Podcast Episodes
Back to Search[Listen Again] From balanced to structured literacy: A conversation with Lindsay Kemeny
Lindsay was a fierce balanced literacy advocate … until everything she knew didn’t help her son learn to read. You’ll love hearing how Lindsay educat…
2 years, 9 months ago
How to spot high quality research: A conversation with Nate Hansford
129: How can a busy teacher spot high quality research? Nate Hansford breaks it all down for us in this informative episode!
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2 years, 9 months ago
Let's talk sound walls: A conversation with Gina from Get Literacy
128: Everyone's telling us to switch out our word walls for sound walls... but what are sound walls, and how do you use them? Listen in on my convers…
2 years, 10 months ago
[Listen Again] Getting help for dyslexia: A conversation with Gina from Get Literacy
Today you’ll hear from Gina, who shares both knowledge and laughs on her Instagram account, get_literacy. Not only will you hear how Gina is impleme…
2 years, 10 months ago
Teaching decoding: A conversation with Dr. Julia B. Lindsey
127: In today's conversation with author Julia Lindsey, we discuss how to explicitly teach decoding so that all that phonics knowledge gets put to go…
2 years, 10 months ago
[Listen Again] What does the National Reading Panel have to say about phonics?
“Phonics” may be the most controversial word in the history of teaching reading! What does the research actually say? Today we’ll look at what the Na…
2 years, 10 months ago
From balanced literacy to The Reading League: A conversation with Dr. Heidi Beverine-Curry
126: You'll love this entertaining episode with Dr. Heidi Beverine-Curry! Once she was a balanced literacy teacher. Now she's chief academic officer …
2 years, 10 months ago
[Listen Again] My Reaction to Emily Hanford's article, "At a Loss for Words"
When I first read Emily Hanford’s article, “At a Loss for Words,” I felt annoyed, angry and – in the end – dismissive. Years later, I can now say th…
2 years, 11 months ago
How to handle common phonics issues in first grade: A conversation with Jessica Farmer
125: What do you do when kids start the year not knowing all their letters and sounds? What about when you have students who know their sounds but ca…
2 years, 11 months ago
[Listen Again] A look at small group phonics lessons: A conversation with Jessica Farmer
Learn about Jessica Farmer’s powerful small group phonics lessons – a central piece of her of science of reading-based instruction!
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2 years, 11 months ago