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The Fallacy of Scientifically-Based Reading Research
Season 15 Episode 5
The traditional view of the scientific process. The traditional view of the scientific process goes something like this. You get two groups. You meas…
4 years, 3 months ago
LEARNING ABOUT GRAMMAR DOESN’T HAVE TO BE BORING AND MEANINGLESS
Season 15 Episode 4
This is the first in a two-part series looking at grammar instruction. Learning about grammar doesn’t have to be boring and meaningless. This podca…
4 years, 4 months ago
Using Research in Education: Research, Paradigms, and Making Good Decisions
Season 15 Episode 3
So why should educators be concerned about educational research? What relevance does it have to our everyday practice? We have all heard the common l…
4 years, 5 months ago
Phonemic Awareness Activity
Season 15 Episode 2
This is an excerpt from my book: Johnson, A. (2016). 10 essential instructional elements for students with reading difficulties: A brain-friendly app…
4 years, 6 months ago
Early and Emergent Literacy Instruction: Ages 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Season 15 Episode 1
This is an excerpt from my book: Johnson, A. (2016). 10 essential instructional elements for students with reading difficulties: A brain-friendly app…
4 years, 6 months ago
BEING AND BECOMING A MASTER TEACHER: TEACHING AS TRANSFORMATION
Season 14 Episode 18
A teacher’s prime directive is to help students learn or more accurately, to create the conditions whereby students are able to learn. So, what is l…
4 years, 6 months ago
EDUCATION AS SELF-ACTUALIZATION
Season 14 Episode 17
It has been my experience that education is most effective when the prime directive is to do what Maria Montessori proposed in 1946, and that is to h…
4 years, 6 months ago
CRITICAL RACE THEORY, WOKENESS, AND WHITE FRAGILITY: PART 2
Season 14 Episode 16
When we talk about critical race theory, our goal is not to win the argument. We’ve already done that. Our goal is change. And if change is not occur…
4 years, 6 months ago
CRITICAL RACE THEORY, CHANGE, AND THE IDEA-DELIVERY SYSTEM: PART 1
Season 14 Episode 15
This podcast explores this question: Do you want to win the argument or do you want change? We've already won the argument, so let's focus on change.…
4 years, 6 months ago
TEACHING THE 5-STEP WRITING PROCESS
Season 14 Episode 14
if you want to help students become better writers, you must teach them the process. The five-step writing process as described by Donald Graves (1…
4 years, 6 months ago