacy approach and this book seems like it would make a great addition to our professional development resource shelf.
Tara
I work with a variety of students on reading readiness and early learning to read students. I would love to find new ways to teach children that are struggling.
Mel
I love teaching reading!
Shaila
As a veteran teacher, I believe that it is important to always educate myself in methods that other educators are using with success. Personally, I have four grandchildren that range in age from 1 year old to 6 years old… I know that I will be able to glean knowledge to help them be successful in their pursuit to read!
DL
I would share this book with the classroom teachers at my school to help us move more comfortably to SoR. It’s been a struggle for many of them- and I know this read would be helpful…Maybe even game-changing.
Andrea Komorowski
I am always looking for ways to improve my teaching. This sounds like a good book!
Tricia White
I would love the chance to learn more about the science of reading!
Marisa
Love all your resources! I would love to read the book and share it with teachers. Thank you for the chance!
Gretchen Taylor
I love your resources! Thank you for keeping me up to date on the most current best practices!
Cathy
I’m a former balanced literacy homeschooler and current public 2nd grade teacher. I started making the switch to structured literacy based on science during the pandemic and haven’t looked back. I have learned so much from Anna at the Measured Mom as well as Lindsay Kemeny on her podcast with her two friends and colleagues. I would love to learn more through Lindsay Kemeny’s book!
Emily Sargeant
Thank you for this opportunity!
Molly
I’ve been wanting to read this book!
Ashley
Absolutely loved the podcast. The book was added to my wishlist and I can’t wait to read it.
Julie
Love that it has classroom tested ideas to use with your own students!
B
This book sounds like a great read! I’d love to read about the adjustments she has made, in hopes I would be able to have the same impact on my readers.
Jessica
I’m hoping to start tutoring an 11 year old soon who does not yet read or write and this would be an awesome resource to get me started.
Jennifer Keene
I am always looking for ways to reach all my students.
Vicki
As a reading specialist, I work with so many struggling readers. I would love to learn better ways to support them!
Liz
I’ve heard the author speak about this book on a couple of podcasts and would love the opportunity to read it and share the ideas with my colleagues! Thank you for hosting a giveaway!
Jennifer Beckett
We all need new and fresh tools to work with students.
Jennifer Crystal
I am always looking for more ideas about how to change my classroom.Thank you!!
Faith Dincler
I am so grateful for all your resources! I’m a literacy specialist, mainly working with children with dyslexia, and have LOVED watching your transition from balanced literacy to structured literacy. Thank you for your openness and humility…and amazing resources!
Jem
I would love to read this to help the kids I tutor. Thanks for the chance! I love your resources.
Teri Nieveen
This looks like a great book to use with teachers new to the science of reading.
Karen Hartmann
I have heard such wonderful things about this book. Would love to use it to help my students!
Jill
Thanks for all the information on the Science of Reading!
anita
I teach reading and would love to read about different strategies and ideas! Amazing!
Elissa Blabac
This book sounds like a great read! I would love to read it!
Laura
Thanks for the chance to win this book!
Michelle Krob
This would be great to have as a resource for teaching my students.
Emma
I would love to read and apply this book!
Amanda
I love all of the ideas and resources you provide for teachers! Thank you for the chance to win this great book!
Tami Koerner
Thanks for the chance to win this great book!