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Back to SearchREADING FLUENCY: NO ROUND ROBIN READING
Season 1 Episode 8
Round robin reading is when a teacher goes around the reading table or class and asks students to read parts of a text out loud. This should never be used. This podcast describes 7 alternatives to …
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
READING FLUENCY: EXPRESSION AND PROSODY
Season 1 Episode 7
This video podcast explains two terms related to reading fluency: expression and prosody. Reading with expression is not at all important. Reading prosody is.
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
FLUENCY: STANDARDIZED READING RATES
Season 1 Episode 6
This podcast provides a brief overview of reading fluency and describes why standardized, norm-references words-per-minute (WPM) rates should be given limited attention.
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
UNDERSTANDING 8 ESSENTIAL TERMS RELATED TO READING INSTRUCTION
Season 1 Episode 5
This podcast describes eight essential terms related to reading instruction that commonly misunderstood: 1. Reading, 2.word recognition, 3. word identification, 4. decoding, 5. a strategy, 6. a skill…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Three Big Ideas for Effective Reading Interventions
Season 1 Episode 4
This podcast describes the three big ideas related to effective reading interventions: 1. They should be more intense versions of good classroom reading instruction, 2 they should contain a balanced …
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Updated: 7 Elements necessary for Effective Daily Reading Instruction
Season 1 Episode 3
This podcast describes the seven elements necessary for effective daily reading instruction: 1. Daily reading practice, 2. social interaction and conversation around good books, 3. authentic writing …
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
Reluctant Writers
Season 1 Episode 2
What do you do when you have a student who refuses to write. This short podcast provides some tips.
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Two Theoretical Models of Reading
Season 1 Episode 1
Educational research is used to create the theories upon which we design educational policies and practices. Theories help to organize relevant empirical facts (empirical means they can be observed o…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago