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Russ Ted Fugal

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www.smart-knowledge-systems.com Founding Editor of SARA’s Books LLC Award Winning Children’s Book Author @social.sara.ai #kidlit indie publisher

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International Literacy Association (ILA) @ilatoday.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
As we remember Dolly Parton, we also honor the remarkable literacy legacy she leaves behind. 💙 Through her Imagination Library, millions of children have received free books and the opportunity to discover the joy of reading. Her impact will live on in generations of young readers.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
ALA is heartbroken at the passing of country music legend and literacy champion Dolly Parton. Her Imagination Library initiative, inspired by her father's inability to read or write, has put millions of books into children's hands and was considered by her to be among her greatest achievements.
An ALA READ poster featuring Dolly Parton holding copies of "The Little Engine that Could" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 04/07/2026
@danabra.mov I know this one’s German (lekterion)and not Japanese (yominoki), but you might be interested in the language learning structure in lekterion.fugl.dev. You’ll probably also appreciate this blog post philosophizing on LLM’s das Niemand lekterion.fugl.dev/read/heidegg...
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 03/07/2026
Das Man as Loss Function Why does AI prose smell like AI? LLM output is not inauthentic speech but Heidegger's 'das Man' with no 'Dasein' behind it. Coauthored with Claude Fable.
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Das Man as Loss Function
Why does AI prose smell like AI? LLM output is not inauthentic speech but Heidegger's 'das Man' with no 'Dasein' behind it. Coauthored with Claude Fable.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 20/06/2026
When phenomenological study of a sociocognitive approach to literacy meets deep study of philosophy, product management, and practiced use of Claude Code — 👨‍💻 one produces lekterion in two evenings. Ok, I’ve been working on a faithful transcription of Husserl’s Ideen I for longer than that.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 28/05/2026
🥳 Excited to see this merge.
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The Case for @ You
The atproto community is debating what to call its accounts. The right answer isn’t a noun for the infrastructure — it’s a pronoun for the person. #atproto #atmosphere #atdev
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 18/05/2026
Coming back to this to make the case carefully. @ you or AT you isn’t competing with “Atmosphere Account.” “Atmosphere Account” is what the database row is called. @ you is the value proposition. 🧵
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 18/05/2026
The Case for @ You The atproto community is debating what to call its accounts. The right answer isn’t a noun for the infrastructure — it’s a pronoun for the person. #atproto #atmosphere #atdev
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The Case for @ You
The atproto community is debating what to call its accounts. The right answer isn’t a noun for the infrastructure — it’s a pronoun for the person. #atproto #atmosphere #atdev
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 24/04/2026
Imagine a workflow. You're whiteboarding an idea with a team, with an agent listening and updating the meeting artifacts in real time. Meanwhile, a second agent is vibe coding a sloppy implementation. Now you can show the product manager and designers real-time artifacts and prototypes.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 13/04/2026
Even Orbán is capable of conceding defeat.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 11/04/2026
Maybe a bit overkill, but… I’m ingesting jetstream2.us-east.bsky.network and filtering on langs:JA then tokenizing with smart-knowledge-systems.com/kiri to build my personal Japanese language learning app with Bluesky bsky.feed.post as the exercises. Maybe I’ll make it public when done. #atproto
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 11/04/2026
Ok, hear me out. @you A dID in the @mosphere is what you reach for when you no longer want to be @X, @google, or @BigTech when you just want to be yourself.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 14/03/2026
A semantic search engine for codebases. Uses embeddings, AST extraction, import graph analysis, and commit history to help developers and AI agents find relevant code faster than grep/ripgrep. smart-knowledge-systems.com/codeindex
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Understand Your Code. At Any Scale.
Semantic search that finds what code does, not just what it says. Works locally.
Scales across repos. Free for production use.
Get Started in 30s
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 25/02/2026
Either this tokenizer isn’t a good fit for #Elixir and/or #ClaudeCode isn’t the pair-programmer I need to learn Elixir from this project. And it’s also cool to see @bun.sh outperforming #rust. But, I’m still loving /frontend-design every time I use it. #日本語 www.smart-knowledge-systems.com/kiri
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KIRI — Performance Benchmarks
Performance benchmarks for Japanese morphological analysis — tokenization throughput and dictionary load times across Rust, TypeScript, and Elixir.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 23/02/2026
#AcademicSky I made something AWE -some. It’s an evolution of what I built in May ‘25 (see below); I hadn’t touched it again until this weekend. I am floored with what Claude Code built from my specification. Watch this space — will be sharing soon. www.smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/my-ai-r...
