Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEp. 75: How Do Language Variants Impact Teaching Reading to African American Students?
Season 1 Episode 75
Mitchell Brookins, education consultant extraordinaire (and one of the moderators of the wildly popular Facebook group Science of Reading - What I Sh…
5 years ago
Ep. 76: Knowledge Building for Reading Success in Skaneateles School District
Season 1 Episode 76
Francine Grannell and John Lawrence, leaders from Skaneateles School District, share how they narrowed their focus to strategically support teachers …
5 years ago
Ep. 74: Dyslexia and Reading Science: A Parent Advocate's Perspective
Season 1 Episode 74
“I just thought kids learned how to read… and my daughter didn’t. She could identify 4 letters by the end of kindergarten .” Katie Hickerson's daught…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 73: Bring Back the Joy of Schooling - Start by Noticing!
Season 1 Episode 73
Take time to notice.
Brendan O’Day shares an important message for educators - Start by noticing: Slow down and bring back the joy of schooling. He te…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 72: Rethinking and Unlearning What We Know about Literacy
Season 1 Episode 72
Matt Hoganson, Assistant Principal in Aurora, CO, is committed to unthinking and thinking again… or in other words, "in a turbulent world, there's an…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 71: Science of Reading Part 2: Decodable Texts, Sound Walls, & the Aim of Early Literacy
Season 1 Episode 71
What are we aiming to accomplish in early reading instruction? Dr. Julia Lindsey asks this as she tackles topics such as decoding, decodable texts, …
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 70: Science of Reading Part 1: Decodable Texts, Sound Walls, & the Aim of Early Literacy
Season 1 Episode 70
What are we aiming to accomplish in early reading instruction? Dr. Julia Lindsey asks this as she tackles topics such as decoding, decodable texts, …
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 69: Wondering about Wit & Wisdom ELA?
Season 1 Episode 69
In today's episode, Melissa and Lori break down the components of Wit & Wisdom ELA.
Curious about Wit & Wisdom's texts and tasks? Wondering what 'in…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 68: How Does Using a Text Analysis Toolkit Support Student Success?
Season 1 Episode 68
Dr. Alfred Tatum asked the question, "I constantly ask myself of all of the texts in the world, why do I want to put this text in front of my student…
5 years, 2 months ago
[Listen Again] Ep 43: Writing about Reading and the Role of Knowledge-Building
Melissa and Lori are obsessed with the knowledge building connection to writing in this episode, and thought it deserved another release!
How can edu…
5 years, 2 months ago