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The Literacy View

The Literacy View podcast is dedicated to providing educators and parents with Breaking News and cutting-edge research in literacy instruction. Nicknamed by one of their listeners as the “Spice Girls of Literacy,” Faith and Judy, two veteran educators who still work in the trenches, bring their expertise, senses of humor, and passion for literacy instruction to the show, making it an engaging and informative experience for listeners. Never shying away from controversial topics and guests, and frequently disagreeing with each other, the hosts break down complex research into easy-to-understand takeaways and provide actionable solutions that teachers and parents can use in their classrooms and at home. And, they are never afraid to good-naturedly call BS or cheer on their guests or each other when a point or item of discussion excites them. In fact, they have “BS” and “cheer” buttons at the ready for that very purpose! With their engaging format and wealth of knowledge, Faith and Judy are sure to help you take your teaching to the next level! It is no wonder that so many of their guests and listeners consider the Literacy View their favorite, can’t-miss podcast in the literacy space. Have fun and learn at the same time!
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Ep.98-Teachers Need Support to Teach Reading in Grades 3-8: RAND RESEARCH REPORT Oct 30, 2024

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Teachers Need Support to Teach Reading in Grades 3-8: RAND RESEARCH REPORT

What’s Missing from Teachers’ Toolkits to Support Student Reading in Grades 3-8?

Findings from the RAND American Teacher Panel

https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA3300/RRA3358-1/RAND_RRA3358-1.pdf

Anna Shapiro is an associate policy researcher at the RAND Corporation with a focus on early childhood education and special education. Her research interests include strengthening early care and education systems, increasing access to high-quality public early learning opportunities, improving the educational experiences of children receiving special education services and children with developmental differences, and evaluations of programs and policies impacting children in PK-20.

Rebecca Sutherland

Associate Director of Research at AERDF

Rebecca Sutherland is an experienced qualitative and quantitative researcher who’s built a career working in public education at both the state (Massachusetts) and local district (Denver Public Schools) levels, along with some stints at national ed non-profits that partner directly with districts and schools. As Director of Assessment at Reading Partners from 2014-2017 Rebecca led the measurement of student learning needs and growth.

https://aerdf.org/team/rebecca-sutherland/
Here are the two assessments that are validated for use with older readers through high school:

ROAR (Rapid Online Assessment of Reading): modular administration, free to schools and districts

Capti Assess: explicitly designed to test reading comprehension and foundational skills of students in grades 3-12

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Ep.97-Adolescent Literacy Solutions with Tricia Millar Part 2 Oct 24, 2024

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Adolescent Literacy Solutions with Tricia Millar Part 2

Article:

“Many kids can’t read, even in high school. Is the solution teaching reading in every class?

Some high schools and states are experimenting with ways to integrate literacy instruction across all classes”

Julian Roberts-Grmela

August 14, 2024

https://hechingerreport.org/many-kids-cant-read-even-in-high-school-is-the-solution-teaching-reading-in-every-class/

Is it a high school teacher’s responsibility to teach reading skills and strategies?

Tricia Millar Bio

https://thatreadingthing.com/tricia-millar-reading-spelling/

Website:

https://thatreadingthing.com/

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Ep.96-Does the Science of Reading Include Middle and High School? With James and Dianne Murphy Oct 18, 2024

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Does the Science of Reading Include Middle and High School?

With James and Dianne Murphy

Article:

“Does the science of reading include middle school?” –

Tim Shanahan

January 6, 2024

https://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/does-the-science-of-reading-include-middle-school

Teacher Question:

What does the science prioritize for middle level ELA instruction? Is there a point when teaching into a phonics gap for students does not have a payoff? With limited time in a middle school classroom, I am thinking about what needs to be prioritized.

Adolescent Literacy Specialists Dianne and James Murphy

Dianne Murphy is a specialist reading intervention designer and teacher trainer working in secondary schools. She is the author of Thinking Reading, a high-impact program specifically designed to meet the needs of adolescent struggling readers. She is co-author of Thinking Reading: What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Reading.

James Murphy has worked in secondary schools in New Zealand and the UK as an English teacher, Head of English and senior leader. He is Director of School Partnerships at Thinking Reading, focused on assisting schools with implementation of effective literacy strategies. He is co-author of Thinking Reading: What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Reading, and the editor of the researched Guide to Literacy.

Website: https://www.thinkingreading.com/

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Ep.95-Teachers Who Speak Up are Written Up: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Oct 10, 2024

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Teachers Who Speak Up are Written Up: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

This Breaking News episode is a result of our last episode on Badass Moms and their Teens! YouTube Link is here:

https://youtu.be/SR0lO0osKqY?si=qzR-EmT1OT-0FUuT

Article:

Letter to the Editor in the Muddy River News

Blaming Parents, Teachers, Students, or Pandemic Isn’t Solution to Low Reading Scores in Quincy

https://muddyrivernews.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-blaming-parents-teachers-students-or-pandemic-isnt-solution-to-low-reading-scores-in-quincy/20240715060000/

Special Guests **

Dawn De Lorenzo Bio:

I am dual-certified general and special education teacher with 24 years experience. I have taught students from PreK through Grade 8. The majority of the students that I have served throughout my career had language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia. I am a CERI Certified Structured Language Teacher. I have my MA in Curriculum and Instruction and my Ed.S. in Education Leadership, Policy and Management.

Last year, I was a Teacher Leader Policy Fellow with JerseyCAN and worked to champion several policies to strengthen literacy in New Jersey. JerseyCAN awarded me with an Excellence in Advocacy Award for my work. I was second place in Nessy's 2024 Teacher of the Year Dyslexia Awareness Award.

This year I started my own tutoring business, Lighthouse Literacy Solutions, where I can serve students and their families' needs without all of the red tape that entangles educators in public schools today.

Website:

https://lighthouseliteracy.tutorbird.com/

lighthouseliteracynj.tutorbird.com

Email: lightjouselitnj@gmail.com

X: https://x.com/DeLorenzoEdS

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawndelorenzo/

Sherri Lucas-Hall Bio

Sherri worked in a Georgia school district for 14 years, 4 years as an after-school teacher/ paraprofessional/substitute and 10 years as a classroom teacher for grades K/1. Sherri began studying the science of reading after discovering and listening to Emily Hanford’s APM podcast entitled Hard Words in 2018.She started a small tutoring business, Designed to Teach Tutoring Services, in September 2019.

Sherri earned a Bachelor of Science in Management from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Mercer University. She obtained an OG Classroom Educator Level Certification and completed LETRS training in January 2022, currently delivering those trainings as a PLF. Sherri lives in Georgia with 2 of her

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Ep.94-Badass Moms and Their Teens: Adolescent Literacy Kickoff! Oct 04, 2024

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Badass Moms and Their Teens: Adolescent Literacy Kickoff!

Real Moms

Real Teens

Real Issues

Straight Talk

No BS!

Our special guests turned lemons into lemonade!

Article:

Not-So-Great Expectations:

Students are Reading Fewer Books in English Class

Apnews.com

https://apnews.com/article/books-reading-high-school-english-class-c8d9f39773268a6e8c79cb0b3c78d3c1

Stacey Klein and Max

Stacey Klein is a fierce parent advocate who took on Minnesota’s most affluent school district to fight for her son’s right to learn to read. Her son completed 3rd-grade with a Kindergarten reading level. Without her advocacy and intervention, he was on a trajectory to finish 12th-grade reading at a 4th-grade level. Stacey's family navigated years of delays, denials, a due process hearing, and federal lawsuits in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, ultimately costing them $300,000 in educational and legal fees. Despite the district’s appeals, her son received all of his court-ordered services, worked hard, is now reading at grade level, and is on track to graduate with his peers. Today, Stacey relentlessly advocates for students with learning disabilities like dyslexia, committed to ensuring no family has tofight the same battle her family did to guarantee their child learns to read in school.

