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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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    Latest Episodes:
    [Listen Again] Ep 92: Talking About the Literacy Block with Two Early Elementary Teachers Feb 03, 2023
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    We’re joined by two dedicated early grade teachers from Vista Peak Exploratory in Aurora, CO—April Evans (Grade 1) and Danielle Hunter (Grade 3). They share their journey toward more effective literacy instruction and discuss how intentional teaching practices build student engagement, knowledge, and community. Hear what literacy looks like in grades 1 and 3 and how educators align learning across grade levels to support every reader’s growth.

    Decodable Readers Protocol from Student Achievement Partners

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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. 140: K-2 Literacy Block Deep Dive Jan 27, 2023
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    In today’s episode, we talk with a teacher and interventionist from Blount County, TN, Erin Metz. She provides an in depth walkthrough of her district’s K-2 instructional block time. She’ll share her strategic approach to working with students and teachers during small group instructional time - modeling how to use this time to reinforce accuracy, automaticity, build vocabulary and knowledge in order to solidify comprehension, and more.

    Resources

    • Erin Metz Small Group Time YouTube Video
    • Beverly Tyner’s Lesson Plans
    • Great Minds Wit & Wisdom ELA and Geodes
    • Wilson Language Fundations
    • Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
    • ILA Maximizing Small Group Reading Instruction

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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.


    [Listen Again] Episode 10: Noticing The #KnowledgeGap with Natalie Wexler Jan 20, 2023
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    LISTEN AGAIN | FROM JULY 31, 2019
    Today we are live with Natalie Wexler, the author of The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–And How to Fix It (LISTENERS - IT’S AVAILABLE TODAY!). The book focuses on the lack of content in the elementary curriculum and its connection to what is commonly known as the achievement gap.

    Natalie provides a snapshot of research on building knowledge, then tangibly deconstructs the why and how behind the research making explicit connections to education classrooms today. She provides clear steps to take to ‘fix’ the knowledge gap: adopting a content-focused curriculum to build knowledge, and providing teachers and leaders with ongoing professional development and coaching grounded in the curriculum.

    Pick up her book, The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–And How to Fix It. In the meantime, find articles and say hi to Natalie at https://nataliewexler.com/ or on Twitter @natwexler.
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    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    Ep. 139: Why Knowledge Matters for Comprehension with Daniel Willingham and Barbara Davidson Jan 13, 2023
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    In today’s episode, we discuss knowledge and vocabulary as critical components of reading comprehension. We hear from author and professor Daniel Willingham, who shares research on the important role knowledge plays in comprehension. We also talk with Executive Director of Knowledge Matters Campaign, Barbara Davidson, who highlights strong curricula and resources related to knowledge-building ELA.

    Resources

    • Knowledge Matters Campaign website
    • Knowledge Matters Campaign Twitter handle
    • Books by Daniel Willingham
    • Reading Rockets Q&A with Daniel Willingham
    • Daniel Willingham Social Media
      • Twitter
      • Facebook
      • TikTok

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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.


    2022 COUNTDOWN: #1 Dec 31, 2022
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    Ep. 115: Kindergarten TEAM Reaches (nearly) 100% Success Using Evidence-Based Practices

    Kristin Poppens IS BACK! In this episode, she shares the power of teacher teamwork and collaboration. Her Kindergarten teammates and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) join her to explain how they use evidence-based practices to reach 100% success for Every Single Student. All means all!
    For resources mentioned in this episode: https://greatminds.org/literacy-lovers-newsletter-3
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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.


    2022 COUNTDOWN: #2 Dec 30, 2022
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    Ep. 113: Reading is Rocket Science with Louisa Moats
    Why is teaching reading so important? Melissa and Lori have a conversation with Louisa Moats grounded in this article: Teaching Reading is Rocket Science: What Expert Teachers of Reading Should Know and Be Able to Do. Moats asserts that 95% of students can learn to read when taught to do so using evidence-based practices. In this episode, listen as we discuss and define the term science of reading, while connecting decades of research and theory to classroom practice.

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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.


    2022 COUNTDOWN: #3 Dec 29, 2022
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    Ep. 108: From 13% to 100% Literacy Proficiency with School Leader Angie Hanlin

    Angie Hanlin, current Superintendent in Wisconsin, led her former school from 13% to 100% reading proficiency. How? Angie shifted the focus from TEACHING to LEARNING. She worked alongside her school teams with a relentless, laser-like focus on data, asking questions such as: Who is making progress? Who’s not? What are we going to do about it? Radical acceptance of the data helped educators move forward and put aside blame and shame. Key takeaway: All means ALL!

    Related Episodes

    • Ep. 98: Improving Student Reading Growth in Months with Fluency Instruction and Practice
    • Ep. 62: Effective Fluency Instruction with Tim Rasinski
    • Ep. 63: Kindergarten Teacher Reaches 100% Success Using Evidence-Based Practices
    • Ep. 103: From Workshop Model to Reading Science in Pentucket


    Resources

    • Instructional strategies for 7 early literacy pillars by Patti Montgomery, Schools Cubed
    • Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners Grades K-12: Maximizing Skill, Will, and Thrill
    • How Principals Affect Students and Schools: A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research by The Wallace Foundation
    • The Reading Brain by the Center for Reading and Language Research, including Maryanne Wolf


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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.


    2022 COUNTDOWN: #4 Dec 28, 2022
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    Ep. 117: The Writing Revolution with Authors Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler
    The Writing Revolution authors, Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler, share a 'revolutionary' approach to writing. The best part: It begins at the sentence level AND content knowledge drives the rigor. Moreover, there is an overlap in reading, writing, and critical thinking.
    What are the principles of The Writing Revolution? There are six:

    1. Students need explicit instruction in writing, beginning in the early elementary grades.
    2. Sentences are the building blocks of all writing.
    3. When embedded in the content of the curriculum, writing instruction is a powerful teaching tool.
    4. The content of the curriculum drives the rigor of the writing activities.
    5. Grammar is best taught in the context of student writing.
    6. The two most important phases of the writing process are planning and revising.


    Resources

    • The Writing Revolution, Not for Profit
    • The Writing Revolution, The Atlantic, October 2012
    • Writing and cognitive load theory, Natalie Wexler

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


    2022 COUNTDOWN: #5 Dec 27, 2022
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    Ep. 120: Research-Based Routines for Developing Decoding Skills with Julia Lindsey
    Talking with Dr. Julia Lindsey is like popping into the classroom next door to chat with your best teacher friend after school. On this podcast, Julia shares what evidence says that young readers need to know to help them decode words efficiently. We discuss foundational reading skills, starting with oral language and print concepts through multisyllabic word reading. Instructional swaps take this conversation to the classroom where Julia tells us what to swap to improve instruction. Efficient and effective instruction is critical when teaching decoding.

    Resources
    Reading Above the Fray by Dr. Julia B. Lindsey
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    Interested in bringing Melissa & Lori Love Literacy to your school or event? Email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org.


    Melissa and Lori Love 2022: End of Year Wrap Up Dec 23, 2022
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    Today we’ll be sharing what you can expect for 2023!

    We’re so excited to have created such an incredible community of educators who want to learn more about reading and writing. We really mean this. There are so many of you listening out there… around the world. Thank you for listening and learning with us!

    What will stay the same in 2023?
    We will continue to keep our podcast discussions about the science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality materials.
    What will change in 2023?
    During the summer, we will share weekly episodes and bonus content, host a book club, and podcast discussion groups. There will also be opportunities for you to advocate within your education community. During the winter, spring, and fall, you can expect mostly biweekly episodes. Be sure to lookout for bonus content, too!
    In today's episode, we share our favorite episodes from 2022, including:

    • Ep. 128: Dear Balanced Literacy Teacher with Missy Purcell
    • Ep 100: Trauma and Reading with Dr. Steven Dykstra
    • Ep. 108: From 13% to 100% Literacy Proficiency with School Leader Angie Hanlin
    • Ep. 112: Kareem Weaver on Levers for Literacy Change
    • Ep. 113: Reading is Rocket Science with Louisa Moats
    • Ep. 116: Sonia Cabell on the Importance of Content-Rich ELA Instruction

    We love creating this podcast and learning together with you, our Literacy Lovers community. We can’t wait to keep learning together in 2023.
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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.


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