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Interview with Marvin Melvinhaus from Moms for Liberty
Season 22 Episode 6
This is an interview with Marvin Melvinhaus from the Moms for Liberty. In this podcast we discuss freedom, schools, and LGBT rights.
2 years, 4 months ago
Forward to the Past: The History of Basals and the Science of Reading
Season 22 Episode 5
In the 1980s, basals were the main tool used to teach reading (they still are). A basal is a teaching manual for reading. It includes an anthology of…
2 years, 5 months ago
Pictures, Word Cues, and Memorization: Falderal or Foolishness in Reading Instruction
Season 22 Episode 4
Corrine Hess published an article titled, Teacher Prep Programs Not on the Same Page as Wisconsin’s New Reading Law on the Wisconsin Public Radio web…
2 years, 5 months ago
Endings, Happiness, and Love: The Reading Instruction Show?
Season 22 Episode 3
I used to think the world existed to make me happy. I looked for happiness and wondered why I couldn't find it. Eventually, I learned that I exist to…
2 years, 5 months ago
Dysresearchlia and the Science of Reading
Season 22 Episode 2
Dysresearchlia is an unwillingness to read or an inability to understand reading research. It impacts 3% to 5% of the population. Contrary to popul…
2 years, 5 months ago
Reading Instruction: Angels, Vampires, Lies, and the Educational Overlords
Season 22 Episode 1
The educational overlords would have me teach lies to the students in my undergraduate literacy methods course. I am required to lie.
2 years, 5 months ago
Interview with Paul Gardner: A Scary Picture of Christmas Yet to Be for Reading Instruction
Season 21 Episode 20
This is an interview with Paul Gardner. He was a lecturer in England before moving to Australia. He describes a reading instruction police state th…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Lesson: Total Literacy Experience Activities, Problem-Solving and Change
Season 21 Episode 19
You may think you’re teaching reading. This may be so on the surface level, but on the deep level, you’re really teaching your students life. Reading…
2 years, 5 months ago
Problem Solving and Total Literacy Experience Activities
Season 21 Episode 18
I had an undergraduate class that didn't go as I would have liked. We've all had these. You do a lot of planning, you plan some activities, and it's …
2 years, 5 months ago
Wrestling with Balanced Literacy Instruction in Wisconsin
Season 21 Episode 17
This is my second podcast looking at reading instruction issues in the state of Wisconsin. I have two behavior objectives for this podcast: (a) Liste…
2 years, 6 months ago