Sheri Vail and Keera

Sheri’s Facebook page, Sheri Vail Coaching

Email: sherivailcoaching@gmail.com

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Hornet and Word Wasp Manuals

https://www.wordwasp.com/

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Dinorah DellaCamera and Chris

Dr.Dinorah DellaCamera is veterinarian who is passionate about reading and life long learning. On Facebook, she is the infamous “Carrie Dee” and is the admin for a handful of dyslexia groups. Dinorah is a member of the NYS Dyslexia Task

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Ep.93-SRSD Plus Oral Language, Handwriting, and Spelling with Dr. Young Kim Sep 27, 2024

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SRSD Plus Oral Language, Handwriting, and Spelling with Dr. Young Kim

Dr. Young-Suk Kim and SRSD founder, Dr. Karen Harris, developed an integrated approach for Kindergarten to Second Grade students that takes the well-regarded SRSD framework and strengthens the foundational skills for beginner writers. This fascinating work is groundbreaking, and the results are impressive!

Young’s recommendation:

“When teaching reading and writing subskills, make the link between reading and writing explicit and visible. Explicitly point out how target skills and strategies can be used in reading and writing contexts.”

Dr. Young Kim bio:

Young-Suk Grace Kim is a professor and the senior associate dean at the School of Education, University of California, Irvine. A former classroom teacher in San Francisco, Kim’s scholarship focuses on understanding language and literacy development and effective instruction for racially, ethnically, economically, and linguistically diverse children, and helping them build strong foundations to support their success in school and beyond. Her areas of research include reading comprehension, reading fluency, listening comprehension and oral language, dyslexia, higher-order cognitive skills, written composition, and reading–writing relations. She has worked extensively with monolingual children from various linguistic backgrounds (e.g., English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Kiswahili) and multilingual children in the United States. Her research has been supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S. Department of Education, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Science Foundation. She was a recipient of the 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by President Barack Obama.

Kim is currently serving as editor-in-chief for Scientific Studies of Reading and chair of the Vocabulary Special Interest Group for the American Educational Research Association.

https://search.app/1kuFWcgRzYTouuds7

Email: youngsk7@uci.edu

Article:

ILA The Reading Teacher

“Enhancing Reading and Writing Skills through Systematically Integrated Instruction”

By Young-Suk Grace Kim and Elizabeth Zagata

https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trtr.2307

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Ep.92-Everything you need to know about Universal Screeners, Benchmarks, and Progress Monitoring! Sep 20, 2024

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Everything you need to know about

Universal Screeners, Benchmarks, and Progress Monitoring!

“Students will need different levels of support, even in Tier 1.” – Stephanie Stollar

Article:

You May Be Right, I May Be Crazy: MTSS and Tier 1 Instruction

Stephanie Stollar

March 20, 2024

https://keystoliteracy.com/blog/you-may-be-right-i-may-be-crazy-mtss-and-tier-i-instruction/

Alisa Dorman

President

Acadience Learning Inc.

Phone: (541) 431-6931 | Fax: (866) 211-1450

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Julie Nixon

System Support Specialist

Acadience Learning Inc.

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Ep.91-Are we “Sold a Story” on Science of Reading Books and Programs? Sep 13, 2024

Are we “Sold a Story” on Science of Reading Books and Programs?
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Are we “Sold a Story” on Science of Reading Trade Books?
Quote:
“Considering a key theme of ‘Sold a Story’ is the danger of following edu-gurus, I find it *very* interesting that a lot of the SoR crowd all seem to cite the same handful of folks-some of whom have very little expertise in the stuff they’re writing trade books about.” –
Trevor Aleo is a teacher, researcher, and consultant.
“As a full-time high school teacher and doctoral student, I find myself in a unique position -with one foot firmly planted in the classroom and the other in the world of research. One of things I’m most passionate about is making all of the incredible theories and scholarship out there more accessible and actionable for practitioners.”
See bio on trevoraleo.com
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Ep.90-Using Questioning and Strategy Instruction to Support Upper Elementary Students with Marianne Rice, Kay Wijekumar, and Kacee Lambright Sep 06, 2024

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Using Questioning and Strategy Instruction to Support Upper Elementary Students with Marianne Rice, Kay Wijekumar, and Kacee Lambright

“Making inferences is essential to comprehending text. Teachers can ask inferential questions, model their thinking, and teach specific strategies to support upper elementary students in making inferences while reading.”

Website: https://www.literacy.io/

Article:

Promoting Inference Generation: Using Questioning and Strategy Instruction to Support Upper Elementary Students

Marianne Rice, Kay Wijekumar, Kacee Lambright, and Ashley Stack

The Reading Teacher, July 2024

https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/trtr.2353

Check out our other episode with Marianne and Kacee!

EP.69-Text Structure and Inference Skills: The Latest Instructional Research!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-69-text-structure-and-inference-skills-the/id1614519794?i=1000651502855

“What’s the Main Idea?”: Using Text Structure to Build Comprehension

https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/trtr.2016

“Inference skills for reading: A meta-analysis of instructional practices.”

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-63383-001

Kay Wijekumar

Houston Endowed Chair (Teaching, Learning and Culture)

Texas A&M University

Email: k_wijekumar@tamu.edu

Marianne Rice is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She was an elementary teacher and reading specialist for over 10 years before earning her PhD at Texas A&M University.
Email:mrice44@utk.edu

Kacee Lambright:

Research Specialist III

TEACHING, LEARNING & CULTURE

Texas A&M University

Email: kacee331@tamu.edu
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Faith Borkowsky’s books:
"If Only I Would Have Known..." (3-in-1 Edition): What I wish the Pediatrician, the Preschool Teacher, and the Librarian would have told me about Language, Literacy, and Dyslexia
https://a.co/d/6wTSSGv
Failing Students or Failing Schools?: A Parent's Guide to Reading Instruction and Intervention
https://a.co/d/aR6cPhR

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Ep.89-Report Cards: Parents are in the Dark Aug 30, 2024

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Report Cards: Parents are in the Dark

“When parents are in the know, they take action.” – Sonya Thomas

Time Magazine:

https://time.com/6308834/american-parents-how-their-kids-doing-in-school/

Nashville Propel:

Article talks about a white paper released by Nashville Propel in June: Because of positive report cards, 78% of the Nashville parents surveyed believe their kids are reading at grade level. Meanwhile, data reveals that only 28.5% of students across MNPS—and only 19.6% of Black students—are. (MNPS stands for Metro Nashville Public Schools.)

https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/columnists/2024/06/03/nashville-public-schools-literacy-crisis-affects-black-parents/73925657007/

Faith Borkowsky’s books:

"If Only I Would Have Known..." (3-in-1 Edition): What I wish the Pediatrician, the Preschool Teacher, and the Librarian would have told me about Language, Literacy, and Dyslexia

https://a.co/d/6wTSSGv

Failing Students or Failing Schools?: A Parent's Guide to Reading Instruction and Intervention

https://a.co/d/aR6cPhR

Special Guest, Dr. Irene Daria

Website:

www.StepstoReading.com

Book:

I Didn’t Believe Him

https://a.co/d/6tX7qLB

Irene Daria on X: @StepstoReading

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Ep.88-Dr. Mark Seidenberg’s latest blogs on Phonemic Awareness Aug 15, 2024

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Dr. Mark Seidenberg’s latest blogs on Phonemic Awareness

Live Conversation with Faith and Judy

Practitioners need clarity.

