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| Ep. 208: No More “Strategy of the Week”: Connecting Comprehension Instruction Back to the Book | 25 Oct 2024 | 00:53:11 | |
The authors of No More “Strategy of the Week”: Considerations for Connecting Comprehension Instruction Back to the Book discuss the importance of teaching comprehension strategies in a text-centered approach. They emphasize the need to move away from isolated strategy instruction and instead focus on using texts as the center of instruction. They highlight the importance of background knowledge, vocabulary, and text structure in preparing students for reading. During reading, they suggest using explicit think-alouds to model comprehension strategies and provide scaffolds for students. They also emphasize the need for students to do the heavy lifting during reading and for teachers to support and guide their thinking. The conversation explores the different stages of comprehension instruction: before reading, during reading, and after reading. Takeaways
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| [Listen Again] Ep. 158: Science of Reading Beyond Phonics: The Ultimate Goal of Reading with Doug Fisher | 18 Oct 2024 | 00:46:01 | |
Imagine transforming the way you teach reading. Picture your students not just passively consuming the written word, but actively producing meaning and taking purposeful actions inspired by what they've read. This is the promise of our conversation with Doug Fisher, professor at San Diego State University and renowned author, as he takes us on a journey into the depths of reading comprehension. Resources
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| Ep. 203: Strengthening Language Comprehension in Young Learners with Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell | 16 Aug 2024 | 00:47:07 | |
Our guests today, authors Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell, discuss the concept of Strive-For-Five Conversations, which emphasizes the importance of multi-turn conversations between teachers and students. They explain that the goal is to stretch conversations beyond the typical question-response format and aim for at least five turns. The conversation explores the importance of building relationships with parents and the impact of conversations on brain development. They also provide practical tips for implementing Strive for Five in the classroom and engaging parents in the process.
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| Ep. 142: Structured Literacy in Small Group Time | 24 Feb 2023 | 00:57:37 | |
In today’s episode, we discuss the structure and content of the literacy block. How can we teach using structured literacy in small groups? Kinder teacher Casey Jergens and author Natalie Wexler join us to connect theory and practice. Casey previously taught using a guided (leveled) reading approach with lots of small group time. In recent years, he’s switched to focus on Tier 1 instruction aligned to structured literacy, which supports access for all students. Resources
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| [Listen Again] Ep. 22: Leading Urgent Change in Baltimore with Dr. Sonja Santelises | 17 Feb 2023 | 00:44:54 | |
Ep. 22: Dr. Sonja Santelises joined us to discuss why she saw the urgent need for change in Baltimore City Public Schools, how she set and supported a clear literacy focus through the Blueprint for Success and high-quality curricula, and the ongoing next steps that prevail. She is witty and sharp, but most of all, we appreciate her vision and boundless energy in this admittedly difficult work. Connect with Melissa & Lori: | |||
| Ep. 141: Literacy Leaders as Agents of Change | 10 Feb 2023 | 00:59:36 | |
What does it take to disrupt the "way it has always been done"? Dr. Ernie Ortiz, Senior Literacy Engagement Specialist with AIM Institute for Learning and Research, joins us to discuss this important question. As a former teacher, school leader, and current national leader, he realizes that leaders play a critical role in student achievement. The approach leaders take often make or break systems and change within classrooms, schools, and districts. How can a side by side approach with leaders as learners (rather than top down with leaders as managers) be more supportive of schools achieving greatness for students? Resources
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| [Listen Again] Ep 92: Talking About the Literacy Block with Two Early Elementary Teachers | 03 Feb 2023 | 00:56:03 | |
We are honored to talk with two early grade veteran teachers from Vista Peak Exploratory in Aurora, CO. Vista Peak is in Year 4 of Great Minds’ Wit & Wisdom ELA, Geodes, and Wilson Language Fundations… the trifecta! April Evans, grade 1, and Danielle Hunter, grade 3, discuss the transition from piecemeal, low quality curricula materials to high quality materials that focus on building both skills and knowledge. They share how their materials support engagement and excitement in creating a classroom community of learners. What does the literacy block look like in grades 1 and 3? How are knowledge and skills aligned through grade bands? Listen to find out. Decodable Readers Protocol from Student Achievement Partners Visit our website and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us!
