Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ™
406 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 264 ratingsThis podcast is for educators interested in the science of reading who want to hear the latest research on teaching reading and writing and learn how to make it practical for your classroom. Our guests include some of the most well-known literacy researchers and experts, as well as teachers and leaders doing the hard work every day!
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BONUS: Read Not Guess- Short & Simple Summer Lessons with Chad Aldeman
June 25, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Read Not Guess is a FREE program designed for parents to help their children improve their early reading skills. The lessons are short and simple, taking only 5 to 10 minutes per day. The program is email-based, with parents receiving a daily email with the lesson of the day. There are two levels available, with level one for true beginners and level two for more advanced le...
Ep. 198: The Literacy 50: Is There a Place for Sustained, Silent Reading in the School Day?
June 21, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Melissa & Lori discuss questions about reading comprehension from our new book, The Literacy 50: A Q&A Handbook for Teachers, and provide research-based answers and practical suggestions. We talk about the place of sustained silent reading in the school day and the best ways to assess a student's comprehension. We also discuss the concept of reading volume and how to support...
Ep. 197: The Literacy 50: What Are Best Practices for Teaching Phonemic Awareness?
June 14, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutes - 7.52 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Melissa & Lori discuss questions about phonemic awareness from our new book, The Literacy 50: A Q&A Handbook for Teachers. We talk about best practices for teaching phonemic awareness and whether to teach it with or without naming and showing letters. Additionally, we address the misconception that introducing letters in phonemic awareness instruction means transitioning to ...
Ep. 196: The Literacy 50 - A Q&A Handbook for Teachers with Melissa & Lori
June 07, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) The tables are turned on us in today's episode! Anna Geiger interviews us about our new book, The Literacy 50. You might know Anna as The Measured Mom and host of the Triple R Teaching podcast. We loved divulging why we wrote the book, how educators can use it in classrooms and schools, and we even answer some hot topic questions! We wrote a book! The Literacy 50-A Q&A Han...
Ep. 195: Sneak Peek of Our New Book: The Literacy 50
June 04, 2024 08:00 - 5 minutes - 3.5 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Today's sneak peek episode gives you a behind the scenes look at why we wrote this book, the questions we answer, and resources we crafted just for you! We wrote a book! The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night Facebook and join our Facebook Group Twitter Instagram Don't miss an epi...
[Listen Again] Ep. 152: Science of Reading for ALL Students: Multilingual Learners with Claude Goldenberg
May 31, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Unlock the potential in every multilingual learner as Claude Goldenberg, renowned professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, joins us to dispel myths and share crucial strategies in literacy education. Delve into the complexities of teaching reading to students mastering English, where educational rights meet the science of literacy. We promise a journey through...
Ep. 194: Exploring Models for Teaching English Learners
May 24, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) We discuss various models for teaching English learners to read with Magdalena Zavalia, CEO of the PAF Reading Program. We explore different types of models, including monolingual programs, transitional bilingual education, and dual language immersion. Magdalena emphasizes the importance of understanding students' needs and goals when implementing a dual language program. S...
[Listen Again] Ep. 119: How Reading Science Works for English Learners with Elsa Cardenas-Hagan
May 17, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) From August 5, 2022 Dr. Elsa Cardenas-Hagan joins the podcast to share that reading science works for English Learners. What does it mean to use evidence-based instruction to teach English Learners? Dr. Cardenas-Hagan asserts that every language has its own history, its own culture, its own use. Language supports literacy, and literacy support language. With this cyclical u...
Ep. 193: Systems to Get Better Reading Results with Stephanie Stollar
May 10, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) In this conversation, Stephanie Stollar discusses the implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). MTSS is a framework for school improvement that helps to provide support for students with various needs. The MTSS framework focuses on using data to identify barriers to student performance and making plans to eliminate those barriers. Stollar explains that word ...
Ep. 192: Top Tips for Teaching Spelling with Savannah Campbell (Quick Tips from Our Teacher Friends)
May 03, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) In this episode, Savannah Campbell, a K-5 reading specialist, shares practical spelling tips for teachers. She emphasizes the importance of having students say the sounds or syllables as they spell, as it helps develop sound-symbol correspondence. Savannah also recommends interleaving, which involves practicing both new and old spelling skills to ensure mastery. Savannah als...
