Season 1
Episodes
S1. E13. A Four Quadrant View for Assessing Students & Teaching Them to Read
In this episode I dive into the underpinnings of literacy strengths and difficulties. In a simple 4 square style, we look at the core areas we need to assess in each student and the learning profiles and instructional...
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S.1 E.12 Vocabulary: Which Words to Teach & How to Teach Them in an Engaging Way
A vocabulary quick guide: How many words to teach in a week, which ones to teach, and how to do it in a fun and engaging way. Teachers, parents, tutors, this episode will get your juices flowing with simple ways to...
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S.1 E.11 Fluency Part 2 - How to Teach Fluency in Small Groups
This follow-up fluency session is your step-by-step guide to fluency instruction. In a short and sweet 7 minutes, I give you the nuts and bolts of Tim Rasinski and Chase Young's approach to small group fluency...
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S.1 E.10 Text Sets
Need ideas for boosting reading skills this summer? Curating text sets on a topic supports knowledge building, decoding skills, and serves as a bridge to to new concepts.
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S1. E9. Visible Learning the Sequel: Integrating with Prior Knowledge
Visible Learning is the landmark book that unlocked the key to knowing your impact as a teacher. It helped us to know what educational practices work best. The much anticipated sequel is here. During this episode I...
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S1. E8. Articulatory Gestures: The Importance of Teaching Students How to Pronounce Sounds
The brain craves specificity! In this episode we talk about articulatory gestures and the importance of explicitly teaching students how to pronounce sounds.
If you want a tool to get specific and actionable reading...
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S1. E7. Using Assessments to Differentiate Instruction
The assessment funnel. From whole class screeners to small group diagnostics, this episode walks you through the the important elements of a whole class screener. Then we take a look at how we can use diagnostic...
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S1. E6. Every Teacher is a Reading Tutor
Unpopular point of view? I believe every K-2 teacher is a reading tutor. In this episode I talk about teachers as practitioners and prescribers of dosage. If you think of dosage, you're thinking about what you're...
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S1. E5. Decodable Texts: What, Why, How
Decodable texts are center stage in the science of reading discussion. Today's episode I chat about thinking about decodable texts like your fruits and vegetables. They're an important part of a nutritional lifestyle,...
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S1. E4. Progress = Happiness Microprogressions to Accelerate Progress
Progress equals happiness. When we can see and track progress we accelerate achievement, engagement, and increase joy. Learn how microprogressions or bump-it-up charts can be used as student friendly tools to...
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S.1 E.3 Why Fluency Matters & 3 Tips to Develop Fluency in Your Students
Fluency is the bridge to comprehension, especially in this world of science, of reading. There is a great emphasis on decoding and phonics and phonemic awareness, and that is absolutely essential. Systematic, explicit...
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S1 E2: Assessing for Science of Reading Small Group Instruction
Efficiency is at the heart of effective small group instruction. In this episode, I dive into tools I use to efficiently and effectively assess students to create science of reading aligned small group instruction...
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