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| Ep. 140: K-2 Literacy Block Deep Dive | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:54:52 | |
In today’s episode, we talk with a teacher and interventionist from Blount County, TN, Erin Metz. She provides an in depth walkthrough of her district’s K-2 instructional block time. She’ll share her strategic approach to working with students and teachers during small group instructional time - modeling how to use this time to reinforce accuracy, automaticity, build vocabulary and knowledge in order to solidify comprehension, and more. Resources
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| [Listen Again] Episode 10: Noticing The #KnowledgeGap with Natalie Wexler | 20 Jan 2023 | 00:50:32 | |
LISTEN AGAIN | FROM JULY 31, 2019 Natalie provides a snapshot of research on building knowledge, then tangibly deconstructs the why and how behind the research making explicit connections to education classrooms today. She provides clear steps to take to ‘fix’ the knowledge gap: adopting a content-focused curriculum to build knowledge, and providing teachers and leaders with ongoing professional development and coaching grounded in the curriculum. Pick up her book, The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–And How to Fix It. In the meantime, find articles and say hi to Natalie at https://nataliewexler.com/ or on Twitter @natwexler. Follow us!
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| Ep. 139: Knowledge and Comprehension with Daniel Willingham and Barbara Davidson | 13 Jan 2023 | 01:00:51 | |
In today’s episode, we discuss knowledge and vocabulary as critical components of reading comprehension. We hear from author and professor Daniel Willingham, who shares research on the important role knowledge plays in comprehension. We also talk with Executive Director of Knowledge Matters Campaign, Barbara Davidson, who highlights strong curricula and resources related to knowledge-building ELA. Resources
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| 2022 COUNTDOWN: #1 | 31 Dec 2022 | 01:28:49 | |
Ep. 115: Kindergarten TEAM Reaches (nearly) 100% Success Using Evidence-Based Practices Kristin Poppens IS BACK! In this episode, she shares the power of teacher teamwork and collaboration. Her Kindergarten teammates and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) join her to explain how they use evidence-based practices to reach 100% success for Every Single Student. All means all!
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| 2022 COUNTDOWN: #2 | 30 Dec 2022 | 01:09:05 | |
Ep. 113: Reading is Rocket Science with Louisa Moats Connect with us
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| 2022 COUNTDOWN: #3 | 29 Dec 2022 | 01:15:12 | |
Ep. 108: From 13% to 100% Literacy Proficiency with School Leader Angie Hanlin Angie Hanlin, current Superintendent in Wisconsin, led her former school from 13% to 100% reading proficiency. How? Angie shifted the focus from TEACHING to LEARNING. She worked alongside her school teams with a relentless, laser-like focus on data, asking questions such as: Who is making progress? Who’s not? What are we going to do about it? Radical acceptance of the data helped educators move forward and put aside blame and shame. Key takeaway: All means ALL! Related Episodes
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| [Listen Again] Ep. 116: Sonia Cabell on the Importance of Content-Rich ELA Instruction | 09 Aug 2024 | 01:04:07 | |
From Jul 15, 2022 Dr. Sonia Cabell, Associate Professor at Florida State University, shares the importance of both oral language and content knowledge instruction. Why? Oral language skills underlie our ability to comprehend text. At the same time, the knowledge we bring to a text is THE key determinant on how much we understand that text. This episode speaks to the entirety of the reading rope! | |||
| 2022 COUNTDOWN: #4 | 28 Dec 2022 | 00:56:54 | |
Ep. 117: The Writing Revolution with Authors Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler
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| 2022 COUNTDOWN: #5 | 27 Dec 2022 | 01:10:55 | |
Ep. 120: Research-Based Routines for Developing Decoding Skills with Julia Lindsey Resources
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| Melissa and Lori Love 2022: End of Year Wrap Up | 23 Dec 2022 | 00:11:15 | |
Today we’ll be sharing what you can expect for 2023! We’re so excited to have created such an incredible community of educators who want to learn more about reading and writing. We really mean this. There are so many of you listening out there… around the world. Thank you for listening and learning with us! What will stay the same in 2023?