Ep. 191: Teaching Spelling is Teaching Reading with Pam Kastner
April 26, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Pam Kastner discusses the connection between spelling and reading. She emphasizes that teaching spelling is teaching reading, as spelling is a higher linguistic skill that requires complete and accurate recall and memory for words. Spelling helps students understand the internal structure of words and improves their reading abilities. She suggests using instructional routin...
[Listen Again] Ep. 96: What About Spelling? with Richard Gentry
April 19, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) From 3/4/2022 We’ve been asked about spelling and the connection to reading science more times than we can count. Today, we talk with expert J. Richard Gentry, author of Brain Words and blog contributor to Psychology Today: Raising Readers, Writers, and Spellers (An Expert Guide for Parents). He tells us all about spelling and how it connects to our speech and language sy...
Ep. 190: How to Teach Heart Words with Jessica Farmer (Quick Tips from our Teacher Friends)
April 12, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) In this episode, Jessica Farmer shares tips for teaching heart words. She explains the importance of blending and introduces the concept of continuous blending. Jessica defines heart words as high-frequency words with irregular or temporarily irregular spellings. She emphasizes the need to follow a scope and sequence and provides a routine for introducing new heart words. Je...
Ep. 189: Kindergartners Can Read CVC Words by November: Find Out How!
April 05, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Julie VanLier and Dr. Svetlana Cvetkovic discuss their experiences and successes teaching phonics. They both highlight the importance of a speech-to-print approach and the impact it has had on their students' reading and spelling abilities. The conversation also delves into the principles of speech to print and the scope and sequence of instruction. They emphasize the impo...
[Listen Again] Ep. 120: Research-Based Routines for Developing Decoding Skills with Julia Lindsey
March 29, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) From August 12, 2022 Talking with Dr. Julia Lindsey is like popping into the classroom next door to chat with your best teacher friend after school. On this podcast, Julia shares what evidence says that young readers need to know to help them decode words efficiently. We discuss foundational reading skills, starting with oral language and print concepts through multisyllabi...
BONUS: Happy Schwa Day! with Yvette Manns
March 26, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Yvette Manns discusses the schwa and its importance. She shares insights from her book, The Not So Lazy Schwa, and explains how it helps children understand the schwa sound. Yvette also tells all about National Schwa Day, a holiday she created to celebrate language and literacy in schools. She provides suggestions for celebrating the day and highlights the resources availab...
Ep. 188: How to Teach Students to Read Irregular Words with Danielle Colenbrander & Katie Pace Miles
March 22, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Danielle Colenbrander and Katie Pace-Miles discuss orthographic mapping, irregular word instruction, and the different terms used to describe high frequency and irregular words. They translate research about the effectiveness of different approaches to teaching irregular words. They also discuss the role of morphology - how understanding morphemes can help students decode an...
Ep. 187: Understanding the Logic of English with Denise Eide
March 15, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Denise Eide, author of Uncovering the Logic of English, helps us understand the logic of English! It actually makes a lot of sense... and can help your students learn to read and spell. Takeaways English spelling and decoding can be logical and systematic when taught with complete phonics rules. All words in English are decodable when the rules are understood. Incomplet...
Ep. 186: Top Tips for Using Sound Walls (Quick Tips from Our Teacher Friends)
March 08, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) In this episode, teacher Christina Winter, better known as Mrs. Winters Bliss on Instagram, talks about the practical application of sound walls in the classroom. She provides her top 3 tips and shares how sound walls can be used in instruction. She also provides ideas for how students can interact with sound walls, such as through dictation, chants, and games. Takeaways ...
Ep. 185: Understanding the How and Why of Sound Walls with Mary Dahlgren
March 01, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Sound wall expert Mary Dahlgren explains how sound walls differ from word walls, why it's important to teach all 44 speech sounds, and how sound walls can help students make sense of English. She shares evidence to support the use of sound walls in your classroom and gives practical advice for implementation. Takeaways Sound walls are an instructional tool to help student...
