Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEquipping students to make strong inferences - with Dr. Amy Elleman
198: Comprehension is complex - and helping students improve comprehension is no straightforward task! Thankfully, Dr. Amy Elleman shows us how to te…
1 year, 3 months ago
How to use think alouds to improve students' reading comprehension - with Dr. Molly Ness
197: Dr. Molly Ness joins us to examine the power of think alouds. We discuss how to prepare for effective think alouds and how to use them to boost …
1 year, 4 months ago
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1 year, 4 months ago
The nuts and bolts of building oral language in the classroom - with Jocelyn Seamer
196: Don't have time to build oral language skills? Jocelyn Seamer shows you how to build them into what you're already doing and offers specific ora…
1 year, 4 months ago
[Listen again] How to scaffold preschoolers' early writing skills - with Dr. Sonia Cabell
When you understand the stages of early writing, you're better able to support beginning writers. In this episode, Dr. Sonia Cabell reviews a framewo…
1 year, 5 months ago
How to train future reading teachers - with Dr. Carrie Pfeifer
195: Dr. Carrie Pfeifer shares how her structured literacy clinic and redesigned coursework prepare future reading teachers. Students get hands-on tu…
1 year, 5 months ago
[Listen again] Teaching students to read longer words - with Dr. Devin Kearns
Dr. Devin Kearns explains why popular syllable division methods may not be the most efficient way to teach students to read longer words – and what t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Going deep beneath the surface of words - with Sue Hegland
194: One of my favorite education books is Beneath the Surface of Words, by Sue Hegland - it's a truly mind-blowing book that opened my eyes to the s…
1 year, 5 months ago
Specific ways to teach morphology in the lower grades - with Fiona Hamilton
193: If you're looking for specific ways to teach morphology in the primary grades - starting in kindergarten - THIS is the episode for you. Fiona Ha…
1 year, 6 months ago
Structured Word Inquiry - with Dr. Pete Bowers
192: Dr. Pete Bowers explains "structured word inquiry," an exciting type of instruction that engages learners of all ages in making sense of our (su…
1 year, 6 months ago