Dr. Phil Capin joins the show to discuss 40 years of reading comprehension instruction. References: Capin, P., Dahl-Leonard, K., Hall, C., Yoon, N. Y., Cho, E., Chatzoglou, E., Reiley, S., Walker, M.,

Jake Downs talks with Dr. Blythe Anderson and Dr. John Strong about effective summer tutoring programs to prevent the summer slide in elementary reading. They discuss strategies such as small-group tu

Host Dr. Jake Downs is joined by Dr. Katherine ODonnell, an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah, to discuss her research on student outcomes in states following th

Dr. Danielle Colenbrander joins the show to discuss the benefits of morphology instruction with students. Reference:Colenbrander, D., Von Hagen, A., Kohnen, S., Wegener, S., Ko, K., Beyersmann, E., Be

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