Articles:

On the Phonemes in “Phonemic Awareness”

https://seidenbergreading.net/2024/08/06/on-the-phonemes-in-phonemic-awareness/

More on Teaching Phonemes

https://seidenbergreading.net/2024/08/10/more-on-teaching-phonemes/

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The Best Review Of The Literacy View🎉🎉 Aug 15, 2024

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Ep.87-Strict Synthetic Phonics: What Does That Mean? Aug 09, 2024

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Strict Synthetic Phonics: What Does That Mean?
with Debbie Hepplewhite
Is reading instruction that focuses exclusively on learning the code in the first weeks of the school year, without any additional activities such as memorization or global recognition of non-decodable words, more effective in acquiring good fluency and comprehension?
Article:
French Scientific Council for Education (CSEN)
The Effectiveness of Teaching Methods for Learning to Read
https://www.reseau-canope.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/Projets/conseil_scientifique_education_nationale/syntheses_et_recommandations/international/Note_11_CSEN_Version_anglais_def_formate___V2.pdf

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https://phonicsinternational.com/about-debbie/

Phonics International:
https://phonicsinternational.com/

Alphabetic Code Charts:
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Ep.86-Who Smarted?: Making Education Fun with Atomic Entertainment CEO, Jerry Kolber Aug 02, 2024

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Who Smarted?: Making Education Fun with Atomic Entertainment CEO, Jerry Kolber
Link to Who Smarted? Podcast-https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-smartedo-educational-podcast-for-kids/id1533462141

Jerry Kolber bio:
Jerry Kolber is the co-creator and Showrunner of National Geographic’s #1 series, Brain Games, for which he received a Prime Time Emmy Nomination. Kolber and Atomic are frequent collaborators with icon Pharrell Williams, having created and produced Brainchild (Netflix) with Pharrell, as well as two upcoming documentaries.
https://www.atomicentertainment.com/jerry-kolber

About Atomic Entertainment:
Atomic Entertainment is on a mission to create educational content so fun and engaging that audiences don’t realize they’re learning. From highly rated TV and streaming series to documentaries, branded educational content, and now podcasts, Atomic Entertainment is known for its innovative and premium edutainment. With successful projects like WHO SMARTED?, a top-rated science and history podcast for elementary school kids, Atomic Entertainment continues to push the boundaries of educational entertainment. Who Smarted? is now releasing episodes four days a week! This update comes as the independently produced show achieved an impressive milestone of twenty million total downloads
Article:
Language Magazine
“Getting Kids to Listen”
Maggie McGuire explores how podcasts can be used to support early literacy education.
https://www.languagemagazine.com/2021/11/08/getting-kids-to-listen/

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Ep.85-Lifting literacy Through Handwriting Instruction with Shawn Datchuk Jul 26, 2024

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Lifting literacy Through Handwriting Instruction with Shawn Datchuk
“Handwriting can be an effective way for students to learn important early reading and writing skills. As noted in a recent systematic review, handwriting instruction during kindergarten can improve both writing and reading outcomes, such as knowledge of letter names and sounds, spelling, and word reading (Ray et al., 2022). Indeed, research suggests a close link between writing and reading overall, including a strong relationship between the development of early writing and reading skills, such as spelling and word reading (Kim et al., 2024). In spite of these ties, handwriting is rarely mentioned in the national conversation on how to improve the reading performance of elementary students”
Dr. Shawn Datchuk Bio:
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/people/shawn-datchuk

Shawn Datchuk is the director of the Iowa Reading Research Center and a faculty member in the University of Iowa College of Education. Under his direction, Shawn aims to ensure that the IRRC’s efforts: (a) make it easier for teachers to teach reading and (b) make it easier for students to learn how to read and use reading to learn. He works with IRRC staff and college faculty to achieve these aims by conducting research, providing technical assistance to schools, and translating research findings for teachers and caregivers. As a former K-12 special education teacher, elementary teacher, director of special education, and academic performance director, he believes all students should have access to high-quality literacy instruction. He received his Master of Education and Doctor of Philosophy in special education from Pennsylvania State University. Outside of his work at the center, you can find him spending time with his family at a local park, pool, or museum.
Blog:
Handwriting: Beneficial to Reading and Often Misunderstood
By Dr. Shawn Datchuk
July 2, 2024
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/blog/2024/07/handwriting-beneficial-reading-and-often-misunderstood

Research Article of the Month June 2024
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/blog/2024/06/research-article-month-june-2024

Literacy Lifter Tool for Handwriting
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/lifter

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Ep.84- New Research Study on thinkSRSD Writing Instruction with Dr. Leslie Laud, Nate Joseph, and Robert Mitchell Jul 19, 2024

Ep.84- New Research Study on thinkSRSD with Dr. Leslie Laud, Nate Joseph, and Robert Mitchell
Preprint Study:
(PDF) ThinkSRSD: A Secondary Analysis Cohort Investigation [Working Paper: Not Peer Reviewed] 1 ThinkSRSD A Secondary Analysis Cohort Investigation [Working Paper] (researchgate.net)
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New Research Study on thinkSRSD with Dr. Leslie Laud, Nate Joseph, and Robert Mitchell
Article:
ThinkSRSD A Secondary Analysis Cohort Investigation [Working Paper]
July 2024
Conflict of Interest Statement:
The first and second authors of this manuscript were contracted by ThinkSRSD to independently evaluate the efficacy of ThinkSRSD. Both authors received financial compensation for their work. However, a contract was established between the first author and ThinkSRSD outlining ethical practices, including a commitment to uphold the principles of ethical and open science. This contract mandated that all research outcomes, regardless of results, be shared publicly.
Quote:
“Out of the 97 schools analyzed, every single treatment school, or schools averaged as a group within a district if the full-district took part, outperformed their control cohort.”
Dr.Leslie Laud
Dr. Leslie Laud supports teachers, schools, districts and states nationally with strengthening writing instruction. She has taught in both general and special education, and worked as a principal. She holds a doctorate from Columbia University, where she was mentored by Dr. Judith Birsh in explicit reading instruction, Dr. Lyn Corno in self-regulated learning and Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond in school change. She has served as co-PI and lead PI on federally-funded large research studies of writing instruction, publishes empirical studies in peer-reviewed journals and presents frequently at national conferences.
www.thinksrsd.com
Nathaniel Hansford (Nate Joseph)
New Book!!
The Scientific Principles of Teaching: Bridging the Divide Between Educational Practice and Research (A user-friendly guide for understanding education research.)
https://stage2.solutiontree.com/scien...
Bio –
https://www.solutiontree.com/nathanie...
Surprise Guest:
Robert Mitchell, Former Superintendent of the Cumberland School District

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Ep.83-Designing a Classroom Environment to Maximize Learning Jul 12, 2024

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Designing a Classroom Environment to Maximize Learning
Should children sit in rows facing the teacher?
Does the task determine the seating arrangement?
Kevin Stoller
Kevin Stoller is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for mission-based businesses. He earned a Master's in Business Administration from The Ohio State University, and a Bachelor's degree from Miami University. He co-founded Kay-Twelve, a leading national distributor of educational furniture, in 2009. On a personal note, Kevin spends as much time as possible with his wife Darci and their three active children, Grant, Maggie & Tessa. The Stoller Family recently moved to Scottsdale, Arizona--but Kevin still roots for his sports teams from growing up in Chicago and spending 20+ years in Ohio.
Website:
https://www.kay-twelve.com/

Articles:
The influence of classroom seating arrangement on children’s cognitive processes in primary school: the role of individual variables - PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7602767/

Exploration of Classroom Seating Arrangement and Student Behavior in a Second Grade Classroom
https://www.re

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Ep.82-Backlash in Australia: Teachers’ Union Slams New Structured Literacy Reform with Dr. Pamela Snow and James Dobson Jun 28, 2024

