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Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ® | Science of Reading for Teachers

Supported by Great Minds

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 338

Melissa & Lori Love Literacy® is a podcast for teachers. The hosts are your classroom-next-door teacher friends turned podcasters learning with you. Episodes feature top literacy experts and teachers who are putting the science of reading into practice. Melissa & Lori bridge the gap between the latest research and your day-to-day teaching.

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12/08/2026
#94
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25/05/2026
#77
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#69
🇨🇦 Canada - howTo
04/03/2026
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🇺🇸 USA - howTo
04/03/2026
#4
🇨🇦 Canada - howTo
03/03/2026
#5

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Ep. 208: No More “Strategy of the Week”: Connecting Comprehension Instruction Back to the Book

Friday, October 25, 2024 • Duration 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

Teaching comprehension strategies should be done in a text-centered approach, where the focus is on using texts as the center of instruction.
Before reading, it is important to activate or build background knowledge, pre-teach vocabulary, and attend to text structure.
During reading, teachers should provide explicit think-alouds to model comprehension strategies and provide scaffolds for students.
Students should be doing the heavy lifting during reading, with teachers supporting and guiding their thinking.
Engaging students in meaningful reading experiences and connecting comprehension strategies to authentic texts is crucial for effective comprehension instruction. Explicit strategy instruction is crucial for teaching comprehension skills.
Modeling how to use comprehension strategies helps students understand how to apply them.
Providing opportunities for students to practice and apply comprehension strategies is essential.
Engaging students in discussions and writing activities after reading helps consolidate learning and deepen understanding.

No More “Strategy of the Week”: Considerations for Connecting Comprehension Instruction Back to the Book

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[Listen Again] Ep. 158: Science of Reading Beyond Phonics: The Ultimate Goal of Reading with Doug Fisher

Friday, October 18, 2024 • Duration 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.

We question the effectiveness of common literacy programs and discuss the intricate ties between vocabulary, comprehension, and prior knowledge. How do you feel about the 'letter of the week' approach? Listen as we scrutinize its validity and dig deeper into other foundational reading skills, such as letter recognition and sound blending. We also expose the symbiotic relationship between vocabulary and comprehension, underscoring the pivotal role of knowledge in decoding texts.

We then traverse the landscape of oral language in reading instruction and the implications of isolating reading from writing. Can you guess the impact of these practices on student learning? Doug enlightens us on the significance of comprehension strategy instruction and the importance of developing all elements of reading literacy. To cap it off, our conversation concludes with three practical suggestions that you, as an educator, can apply in your classroom for immediate impact. Prepare to awaken a new perspective on the world of reading.

Resources

Articles by Natalie Wexler
Steve Graham: Effective Writing Instruction (video)
Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students, Harris & Graham (book)

Ep. 203: Strengthening Language Comprehension in Young Learners with Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell

Friday, August 16, 2024 • Duration 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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Strive for Five Conversations by Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell
Using Strive-for-Five Conversations to Strengthen Language Comprehension in Preschool through Grade One
Asking Questions is Just the First Step: Using Upward and Downward Scaffolds
Going Nuts for Words: Recommendation for Teaching Young Students Academic Vocabulary
Article on Teaching Together research: This article shows sending home materials scaffolds parent involvement and that the impact of rewards fades over time.
Talking is Teaching Family Engagement Resources

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Ep. 142: Structured Literacy in Small Group Time

Friday, February 24, 2023 • Duration 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

Elementary Classrooms Are Too Noisy For Kids To Learn by Natalie Wexler
Casey’s Twitter Handle
Natalie Wexler’s Twitter Handle

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Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.

[Listen Again] Ep. 22: Leading Urgent Change in Baltimore with Dr. Sonja Santelises

Friday, February 17, 2023 • Duration 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.

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Ep. 141: Literacy Leaders as Agents of Change

Friday, February 10, 2023 • Duration 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?

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AIM Institute: https://institute.aimpa.org/
Dr. Ernesto Ortiz Twitter
What is the Science of Reading?, The Reading League
Knowledge Matters Campaign

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Visit our website to stay connected with Melissa and Lori!

Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.

We answer your questions about teaching reading in The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night.Grab free resources and episode alerts! Sign up for our email list at .Join our community on , and follow us on , , & .

[Listen Again] Ep 92: Talking About the Literacy Block with Two Early Elementary Teachers

Friday, February 3, 2023 • Duration 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

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Ep. 140: K-2 Literacy Block Deep Dive

Season 1 · Episode 140

Friday, January 27, 2023 • Duration 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

Erin Metz Small Group Time YouTube Video
Beverly Tyner’s Lesson Plans
Great Minds Wit & Wisdom ELA and Geodes
Wilson Language Fundations
Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
ILA Maximizing Small Group Reading Instruction

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Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.

We answer your questions about teaching reading in .Grab free resources and episode alerts! Sign up for our email list at .Join our community on , and follow us on , , & .

[Listen Again] Episode 10: Noticing The #KnowledgeGap with Natalie Wexler

Friday, January 20, 2023 • Duration 50:32

LISTEN AGAIN | FROM JULY 31, 2019
Today we are live with Natalie Wexler, the author of The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–And How to Fix It (LISTENERS - IT’S AVAILABLE TODAY!). The book focuses on the lack of content in the elementary curriculum and its connection to what is commonly known as the achievement gap.

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.

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Ep. 139: Knowledge and Comprehension with Daniel Willingham and Barbara Davidson

Season 1 · Episode 139

Friday, January 13, 2023 • Duration 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

Knowledge Matters Campaign website
Knowledge Matters Campaign Twitter handle
Books by Daniel Willingham
Reading Rockets Q&A with Daniel Willingham
Daniel Willingham Social Media

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