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Rooted in Language Podcast — Education
Rooted in Language Podcast

Enjoy the Rooted in Language podcast as we explore literacy, education, parenting, teaching, and supporting students of all ages and stages of literacy learning. As part of the RiL mission, we provide resources and support for educators working with students who struggle with reading and writing, including those with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and developmental language disorder. Listen in as we share ideas, strategies, experiences, and thoughts about how to build the best educational environment for your children and students. Gather great ideas to implement in your homeschool, classroom, or anywhere you are learning and teaching.

For literacy materials to use in your teaching, visit our webiste: https://www.rootedinlanguage.com/
For more great ideas, visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rootedinlanguage

Latest Episodes:

S5E8: A Rooted Journey with Linda Plass May 23, 2023

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www.rootedinlanguage.com Welcome back to the Rooted in Podcast! In this episode, Rita interviews Linda Plass, a member of the Rooted Crew since 2021. But how did we come to know Linda? First and foremost, she is a homeschool mom to three children (now teenagers). She was one of Rooted in Language’s earliest customers who was seeking support and guidance in all things literacy for her struggling learner. The bonus is that she discovered that all of RiL’s classes and instructional materials supported her in teaching her typical learners too! Linda shares the ebb and flow of her journey educating her children while honoring each of them as unique individuals. What was her goal? To develop lifelong learners. She shares how Rooted in Language helped her do that and more!

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S5E7: What Science Can and Can’t Tell Us Apr 26, 2023

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www.rootedinlanguage.com Welcome back to the Rooted in Podcast! In this episode, Rita discusses “the best teaching tenants” and how research on the science of the brain can be best utilized to teach reading, writing, and spelling to eager students.

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S5E6: The Language and Literacy Overlap Mar 29, 2023

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www.rootedinlanguage.com Welcome back to the Rooted in Podcast! In this episode, Rita discusses the language and literacy overlap, as well as how young children develop their learning, speaking, and processing skills.

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S5E5: Gene Ouellette and the Value of Invented Spelling Feb 22, 2023

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www.rootedinlanguage.com Welcome back to the Rooted in Podcast! In this episode, Rita is joined by Dr. Gene Ouellette, an internationally recognized researcher in the areas of reading and spelling. Rita and Gene discuss the links between oral and written language processes, Gene’s research in the development of youth spelling skills, and the value of invented spelling.

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S5E4: Ehri’s Phases of Sight Words Jan 25, 2023

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www.rootedinlanguage.com Welcome back to the Rooted in Podcast! In this episode, Rita defines sight words and explains how they have been misunderstood in the past few decades. Then, she discusses Ehri’s phases of sight words, one of the most prominent leading theories on the topic today, and shares practices that help students easily move through the phases of sight word development.

For more on this topic, read our blog Ehri's Phases of Sight Word Reading at https://rootedinlanguage.com/blogs/rootedreport/ehris-phases-of-sight-word-reading

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S5E3: Family Culture – What to Keep and What to Toss Aside Pt. 2 Jan 11, 2023

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www.rootedinlanguage.com Welcome back to the Rooted in Podcast and part two of Rita’s conversation with her sister Jodi! In this episode, the pair discuss what they each intentionally chose to discard from their original family and how they made choices to discipline their children when they were growing up.

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S5E2: Family Culture – What to Keep and What to Toss Aside Pt. 1 Jan 11, 2023

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www.rootedinlanguage.com Welcome back to the Rooted in Podcast! In this two part event, Family Culture: What to Keep and What to Toss Aside, Rita is joined by her sister Jodi to recall family culture and discuss what aspects of their upbringing they have chosen to keep in their own families today and what aspects of their upbringing they have chosen not to bring forth into their own families.

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S5E1: 12 Lessons from the Gym Sep 28, 2022

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www.rootedinlanguage.com Join us for this next episode of the Rooted in Podcast! Rita talks about important lessons learned from working out in the gym—a place that may not seem like it would be helpful for gaining literacy. But it's full of rich and deep lessons that are great for helping the struggling learner!

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S4E6: Engaged Literacy – A Means to Independence Aug 29, 2022

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www.rootedinlanguage.com Join Rita for part 4 of the literacy series as she talks about what it means to become an independent reader and writer. Children grow through all the processes of literacy, and we support them on their journey. The ultimate goal is to have fully independent, competent, and confident readers and writers. So what does that last step look like?

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S4E5: Gaining Literacy – I can decode. Now what? Jul 08, 2022

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Rita continues her discussion of the steps and layers of literacy with this next stone: the gaining literacy stage. Learn about what it means to help students consolidate their knowledge as they move from understanding individual language elements to being readers and writers.

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