All Episodes

The Science We Know, The Change We Still Need: A Conversation with Louisa Moats

Using Data to Make Better Instructional Decisions with Brennan Chandler

Stop Planning Activities. Start Building Systems.

Repeatable Instructional Routines that Matter

Building Stronger Family-School Partnerships in Literacy with Maya Smart

How Parents Can Support Reading at Home (Without Overwhelm) with Pryor Rayburn

From Sounds to Words: Fixing the Missing Link in Early Reading Instruction with Katie Pace Miles

Literacy Across the Globe: What We Can Learn From International Classrooms with Treasa Bowe

Why Writing Feels So Hard and What Actually Helps with Barbara Friedlander

Making the Shift to Structured Literacy with Educators from PS152Q

Moving Beyond Syllable Rules: Helping Students Decode Multisyllabic Words with Flexibility with Devin Kearns

What Spelling Errors Reveal and Why They Matter with Sydney Bassard

Small Groups, Big Results with Julia Lindsay

Choosing a Reading Curriculum with Dr. Maria Murray, Founder & CEO of The Reading League

Resetting your Literacy Block for the New Year with Lindsay Kemeny

Supporting Struggling Readers: What Schools, Teachers, and Families Need to Know

Bringing Everyone to the Table: How The Teachers Table Is Transforming Teacher Support

Strengthening Early Writing Through Foundational Skills with Amy Siracusano

Tips and Tricks for Building Reading Fluency in Grade K- 2 with Jan Hasbrouck

Writing Your Own Decodables with Brooke Vitale: Turning Research Into Engaging Stories

6 Common Mistakes Teachers Make with Decodable Texts (and How to Fix Them)

Morphology Made Easy: Building Word Power in K- 2 with Michelle and Sarah

Beyond the Rules: Teaching Syllables with Flexibility with Savannah Campbell

How to Implement the Science of Reading with Young Learners

Why Language is the Heart of Literacy with Susan Lambert

Letter Sounds That Stick: 8 Research Backed Strategies that Actually Work

Teaching the Alphabet with Intention: Dr. Shayne Piasta

Why I Wrote Literacy Unlocked — And Why It's the Book I Wish I Had as a New Teacher

Interview with Shannon Moore

5 Small Group Reading Must-Haves Every Teacher Needs

Yvette Manns: An Author's Journey

Five Ways to Move Away from Sound by Sound Reading and Build Fluency

MTSS for Reading Improvement

From Scribbles to Sentences – Helping Young Writers Grow

Foundations of Writing: Why Letter Formation Matters

Leading the Way: Supporting Teachers with the Science of Reading

Mastering Small Group Instruction

The Importance of Decodable Text with Elise Lovejoy

Podcast #51: New Year, New Goals: Using Data to Reset and Plan for 2025

LE Podcast #50: Moving Students From Letter Sounds to CVC Words: The Secret Sauce

Interview with Anna Geiger

Yearlong Phonics Pacing Guide

Interview with Neena Saha

Structuring Literacy Blocks

Interview with Meghan Hein

Letter Formation

Alphabet Quest

Interview with Melanie Brethour

Developing Readers Academy with Megan & Laura

Interview with Jake Daggett

Interview with Wiley Blevins

Defining MTSS an Interview with Stephanie Stollar

Using Quick Checks to Monitor Progress

Choosing and Using a Scope and Sequence

How to Support Students with Dyslexia interview with Heather O'Donnell

Using Decodables Effectively

Tips and Tricks for Building Fluency

Early Decoding: The Lesson Breakdown

Letter Sound Dos and Don'ts

Tips and Tricks for Mastering Blends

Five Ways to Boost Your Phonics Instruction

Tips and Tricks for Literacy Coaches

Cracking the Code to Decoding: Dr. Julia Lindsey

A Peek Inside One Second Grade Teacher's Literacy Block

Building Background Knowledge with Michelle Sullivan

Seven Mighty Moves with Lindsay Kemeny

Success With Letter Sounds

Using Assessment to Drive Your Instruction

The Power of Dictation

Tips for Building Fluency with Sarah Paul

Cumulative Review with Savannah Campbell

How Phonics Instruction Supports Comprehension

Orthographic Mapping: Preparing the Brain to Read with Jessica Farmer

Choosing the Right Phonics Activities

Phonics: Do's and Don'ts

Phonics Lesson in Action: Part Two

Phonics Lesson in Action: Part One

What the Science Says About Phonics Instruction

Introducing Letter Sounds and Making Letter Sounds Stick

Teaching Letters and Sounds: Your Questions Answered

BONUS EPISODE: Independent Reading: A Conversation with Christina Winter

The Alphabetic Principle

What Does the Research Say About Phonemic Awareness with Christina Winter

Phonemic Awareness Five Fun Ways to Incorporate It!

Phonemic Awareness

Hands on Phonological Awareness

Phonological Awareness

Your Reader's Journey

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