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    Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ® | Science of Reading for Teachers

    Melissa & Lori Love Literacy® is a science of reading podcast for teachers who want to understand how reading really works and what that means for classroom instruction.

    Each month, Melissa & Lori explore topics in reading instruction by talking with researchers, authors, and classroom teachers who are bringing reading research into their classrooms.

    Melissa & Lori are like the teachers next door, now behind the mic. They learn alongside listeners and ask the same questions educators everywhere are asking: What does the research say about reading? What does strong literacy instruction actually look like in real classrooms? Through these conversations, the podcast helps bridge the gap between reading research and day-to-day teaching.

    Episodes explore topics including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, spelling, reading intervention, and other key areas of structured literacy instruction.

    Melissa & Lori help teachers think through what reading research can look like in their own classrooms.

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    [Listen Again] Ep. 118: Rethinking Reading Comprehension with Researcher Hugh Catts Apr 14, 2023
    Show notes

    In this episode, researcher Hugh Catts discusses his pivotal piece titled Rethinking How to Promote Reading Comprehension | American Federation of Teachers. He asserts, “Reading comprehension is thinking with a book in your hand.” There are three factors that impact reading comprehension: the reader, the text, and the activity (task or purpose). He talks with Melissa and Lori about the role knowledge plays in reading comprehension, the interaction of the knowledge the text demands vs. the knowledge a student brings to a task, and the implications of knowledge in instruction and assessment.
    Resources

    • Rethinking How to Promote Reading Comprehension | American Federation of Teachers
    • Language and Reading Research Consortium Study
    • Listening strategies in the L2 classroom: more practice, less study

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    Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum

    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    Ep. 145: Debunking Balanced Literacy Arguments with Pamela Snow Apr 07, 2023
    Show notes

    Pamela Snow, professor at Latrobe University in Australia, discusses the arguments that keep surfacing when educators are resistant to move away from balanced literacy. You might have heard a few:

    • Systematic phonics teaching is just for Tier 2.
    • The goal of balanced literacy is for children to love reading.
    • Explicit teaching kills the love of reading.
    • Give them time, they’ll catch on or catch up.
    • Teachers should choose what they think is best.

    Pam’s blog post, Balanced Literacy Bingo, debunks each idea listed above and more.

    Resources

    • The Snow Report Blog and Balanced Literacy Bingo
    • A School Leader’s Sliding Doors Moment by Sue Knight
    • Dear Balanced Literacy Teacher Podcast and Blog
    • La Trobe University’s Short Courses: Introduction, Intermediate, Secondary and Masters in Linguistics

    Connect with us

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    Visit our website to stay connected with Melissa and Lori!
    Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.

    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    [Listen Again] Ep. 112: Kareem Weaver on Levers for Literacy Change Mar 31, 2023
    Show notes

    In this episode, Melissa and Lori have a candid discussion about change with Kareem Weaver, co-founder of FULCRUM Oakland: Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate. FULCRUM’s goal is to ensure that every Oakland child is an 'on-time' reader provided with full LITERACY: a fundamental civil right, a powerful protection from the school to prison pipeline, and the cornerstone for a life of choice and fulfillment. In this episode, Kareem discusses the change he is fighting for and the elements he believes are necessary to make it happen.

    Related Episodes

    • Ep. 19: Getting at the Root of the School to Prison Pipeline with NCTQ President, Kate Walsh
    • Ep. 82: [CLEAN] Minneapolis Public School Parents: Accepting Nothing Less Than Evidence-Based Reading in Schools
    • Ep. 100: Trauma and Reading with Dr. Steven Dykstra

    Resources

    • FULCRUM Oakland: Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate


    Connect with us

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    Visit our website to stay connected with Melissa and Lori!

    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    Episode 144: The Science of Reading as More Than a Pendulum Swing Mar 24, 2023
    Show notes

    We want the shift to reading science to be permanent, not perceived as another ‘educational pendulum swing.’ To do this, it’s necessary to recognize what worked and didn’t work within balanced literacy. Today’s guests, UnboundEd’s Lacey Robinson and The Right to Read Project’s Margaret Goldberg, both shifted from teaching using balanced literacy (specifically Lucy Calkins’ Workshop Model, also known as Units of Study) to structured literacy and became powerful literacy advocates in the process.

    Resources

    • Sold a Story podcast and other APM Reports by Emily Hanford
    • The Right to Read Project
    • UnboundEd
    • Seeing the Good in Balanced Literacy... and Moving On by Margaret Goldberg
    • The Truth About Reading Film website (and trailer)

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    Visit our website to stay connected with Melissa and Lori!

    Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.

    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    [Listen Again] Ep. 37: Placing Text at the Center of the ELA Classroom with Meredith Liben & Sue Pimentel Mar 17, 2023
    Show notes

    Episode 37

    The article Placing Text at the Center of the Standards-Aligned ELA Classroom is a must-read — before or after you listen to this episode!