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My AI Research Assistant
Generative AI is transforming the workplace, but its impact on knowledge management is often misunderstood. Learn how AI can help organize your “academic dinner party” by identifying relevant literatu...
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 22/02/2026
Also, trying to make final edits for an article proposing that language enables humans to perceive and navigate sociocognitive space—a real, geometrically structured manifold of intersubjective meanings. So much to do, so little time.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 22/02/2026
Took some time to get my blog up and running because I was rolling out changes in-progress for @social.sara.ai Time to pivot back to completing my monorepo rewrite for the Sara.ai ecosystem. I have one large repo for app.read-by-ear.com and a monorepo for the supporting subdomains, including /blog
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Sara.ai Books
for learning to read by EAR
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 22/02/2026
The Knot That Sleeps I didn’t want to buy a server. So my self-hosted Tangled knot runs on a laptop, serves git repos through the AT Protocol, and goes offline when the lid closes. Then I read Harari’s Nexus — and realized the ephe... smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/th…
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The Knot That Sleeps
I didn’t want to buy a server. So my self-hosted Tangled knot runs on a laptop, serves git repos through the AT Protocol, and goes offline when the lid closes. Then I read Harari’s Nexus — and realized the ephemerality wasn’t a compromise. It was a feature.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 21/02/2026
Publishing to the ATmosphere How I used @sequoia.pub to publish my Next.js blog to the AT Protocol — Standard.site lexicons, Bluesky comments, and owning your content. #atproto #atdev smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/pu…
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Publishing to the ATmosphere
How I used @sequoia.pub to publish my Next.js blog to the AT Protocol — Standard.site lexicons, Bluesky comments, and owning your content. #atproto #atdev
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 04/02/2026
www.siliconslopes.com/start-school
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Start School
Start School is where Utah entrepreneurs come to learn from the best founders in our state's history. Completely free. No pitch decks. No Demo Days. No pressure to raise money you don't need. No givin...
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 04/02/2026
The Door Is Open: AI-Powered Entrepreneurship and the Start School Promise At SUMMIT 2026, Clint Betts asked a question that cuts to the heart of entrepreneurship: 'Who gets to be an entrepreneur?' The answer should be ... smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/st…
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The Door Is Open: AI-Powered Entrepreneurship and the Start School Promise
At SUMMIT 2026, Clint Betts asked a question that cuts to the heart of entrepreneurship: 'Who gets to be an entrepreneur?' The answer should be anyone. But that's not how it's worked. Until now. Start School and AI tools like Claude Code are opening doors that were locked for decades.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 06/11/2025
Metric Tip xkcd.com/3164/
Comic. PERSON 1 with white hat: How tall are you? PERSON 2: 5ft 24cm [caption] When switching to metric, make the process easier by doing it in steps.
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Nuclear Threat Initiative @nti.org · 25/09/2025
We appreciate storytellers like Kathryn Bigelow and the House of Dynamite team for spotlighting today’s urgent nuclear threats. For the first time in 40 years, the number of nuclear weapons in the world may go up, not down. It doesn’t have to be this way though, change is possible. #AHouseOfDynamite
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A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE | Official Trailer | Netflix
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 26/10/2025
My thread-ception (thread-in-a-thread) response to @gbrumfiel.bsky.social’s take on #AHouseOfDynamite Thank you, Kathryn, Noah, and @thebulletin.org. thebulletin.org/2025/10/a-co... (Contains spoilers).
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A conversation with Kathryn Bigelow, director of 'A House of Dynamite,' and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim
A conversation among Kathryn Bigelow, director of the film "A House of Dynamite," Noah Oppenheim, who wrote the script for the movie, and Bulletin editor in chief John Mecklin. The film, which deals w...
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 05/09/2025
MIT study: 95% of GenAI implementations fail because they try to eliminate friction. The successful 5%? They design FOR it. When integration is hard, when workflows clash, when people resist—that’s where learning happens. Blog: www.smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/friction
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 04/09/2025
The Friction Paradox The resistance we typically try to eliminate – the difficulty of translating between departments, the effort of integration, the discomfort of changing workflows – isn't a barrier to organizational learning. It's the mecha... smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/fr…
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The Friction Paradox
The resistance we typically try to eliminate – the difficulty of translating between departments, the effort of integration, the discomfort of changing workflows – isn't a barrier to organizational learning. It's the mechanism through which real knowledge emerges. When organizations embrace productive friction rather than seeking frictionless solutions, they create the conditions for genuine transformation.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 25/08/2025
Despite $30–40B invested, 95% of GenAI pilots deliver no ROI. Fortune The real barrier isn’t model quality — it’s the learning gap. Systems that don’t adapt, remember, or integrate stay stuck. Crossing the #GenAIDivide = building knowledge systems, not just tools.
