Teaching Literacy Podcast

Teaching Literacy Podcast


Latest Episodes

E41 | Alphabet Instruction with Dr. Shayne Piasta
May 13, 2023

In this episode of TLP, I am thrilled to have Dr. Shayne Piasta on the show. Dr. Piasta is a listener-favorite from Episode 37 and is joining us to discuss alphabet instruction. Our conversation comes

E40 | Comprehension Instruction Recommendations from the New IES Practice Guide with Drs. Deborah Reed, Jade Wexler, Kimberly St. Martin, and Joe Dimino
March 12, 2023

Welcome to the show! In March 2022, the IES released a practice guide for teachers entitled Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4-9 In this episode, I interview four of the paneli

E39 | Early Writing Standards in the Common Core Era with Dr. Laura Tortorelli
December 31, 2022

Thanks for a great 2022! Looking forward to TLP in 2023! In this episode, I talk about alignment between preschool writing standards and early elementary writing standards in state that adopted the Co

E38 | Irregular Words with Dr. Danielle Colenbrander
November 22, 2022

Welcome to another episode of TLP! This is a fantastic episode where Dr. Danielle Colenbrander breaks down for us irregular words and what we know about these words from research. Dr. Colenbrander is

E37 | Teacher Content Knowledge and Early Literacy Instruction with Dr. Shayne Piasta and Dr. Alida Hudson
September 29, 2022

This is a great interview that covers a lot of ground. We discuss teacher content/pedagogical knowledge, phonological awareness instruction, and phonics instruction, why it all matters, and what it me

E36 | Knowledge and Literacy Instruction with Dr. Courtney Hattan and Dr. Sarah Lupo
August 31, 2022

Welcome to a new school year! This is a fantastic interview to kick things off. In this episode I am talking with Dr. Courtney Hattan and Dr. Sarah Lupo about knowledge, what it means for reading comp

E35 | Reviewing Kindergarten Phonological Awareness Materials with Dr. Kathleen Brown
June 18, 2022

Welcome to this episode of TLP! My guest is Dr. Kathleen Brown who directs the reading clinic in the college of education at the University of Utah. Her work focuses on beginning reading instruction,

E34 | Reading Long Words with Dr. Devin Kearns
May 21, 2022

Welcome to this episode of TLP! My guest is Dr. Devin Kearns, who is an Associate Professor of Special Education in the department of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Kearn

E33 | Structured Literacy & Reading Profiles with Dr. Louise Spear-Swerling
February 26, 2022

In this episode I interview Dr. Louise Spear-Swerling about her new book Structured Literacy Interventions: Teaching Students With Reading Difficulties Grades K-6. Dr. Louise Spear-Swerling is a profe

E32 | Supplemental Curriculum with Daniel Silver
February 05, 2022

Maybe you have bought materials from Teachers Pay Teachers to use in your classroom. Or maybe you borrowed curriculum from another teacher that you used to supplement your instruction in the classroom