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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. 23: Emily Hanford Epically Defines the Science of Reading Oct 18, 2022
    Show notes

    In celebration of Emily Hanford's new documentary series, Sold a Story, listen again to Emily Hanford here!

    Today Emily Hanford joins Melissa and Lori to define the Science of Reading, addressing the current misinterpretation of the term and what it really means. She shares thoughts on teacher prep programs and where teachers get knowledge about what or how to teach, contemplates why teacher prep programs are not preparing teachers to teach kids how to read, and how curriculum plays a role in helping teachers who do not know the science of reading.
    Resources

    • Sold a Story by American Public Media

    Connect with us

    • Facebook and join our Facebook Group
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    Visit our website and 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. 100: Trauma and Reading with Dr. Steven Dykstra Oct 18, 2022
    Show notes

    As part of our Dyslexia Awareness Month series, listen again to Dr. Steven Dykstra discuss the devastating effects on students who have not received the instruction they need to be successful readers.
    April 1, 2022
    The axis of rating trauma is frequent and repetitive. Over time, the chronic trauma wears down kids who can’t read. This has devastating effects. In our official 100th episode, Dr. Steven Dyskstra discusses Trauma and Reading. He explains the connection between not being taught to read using evidence-based practices and the subsequent, unnecessary trauma this causes in children’s lives. Stepping away from science-based approaches creates issues for kids that don’t need to be there. This is a pervasive problem happening everywhere.

    Dr. Steven Dykstra is a psychologist, advocate, and troublemaker in the reading world. He has worked with the most severely traumatized and mentally ill children for more than 25 years. His passion for reading comes from the recognition that the thousands of children he has served often pay the highest price for our failures and mistakes.

    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. 129: A Speech Language Pathologist's View on Reading Science Oct 14, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode, we talk with Sydney Bassard, a clinical speech language pathologist, also known as The Listening SLP. Inspired by her brother’s experience with dyslexia, she became a speech language pathologist and began advocating within her community so educators and parents can be informed and actualize reading science into practice. Sydney defines the role of the speech language pathologist in the community and in the school to help us better connect language and literacy.


    Resources

    • The Listening SLP
    • Developmental Speech Sound Milestones
    • These resources from the International Dyslexia Association are helpful to spread the word on social media about October as Dyslexia Awareness Month!


    Connect with us

    • Facebook and join our Facebook Group
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    Visit our website and 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.


    Ep. 128: Dear Balanced Literacy Teacher with Missy Purcell Oct 07, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode, we talk with former balanced literacy teacher and parent, Missy Purcell. She authored a blog post titled Dear Balanced Literacy Teacher.
    Missy writes, “According to Nancy Young’s ladder of reading, roughly 10-15% of kids can figure out reading out with this type of instruction, but my child, who would later be diagnosed with dyslexia, would never be able to become a proficient reader with any version of balanced literacy. He, according to Young, like 85% of students, benefit from or need systematic explicit instruction that follows a scope and sequence with fidelity to become proficient readers and writers.”
    We want to normalize the idea that most kids CAN learn how to read with structured literacy instruction.


    Resources

    • Dear Balanced Literacy Teacher
    • Looking for Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters 2nd Edition
    • These resources from the International Dyslexia Association are helpful to spread the word on social media about October as Dyslexia Awareness Month!


    Connect with us

    • Facebook and join our Facebook Group
    • Twitter
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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. 99: An Important Discussion about Reading with Our Dyslexic Children's President, Brett Tingley Oct 06, 2022
    Show notes

    As part of our Dyslexia Awareness Month series, listen to a previous episode with parent and advocate Brett Tingley.

    March 25, 2022
    Brett Tingley shares how to harness parent energy and expertise to address the legal and moral responsibility of school districts to teach children how to read using science. Our Dyslexic Children tells the story of a group of parents who took on the system, and won. The nonprofit group shares a Strategic Roadmap that’s a practical and actionable guide for educators and parents looking to improve reading instruction in their communities.

    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. 74: Dyslexia and Reading Science: A Parent Advocate's Perspective Oct 05, 2022
    Show notes

    As part of our Dyslexia Awareness Month series, listen to a previous episode with parent and advocate Katie Hickerson.