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Crossing the GenAI Divide
The recently released State of AI in Business 2025 report has been making waves with its stark conclusion: despite billions of dollars invested, 95% of organizations are realizing little to no measura...
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 24/08/2025
Crossing the GenAI Divide The recently released State of AI in Business 2025 report has been making waves with its stark conclusion: despite billions of dollars invested, 95% of organizations are realizing little to no measurable im... smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/cr…
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Crossing the GenAI Divide
The recently released State of AI in Business 2025 report has been making waves with its stark conclusion: despite billions of dollars invested, 95% of organizations are realizing little to no measurable impact from generative AI initiatives.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 06/07/2025
New blog posts up, but also a new blog homepage. Filter by (multiple) tags! Built this in minutes with Claude Code then spent an hour tweaking design. www.smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog?sort=desc
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 05/07/2025
Dialog, Parlay, and the Art of Structured Conversation Exploring how structured dialogue tools like Dialog, Synthialog, and Parlay Ideas can transform organizational conversations from isolated posts to meaningful knowledge creation t... smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/di…
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Dialog, Parlay, and the Art of Structured Conversation
Exploring how structured dialogue tools like Dialog, Synthialog, and Parlay Ideas can transform organizational conversations from isolated posts to meaningful knowledge creation through democratic, context-rich collaboration.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 17/06/2025
The Collaboration Toolkit Cross-functional teams hold enormous potential, but often struggle with miscommunication and ineffective knowledge sharing. Discover practical tools that can help your team unlock its full collaborative p... smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/co…
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The Collaboration Toolkit
Cross-functional teams hold enormous potential, but often struggle with miscommunication and ineffective knowledge sharing. Discover practical tools that can help your team unlock its full collaborative potential.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 10/06/2025
Lessons From the Field Traditional project management focuses on scope, schedule, and resources, but success depends more on how effectively information flows. Learn how to evolve your approach to unlock higher performance. smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/le…
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Lessons From the Field
Traditional project management focuses on scope, schedule, and resources, but success depends more on how effectively information flows. Learn how to evolve your approach to unlock higher performance.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 02/06/2025
Break Down Any Information Silo Information silos persist because they're structural, built into how organizations divide work. Discover three simple questions that can begin breaking down even the most entrenched information barriers. smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/br…
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Break Down Any Information Silo
Information silos persist because they're structural, built into how organizations divide work. Discover three simple questions that can begin breaking down even the most entrenched information barriers.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 26/05/2025
Creating Conversations That Matter Meetings are often maligned as wasteful, but they can be powerful tools for breaking down information silos when designed correctly. Discover five meeting formats specifically designed to pro... smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/co…
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Creating Conversations That Matter
Meetings are often maligned as wasteful, but they can be powerful tools for breaking down information silos when designed correctly. Discover five meeting formats specifically designed to promote knowledge exchange.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
For 225 years, the Library of Congress has collected America’s stories and kept Congress informed. The American Library Association stands with America’s library.
The Library of Congress belongs to Congress and the American people. [Logos: Show up for our libraries - American Library Association]
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 14/05/2025
The Read-by-EAR Library codebase. #SoloDev rewrite of my reading help that really works. #ReactJS ⚛️ #BuildInPublic #EdTech
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Reading Help That Really Works
Countless children struggle with reading. Our innovative EAR method delivers real results through interactive word support.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 05/05/2025
Thanks for following me back, @annaborghi.bsky.social ! Hopefully we can have some productive conversations in the future.
Russ holding Borghi and Binkofski’s book, Words as Social Tools: An Embodied View on Abstract Concepts
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 05/05/2025
New blog post Over the past year, I’ve been experimenting with AI tools to help me navigate my nearly 1,000-reference collection of research, using them as research assistants while maintaining my human judgment and scholarly approach. #AcademicSky #AI
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My AI Research Assistant
Generative AI is transforming the workplace, but its impact on knowledge management is often misunderstood. Learn how AI can help organize your “academic dinner party” by identifying relevant literatu...
