Podcast Episodes

Live from SSSR: What Reading Science Research Says Right Now

In this bonus episode, we're bringing you research right from the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) conference, one of the biggest g…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Helping Every Reader Move Past the Decoding Threshold with Rebecca Kockler

Episode 257

Why do so many students appear to thrive in early literacy, only to stall by middle school?

In this episode, we talk with Rebecca Kockler t…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Routines for Reading & Spelling Big Words with Faith Howard

Episode 256 

Faith Howard shares practical strategies for improving literacy skills in middle and high school students, focusing on decoding multisyll…

3 months ago

[Listen Again] Helping Students Read Multisyllabic Words with Devin Kearns

If you’ve ever wondered how to help your students decode longer words, this episode is for you! We’re joined by literacy researcher and professor Dev…

3 months ago

Making Sense of Multisyllabic Words with Don Compton & Laura Steacy

Episode 255

Experts Don Compton & Laura Steacy explore the complexities of multisyllabic word reading and the decoding challenges older readers encoun…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Word Chaining for Building Phonemic Awareness with Anjanette McNeely

Episode 254

In this episode, we sit down with kindergarten teacher Anjanette McNeely to take a close look at one powerful instructional routine: word …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

[Listen Again] What Research Says About Phonemic Awareness Instruction with Matt Burns

We’re revisiting this episode with Matt Burns because it offers one of the clearest explanations of phonemic awareness and how it fits into reading i…

4 months ago

Research-Based Shifts to Strengthen Phonemic Awareness with Marianne Rice

Episode 253

In this episode, we talk with Marianne Rice about key findings from a Tennessee report examining how well early literacy materials align w…

4 months, 1 week ago

Supporting Readers as Texts Get More Complex with Luke Morin

Episode 252

What actually happens when students encounter a complex text?

In this episode, we’re joined by Luke Morin to discuss his article "Wading In…

5 months ago

[Listen Again] Why Knowledge Matters for Comprehension with Daniel Willingham & Barbara Davidson

Episode 139

As we continue our focus on comprehension this month, we’re revisiting one of our most essential conversations.

In this episode, we explore…

5 months, 1 week ago