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The One About…

Backlash in Australia: Teachers’ Union Slams New Structured Literacy Reform with Dr. Pamela Snow and James Dobson
Education HQ News
“‘Dismayed’ Vic teachers’ union slams new structured literacy reform” June 17, 2024
https://search.app/VvBy78ENi77kD7Gq6

“Backlash erupts over Vic teachers’ union’s stance on structured literacy reform” June 18, 2024
https://educationhq.com/news/backlash-erupts-over-vic-teachers-unions-stance-on-structured-literacy-reform-175428/

Dr. Pamela Snow Bio
https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/pcsnow

Article
“It takes a village: Changing reading instruction in the Education State”
https://search.app/9D8fh6icGcvPkKbG9

Blog:
The Snow Report
http://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/

Twitter (X)
@PamelaSnow2
James Dobson Bio
https://layingthefoundations.weebly.com/about.html

Article:
“A letter to the AEU Vic - Laying the Foundations”
https://layingthefoundations.weebly.com/home/a-letter-to-the-aeu-vic

Twitter (X) @jdtdobson
Instagram @mr_j_dobson

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Ep.81-College Students Aren’t Reading with Donna Hejtmanek Jun 21, 2024

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Ep.81-The One About…

College Students Aren’t Reading with Donna Hejtmanek

Article: “The College Kids Are Not All Right”

Reports from professors point to an alarming decline in cognitive capabilities, even at selective institutions by Natalie Wexler

June 2, 2024

https://nataliewexler.substack.com/p/the-college-kids-are-not-all-right

Quote:

“Students are intimidated by anything over 10 pages and seem to walk away from readings of as little as 20 pages with no real understanding.”

“We are in new territory when even highly motivated honors students struggle to grasp the basic argument of a 20-page article.”

Why is this happening? What are the reasons for the decline?

Donna Hejtmanek bio:

Donna Hejtmanek (hite-man-ik) retired after 41 years of teaching special education and serving as a reading specialist-interventionist. She served as president of the Literacy Task Force of Northern Wisconsin, was appointed by Gov. Scott Walker in 2014 to Wisconsin’s Read to Lead Literacy Council, served as the legislative chair of the International Dyslexia Association and served on The Legislative Council Study Committee on the Identification and Management of Dyslexia in 2018, resulting in Wisconsin’s first dyslexia bill, Act 86, signed into legislation in 2019. Hejtmanek was awarded the Herb Kohl Teacher Fellowship Award in 2016. Donna retired in 2018. In retirement, she spends her days creating professional development opportunities for teachers on her Facebook group, Science of Reading—What I Should Have Learned in College, and is a co-owner of Credentials Unlimited, providing opportunities for non-credit micro-credentials.

Donna’s recommended article:

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Ep.80-Five Dads, Five Stories: Coping with Reading Struggles Jun 14, 2024

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Show Notes:
The One About…
Five Dads, Five Stories: Coping with Reading Struggles
Dads tell their stories!
How did it feel growing up with reading and writing challenges?
What were their fears?
Did having a child with reading struggles bring back memories?
What action steps did they take?
We talk about school challenges, emotional health, overcoming trauma, and raising
children with reading and writing difficulties. Conversations include dyslexia, learning
disabilities, ADHD, and DLD.
They have some advice for you!!
It’s raining men on The Literacy View Father’s Day Special!
Special Guests:
Tre Hadrick
Danny Marino
John Mullarkey
Jason Orlosky
Stephen Yearout

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Ep.79-Curriculum Implementation with Robert Pondiscio and Rivet Education Jun 07, 2024

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Curriculum Implementation with Robert Pondiscio and Rivet Education

Article: “Taking Curriculum Implementation Seriously”

https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/taking-curriculum-implementation-seriously#

Quote: “This involved multiple phases, which Rivet categorizes as ‘exploration; program installation; initial implementation; consistent implementation; and innovation and sustainability.’”

Robert Pondiscio Bio:

Robert Pondiscio is a senior visiting fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

He writes and speaks extensively on education and education-reform issues, with an emphasis on literacy, curriculum, civic education, and classroom practice. His 2019 book, How the Other Half Learns, based on a year of observations at New York City’s Success Academy network of charter schools, was praised as “morally disturbing” and “unsparingly honest” by the New York Times. After twenty years in journalism, including senior positions at TIME and Business Week, Robert became a fifth-grade teacher at a struggling South Bronx public school in 2002. He subsequently served as vice president for the Core Knowledge Foundation, taught civics at Democracy Prep Public Schools, a network of high-performing charter schools based in Harlem, New York, and was a Senior Fellow and Vice President for External Affairs here at Fordham.

Robert’s articles and op-ed columns on education have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, the New York Daily News, Education Next, and dozens of other publications. A frequent speaker and expert guest on education issues, he has appeared on the Fox News Channel, CNN, and elsewhere.

Annie Morrison, Co-Founder and Principal Consultant
www.riveteducation.org.
Link to instructional tool:https://riveteducation.org/navigating-the-instructional-materials-implementation-journey/
As co-founder and principal consultant at Rivet Education, Annie works with state and local education agencies to develop and execute cohesive academic strategies to scale the use of high-quality instructional materials with a specific focus on the communications needed to execute those strategies well. Most recently, she has been supporting the Delaware, New Mexico, and Maryland Departments of Education with the implementation of HQIM.
Before founding Rivet, Annie served as the Director of Communications for the Louisiana Department of Education, where she managed and led educator relations for the agency. During her seven years with the agency, she developed and executed state-wide and national public relations strategies related to the state’s academic plan, impacting over 100 school systems and 50,000 educators state-wide. Her passion for starting Rivet lies in the impact that she witnessed the state’s alignment of standards, curriculum, assessments, and professional development have on schools and school systems across the state.
Annie holds a B.A. from Louisiana State University. View

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Ep.78-What happens when the “experts” get it wrong? Real Teacher, Harriett Janetos May 31, 2024

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What happens when the “experts” get it wrong?
Real Teacher, Harriett Janetos
Quotes:
“Full transparency from researcher to practitioner is too often lacking…”
“Tasking teachers with evaluating expert advice and determining the “right” reasons to accept or reject it is a tall order.”
Harriett’s blog:
“Do Our Literacy Heroes Fail Us, Or Do We Fail Ourselves?”
https://highfiveliteracy.com/2024/05/23/do-our-literacy-heroes-fail-us-or-do-we-fail-ourselves/

Book Recommendation: From Sound to Summary: Braiding the Reading Rope to Make Words Make Sense available on Amazon.
Harriett Janetos Bio:
Over 35 years in education, Harriett has taught every grade level K-12: beginning reading to Advanced Placement English. After teaching high school English for 8 years, she took child-rearing leave and spent that time presenting as a teacher-consultant for the Bay Area Writing Project, getting her Master's in writinginstruction, and doing volunteer lessons in her children's elementary school classrooms. Following a move to the elementary school level where she taught kindergarten through fourth grade, she received a reading specialist credential and has worked as a reading specialist for the past 13 years, initially with grades 4th to 6th and then over the past eight years with grades first and second. This year she published an instructional guide to reading, From Sound to Summary: Braiding the Reading Rope to Make Words Make Sense.