We love creating this podcast and learning together with you, our Literacy Lovers community. We can’t wait to keep learning together in 2023.
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| Ep. 138: A RISE-ing Cause for Hope | 16 Dec 2022 | 00:35:11 | |
In today’s Feel Good Friday episode, we talk with Shaheer Mustafa, President and CEO of Hopewell Inc, and Amy Schneider, vice president, program impact and strategy at HopeWell. They will share more about a program called RISE (Readiness, Inquiry, Scholarship, Education) that builds early literacy skills and more for children in foster care.
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| Ep. 137: Tackling the Tough Issue of Adult Illiteracy | 09 Dec 2022 | 00:30:53 | |
In today’s Feel Good Friday episode, we talk with Deidra Mayberry, Executive Director of the nonprofit, Reading to New Heights, which brings attention to adult literacy as a critical issue in our society. Growing up, she was a struggling reader. This led her to establish her nonprofit which supports building literacy skills in adults. Deidra's story is sure to resonate with your literacy loving heart. Resources
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| Ep. 136: An Inside Look at Virtual School | 02 Dec 2022 | 00:35:51 | |
In today's Feel Good Friday episode, we talk with Steven Shadel, Director of Great Minds Virtual School. He tells us about effective virtual learning experiences and how those experiences look very much like a typical in-person school experience. In both settings with high quality materials, educators can engage students in active learning. Students are thinking and doing. All teachers take part in knowledge-building professional learning. ALL educators can bring knowledge to life! Knowledge belongs to everyone.
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| Ep. 135: Decodable Text Series: Math Readability | 25 Nov 2022 | 00:45:24 | |
In this episode, we talk with a team of educators who made Eureka Math Squared decodable, readable, and accessible for all students. As students access math, their deficits in reading can get in the way. Eureka Math Squared helps students have equity in math to engage in grade level work and feel empowered. All students deserve to be able to do math without limitations. Resources
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| Ep. 134: Decodable Text Series: Small Group Instructional Time | 18 Nov 2022 | 00:48:59 | |
In this episode, we talk with first grade teacher, April Evans, about how she uses Tier 1 foundational skills assessment data to make decisions about small group time, such as how students are grouped, what happens during small group instruction, and why all students have access to readable, knowledge building texts. She discusses structures and routines that support accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. Both decodable and readable, knowledge building texts have a purpose and place in her classroom. Resources
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| [Listen Again] Ep. 9: Geodes Rock | 15 Nov 2022 | 01:06:48 | |
Pun intended. This episode takes us into the world of Geodes - decodable readers that bridge foundational skills and Wit and Wisdom ELA - through building knowledge and accessible text. Melissa and Lori talk with Lorraine Griffith and Emily Gula, who share the research and insight behind the development of Geodes and how they can be used in classrooms, as well as (and most importantly) why Geodes are market disrupters. We can't wait for Baltimore City students to experience these special texts this year, to connect Wilson Language's Fundations foundational skills to the knowledge-building topics in Wit and Wisdom ELA core instruction. Quite simply, GEODES ROCK! | |||
| Ep. 133: Decodable Text Series: Quality Decodable Texts | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:52:25 | |
Primary Teachers: This one’s for YOU! Today we talk with educator, author, and business-owner Elise Lovejoy about decodable texts. What makes texts decodable? What makes quality decodable texts? What’s the purpose of decodable texts? How can we use decodable texts in the classroom? Listen and learn as we discuss all things decodable texts. Resources
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| Ep. 202: Big Words for Young Readers with Heidi Anne Mesmer | 02 Aug 2024 | 00:43:12 | |
Heidi Anne Mesmer discusses her book Big Words for Young Readers. She emphasizes the importance of teaching young readers to decode and understand words with multiple syllables and morphemes. Heidi Anne highlights the need to teach morphemic concepts early on and provides recommendations for teaching different types of morphemes at each grade level. She explains that morphology, the study of word parts, is a crucial component of reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Mesmer provides practical strategies for teaching morphology, such as teaching the morphological principle and using activities like 'Make It Big' to build students' confidence in creating big words. She also emphasizes the need for explicit instruction in morphology from an early age and highlights the benefits of using cognates and word chains to support multilingual learners. Takeaways
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| Ep. 132: Decodable Text Series: The Research on Decodable Text | 04 Nov 2022 | 00:51:24 | |
Researcher Heidi Anne Mesmer joins the podcast to discuss the research on decodable text and dos and don'ts for classroom practice. Thinking about decodability as a meter from most to least decodable to the reader is important. A child who reads a text by sounding out and decoding words will experience a milestone of childhood: the feeling of reading. This also supports orthographic mapping. Resources
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| Ep. 131: Dyslexia, The Brain, and Reading Science with Neuroscientist and Professor, DJ Bolger | 28 Oct 2022 | 00:43:59 | |
DJ Bolger, a neuroscientist and associate professor at the University of Maryland College Park, joins the podcast today. DJ helps us understand the dyslexia brain a bit better, shares how dyslexia is so much more than “one” thing, and provides helpful analogies and ideas for application. He defines dyslexia, discussing the brain, and making connections to reading science. Resources
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| Ep. 130: Teachers' Guide to Trauma | 21 Oct 2022 | 01:02:47 | |
Trauma impacts every facet of our being. Today we’ll hear from educator and author, Dr. Melissa Sadin. As part of our Dyslexia Awareness month series, Dr. Sadin will share her personal story about how trauma and reading affected her family. Trauma can get in the way of the brain learning to read but we can help our students through intentional instructional practices. Resources
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| [Listen Again] Ep. 23: Emily Hanford Epically Defines the Science of Reading | 18 Oct 2022 | 01:03:52 | |
In celebration of Emily Hanford's new documentary series, Sold a Story, listen again to Emily Hanford here! Today Emily Hanford joins Melissa and Lori to define the Science of Reading, addressing the current misinterpretation of the term and what it really means. She shares thoughts on teacher prep programs and where teachers get knowledge about what or how to teach, contemplates why teacher prep programs are not preparing teachers to teach kids how to read, and how curriculum plays a role in helping teachers who do not know the science of reading.
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| [Listen Again] Ep. 100: Trauma and Reading with Dr. Steven Dykstra | 18 Oct 2022 | 01:16:12 | |
As part of our Dyslexia Awareness Month series, listen again to Dr. Steven Dykstra discuss the devastating effects on students who have not received the instruction they need to be successful readers. Dr. Steven Dykstra is a psychologist, advocate, and troublemaker in the reading world. He has worked with the most severely traumatized and mentally ill children for more than 25 years. His passion for reading comes from the recognition that the thousands of children he has served often pay the highest price for our failures and mistakes. | |||
| Ep. 129: A Speech Language Pathologist's View on Reading Science | 14 Oct 2022 | 00:50:29 | |
In this episode, we talk with Sydney Bassard, a clinical speech language pathologist, also known as The Listening SLP. Inspired by her brother’s experience with dyslexia, she became a speech language pathologist and began advocating within her community so educators and parents can be informed and actualize reading science into practice. Sydney defines the role of the speech language pathologist in the community and in the school to help us better connect language and literacy.
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| Ep. 128: Dear Balanced Literacy Teacher with Missy Purcell | 07 Oct 2022 | 00:55:33 | |
In this episode, we talk with former balanced literacy teacher and parent, Missy Purcell. She authored a blog post titled Dear Balanced Literacy Teacher.
