Teaching Literacy pt 2

Last episode we spent a lot of time discussing some history about text-based communication in general, so we barely touched on the concepts you would need to get started teaching reading. This episode, we describe most of the remaining phonetic rules to teach reading in the bizare code that is the English language. Recommendations: Abraham: Sinners (https://slate.com/culture/2025/04/sinners-movie-michael-b-jordan-horror-how-scary.html) Shane: Spaceships over Glasgow by Stuart Braithwaite (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60891783-spaceships-over-glasgow) Holidays (4/30/2025) Bugs Bunny Day Day of the Child Denim Day Hairstyle Appreciation Day Honesty Day International Guide Dog Day International Jazz Day National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day National Animal Advocacy Day National Bubble Tea Day National Mr. Potato Head Day National Oatmeal Cookies Day National Raisin Day National Sarcoidosis Day National Therapy Animal Day Spank Out Day Stop Food Waste Day Go Diaper Free Week National Auctioneers Week National Green Week National Scoop the Poop Week National Youth Violence Prevention Week Links and Reference: https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/resources/science-of-literacy.html#:~:text=Let's%20start%20thinking%20in%20terms,readers%2C%20writers%2C%20and%20thinkers. https://www.thereadingleague.org/what-is-the-science-of-reading/#:~:text=The%20science%20of%20reading%20is%20a%20vast%2C%20interdisciplinary%20body%20of,School%20Psychology https://www.reallygreatreading.com/blog/scarboroughs-reading-rope?srsltid=AfmBOopp-Hyjo_pG4GWpfCGsXJJgUgy2ca7hHNWZn8coyLQYFY3hytah Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support. Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast