Dr. Cherish Sarmiento joins the show to talk about how fifth and eighth grade students use academic language in their writing. Importantly, we learn that words with seven or more letters may be one wa

In this episode, Jake is joined by Dr. Blythe Anderson to discuss her research with vocabulary instruction strategies. References: Anderson, B. E. (2024). Vocabulary Talk Moves: Using Language to Prom

In this episode, Dr. Marianne Rice joins Jake to discuss the different types of inferences and how teachers can support their students in generating inferences to enhance comprehension. For more infor

Utah Educators lets talk about fluency and comprehension!October 1 Brigham CityOctober 7 Salt Lake CityOctober 22 St. George Make sure to sign up for both sessionsFluency: https://usbe.midase

In this episode, Drs. Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell join Jake to discuss their Strive-for-Five Conversations strategy for promoting oral language development through simple, serve and return style

In this episode Dr. Jake Downs joins us to talk about his research on Synchronous Paired Oral Reading techniques. Guest hosted by Dr. Chase Young. Reference: Downs, J., & Mohr, K. A. J. (2024). A Mult

Melissa Loftus and Lori Sappington join us on the show to discuss their recent book entitled The Literacy 50: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night available throug

My guests for this episode are here to discuss the role of dispositions, motivation, and agency within the classroom. Their names are Dr. Margaret Vaughn and Dr. Dixie Massey. Dr. Margaret Vaughn is a

My guest today is here to talk to use about reading profiles and how to use them in your classroom. Her name is Dr. Louise Spear-Swerling and she is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Special Ed

Youve probably heard about syntax. Maybe youve seen a slide in a presentation that showed a strand of rope labeled as syntax. Or perhaps you learned about sentence structure in school and completed