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Ep. 77-Program Review Protocols with Dr. Timothy Shanahan May 21, 2024

The One About…
Program Review Protocols with Dr. Timothy Shanahan
Timothy Shanahan’s latest blog on problems with textbook reviews got us talking!
Shanahan took some time out of his busy schedule to join us on The Literacy View to
discuss problems and his suggested solutions.
Shanahan on Literacy Article:
What About Textbook Reviews?
https://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/what-about-the-textbook-reviews
Quote:
Despite the rhetoric of these groups, the term “evidence aligned” is meaningless. Often
there is no direct evidence that what is being required has ever benefited children’s
learning in a research study.
TIMOTHY SHANAHAN bio:
Timothy Shanahan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at
Chicago where he was Founding Director of the UIC Center for Literacy. Previously, he
was director of reading for the Chicago Public Schools. He is author/editor of more than
200 publications on literacy education. His research emphasizes the connections
between reading and writing, literacy in the disciplines, and improvement of reading
achievement.
Tim is past president of the International Literacy Association. He served as a member
of the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Literacy under Presidents George W.
Bush and Barack Obama, and he helped lead the National Reading Panel, convened at
the request of Congress to evaluate research on the teaching reading, a major influence
on reading education. He chaired two other federal research review panels: the National
Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth, and the National Early
Literacy Panel, and helped write the Common Core State Standards.
He was inducted to the Reading Hall of Fame in 2007 and is a former first-grade
teacher.

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EP.76-Ann Sullivan: Phonics for Students with Special Needs May 17, 2024

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Ann Sullivan: Phonics for Students with Special Needs
Autistic people’s cognitive potential has been underestimated as well as their linguistic
potential. Ann Sullivan offers suggestions for how teachers can help children access phonics.
Article:
“Literacy in Nonspeaking Autistic People”
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/13623613241230709
Ann Sullivan Bio:
Ann has over 30 years’ experience in mainstream and specialist education. Based in the UK, her
career includes roles as a KS1 and KS2 class teacher, secondary specialist literacy teacher,
school-based Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), an advisory teacher for pupils
with special educational needs and a Specialist Leader in Education (SLE).
In 2018 her ‘Phonics for Pupils with Special Educational Needs’ programme was published by
Speechmark Routledge. In 2022 her book & A Parents Guide to Phonics was published and a
year later her & Access to Phonics book. Ann is on the writing team for (a network for
those supporting children with physical disabilities in schools). Ann is now a literacy consultant,
trainer and writer.
Ann’s website:
PhonicsforpupilswithSpecialEducationalNeeds.com

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EP.75-Which ELA Practices Should Be Removed? Anna Geiger, The Measured Mom, Weighs In! May 10, 2024

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Which ELA Practices Should Be Removed? Anna Geiger, The Measured Mom, Weighs In!
Casey Jergens lists many of the practices he has dropped from his ELA block over the years.
Article:
PUTTING THE “STRUCTURE” INTO STRUCTURED LITERACY: PART 4
By Casey Jergens
3/27/24
The Goyen Foundation Blog
https://www.goyen.io/blog/putting-the-structure-into-structured-literacy-part-4
Bio:
Anna Geiger has classroom experience from first through fifth grade. After earning her master's degree in Curriculum & Instruction, she began caring for her children at home. Since 2013, Anna has served educators through her blog, The Measured Mom, where she shares hands-on
lessons, thoughtful articles, and printable resources. She hosts a weekly podcast called Triple R Teaching, and she provides thousands of resources to members of her membership site for
PreK-3rd grade educators. Her book, Reach All Readers, is being released on July 23.
https://www.themeasuredmom.com/

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Ep.74-APM Reports Journalist Christopher Peak Breaking News Episode! May 03, 2024

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APM Journalist Christopher Peak Breaking News Episode!
Sold a Story Christopher Peak joins us to discuss his THREE APRIL articles with us about the collapse of literacy giants: Reading Recovery, Lucy Calkins, and Fountas and Pinnell, along with Heinemann Publishing.
Christopher Peak Bio:
Christopher Peak is an investigative reporter who covers education for APM Reports. He co-reported “Sold a Story,” a podcast about a disproven approach to teaching reading used in
many elementary schools. The series was one of Apple’s most shared podcasts in 2023. It won a DuPont-Columbia, a National Edward R. Murrow Award, an IRE Award, a Third Coast Award and
two Scripps Howard awards, and it was nominated for a Peabody. Following its release, at least 16 states passed new laws about reading instruction, and school districts nationwide, including New York City, announced they would no longer use programs covered in the podcast. Peak
previously covered schools for the New Haven Independent. He was a finalist for the Education
Writers Association’s national award for beat reporting, and he won numerous regional awards,
including Connecticut SPJ's First Amendment Award. Peak has also written for Nation Swell, the Point Reyes Light, Newsday and the San Francisco Public Press.
Christopher Peak APM Reports
https://www.apmreports.org/profile/christopher-peak
April 4, 2024
As states refocus reading instruction, two universities stick with a discredited idea
Other schools are backing away from a disproven theory about how kids learn to read, but programs started by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell train literacy coaches to believe in it.
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/04/retraining-science-of-reading-ohio-state-
Lesley-University
April 11, 2024
Reading Recovery organization confronts financial difficulties
as schools around the country are dropping Reading Recovery, the nonprofit that advocates for the tutoring program tapped into its cash reserves to push back against journalists and legislators.
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/11/reading-recovery-financial-difficulties
April 30, 2024
‘Science of reading’ movement spells financial trouble for publisher Heinemann
The educational publisher raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue during the 2010s
selling reading programs based on a disproven theory. The company now faces financial fallout, as schools ditch its products.
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2024/04/30/publisher-heinemann-financial-trouble-
science-of-reading
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Amazon Author Page
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Ep.73-Kathy Rastle on Having a Database of Books for Children Apr 29, 2024

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Kathy Rastle on Having a Database of Books for Children
The Children and Young People’s Books-Lexicon (CYP-LEX) provides unprecedented information
into the nature of vocabulary in books that British children aged 7+ read and is a highly valuable resource for those studying reading and language development.
Shouldn’t we have one in the USA?
What Words do Children Encounter When They Read for Pleasure?
Maria Korochkina Kathy Rastle on Having a Database of Books for Children amp; Kathy Rastle
Mar 12, 2024
Blog:
https://www.rastlelab.com/post/what-words-do-children-encounter-when-they-read-for- pleasure
Bio:
Kathleen Rastle is a cognitive psychologist and Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London where she was previously the Head of Department of
Psychology (2015-2019). Her research has made fundamental contributions to understanding of
reading and learning to read. Dr. Rastle has a strong interest in translating her research to
improve policies and practices relevant to how children around the world are taught to read.
She won the ESRC 'Celebrating Impact' Prize for Outstanding International Impact (2020).
https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/persons/kathy-rastle
Research Article:
The Children and Young People’s Books Lexicon (CYP-LEX): A large-scale lexical database of books read by children and young people in the United Kingdom
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17470218241229694

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Ep.72-Is Reading Recovery the Science of Reading? Apr 26, 2024

The One About…
Is Reading Recovery the Science of Reading?
Article:
“Reading Recovery IS the Science(s) of Reading and the Art of Teaching”
Debra Semm Rich, Saint Mary’s College
https://readingrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JRR_23-2_Spring_2024_Rich.pdf
Quote from the article:
“The purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the media version of the Science of
Reading (SOR) Movement with the comprehensive, researched Sciences of Reading to which
Reading Recovery ascribes.”
A former Reading Recovery teacher and an attorney share their views with us.
Bio:
Catherine Cook, B.Ed., Library Diploma, is a recently recently retired teacher with experience
teaching Kindergarten to Grade 12, ESL, and Reading Recovery. She used a Balanced Literacy
approach for 15 years before she discovered the Science of Reading and made the shift to
Structured Literacy. Catherine is currently working as a Reading Tutor.
John McGrath is a New York attorney representing parents and their children in meetings of
school district Committees on Special Education and section 504. He also represents them in
special education and section 504 due process hearings and appeals. He was a member of the
Mineola School Board from 1997 to 2012.
Email address: johnmcgrath@educationlawyer.com

