Podcast Episodes

[Listen Again] Language for Life with Lyn Stone

Episode 155

Episode 155 (from July 21, 2023)

Curious about how words shape learning? Join us as we chat with linguist and author Lyn Stone about vocabulary, etymo…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Ten Vocabulary Moves Backed by Research with Blythe Anderson

Episode 219

Episode 219

Blythe Anderson, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at the University at Buffalo, discusses the importance of vocabulary instructio…

1 year, 7 months ago

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[Listen Again] Strengthening Language Comprehension in Young Learners with Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell

Episode 203

Episode 203 (from August 16, 2024)

Our guests today, authors Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell, discuss the concept of Strive-For-Five Conversations, whi…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Building Better Academic Talk Routines in K-8 Classrooms

Episode 218

Episode 218 is chock-full of super practical ways to implement academic talk in your classroom tomorrow! 

Elementary science teacher Jami Witherell sh…

1 year, 8 months ago

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[Listen Again] The Relationship Between Phonics and Language Comprehension with Tiffany Hogan

Episode 167

Episode 167: Researcher Tiffany Hogan explores the relationship between phonics and language comprehension in this episode. She shares practical ways…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Research-Backed Strategies for Academic Talk with Jeff Zwiers

Episode 217

Episode 217
Have you ever wondered how to get your students talking in a way that builds deeper understanding? In this episode, we chat with Jeff Zwie…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Research-Backed Writing Strategies from a 5th Grade Classroom

Episode 216

Struggling to make writing click for your students? 

In this episode, 5th-grade teacher Elise Frank shares practical strategies to tackle the challeng…

1 year, 8 months ago

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A Path to Better Writing with Steve Graham

Episode 215

Steve Graham discusses the significance of writing in education, the challenges teachers face in teaching writing, and effective strategies to enhanc…

1 year, 9 months ago

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[Listen Again] The Writing Revolution with Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler

Episode 117

From July 22, 2022

The Writing Revolution authors, Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler, share a 'revolutionary' approach to writing. The best part: It b…

1 year, 9 months ago

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Ep. 214 Aligning Early Writing Routines to Research

What if young students could transform writing from a daunting task into an exciting journey of self-expression?

In this episode, Laura Stam, a secon…

1 year, 9 months ago

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