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| [Listen Again] Ep. 99: An Important Discussion about Reading with Our Dyslexic Children's President, Brett Tingley | 06 Oct 2022 | 00:54:16 | |
As part of our Dyslexia Awareness Month series, listen to a previous episode with parent and advocate Brett Tingley. March 25, 2022 | |||
| [Listen Again] Ep. 74: Dyslexia and Reading Science: A Parent Advocate's Perspective | 05 Oct 2022 | 01:06:39 | |
As part of our Dyslexia Awareness Month series, listen to a previous episode with parent and advocate Katie Hickerson. September 24, 2021 | |||
| [Listen Again] Ep. 39: Discussing Dyslexia with Advocate & Mom Liz Hembling | 04 Oct 2022 | 00:57:25 | |
As part of our Dyslexia Awareness Month series, listen to a previous episode with parent and advocate Liz Hembling. | |||
| [Listen Again] Ep. 132: Decodable Text Series: The Research on Decodable Text | 26 Jul 2024 | 00:51:24 | |
From Nov 4, 2022 Researcher Heidi Anne Mesmer joins the podcast to discuss the research on decodable text and dos and don'ts for classroom practice. Thinking about decodability as a meter from most to least decodable to the reader is important. A child who reads a text by sounding out and decoding words will experience a milestone of childhood: the feeling of reading. This also supports orthographic mapping. Resources
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| BONUS: Parents and Dyslexia | 03 Oct 2022 | 01:03:40 | |
Today we have a special episode featuring four parents from all over the United States. One thing they have in common is that they have children with dyslexia. They are courageously sharing their stories as reading science advocates working for systemic change.
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| Ep. 127: Richard Gentry, Dyslexia Expert | 30 Sep 2022 | 01:09:39 | |
Dr. J. Richard Gentry, Dyslexia Expert and the “Guru of Spelling,” joins us on the podcast today to discuss dyslexia. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability, neurobiological in origin. It’s the #1 reading disability that manifests itself in a continuum. People with dyslexia have difficulty in accurate fluent reading, spelling, and decoding abilities. Dr. Gentry shares his personal story of overcoming dyslexia, how dyslexia affects people, and how teachers can help students with dyslexia in the classroom. Resources
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| [Listen Again] Ep 96: What about Spelling? with Richard Gentry | 27 Sep 2022 | 00:56:37 | |
In this coming Friday's episode we get to talk to the fabulous Richard Gentry again! This time we talk to him about dyslexia to kick off a series of episodes for Dyslexia Awareness Month. Until then, listen to our first episode with Richard Gentry about the importance of spelling! He tells us all about spelling and how it connects to our speech and language system. Moreover, he supplies teachers with practical, meaningful, science of reading-aligned strategies to teach spelling. | |||
| Ep. 126: How a Science of Reading Bill Became a Law … in Virginia! | 23 Sep 2022 | 00:55:36 | |
Virginia Delegate, Carrie Coyner, and University of Virginia Professor, Emily Solari, championed action for a bill (now a law) that put $70 million towards changing colleges of education, professional learning for educators, and curriculum and materials to align to reading science across the state of Virginia. On this podcast, they will share how they accomplished this with 100% agreement from all state representatives, regardless of political party. Resources Connect with us
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| Ep. 125: Reviewing Research with Healthy Skepticism | 16 Sep 2022 | 01:05:39 | |
Andrew Watson, educator and author of Learning and the Brain Blog and the book The Goldilocks Map, teaches us how to become healthy skeptics. Cognitive science and literacy intersect as we are inundated with information about reading science, curricular materials, motivation strategies and more. As we learn to discern and distill information, we ask the question: Is there research to support that? There are three steps to the process of unpacking the legitimacy of research.
