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Ms. Behaving in Literacy
by marilyn.bailey
In this podcast two literacy professors, Dr. Bethanie Pletcher and Dr Marilyn Nicol, discuss issues related to literacy instruction and research through a lens of humor.
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Special Episode: Bethanie Goes Down Under and Into the Literacy Hobbit Hole
Join us as we chat about Bethanie’s recent visit to New Zealand and her experiences talking with educators, literacy education faculty, and publishers, as well as her visits to schools.
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Ms. Behaving in Literacy Episode 3
This episode features two of the authors of the latest iteration of the What's Hot in Literacy report. Join us with Evan Ortlieb and Matthew Panozzo who discuss important trends and issues in literacy research and instruction. Grote-Garcia, S., Ortlieb, E., & Panozzo, M. (2026). What’s Hot in Literacy: Foundational and Future-Oriented Practices. Literacy Research and Instruction, 65(1), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/19388071.2025.2559861.
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Ms. Behaving in Literacy Episode 2: Interactive Writing
Bethanie and Marilyn discuss their work with the instructional technique interactive writing. Below is a list of the teaching resources mentioned in the episode.Bates (2020). Interactive writing developing readers through writing: Professional development book for educators, Grade Level K-5. Benchmark Education. Hodges. (2022). The WRITE principles for developing a research-to-practice cycle professional development. The Reading Teacher.McCarrier et al. (2018). Interactive writing: How language and literacy come together, K-12. Heinemann.Nicol & Pletcher (2025). Teaching writing skills alongside the writing process: Interactive writing in the Prekindergarten Classroom. The Reading TeacherPletcher & Nicol (2025). Reclaiming the pen: A call for the return of interactive writing to the primary classroom. Literacy Today.Roth & Debrowski (2016). Interactive writing across the grades: A small practice with big results. Routledge.
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Ms. Behaving in Literacy: Episode 1
This is the premiere episode of Ms. Behaving in Literacy! In this episode the hosts, Dr. Bethanie Pletcher and Dr. Marilyn Nicol discuss the inspiration behind the podcast while at the lovely Hotel Skirvin in Oklahoma City for the annual Association of Literacy Education and Research conference. Bethanie and Marilyn also interview attendees of the conference about their favorite experiences.
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In this podcast two literacy professors, Dr. Bethanie Pletcher and Dr Marilyn Nicol, discuss issues related to literacy instruction and research through a lens of humor.
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