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Ep.71-TRL Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines with Dr. Maria Murray and Kari Kurto Apr 16, 2024

The One About…
TRL Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines with Dr. Maria Murray and Kari Kurto
Here is a link to the Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines:
https://www.thereadingleague.org/curriculum-evaluation-guidelines/
When reviewing curricula for Tier I instruction, it is essential to ensure they do not include instructional practices that are not aligned with the scientific evidence base of how children learn to read.
The Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines are designed to highlight any non-aligned practices, or
“red flags,” that may be present. Here is a landing page with more information on the Curriculum Navigation Reports:
https://www.thereadingleague.org/media/introducing-the-reading-leagues-curriculum-navigation-reports/ Each report provides an in-depth examination of each curriculum’s components based on evidence-aligned practices. One of the reports’ unique strengths is their emphasis on identifying ‘red flag’ practices—those that do not align with the scientific evidence base. These reports are the only ones that prioritize identifying practices that could prevent students from
developing skilled reading.
Maria S. Murray is the founder, CEO and President of The Reading League. A pioneer in the “science of reading” movement, she has been active in this field for more than 20 years. Prior
to founding The Reading League, Maria was an associate professor at SUNY Oswego where she
taught courses related to literacy assessment and intervention for 10 years.
Kari Kurto, TRL’s National Science of Reading Project Director and Certified Reading Specialist
https://www.thereadingleague.org/about/

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EP.70-The Most Effective Reading Instruction with Dr. Molly Ness Apr 10, 2024

The One About…
The Most Effective Reading Instruction with Dr. Molly Ness
“New and Not-Well-Known Research about Reading Disabilities: Teachers Want to Know”
https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trtr.2280
What is the Most Effective Instruction for Learning Disabilities?
What is Dyslexia?
What is DLD?
Why is the Conversation around Reading Disorders So Confusing?
Reading Screening Versus Learning Disability Identification
Instruction in Word Recognition and Language Comprehension
Dr. Molly Ness is a former classroom teacher, a reading researcher, and a teacher educator. She
spent 16 years as an associate professor of childhood education at Fordham University. Her
research focuses on reading comprehension, teachers’ instructional decisions, and dyslexia.
https://drmollyness.com/
Latest book:
Read Alouds for All Learners

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EP.69-Text Structure and Inference Skills: The Latest Instructional Research! Apr 05, 2024

The One About…
Text Structure and Inference Skills: The Latest Instructional Research!
Marianne Rice, Tiffany Peltier, and Kacee Lambright
“What’s the Main Idea?”: Using Text Structure to Build Comprehension
Alida K. Hudson, Julie Owens, Karol A. Moore, Kacee Lambright, Kausalai (Kay) Wijekumar
First published: 27 April 2021
https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/trtr.2016
“Inference skills for reading: A meta-analysis of instructional practices.”
Rice, M., & Wijekumar, K. (K.) (2024, March 18). Inference Skills for Reading: A Meta-Analysis of
Instructional Practices. Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication.
https://dx.doi.org/ 10.1037/edu0000855
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-63383-001
Tiffany Peltier:
Tiffany Peltier is a Research Scientist in the Collaborative for Student Growth at NWEA. She
earned her PhD in Learning Science at the University of Oklahoma and her Masters in Reading
and Bachelors in Early Childhood Education from Texas A&M University.
https://understandingreading.home.blog/about-contact/
Marianne Rice:
Academic Researcher, Educator, and Reading Specialist at the Department of Educational
Psychology, Texas A&M University
Email: Marianne.Rice@TAMU.EDU
Kacee Lambright:
Research Specialist III
TEACHING, LEARNING & CULTURE
Texas A&M University
Email: kacee331@tamu.edu

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Ep.68-The One About… What’s the Research Behind Mouth Picture Sound Walls? Mar 29, 2024

The One About…
What’s the Research Behind Mouth Picture Sound Walls?
quote Cows don't fly, and phonemes don't have lips. So why is this unsupported practice spreading like wildfire? quote - Dr. Jan Wasowicz
Article:
“Articulatory Gestures in Literacy Instruction”
Laura MacGrath, MSc(A)
January 25, 2024
https://learningbydesign.com/professional-development/spell-links-blogue/
Bio:
Dr. Jan Wasowicz
**External Consultant for Purdue University, Interdepartmental Science of Reading Initiative to
strengthen teacher preparation in using science-based methods
**Advisory Board Member, The Reading League Illinois
https://learningbydesign.com/who-we-are/dr-jan-wasowicz-2/
Dr. Kenn Apel
https://learningbydesign.com/who-we-are/dr-kenn-apel/

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Ep.67-Joan Sedita on Comprehension Strategy Instruction Mar 22, 2024

The One About…
Joan Sedita on Comprehension Strategy Instruction
“The growing awareness of the role of background knowledge in supporting reading
comprehension has led some literacy professionals and journalists to proclaim that building
background knowledge is the main solution to addressing students’ difficulties with reading
comprehension.” – Joan Sedita
This episode takes a look at the actual research supporting the teaching of instructional
strategies.
Article:
“In Support of Main Idea and Comprehension Strategy Instruction”
https://keystoliteracy.com/blog/in-support-of-main-idea-and-comprehension-strategy-
instruction/
Joan Sedita is an experienced educator, serving in the roles of teacher, school administrator,
teacher trainer, and literacy consultant since 1975. She has provided literacy professional
development to thousands of educators and related professionals at schools, colleges, clinics,
and professional conferences. She is the founder of Keys to Literacy and is currently the CEO of
the company. Joan is the creator of The Writing Rope framework for writing instruction, and
the lead author of the Keys to Literacy professional development materials, online courses, and
books.
Website: https://keystoliteracy.com/
Joan Sedita Bio:
https://keystoliteracy.com/team/joan-sedita/

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Ep.66-Is the term “SoR” overused? Special Guest Emina McLean SoR? SoL? Structured Literacy? Mar 15, 2024

The One About…
Is the term “SoR” overused? Special Guest Emina McLean
SoR?
SoL?
Structured Literacy?
Quote:
“What does that mean? In concrete terms, what exactly would you observe in these schools
with respect to documentation, assessment, or teaching and learning practices that would
mean they were an “SoL” school, and who decides?” – Emina McLean
“There is no such thing as an “SoR” curriculum, resource, or set of instructional techniques.”
Article:
https://www.eminamclean.com/post/has-the-science-of-reading-become-a-rampant-thought-
terminating-clich%C3%A9
Emina McLean Bio:
https://www.eminamclean.com/
EMINA MCLEAN
Emina is an Australian language and literacy expert. She holds qualifications in speech
pathology, adolescent counseling, youth mental health (psychiatry), public health, and
education, and she is currently completing her PhD (Education). She is a lecturer, researcher,
Primary English and literacy leader, instructional coach, professional learning provider, and
education consultant. Emina works with systems, schools, leaders, and teachers to develop
ambitious and rigorous assessment, curriculum, and instruction practices in English and literacy.

