Teaching Literacy Podcast
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E52|Reading Profiles with Dr. Louise Spear-Swerling
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
E51|Syntax: From Epilinguistic to Metalinguistic Awareness with Dr. Rachel Knecht and Dr. Dianna Townsend
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
E50 | Text Comprehension in the Classroom with Dr. Kristin Conradi Smith, Tamara Williams, and Ellen Frackelton
Teaching reading comprehension is a challenging task. There are many different aspects to teaching reading comprehension and doing it well is a feat. My guests for this episode are here to help us tea
E49 | Teacher Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Practice with Dr. Karen Kehoe
What is the relationship between teachers knowledge, belief, self-efficacy, and instructional practice? My guest today studied 34 rural teachers to learn more. Her name is Dr. Karen Kehoe and she is
E48| Phonemic Awareness: Unpacking Recent Meta-Analysis Findings with Dr. Florina Erbeli and Dr. Marianne Rice
The last few years, it seems everyones been talking about phonemic awareness what works best, how to teach it right, and even how much of it students really need. Today, Ive got two experts with m
E47|Cost & Accuracy of Third Grade Reading Screeners with Dr. Adrea Truckenmiller and Dr. Courtenay Barrett
Welcome to another episode of TLP! In this episode, we discuss assessments their cost, time, and accuracy. Two guests, Dr. Courtenay Barrett and Dr. Adrea Truckenmiller, partnered with a school to ex
Resolution 2024: Think Like a Scientist
2023 was a great year here at TLP. I am looking forward to an even better 2024. To kick things off Ive prepared a special episode where I discuss my New Years resolutionthinking like a scientist. I
E46 | What was Hot in 2023? With Dr. Evan Ortlieb
Dr. Evan Ortlieb joins us to discuss the 2023 edition of the Whats Hot in Literacy survey. This survey was started by Dr. Jack Cassidy in 1997 and is now conducted by Dr. Ortlieb and Dr. Stephanie Gr
E45 | Explicit Instruction with Dr. Dana Robertson
Dr. Dana Robertson joins us to discuss his chapter Explicit Instruction in the book Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction. We discuss his evolution of thought around explicit instruction, h
E44|Read Alouds for All with Dr. Molly Ness
Dr. Molly Ness joins us to discuss her recent book Read Alouds for All Learners: A Comprehensive Plan for Every Subject, Every Day, Grades PreK8. In this episode we discuss the benefits, common mis