Podcast Episodes

Melissa's Top Pick [Listen Again] Ep. 66: Re-thinking the Reading Rope with Nell Duke

From Melissa:
I love this episode because Nell Duke shares two messages about the Science of Reading that are crucial! 1) That the science is always …

4 years, 4 months ago

View Episode

Ep. 111: Melissa & Lori: Two Truths and a Lie

Season 1 Episode 111

Melissa and Lori share more about themselves...  how their undergrad and graduate coursework didn’t prepare them to teach students to read, a bit abo…

4 years, 4 months ago

View Episode

Ep. 110: Baltimore Secondary Literacy Teachers Talk Fluency

Season 1 Episode 110

Today middle school educators from Baltimore City Public Schools join us to discuss their focus on fluency through Continuous Improvement work with f…

4 years, 4 months ago

View Episode

Ep. 109: The Right to Read with Second Language Educator, Kim Lockhart

Season 1 Episode 109

Kim Lockhart, Canadian French immersion teacher and special educator in Kingston, Ontario, shares how she meets the needs of students in her classroo…

4 years, 4 months ago

View Episode

Ep. 108: From 13% to 100% Literacy Proficiency with School Leader Angie Hanlin

Season 1 Episode 108

Angie Hanlin, current Superintendent in Wisconsin, led her former school from 13% to 100% reading proficiency. How? Angie shifted the focus from TEAC…

4 years, 5 months ago

View Episode

Ep. 107: Where Do Secondary Educators Start with Struggling Students?

Season 1 Episode 107

The authors of Thinking Reading: What Every Secondary Teacher Needs to Know About Reading, James and Dianne Murphy, join Melissa and Lori to discuss …

4 years, 5 months ago

View Episode

Ep. 106: Book Preview: Thinking Reading: What Every Secondary Teacher Needs to Know About Reading

Season 1 Episode 106

Join Melissa and Lori for their first Book Club episode! In this episode, they discuss the book Thinking Reading: What Every Secondary Teacher Needs …

4 years, 5 months ago

View Episode

Ep. 105: You're Wrong About... Assessment

Season 1 Episode 105

This episode is the first in a series on a really important topic: Assessment. How can we debunk the idea of ‘standards-aligned assessments’? What ab…

4 years, 5 months ago

View Episode

Ep. 104: ELA Teacher + School Librarian = Knowledge Building Dream Team

Season 1 Episode 104

In today’s episode we’re joined by two teachers from Skaneateles, NY - Seth and Kelly. Seth is a sixth grade ELA teacher and Kelly is a middle school…

4 years, 5 months ago

View Episode

Ep. 103: From Workshop Model to Reading Science in Pentucket

Season 1 Episode 103

Episode Description
Pentucket Regional School District  transitioned from balanced  literacy programs to teaching and learning with structured litera…

4 years, 6 months ago

View Episode