How to Teach Reading

Today we chat about how we approach the teaching of reading as we read Lucy Calkins' article "No one gets to own the term 'The science of reading.'" We talk about the history of the "reading wars" and how we both endorse a balanced literacy approach....

An episode of the Teacher Formation Podcast podcast, hosted by Monica Kowalski, titled "How to Teach Reading" was published on February 29, 2020 and runs 27 minutes.

February 29, 2020 ·27m · Teacher Formation Podcast

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Today we chat about how we approach the teaching of reading as we read Lucy Calkins' article "No one gets to own the term 'The science of reading.'" We talk about the history of the "reading wars" and how we both endorse a balanced literacy approach. We also discuss how to support older students who are lacking foundational reading and decoding skills. Read along with the article here: https://readingandwritingproject.org/news/no-one-gets-to-own-the-term-the-science-of-readingSpecial thanks to our sound editor and theme music creator, Joe Stone.

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Today we chat about how we approach the teaching of reading as we read Lucy Calkins' article "No one gets to own the term 'The science of reading.'" We talk about the history of the "reading wars" and how we both endorse a balanced literacy approach. We also discuss how to support older students who are lacking foundational reading and decoding skills. Read along with the article here:
https://readingandwritingproject.org/news/no-one-gets-to-own-the-term-the-science-of-reading

Special thanks to our sound editor and theme music creator, Joe Stone.

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