Teaching Literacy Podcast

Teaching Literacy Podcast


Latest Episodes

E24 Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction With Dr. Seth Parsons
June 23, 2021

Welcome to another episode! I am very fortunate to be joined by Dr. Seth Parsons in this episode. Dr. Parsons is a professor at George Mason University and recently co-edited a book with Dr. Margaret

E23 Eye Tracking Evidence for Goal Directed Reading With Dr. Kit Mohr and Dr. Eric Mohr
June 04, 2021

What do eye movements tell us about reading comprehension? In this episode I talk with Drs. Kit and Eric Mohr about eye tracking evidence that supports goal directing reading. Image of Figure 1, refer

E 22 Integrating Literacy and Science Instruction for Early Elementary Students With Dr. Sarah K. Clark
May 13, 2021

Welcome back to the Teaching Literacy Podcast! This is a fantastic interview to get us rolling again. Today I welcome Dr. Sarah K. Clark to discuss a series of studies she completed that integrated li

Comprehension Strategies: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
May 06, 2021

Welcome to part 3 of 3 of this mini-series on thinking about comprehension. Strategy instruction is a key component of many classrooms, what what does research indicate about its effectiveness? Check

Reading Comprehension: Construction, Integration and Common Core
April 16, 2021

There’s several popular models of reading comprehension that are frequently talked about, such as Gough and Turner’s Simple View of Reading or Scarborough’s Rope. I enjoy these models and think they h

TLP is Back!
April 01, 2021

Hello! After a 7 month hiatus, the Teaching Literacy Podcast is back! Thanks for sticking with me. More to come!

Reading Comprehension Research: Schema, Simple View of Reading, and the Rope [Comprehension Instruction Part 1/3]
December 26, 2020

How do you teach reading comprehension? Perhaps that is question you, or your colleagues, have asked. It’s a legitimate question; reading comprehension is very complex, with a lot of moving pieces. Fu

What’s in a Question? Doing Questions Better [Hiatus Episode 02]
November 20, 2020

Welcome! I’m still busily working on a dissertation and supporting new teachers. Questions have been on my mind a lot this school year! How are they being used in classrooms? Is it effective? How can

Hiatus Episode 01
November 07, 2020

Hi! I’m busy writing a dissertation and coaching new teachers, but I wanted to drop a quick line and talk about what our previous guests on the show have been up to- and there’s been quite a bit. Chec

E21 | SOLAR: Science of Language and Reading with Dr. Pamela C. Snow
August 19, 2020

Welcome to Episode 21 of the teaching literacy podcast!   I am very excited for today’s guest Today Dr. Pamela Snow joins us to talk about a new framework she’s developed called SOLAR- Science of Lang