Shanahan on Literacy

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**Shanahan on Literacy**

Timothy Shanahan is a renowned expert on the teaching of literacy. This podcast addresses practical issues in teaching students to read and to read better.

Latest Episodes:

Choral Reading: Good Idea or Not? Jun 09, 2024

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This episode considers the value -- and limitations of using choral reading in the teaching of oral reading fluency.

Should We Teach with Decodable text? Jun 01, 2024

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This "blast from the past" revisits -- revises -- a blog posting from 2018. This podcast explains what the research has to say about teaching with decodable text. The idea of teaching students with decodables is a hot topic in reading education these days. Find out what research has to say about these materials and what they contribute to learning to read -- if anything. You might be surprised at what the "science of reading" has to say about this practice.

What About Those Reading Textbook Reviews and Ratings? May 18, 2024

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Recently, several organizations have started evaluating reading programs. These ratings are getting a lot of attention from school districts around the nation, but how good are they and how should they be used? This podcast will explore those issues and provide some recommendations.

Ensuring Success: Pre-Remediation as a Valuable Alternative May 04, 2024

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Most reading interventions for older students fail. One reason for this is that they tend to focus on raising general reading achievement, instead of putting the major emphasis on helping those students to develop the reading abilities that would allow them to succeed. Think pre-remediation rather than remediation.

What Does It Mean to Follow a Program? Issues in Fidelity Apr 20, 2024

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These days there is a great deal of interest in controlling classroom reading instruction. One approach to this is to require "fidelity" of program use. What does fidelity mean and will it improve reading achievement? This podcast explores those issues and suggests ways that programs can be used and adjusted for maximum success.

What is the Best Way to Organize a Classroom for Reading Instruction? Apr 13, 2024

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This podcast explores how classroom reading instruction is best organized -- whole class or small group? The tendency has been to promote small group instruction over all other considerations -- an approach that is not often very successful. Find out why.

Does Research Support "guided reading"? Practical Advice on Directing Reading Apr 06, 2024

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This podcast explores the role that guided reading should play in reading instruction and how best to support students during such reading experiences.

The Instructional Level Concept Revisited: Teaching With Complex Text Mar 23, 2024

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This podcast explores the idea of teaching students to read at their instructional level. It explains why this is not such a good idea beyond beginning readers.

Does Literature Count as Knowledge? Mar 16, 2024

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These days there is a big push to emphasize knowledge in reading programs. This has led to welcome increases in emphasis on social studies and science texts in reading. But what about literature? Is there anything to be learned from stories and poems that would count as knowledge in this new regime? This podcast will explore that issue and provide some guidance to teachers on the matter.

Can a Program of Professional Development Raise Reading Achievement? Mar 02, 2024

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This episode explores the value of professional development for improving reading achievement. Some school districts are investing heavily in very expensive professional development programs in the hopes these will raise reading achievement.

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