    Meredith Liben and Sue Pimentel join us to unpack the true intentions behind the Common Core State Standards and how they’ve sometimes been misinterpreted in practice. They share what they’ve observed in classrooms and schools — both when high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) are in place and when they’re not.

    We also ask them some tough (and important!) questions:

    • What does this mean for assessment, especially “data-driven” instruction?
    • What are better ways to assess and track student progress?

    Meredith and Sue are smart, funny, and incredibly relatable — you’ll love this conversation. It’s truly a must-listen episode!

    📖 Read the article that inspired this episode:
    Placing Text at the Center of the Standards-Aligned ELA Classroom

    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    Ep. 143: Maximizing Small Group Reading Instruction Mar 10, 2023
    Show notes

    Today we’ll be talking to a team of authors about a recent article they published on small group instruction, titled Maximizing Small-Group Reading Instruction. We ask and answer important questions about small group instructional time: What is the appeal of small group reading instruction? Why has it been popular? What does the research say? What do we need to know about effective small-group reading instruction? What are some best practices?

    Resources

    • Maximizing Small-Group Reading Instruction
    • Dr. Neena Saha’s Reading Research Recap of this research
    • What Should Small Group Instruction Look Like? Tim Shanahan
    • Reinterpreting the development of reading skills Scott Paris
    • Applying New Visions of Reading Development in Today's Classrooms Kay Stahl
    • Text Project with Freddy Hiebert
    • Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Our Children’s Learning by Peter Johnston

    Connect with us

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    Visit our website to stay connected with Melissa and Lori!

    Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.

    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    [Listen Again] Ep. 80: A Primary Teacher's Perspective on Science of Reading, Small Group Instruction, and Sound Walls Mar 03, 2023
    Show notes

    In this episode, Lindsay Kemeny, 2nd grade teacher, gives a deep dive into her evidence-based, small group instruction time. Her journey to the science of reading was necessary and life altering. It led her to clarity on structured, systematic approaches to teaching reading. She discusses informal and formal assessments, how she uses data to determine small groups, and center options for practicing reading and writing. Her best advice? KEEP. IT. SIMPLE!

    After reading this recent blog by Tim Shanahan, we couldn’t resist asking her about sound walls and how her students use them in her classroom. She shares, “The sound wall is not the main event in my classroom… structured literacy is the main event. The sound wall is a reflection of what’s happening in the classroom.”

    We discussed the following resources:

    • Epic Books
    • Lindsay’s blog post Sink or Swim: The Appearance of Reading
    • Linnea Ehri’s work, such as this research
    • The Reading League

    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    Ep. 142: Structured Literacy in Small Group Time Feb 24, 2023
    Show notes

    In today’s episode, we discuss the structure and content of the literacy block. How can we teach using structured literacy in small groups? Kinder teacher Casey Jergens and author Natalie Wexler join us to connect theory and practice. Casey previously taught using a guided (leveled) reading approach with lots of small group time. In recent years, he’s switched to focus on Tier 1 instruction aligned to structured literacy, which supports access for all students.

    Resources

    • Elementary Classrooms Are Too Noisy For Kids To Learn by Natalie Wexler
    • Casey’s Twitter Handle
    • Natalie Wexler’s Twitter Handle

    Connect with us

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    Visit our website to stay connected with Melissa and Lori!

    Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.

    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    [Listen Again] Ep. 22: Leading Urgent Change in Baltimore with Dr. Sonja Santelises Feb 17, 2023
    Show notes

    Ep. 22: Dr. Sonja Santelises joined us to discuss why she saw the urgent need for change in Baltimore City Public Schools, how she set and supported a clear literacy focus through the Blueprint for Success and high-quality curricula, and the ongoing next steps that prevail. She is witty and sharp, but most of all, we appreciate her vision and boundless energy in this admittedly difficult work.
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    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    Ep. 141: Literacy Leaders as Agents of Change Feb 10, 2023
    Show notes

    What does it take to disrupt the "way it has always been done"? Dr. Ernie Ortiz, Senior Literacy Engagement Specialist with AIM Institute for Learning and Research, joins us to discuss this important question. As a former teacher, school leader, and current national leader, he realizes that leaders play a critical role in student achievement. The approach leaders take often make or break systems and change within classrooms, schools, and districts. How can a side by side approach with leaders as learners (rather than top down with leaders as managers) be more supportive of schools achieving greatness for students?

    Resources

    • AIM Institute: https://institute.aimpa.org/
    • Dr. Ernesto Ortiz Twitter
    • What is the Science of Reading?, The Reading League
    • Knowledge Matters Campaign

    Connect with us

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    Visit our website to stay connected with Melissa and Lori!

    Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.

    Looking for more literacy support and resources? Explore all of our podcast episodes, free listening guides, and classroom tools at literacypodcast.com.

    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


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