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 05/05/2025
When AI Meets Human Expertise Artificial intelligence is transforming knowledge management, but it's not a magic solution. Learn how to thoughtfully integrate AI capabilities with human judgment for more effective knowledge systems. smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/ai…
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When AI Meets Human Expertise
Artificial intelligence is transforming knowledge management, but it's not a magic solution. Learn how to thoughtfully integrate AI capabilities with human judgment for more effective knowledge systems.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 01/05/2025
I’m so excited to be working with @gingersue.bsky.social on this project! If your child dreads reading time, they may need a new approach. My interactive e-reader uses research-backed practice to build reading confidence. Try Chapter One of the award-winning “Sara and the Pooka” free today! #kidlit
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Is Your Child a Reluctant Reader?
Our interactive e-reader helps struggling readers become confident through an innovative approach supported by research.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 28/04/2025
New blog. True knowledge isn't just stored—it's co-created through conversation. I explore why dialogue, not just data, drives innovation and insight. A must-read for anyone rethinking knowledge management in the age of AI. #KnowledgeManagement #OrganizationalLearning #AI
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Knowledge Emerges Through Conversation
Organizations invest millions in sophisticated information systems yet struggle to leverage what they collectively know. Discover why knowledge emerges through conversation and how to create environme...
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 21/04/2025
Leading for Information Flow Leadership isn't just about making decisions — it's about ensuring people have the information they need to execute effectively. Discover practical leadership behaviors that improve information flow... smart-knowledge-systems.com/blog/le…
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Leading for Information Flow
Leadership isn't just about making decisions — it's about ensuring people have the information they need to execute effectively. Discover practical leadership behaviors that improve information flow throughout your organization.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 14/04/2025
Teachers! Looking for innovative literacy tools for your diverse learners? My e-reader provides reading support using the research-based EAR method. Perfect for classroom or distance learning! #TeacherTools #LiteracyInstruction #ElementaryTeachers #EduSky #TlSky
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Teachers: New Literacy Tool for Your Classroom
Supplement your reading instruction with our research-based e-reader that helps all students succeed.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 11/04/2025
When traditional reading methods don't work, try something different. My e-reader focuses on fluency and word recognition, not just phonics. Free chapter available now! #EduSky #EveryChildCanRead #ElementaryTeachers
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When Traditional Reading Methods Aren't Working
Try our alternative approach to reading that builds confidence through word recognition rather than decoding.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 11/04/2025
When a child struggles with reading, everyone struggles. Our EAR method e-reader provides the interactive help developing readers need to become fluent and confident. Transform tears to cheers with our proven approach! Try it free today. #ReadingHelp #ConfidentKids #EduSky
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Reading Help That Really Works
Countless children struggle with reading. Our innovative EAR method delivers real results through interactive word support.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 10/04/2025
Stop fighting screen time - make it count! Our interactive literacy e-reader turns screen time into an opportunity to build key reading skills through an engaging, research-supported approach. Download our free parent guide to learn more! #ElementaryReading
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Make Screen Time Count
Turn screen time into engaged reading with our research-backed literacy e-reader for elementary students.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 10/04/2025
Traditional reading approaches often fail learners with dyslexia. Our revolutionary EAR method e-reader provides the interactive support dyslexic readers need to build fluency and comprehension. See the difference yourself - try Chapter One of ‘Sara and the Pooka’ completely free! #Dyslexia
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Dyslexia-Friendly Reading Breakthroughs
Help children with dyslexia become fluent readers through our innovative interactive e-reader.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 09/04/2025
Do you have a child struggling with phonics? My innovative EAR method offers a different approach focused on reading fluency and instant word recognition. Try it free today! #LiteracyTech #EdTech #EduSky
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Literacy Tech for Struggling Readers
Our innovative EAR method supports readers who find traditional phonics challenging.
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American Association of School Librarians (AASL) @aaslala.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
📚🔥 Today is Right to Read Day! 🔥📚 The Monday of National Library Week is Right to Read Day, a time to celebrate the freedom to read and the power of books with our students! Let’s inspire the next generation of readers, thinkers, and changemakers! How are you celebrating with your students today?
Graphic for Right to Read Day on April 7, featuring an illustration of colorful books upright and interspersed with greenery, with text celebrating the right to read. Logo of the American Association of School Librarians at the bottom.
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Russ Ted Fugal @russ.fugl.dev · 06/04/2025
The character is composed of 言 (speak; 7 strokes) in the middle flanked by 幺 (tiny; 2 × 3 strokes) on both sides. Below it, 馬 (horse; 10 strokes) is similarly flanked by 長 (grow; 2 × 8 strokes). This central block itself is surrounded by 月 (moon; 4 strokes) to the left, 心 (heart; 4 strokes) below …
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Biangbiang noodles - Wikipedia
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