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EP.65-Latest Curriculum Craze Part 2: Fact Checking with Dr. Leslie Laud and Jennifer Binis Mar 12, 2024

Latest Curriculum Craze Part 2: Fact Checking with Dr. Leslie Laud and Jennifer Binis
Quote:
“Idea: A simpler solution to tossing out expensive materials (that do align to SoR) would be to
guide teachers in which strategies are most effective and to prioritize these.”
Article by Leslie Laud:
Where is the Evidence?
https://shorturl.at/betuQ
Dr. Leslie Laud Bio:
Dr. Leslie Laud is the founder of Think SRSD (Self-Regulated Strategy Development) for reading
and writing. She is a writer, researcher, and leader in the "science of writing" instruction. Co-
Author of Releasing Writers: Evidence-Based Strategies for Developing Self-Regulated Writers
https://www.thinksrsd.com/
Jennifer Borgioli Binis Bio:
https://schoolmarmadvisors.com/about/
Jennifer Borgioli Binis is president of Schoolmarm Advisors. A former middle school special
education teacher and professional development provider, she has facilitated large- and small-
scale audit and design projects with and for schools, districts, and states. She is a freelance
editor for education and academic authors, researcher, and fact-checker.
Newsletter:
https://dissertate.jennbbinis.com/

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Ep.64-Where is the Evidence? Latest Curriculum Craze Part 1 Mar 08, 2024

The One About…
Where is the Evidence? Latest Curriculum Craze Part 1
“A call to pause the rush to buy new curricula until we see consistent evidence of impact” is
urged. “There is no SoR stamp of approval!” Our guests for this episode will give you unbiased,
unaffiliated, and unrehearsed real talk.
Article by Dr. Leslie Laud
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xz7FJxXSwlx7zZkeTLDc4TfYzRedsimkb8kcKpHz_sE/edit
Nathaniel Hansford (Nate Joseph) Bio
https://www.solutiontree.com/ca/nathaniel-hansford
Self-published book: “The Scientific Principles of Reading Instruction.”
NEW BOOK coming out with Solution Tree: 2 nd ed. “The Scientific Principles of Teaching”
Staci Bain, Ed.D Bio:
Founder and President of EDUCATE
https://www.educatewithstaci.com/webelieve
Isabel Simmons Bio:
A teacher with the NYC Department of Education for 22 years, Isabel Simmons has taught
grades K-5. For the last 7 years, she has worked as a Universal Literacy Coach and a Literacy
Collaborative Reading Coach, coaching teaching in grades K-5 in reading instruction. This year she has worked as an Intensive Reading Interventionist- working with small groups of struggling readers across the city. She is a LETRS trained educator and Acadience Mentor.
Article by Dr.Leslie Laud-https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WOvEBbTwx09Me8O3zzurF0wfxvO2u29U70kCZISm7LM/edit?usp=sharing

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EP.63-Dr. Holly Lane: Does Expensive Mean Better Quality? Mar 05, 2024

The One About:
Dr. Holly Lane: Does Expensive Mean Better Quality?
Dr. Holly Lane couldn’t sell a used car for $500 until she raised the price to $1500! Why do we think free or inexpensive products aren’t very good? Why do we think programs and materials with all the bells and whistles are better?
Science or Snake Oil Webinar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc5SjcLQ5Ow
Bio:
Dr. Holly Lane is a faculty member at the University of Florida and director of the University of
Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI). Her research focuses on the prevention of reading difficulties through effective early literacy instruction, the remediation of literacy skills for students with
dyslexia, and methods for helping preservice and practicing educators develop the knowledge and skills they need to be effective reading teachers and interventionists. Dr. Lane has directed many grants to support reading research and the development of teachers and researchers.
She is also the author of numerous publications related to literacy, including UFLI Foundations:
An Explicit and Systematic Phonics Program.

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Ep.62-Speech to Print Flaws with Lyn Stone Feb 27, 2024

The One About-Speech to Print Flaws with Lyn Stone
Quotes:
“I’m not saying you’re in a cult, but if you call yourself a ‘Brand Name’ practitioner/school/trainer, there’s a bit of a problem. And that problem occurs when your method is touted as the method to end all methods. That problem occurs when the only tool in your toolbox is fairly blunt, and when you’re expressly forbidden to use ‘outside’ tools even though you know you should.”
“They identify so closely with the brand, that they become blind to its flaws and instead turn in on themselves when the flaws become apparent.”
Blogs:
Culty as Charged: Why the Speech to Print Movement Needs Brakes
https://lifelongliteracy.com/culty-as...
Culty as Charged Part 2: Some solutions
https://lifelongliteracy.com/culty-as...
Parts 3 to 6 can be found in follow-up blogs
https://lifelongliteracy.com/blog/
Lyn Stone Bio:
Lyn is an educational linguist, author, and CEO of Lifelong Literacy: an education coaching and
training organization. Her goal is to help educators awaken linguistic curiosity in their students using
creative, engaging tools and strategies that are based upon scientific consensus as to what
constitutes best practice. Lyn creates research-informed professional development seminars, both
online and face to face, for teachers and other education professionals. She directs a team of
specialist practitioners to deliver high quality literacy intervention at Tiers 2 and 3, and a team of
school coaches to deliver the best possible Tier 1 literacy instruction.
Episode with Dr. Jan Wasowicz on the Speech to Print approach and the research:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
wasowicz/id1614519794?i=1000641794863

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EP.61-Conflating Leveled Books with Predictable Texts and Thinking About Decodables with Tiffany Peltier and Wiley Blevins Feb 15, 2024

The One About…
Conflating Leveled Books with Predictable Texts with Tiffany Peltier and Wiley Blevins
On X (Twitter), a storm of tweets began when Tiffany posted this, “Leveled readers are great for
building fluency. However, a SUBSET of leveled texts, known as PREDICTABLE texts ARE NOT great for building decoding skills and SHOULD NOT be used in kindergarten for teaching phonics.” Wiley responded, “We need to do a virtual roundtable discussion about this. There is so much research misinterpretation and misunderstanding happening now. It’s an important topic needing clarification.”
So here we are!!
Wiley Blevins Bio: http://www.wileyblevins.com/all_about_wiley/
Wiley’s New Book! “Differentiating Phonics Instruction for Maximum Impact:
How to Scaffold Whole-Group Instruction So All Students Can Access Grade-Level Content”
https://us.corwin.com/books/differentiating-phonics-283562
Tiffany Peltier Bio:
Tiffany Peltier is a Research Scientist in the Collaborative for Student Growth at NWEA. She
earned her PhD in Learning Science at the University of Oklahoma and her Masters in Reading
and Bachelors in Early Childhood Education from Texas A&M University.

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Ep.60-Strengthening Implementation of SoR with Dr. Maureen Ruby Feb 13, 2024

The One About…
Strengthening Implementation of SoR with Dr. Maureen Ruby
“Only when state leaders implement a literacy strategy that prioritizes teacher effectiveness
will states achieve a teacher workforce that can strengthen student literacy year after year. This
report outlines five policy actions states can take to ensure a well-prepared teacher workforce
that can implement and sustain the science of reading in classrooms across the country.”
NCTQ:
“Five Policy Actions to Strengthen Implementation of the Science of Reading” January 2024
Article:
https://www.nctq.org/publications/State-of-the-States-2024-Five-Policy-Actions-to-Strengthen-
Implementation-of-the-Science-of-Reading
Summary:
https://www.nctq.org/dmsView/Executive_Summary_SOTS_2024_Reading
Dr. Maureen Ruby’s Bio:
https://www.sacredheart.edu/phonebook/maureen-ruby.php
Book Recommendations:
https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Modern-Learning-Vision-Driven-
Empowering/dp/1947604449/ref=pd_sbs_d_sccl_2_1/139-2428568-
7036264?pd_rd_w=QwnKu&content-id=amzn1.sym.89676150-e513-422e-84a9-
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6201-4eb6-b313-90f3dc826415&pd_rd_i=1947604449&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Upgrade-Your-Teaching-Understanding-
Neuroscience/dp/1416627340/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22RXRIH648C1M&keywords=understanding+b
y+design+meets+neuroscience&qid=1707361945&s=books&sprefix=Understanding+by+design
+meets+%2Cstripbooks%2C80&sr=1-1

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Ep.59-Community-Based Screening Tools with Kate Mayer Feb 06, 2024

The One About…

Community-Based Screening Tools with Kate Mayer

Kate Mayer is a literacy advocate and co-founder of Everyone Reads PA, a nonprofit organization with the mission to ensure that every educator and parent in PA has the tools they need to help all students read to the best of their potential.