Ep. 184: First Steps for Reading with Spencer Russell (Quick Tips from Our Teacher Friends)
February 23, 2024 09:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Spencer Russell, a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher and the founder of Toddlers Can Read, shares his motivation for teaching reading and emphasizes the importance of simplifying the teaching process. He provides practical tips for starting with letter sounds and engaging children in fun learning activities. Spencer also discusses the importance of assessing unders...
Ep. 183: Aligning Phonemic Awareness Instruction to Research
February 16, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) In this conversation, Becky Pallone and Michael Hart discuss how their phonemic awareness instruction has evolved over time. They emphasize the importance of blending and segmenting as key skills in phonemic awareness and highlight the benefits of incorporating letters in phonemic awareness instruction. They will also provide practical tips for you! Takeaways Incorporati...
Ep. 182: Plain Talk Conference Recap
February 09, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Melissa and Lori just returned from the Plain Talk About Literacy & Learning Conference in New Orleans and they will share their takeaways with YOU! Attendees called in while at the conference to share aha moments and key takeaways. You won't want to miss this one! 2024 Plain Talk Conference Presenters Podcast Episodes We Mentioned Episode 44: Elevating the Education Pr...
Ep. 181: What Research Says About Phonemic Awareness with Matt Burns
February 02, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Matt Burns discusses the importance of phonemic awareness in reading instruction. Phonemic awareness is an outcome of skilled reading, not a precursor, and it has a reciprocal relationship with reading. Matt also emphasizes the need to focus on decoding skills in second, third, and fourth grade, rather than solely on phonemic awareness. Matt provides practical takeaways for ...
Ep. 180: Teaching the Alphabet with Shayne Piasta
January 26, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Shayne Piasta discusses best practices for teaching alphabet knowledge. She tells us what the research suggests about teaching letter names and sounds, why teaching a letter of the week may not be the most effective approach, and an order to teach letters. The best part? She shares concrete ideas and strategies for classroom practice. Takeaways Teach both letter names an...
Ep. 179: The RAND Reading Model with Hugh Catts
January 19, 2024 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Summary In this episode, the hosts discuss the RAND Model, a heuristic for thinking about reading comprehension. The model was developed in the late 1990s by the RAND Corporation in response to a need for more research on comprehension. The model considers three main components: the reader, the text, and the purpose or activity of reading. It emphasizes the active role of th...
Ep. 178: The Simple View and Scarborough’s Reading Rope with Hugh Catts
January 12, 2024 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Summary In this episode, Hugh Catts discusses two popular reading models: the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough's Reading Rope. The Simple View of Reading highlights the importance of word recognition and language comprehension in reading comprehension. It emphasizes that if a child struggles in one area, it will affect their overall reading comprehension. Scarborough's...
Ep. 177: The Five Pillars of Reading with Hugh Catts
January 05, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Summary In this episode, the hosts discuss the five pillars from the National Reading Panel and their history. They explore the confusion that can arise from viewing these pillars as a model of how reading works. The role of fluency and the importance of differentiating instruction for the five pillars are also discussed. The conversation concludes with a reevaluation of th...
#1 2023 Countdown: Ep. 143: Maximizing Small Group Reading Instruction
December 29, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) FROM MARCH 10, 2023 Today we’ll be talking to a team of authors about a recent article they published on small group instruction, titled Maximizing Small-Group Reading Instruction. We ask and answer important questions about small group instructional time: What is the appeal of small group reading instruction? Why has it been popular? What does the research say? What do we ...
Episode 176: Quick Q&A: Why Shouldn’t We Level Students and What Should We Do Instead?
December 26, 2023 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.13 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Why shouldn’t we level students? Professor and researcher Kristin Conradi-Smith from episode 143 says, “We lack research for differentiation by text levels.There's simply no support for it.” Teaching with a leveled reading, sometimes known as guided reading, approach isn’t the most effective way to teach or learn to read. Instead, we can Support students’ access to co...
