Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchReframing the purpose of social narratives, video modeling, and social skills lesson plans
Episode 189
Many people treat social skills groups as if they’re the complete package, when in fact they’re just one part of a bigger service plan.
When we “less…
1 year, 10 months ago
Scaffolding syntax and semantics for non-readers and redefining life skills
Episode 188
Syntactic use is considered an “academic” skill that’s useful for reading comprehension and writing, but the impact of sentence comprehension goes wa…
1 year, 10 months ago
Dynamic Assessment: Evaluations are a process, not a test (with Destiny Johnson)
Episode 187
I regularly hear from therapists who ask me questions about how to evaluate language in a way that gives detailed, meaningful, and accurate informati…
1 year, 10 months ago
Supporting multilingual students and taking part in state and national advocacy work (with Puja Goel and Prabhu Eswaran)
Episode 186
Language evaluations are challenging enough; but when we’re evaluating multilingual and bilingual students, they become even more complex.
When clini…
1 year, 11 months ago
Is it a behavior issue or a language and literacy issue?
Episode 185
In this interview, I revisit conversations surrounding the school-to-confinement pipeline, giving students’ the language skills to understand their r…
1 year, 11 months ago
Defining educational technology and considering homework equity issues
Episode 184
In this interview, I revisit conversations surrounding the use of the term “dyslexia” in the schools, the use of technology, and equitable access to …
1 year, 11 months ago
Morphology hierarchies, etymology, and reframing the “joy” of reading.
Episode 183
How much do we need to know about morphology and etymology to effectively help students? Is etymology an essential component to spelling and reading …
1 year, 11 months ago
Leveraging read-alouds to build language and getting started with advocacy work (with Dr. Molly Ness)
Episode 182
Many skeptics of the science of reading are concerned that structured approaches will bore kids and make it less likely they’ll enjoy reading.
These …
2 years ago
Developmental language disorder: Impacts on literacy and life beyond school (with Dr. Karla McGregor)
Episode 181
Students who meet the criteria for developmental language disorder (DLD) are often categorized as “speech only” in the school systems.
In many cases,…
2 years ago
The relationship of literacy and language skills and involvement with the justice system (with Dr. Shameka Stewart)
Episode 180
There is a disproportionate number of individuals with communication disorders and reading disabilities involved with the justice system for both chi…
2 years ago