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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr. Margaret Vaughn and Dr. Seth Parsons join us to discuss their recent book Accelerating Learning Recovery for All Students: Core Principles for Getting Literacy Growth Back on Track. We discuss a

Welcome to a new school year! I hope your summer was fantastic. In this episode I share what Ive been up to, a bit of history about the podcast, and where the show is going. Be sure to check it out!