#2 2023 Countdown: Ep. 142: Structured Literacy in Small Group Time
December 22, 2023 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) FROM FEBRUARY 24, 2023 In today’s episode, we discuss the structure and content of the literacy block. How can we teach using structured literacy in small groups? Kinder teacher Casey Jergens and author Natalie Wexler join us to connect theory and practice. Casey previously taught using a guided (leveled) reading approach with lots of small group time. In recent years, he’s...
Episode 175: Quick Q&A - What Does Research Say About Small Group Reading Instruction?
December 19, 2023 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.12 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) What does the research say about small group reading instruction? Resources Episode 142: Structured Literacy in Small Group Time Episode 143: Maximizing Small Group Reading Instruction Maximizing Small Group Reading Instruction (Conradi-Smith, Amendum, Williams, 2022) Differentiated Literacy Instruction: Boondoggle or Best Practice? (Puzio, Colby, Nichols, 2020) Meta-...
#3 2023 Countdown: Ep. 153: Fluency Instruction and Assessment with Jan Hasbrouck
December 15, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) FROM JULY 7, 2023 Today we talk about fluency and assessment with Jan Hasbrouck. She shares tips and tricks for how to to best assess and teach fluency. She also debunks frequent fluency misunderstandings and explains the scientific evidence that underlies the Hasbrouck-Tindal Oral Reading Fluency Chart. Note: During the podcast, we mentioned we would link Jan’s previous...
Episode 174: Unpacking the Knowledge Matters Review Tool with Sue Pimentel and Barbara Davidson
December 12, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Is your district adopting a new English language arts/literacy curriculum? Have you wondered how to tell if an ELA curriculum is “knowledge-building?” Today we’ll be talking to Barbara Davidson and Sue Pimentel about a new curriculum review tool from Knowledge Matters which can be a helpful guide when navigating the curriculum adoption process. Resources Knowledge Matters...
#4 2023 Countdown: Ep. 154: Fluency Instructional Routines with Nathaniel Swain
December 08, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) FROM JULY 14, 2023 What if you could unlock the secrets to fluency instruction in literacy, and transform your students into confident and skilled readers? Join us as we delve into this crucial topic with Nathaniel Swain, Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University in Australia, who shares his expertise on the three components of fluency: speed, accuracy, and prosody. Let's expl...
Episode 173: Quick Q&A: What Are Funds of Knowledge and How Are They Related to Background Knowledge?
December 05, 2023 09:00 - 2 minutes - 1.81 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Funds of Knowledge are the skills and knowledge gained by daily routines and practices, as well as cultural and historical interactions. It’s the social and cultural “stuff” that students know through personal experiences. Background knowledge is the amount of information or knowledge someone has on a topic. Both funds of knowledge and background knowledge give us connect...
#5 2023 Countdown: Ep. 157: Reading Comprehension Blueprint with Nancy Hennessy
December 01, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) FROM AUGUST 4, 2023 What if the key to unlocking your students' reading comprehension could be found through a deeper understanding of the intricate processes at work in their minds? Prepare to have your teaching world transformed as we journey with reading comprehension expert and acclaimed author, Nancy Hennessy. Together, we’ll map out the cognitive and linguistic proces...
Episode 172: Quick Q&A: Are You Adopting a New ELA Curriculum? Where Do You Start?
November 28, 2023 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.24 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Are You Adopting a New ELA Curriculum? Where Do You Start? One place to start your curriculum adoption journey is EdReports. It’s not the ONLY place by any means, but it is a helpful jumping off point. EdReports asks educator-led review teams to use specific criteria to tell if a curricula meets, partially meets, or does not meet expectations. They review ELA, math, and sci...
[LISTEN AGAIN] Ep. 78: Fourth Grade Teacher Applies the Science of Reading by Building Knowledge
November 24, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) From October 21, 2021 Kory Jensen is a 4th grade teacher in Colorado, obsessed with learning more about reading science! He read The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler… which set him off to learn more about knowledge building. On today’s podcast, he talks about how background knowledge impacts his students’ comprehension and engagement (spoiler alert: they love going deep i...
Episode 171: Quick Q&A: What is a Curriculum Evaluation Tool?
