Podcast Episodes

UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA

Season 3 Episode 6

Depending on what study is cited and what definition of reading and reading deficiency is used, anywhere from 6% to 20% of students are what might be…

5 years, 11 months ago

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A STORY ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF READING ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Season 3 Episode 5

When assessment looks different from instruction and practice, you will often get results that under-represent students’ actual ability. Removing a r…

5 years, 11 months ago

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TEACHER PREPARATION - INTERVIEW WITH DR. STEVEN REUTER

Season 3 Episode 4

This is an insightful podcast looking at teacher preparation programs.

5 years, 11 months ago

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TWO APPROACHES TO EARLY LITERACY INSTRUCTION (AGES 3, 4, AND 5)

Season 3 Episode 3

There are two basic approaches to early literacy instruction: A skills-based approach and a child-centered approach. The podcast describes each.

5 years, 11 months ago

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ESSENTIAL LEARNING THEORIES - INTERVIEW WITH MADISEN PAULSETH

Season 2 Episode 12

In this and interview with one of my students, Madisen Paulseth. She provides her views of learning and becoming a special education teacher.

5 years, 11 months ago

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WORD IDENTIFICATION: MORPHEMIC ANALYSIS

Season 3 Episode 2

There are four basic word identification strategies: (a) morphemic analysis, (b) context clues, (c) analogy, and (d) phonics. Direct and explicit in…

5 years, 11 months ago

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READING INSTRUCTION FOR BEGINNING AND STRUGGLING READERS: SIGHT WORDS

Season 3 Episode 1

This short podcast describes what sight words are, and how they should be assessed.

5 years, 11 months ago

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ESSENTIAL LEARNING THEORIES: THEORIES, LEARNING, AND LEARNING TO TEACH

Season 2 Episode 11

This podcast describes and explains theories in the context of education and education research, human learning, and four types of knowledge necessar…

5 years, 11 months ago

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ESSENTIAL LEARNING THEORIES: INTERVIEW WITH OLIVIA

Season 2 Episode 10

This is an interview with a student in one of my classes. She tells us a little about learning and her decision to become a special education teacher.

5 years, 11 months ago

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ESSENTIAL LEARNING THEORIES: DAN AND KIRSTEN

Season 2 Episode 10

This interviews two students in my essential learning theories class about their perspectives as teachers.

5 years, 11 months ago

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