    September 24, 2021
    “I just thought kids learned how to read… and my daughter didn’t. She could identify 4 letters by the end of kindergarten .” Katie Hickerson's daughter, Cora, went from a joyous little one to a child with lots of big feelings after starting school, saying she felt stupid.
    Katie pulled Cora out of school to be homeschooled - providing structured literacy instruction alongside rigorous tutoring through the International Dyslexia Association. In less than two years, Cora went from meeting a 1% reading benchmark to 92% and was back to herself - full of joy, laughter, and confidence.
    How can parents (and educators) support the reading science movement? Listen and learn!

    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. 39: Discussing Dyslexia with Advocate & Mom Liz Hembling Oct 04, 2022
    Show notes

    As part of our Dyslexia Awareness Month series, listen to a previous episode with parent and advocate Liz Hembling.
    November 24, 2020
    Liz Hembling's daughter, Mia, attended a public elementary school. Liz noticed early on that she struggled terribly learning to read. In second grade, the school placed Mia in a remedial reading group, without communicating this to Liz. When Liz expressed her concerns, she was repeatedly assured that Mia was “on grade level” and “fine.” But... she wasn’t fine. Liz knew there was something wrong.
    This sent Liz on a quest to understand what's happening in the public school system. How could she create change to ensure all kids could access quality reading instruction and services? Liz joined Decoding Dyslexia Maryland and tirelessly advocates for students and families.

    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.


    BONUS: Parents and Dyslexia Oct 03, 2022
    Show notes

    Today we have a special episode featuring four parents from all over the United States. One thing they have in common is that they have children with dyslexia. They are courageously sharing their stories as reading science advocates working for systemic change.


    Resources

    • Dyslexia-specific Resources:
      • International Dyslexia Association
      • The Dyslexia Initiative
      • These resources from the International Dyslexia Association are helpful to spread the word on social media about October as Dyslexia Awareness Month!
    • Featuring Parents from Today’s Episode:
      • COKID Colorado Dyslexia advocacy group
      • COKID Literacy Dialogue Tool
      • Both Sides of the Table, Dystinct Magazine featuring Erica Kaufmann, July 2022
      • Behaviors Before Dyslexia, The Dyslexia Initiative, Lauren Taylor


    Connect with us!

    • Facebook and join our Facebook Group
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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.


    Ep. 127: Richard Gentry, Dyslexia Expert Sep 30, 2022
    Show notes

    Dr. J. Richard Gentry, Dyslexia Expert and the “Guru of Spelling,” joins us on the podcast today to discuss dyslexia. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability, neurobiological in origin. It’s the #1 reading disability that manifests itself in a continuum. People with dyslexia have difficulty in accurate fluent reading, spelling, and decoding abilities. Dr. Gentry shares his personal story of overcoming dyslexia, how dyslexia affects people, and how teachers can help students with dyslexia in the classroom.

    Resources

    • Dr. J. Richard Gentry’s Psychology Today Blog: Raising Readers, Writers, and Spellers
    • Dyslexia Resources from Richard’s Psychology Today Blog:
      • 7 Ways to Accommodate People with Dyslexia in the Classroom
      • Recognizing Dyslexia May Prevent Low Self-Esteem and Anxiety
      • Educators Can Help Young Children Diagnosed with Dyslexia
      • A Guide to Early Markers of Dyslexia
    • These resources from the International Dyslexia Association are helpful to spread the word on social media about October as Dyslexia Awareness Month!
    • Susan Barton


    Connect with us!

    • Facebook and join our Facebook Group
    • Twitter
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    Visit our website to sign up 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 96: What about Spelling? with Richard Gentry Sep 27, 2022
    Show notes

    In this coming Friday's episode we get to talk to the fabulous Richard Gentry again! This time we talk to him about dyslexia to kick off a series of episodes for Dyslexia Awareness Month. Until then, listen to our first episode with Richard Gentry about the importance of spelling!
    March 4, 2022
    We’ve been asked about spelling and the connection to reading science more times than we can count. Today, we talk with expert J. Richard Gentry, author of Brain Words and blog contributor to Psychology Today: Raising Readers, Writers, and Spellers (An Expert Guide for Parents).

    He tells us all about spelling and how it connects to our speech and language system. Moreover, he supplies teachers with practical, meaningful, science of reading-aligned strategies to teach spelling.

    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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