November 21, 2023 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.43 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) A curriculum evaluation tool that helps teachers, leaders, and parents, determine if a curriculum meets high quality standards or not. There are two tools we recommend for curriculum review. These tools feel complementary to each other, so we recommend using both, starting with The Reading League’s Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines, then digging deeper into the knowledge co...
Ep. 170: All About Read-Alouds with Molly Ness
November 17, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Today we talk to educator and author Molly Ness about intentionally planning for read-alouds. Molly will share an easy to prepare protocol for a read-aloud in any grade level or content area. Resources Molly's Website - purchase her book! We wrote a book! The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night...
Episode 169: Quick Q&A: What is a Read Aloud?
November 14, 2023 09:00 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) What is a read aloud? It is very common to see early childhood and elementary school teachers reading aloud to their students. But what exactly is happening during this time? In episode 170, we talk with author and professor, Molly Ness about read alouds. We share her definition along with what to look for in a read aloud and the benefits of read alouds for all learners!...
[LISTEN AGAIN} Ep. 66: Science of Reading Comprehension with Nell Duke
November 10, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) From July 30, 2021 To connect with a practitioner lens, Duke (alongside Ward & Pearson) also penned The Science of Reading Comprehension Instruction. They ask the question: What have decades of research told us about the nature of comprehension and how to develop students’ comprehension in schools? Listen to find out! We wrote a book! The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Te...
Episode 168: Quick Q&A: What is Dysgraphia?
November 07, 2023 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) What is dysgraphia? The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association defines dysgraphia as referring to difficulty with either language or spelling-based aspects of writing. Dysgraphia impairs letter writing by hand, which can affect spelling, learning to spell words, the speed of writing, reading word recognition, comprehension, and writing processes and products. Reso...
Ep. 167: The Relationship Between Phonics and Language Comprehension with Tiffany Hogan
November 03, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Today talk to researcher Tiffany Hogan about language comprehension. We’ll start with the Simple View of Reading, exploring the relationship between phonics and language comprehension. Then we’ll discuss knowledge as the result of systematic and explicit language comprehension instruction and share approaches that work in the classroom - like read-alouds and discourse. Tif...
Episode 166: Quick Q&A: What is Developmental Language Disorder?
November 01, 2023 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) What is Developmental Language Disorder, or DLD? Developmental Language Disorder is a brain-based neurodevelopmental diversity - such as autism or dyslexia or dysgraphia. Students with DLD are six times more likely to have reading difficulties. DLD is a brain variation that makes it difficult to learn language from the environment. Resources New IDEA Guidance Includes ...
[LISTEN AGAIN] Ep. 128: Dear Balanced Literacy Teacher with Missy Purcell
October 27, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) From October 7, 2022 In this episode, we talk with former balanced literacy teacher and parent, Missy Purcell. She authored a blog post titled Dear Balanced Literacy Teacher. Missy writes, “According to Nancy Young’s ladder of reading, roughly 10-15% of kids can figure out reading out with this type of instruction, but my child, who would later be diagnosed with dyslexia, ...
Ep. 165: How Brains Learn to Read and Dyslexia with Nadine Gaab
October 20, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Nadine Gaab, Associate Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, joins us on the podcast to talk about how brains learn to read. Reading development starts in utero because the fundamental milestones for learning to read are sounds and language processing. Brain research shows us the brain of children learning to read is different in struggling read...
[LISTEN AGAIN] Ep. 127: Richard Gentry, Dyslexia Expert
October 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) From September 30, 2022 Dr. J. Richard Gentry, Dyslexia Expert and the “Guru of Spelling,” joins us on the podcast today to discuss dyslexia. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability, neurobiological in origin. It’s the #1 reading disability that manifests itself in a continuum. People with dyslexia have difficulty in accurate fluent reading, spelling, and decoding abil...
Ep. 164: Misconceptions about Learning to Read with Carolyn Strom
October 06, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBWe would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at [email protected]) Ever wondered why reading isn't as natural as speech? Carolyn Strom, an accomplished early literacy expert, reveals that unlike speech, reading doesn't come naturally. In fact, it requires well-structured, explicit instruction which we'll discuss in this episode. The importance of a structured approach to teaching reading cannot be understated. We'll be taking a deep look a...