Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSWelcome to this special supplemental episode of the Teaching Literacy Podcast.   Due to current events, eLearning seems to be at the front of everyone’s mind.  Yesterday, schools in my state of Utah were cancelled for 14 days due to Coronovirus,...

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSDoes what we do in oral reading fluency transfer to silent reading? That may not be a question you’ve thought much about- I know I certainly didn’t before I was introduced to today’s topic. Oral reading fluency is a major...

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSWhen a student is required to write about a text, what contributes to writing a successful summary? The first answer that may come to your mind is ‘reading comprehension’ did they understand the text the read in the first place?...

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSThere’s a lot research out there, and more continues to be published every day. Each quality study on reading has it’s importance- but what are the trends in the field of research? That’s exactly of what my guests in this...

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSHow do your readers view themselves as readers? How do they view their own persistence? Their opportunity to make decisions within your classroom? What their perceptions of their own persistence? These questions are all aspects of student agency, and in...

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSWhen was the last time you veered from your lesson plan? Why did you do it? Did your adaptation turn out better than your original plan? This episode, I discuss the adaptations teachers make during literacy, instruction with Dr. Margaret...

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSJoin me for an excellent conversation with Dr. Chenyi Zhang of Georgia State University. We discuss how to think about writing with preschoolers and six best practices for integrating writing during morning meeting. This is a very pragmatic episode for...

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSJoin us for part 2 of an excellent conversation with Dr. D Ray Reutzel Reading Hall of Fame Inductee Dr. D Ray Reutzel joins us this week to discuss his coauthored book Young Meaning Makers: Reading Comprehension in Grades K-2 We...

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSReading Hall of Fame Inductee Dr. D Ray Reutzel joins us this week to discuss his coauthored book Young Meaning Makers: Reading Comprehension in Grades K-2 We discuss the Construction Integration model of reading, how it relates to the CCSS,...

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSSJoin us for part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Chase Young on strategies for supporting student fluency using the RTI framework. It’s great conversation on Tier 2 and Tier 3 strategies. Dr. Young is an associate professor at Sam...