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| [Listen Again] Ep. 105: You're Wrong About... Assessment | 13 Sep 2022 | 01:11:28 | |
This episode with Lior Klirs connects to Ep. 124: Innovative Assessment with the Louisiana Assessment Team. If you haven't heard this one yet, definitely listen! From original episode (5/6/22) Today’s guest teaches us that when we overfocus on the format of an assessment (i.e. the standards), we miss out on what matters most and lose track of the goal (i.e. comprehension). Comprehension is not a single construct.
The assessment data is a pathway back to the content. In case you’re wondering, here’s where the science of reading comes into play… knowledge building is a necessary and (very) important part of assessment!
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| Ep. 124: Innovative Assessment with the Louisiana Assessment Team | 09 Sep 2022 | 01:00:07 | |
Louisiana is a state taking assessment to the next level. In this episode, the assessment team from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) discusses Innovative Assessments. Reading comprehension is often assessed through cold reads and sometimes familiar topics. The LDOE team tells us how we can change our approach to assessment. We know comprehension is tricky to assess. Why? One word: KNOWLEDGE. Reading science tells us that knowledge is a critical piece of comprehension. Listen as the LDOE team tells how they are innovating to provide equity and respect for teachers and students through assessment. Resources Connect with us!
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| Ep. 123: Diana Leddy - The Painted Essay | 02 Sep 2022 | 00:42:58 | |
Diana Leddy of the Vermont Writing Collaborative joins Melissa and Lori to talk about a topic we love: Writing. Specifically, Diana discusses a simple, easy to use tool used to support students with expository writing called The Painted Essay. The Painted Essay works because it helps students understand visually what they are writing and why they are writing it, as well as organize their thinking around a thesis statement. This structure requires students to think about what they want to say and use writing skills to say it.
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| Ep. 122: Reading as Science AND Art with Tim Rasinski, David Paige, & Chase Young | 26 Aug 2022 | 01:02:34 | |
Today Melissa and Lori talk with authors Chase Young, David Paige, and Timothy V. Rasinski, authors of the book, Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading. Teaching artfully means teaching authentically, aesthetically, and creatively. This book shares how to teach the five pillars of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension) artfully. It’s important to really know what you’re doing in order to be artful in your teaching. Resources
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| Book Talk: Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading | 23 Aug 2022 | 00:31:30 | |
Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading by Chase Young, David Paige, and Timothy Rasinski is a next step for educators steeped in the science. When we understand reading research and science, we can add art and creativity to the learning space. What does it mean to teach artfully? How can we creatively approach teaching aligned to science? These questions answered (and more) in this book talk.
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| Ep. 201: Reach All Readers with Anna Geiger | 19 Jul 2024 | 00:46:28 | |
Anna Geiger, author of "Reach All Readers," joins us on the pod today. | |||
| Ep. 121: Listener Question: What about Classroom Objectives? | 19 Aug 2022 | 00:45:39 | |
Melissa and Lori received a question from a listener about classroom objectives. The listener was grappling with the idea that she has to post objectives in her classroom, but they often don't match what reading science tells us about how we teach reading. This question requires us to rethink about "meeting an objective" at the end of a reading comprehension lesson. It's about SO MUCH MORE than classroom objectives. It's about knowledge building, assessment, and evolving outcomes to align with current practice. Listen and learn as Melissa and Lori unpack this important question together!
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| [Listen Again] Ep. 71: Science of Reading Part 2: Decodable Texts, Sound Walls, & the Aim of Early Literacy | 17 Aug 2022 | 00:38:12 | |
If you loved our recent episode with Julia Lindsey about her book, Reading Above the Fray, you won't want to miss our first episode with her last year! Check it out! | |||
| [Listen Again] Ep. 70: Science of Reading Part 1: Decodable Texts, Sound Walls, & the Aim of Early Literacy | 16 Aug 2022 | 00:47:30 | |
If you loved our recent episode with Julia Lindsey about her book, Reading Above the Fray, you won't want to miss our first episode with her last year! Check it out! | |||