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Why Vocabulary Isn't What We've Been Teaching with Dr. Margaret McKeown
From Struggling Readers to Engaged Readers: Rethinking Decodable Text with Sue Marasciulo
Are Reading Levels Holding Students Back? with Tim Shanahan
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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