Leveraging Student Strengths in Reading with Dr. Sarah Lupo

Welcome back to SORL, the podcast where we delve deep into the Science of Reading and Leadership. I'm your host, Dr. Christy Lamb, joined by co-host Terri Hunt, M.Ed., and today we have a truly insightful episode ahead.In this episode, titled SORL with Dr. Sarah Lupo, we'll explore Dr. Lupo's nuanced perspective on moving beyond reading levels to embrace the concept of reading stages, particularly the Aries stages, focusing on what students at each reading stage should know and learn. She will underline the significance of tailored instruction based on these stages, addressing the foundational aspects of automaticity, prosody, vocabulary, and morphology.Dr. Lupo will also guide us through creating quad text sets to build knowledge and comprehension thoughtfully. She'll discuss her role in editing a special literacy issue and share how current research excites her, especially around morphology and its impact on older readers.Let's begin this enlightening journey into literacy and leadership, right here on SORL.Timestamps00:00 Passion for supporting multilingual learners through teaching.04:00 Studied literacy to help older readers.09:04 Leveraging student strengths to facilitate text understanding.11:44 Helps teachers reframe reader struggles with, strengths-based approach.15:45 Use quad text set for reader improvement.18:57 Supporting teachers in finding and using texts.22:47 Practice foundational word reading skills with strategy.24:25 Excited about research on improving reading skills.28:21 Readers' theater enhances children's understanding of stories.30:38 Exposure to quality texts and maximizing reading.Connect with Dr. Sarah LupoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-m-lupo-ph-d-4308b667/Website: https://www.jmu.edu/coe/