Michigan Learning Channel Update
2025 Summer Edition
An Invitation: Make Your Voice Heard...
Our work depends on funding from the State of Michigan. We invite you to reach out to your local representative to let them know that you support the Michigan Learning Channel and the work it does making a positive impact on Michigan learners.
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Let MLC be your Resource to Support Families and Children...
Though you might have summer learning options set, we hope that you will also share the Michigan Learning Channel “Summer of Fun” resources available to families, schools, tutoring programs, or anyone with internet access.
Consider how MLC can be used as:
- a supplement to an existing summer learning program
- a program choice to support learning engagement over the summer months
- an a la carte way for kids to reinforce learning or catch up on something they may have missed
- a high-quality, engaging resource for families to use on a rainy day
Michigan Virtual's no-cost module - 2 credits offered!
This FREE module from Michigan Virtual outlines the MLC summer program for educators and shows connections to the Essentials Instructional Practices in Early Literacy with Read, Write, ROAR! Take it today or share it with another educator!
Kent ISD's LLCN Podcast: Extending Learning Opportunities with the Michigan Learning Channel
Many thanks to Mark Raffler (markraffler@kentisd.org) & Sarah Shoemaker (sarahshoemaker@kentisd.org) for inviting Rachel Cain (former WGVU Engagement Coordinator) and Annie Spear to join them on the Kent ISD Literacy Leaders and Coaches Network Podcast! While the podcast is from last year, the ideas and information about the types of offerings MLC has remain relevant. We hope you will listen to it and share it with your district colleagues!
PODCAST Link
BONUS: Get SCECHs for listening:
Did you know you can now earn SCECHS by listening to the podcast?!!? Kent ISD is excited to share microPD, Podcast PDx. Podcast PDx is bite-sized learning that allows you to earn SCECH credit for doing something you already love - listening to the LLCN Brief podcast! We know you are busy. This professional learning opportunity will meet you where you are. You can earn up to 1.25 SCECH credits per episode by listening and briefly reflecting. We have made it as easy to earn your credits... just see the attached link with details for the three easy steps to get you on the road to earning SCECH credit while listening to your favorite literacy podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/llcnbrief.
Read, Write, ROAR! segments are now available in MiStrategyBank for use in MiRead. To add these strategies to MiRead reading improvement plans, please reach out to your local MiStrategyBank administrator.
Want to learn more about MiREAD? Check out the landing page: https://www.gomaisa.org/projects/miread/
Not a MiRead user?
You can still add Read, Write, ROAR! in reading improvement plans using links and QR codes.
Find QR codes in Activity Guides (examples below) and check out YouTube Playlists here.
EXAMPLE _ Preschool RWR Episode 101
Episodes for Read, Write, ROAR! will show up like this for PreK - Grade 5. Click on the "Activity Guide" link to get to the printable lesson page that has a QR code that leads to the episode you can view!
New segment organization for Grades 4-5 content!
Production for Read, Write, ROAR! Upper Elementary (Grades 4-5) is complete. Segments and organization of the new content is ongoing. Keep checking back to find the latest!
- Find the latest
- Michigan Learning Channel's page
- Full episodes on PBS (26:46 minutes)
- YouTube Playlist - now with 124 segments! (each segment ranges from 2:00 - 6.5 minutes)
📢📢NEW!! Find core segments from Read, Write, ROAR Upper Elementary by educator! 📢📢
Click here to check them out!
Last month we recognized Early Childhood Administrator Network (ECAN) Director, Amy Brauer, for inviting Annie to share Read, Write, ROAR! resources with the Early Childhood Administrators Network! It was such a pleasure to have an opportunity to engage with this group of wonderful people that are supporting preschool children, families, and educators. In case you missed it...here is the link to presentation: ROARing with Prekindergarten on MLC!
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Feedback from educators is telling us these modules are supporting them to learn more about the Literacy Essentials, "Read, Write, ROAR!" and ways to use these lessons in their classrooms!
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MAISA's partnership with Michigan Learning Channel (MLC) helps to bring the Literacy Essentials to life through the MLC/PBS literacy broadcast series, Read, Write, ROAR!
Read more about the Literacy Essentials here!
If you have any questions about this content, please contact Annie Spear, MAISA Project Director, Michigan Learning Channel (aspear@gomaisa.org).
Please reach out to Annie Spear, MAISA, Project Director, Michigan Learning Channel: aspear@gomaisa.org.
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