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Connecting Math and Literacy Learning Difficulties - Meghan Hicks & Jennifer Petrich
Season 2 Episode 3
Many students who struggle with literacy also struggle with math.
Understanding the number system requires engaging linguistic, cognitive, executive …15 hours ago
Enriching Structured Literacy Through Integrated Word Study - Sarah Mitchell
Season 2 Episode 2
Why do so many students continue to struggle with spelling and writing even after years of phonics instruction? In this episode, Sarah Mitchell explo…
1 week, 2 days ago
Scripts, Sentences and Structures: Helping Students Unlock Meaning - Louise Hewitt, Meghan Hicks & Mary Beth Steven
Season 2 Episode 1
Teaching about morphemes (the meaningful components of words), sentence structure (syntax) and grammar (the framework for organizing words and senten…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Meet the Students (A.K.A. Humans) of the Boring (into words) Scholars Collective - Sara Leland & Students
Season 1 Episode 18
Title: Meet the Students / Humans of the Boring (into words) Scholars Collective
Listen Sara Leland’s students, five humans who have dyslexia, ADHA an…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
The Sentence Pathway to Decoding and Comprehension -- Xiuhong Tong & S. Hélène Deacon
Season 1 Episode 17
If you have ever wondered why your students struggle with word reading, or read accurately but with limited comprehension, then you may want to flip …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Four Powerful Word, Sentence, Text and Cognitive Routines for Teaching Writing - Meghan Hicks
Season 1 Episode 16
Meghan Hicks returns to talk about how teaching structure at the word, sentence, and text levels can help students make sense of the writing process.…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Respecting the Social, Emotional & Academic Needs of Dyslexic Individuals -- Bonnie Feeney & Jen Petrich
Season 1 Episode 15
Bonnie Feeney, a dyslexic mother and Jen Petrich, her PhD neuroscientist daughter discuss dyslexia from a unique perspective—one of from a journey of…
3 months, 1 week ago
Co-Creating a Community of Sentence Scholars - Rebecca Marsh & Meghan Hicks
Season 1 Episode 14
“Just thinking about grammar and syntax raises my anxiety.” Whether you share that reaction or you just feel shaky on some aspects of writing and sen…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Spelling-Meaning Connections for Memory and Comprehension - Kimberly Murphy with Peter Bowers
Season 1 Episode 13
“Spell what you mean, not just what you hear,” is researcher and speech pathologist Kim Murphy’s advice to students. While spelling instruction often…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Language Enriching Literacy Ideas for DLD - Kathleen Love and Beth C. Gunshor
Language issues are a surprisingly common source of reading, spelling and writing difficulties. Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is impacting st…
5 months, 1 week ago