Earlybird Education:

https://earlybirdeducation.com/

Parent Involvement vs. Parent Engagement: What’s the difference?

Article:

Community-Based Early Language and Literacy Screenings

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42822-023-00153-2

“If Only I Would Have Known…”

Books to Help Community Awareness and Parent Engagement

ifonlybooks.com

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Ep.58-Community-Based Screening Tools with Kate Mayer Feb 06, 2024

The One About…

Community-Based Screening Tools with Kate Mayer

Kate Mayer is a literacy advocate and co-founder of Everyone Reads PA, a nonprofit organization with the mission to ensure that every educator and parent in PA has the tools they need to help all students read to the best of their potential.

Earlybird Education:

https://earlybirdeducation.com/

Parent Involvement vs. Parent Engagement: What’s the difference?

Article:

Community-Based Early Language and Literacy Screenings

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42822-023-00153-2

“If Only I Would Have Known…”

Books to Help Community Awareness and Parent Engagement

ifonlybooks.com

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Ep.57-What Should PA Instruction Look Like? Tiffany Peltier and Marianne Rice Jan 30, 2024

The One About…
What Should PA Instruction Look Like?
Tiffany Peltier, and Marianne Rice PhD
Quote:
“The case for using letters in PA instruction is stacking up higher & higher… New research out today: An upside-down U curve found for oral PA instruction (diminishing returns after less than
10hrs) but the OPPOSITE—increasingly MORE returns after 16 hrs—for PA w/LETTERS ��”
Tiffany Peltier, PhD
Tiffany Peltier bio:
Tiffany Peltier is a Research Scientist in the Collaborative for Student Growth at NWEA. She
earned her PhD in Learning Science at the University of Oklahoma and her Masters in Reading and Bachelors in Early Childhood Education from Texas A&M University.
Marianne Rice: Academic Researcher, Educator, and Reading Specialist at the Department of Educational
Psychology, Texas A&M University
Email: Marianne.Rice@TAMU.EDU
Article:
A Meta-Analysis on the Optimal Cumulative Dosage of Early Phonemic Awareness Instruction
Florina Erbeli, Marianne Rice, Ying Xu, Megan E. Bishop & J. Marc Goodrich
Published online: 25 Jan 2024
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10888438.2024.2309386
RIP to Advanced Phonemic Awareness by Tim Shanahan (Reading Rockets)
https://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-on-literacy/rip-advanced-phonemic-
awareness

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Ep.56-Reading Fluency and the Science of Reading with Dr. Tim Rasinski Jan 26, 2024

Dr. Rasinski’s bio
Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.
Professor of Reading Education
Reading and Writing Center
Kent State University
401 White Hall
Kent, OH 44242
trasinsk@kent.edu ; 330-672-0649
website: www.timrasinski.com
Twitter: @timrasinski1
Timothy Rasinski is a professor of literacy education at Kent State University and director of its award-winning reading clinic. He also holds the Rebecca Tolle and Burton W.Gorman Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership. Tim has written over 250 articles and
has authored, co-authored or edited over 50 books or curriculum programs on reading education. He is author of the best-selling books on reading fluency The Fluent Reader and The Megabook of Fluency. Tim’s scholarly interests include reading fluency and word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle. His
research on reading has been cited by the National Reading Panel and has been published inn journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, The Reading Teacher, Reading
Psychology, and the Journal of Educational Research. Tim is the first author of the fluency chapter for the Handbook of Reading Research, Volume IV.
Tim served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and was co-editor of The Reading Teacher, the world's most widely read journal of literacy education. He has also served as co-editor of the Journal of Literacy
Research. Rasinski is past-president of the College Reading Association and he has won
the A. B. Herr and Laureate Awards from the College Reading Association for his
scholarly contributions to literacy education. In 2010 Tim was elected to the International
Reading Hall of Fame and he is also the 2020 recipient of the William S. Gray Citation of
Merit from the International Literacy Association. In a 2021 study done at Stanford
University Tim was identified as being among the top 2% of scientists in the world.
Prior to coming to Kent State Tim taught literacy education at the University of Georgia.
He taught for several years as an elementary and middle school classroom and reading intervention teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Tim is a veteran of the United States armed forces.

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EP-55-A Speech to Print Approach with Dr. Jan Wasowicz Jan 16, 2024

The One About…

A Speech to Print Approach with Dr. Jan Wasowicz

A blog by Lyn Stone entitled, "Culty as Charged: Why the Speech to Print Movement Needs Brakes,” and the follow-up blog, “Culty as Charged Part 2: Some Solutions,” raised some eyebrows, but advocates of the approach seemed to shy away publicly from presenting a counter-argument.

Articles:

https://lifelongliteracy.com/culty-as-charged-why-the-speech-to-print-movement-needs-brakes/

https://lifelongliteracy.com/culty-as-charged-part-2-some-solutions/

In defense of Speech to Print Structured Literacy, we invited Dr. Jan Wasowicz to join us to discuss the evidence base for S2P and its benefits. Jan Wasowicz, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, has more than 40 years of experience as a language, literacy, and learning specialist.

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Learn more about Dr. Jan Wasowicz.
Access videos of speech-to-print, multi-linguistic, meta-linguistic activities on SPELL-Link’d.

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EP.54- Assemblymember Bobby Carroll: Literacy Advocacy and Dyslexia Jan 10, 2024

The One About…

Assemblymember Bobby Carroll: Literacy Advocacy and Dyslexia

Article:

NYT

By Grace Ashford

January 3, 2024

As Literacy Lags, Hochul Proposes Changing How Schools Teach Reading

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/nyregion/new-york-schools-reading-hochul.html

“This is a very big deal, because for a long time, people realized what was going on was not working. But nobody stood up and said it needs to change,” Ms. Hochul said…

Assembly District 44

Assemblymember Robert Carroll’s Bio:

https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/about/

Assemblymember Carroll is the leading literacy advocate in the legislature. His Dyslexia Task Force Act, which establishes an expert panel to create standards for universal screening for dyslexia, evidence-based literacy interventions and professional development for teachers, is the first major piece of dyslexia and literacy legislation ever passed by the legislature.

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Ep.53-Curriculum Champions vs. the Teacher Defenders with Kata Solow Jan 02, 2024

The One About: Curriculum Champions vs. the Teacher Defenders with Kata Solow
“Right now, the Curriculum Champions are winning politically. But if they’re going to succeed in the classroom, they need to win over teachers on the ground. This piece is about how to do that.” – Kata Solow
Article:
Comprehensive Reading Curricula and Teacher Expertise: We Don’t Have to Choose
November 30, 2023 by Kata Solow
https://www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/comprehensive-reading-curricula-and-teacher-
expertise-we-dont-have-choose
Kata Solow Bio:
Kata Solow is the Executive Director of the Goyen Foundation where she led its multi-year transformation process and created the Goyen Literacy Fellowship to recognize exceptional reading teachers. She is a former classroom educator, school administrator and field organizer.
Goyen Foundation Website:
https://www.goyen.io/

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Ep.52-Steve Dykstra’s Interpretation of Mark Seidenberg’s Slide Deck-“Where Does the Science of Reading Go From Here?” Season 3 Dec 15, 2023

The One About…
Steve Dykstra’s Interpretation of Mark Seidenberg’s Slide Deck
“Identifying what was wrong was much easier than figuring out what to do instead.” – Mark Seidenberg How are teachers supposed to figure out what to do?
The Literacy View asked Dr. Steve Dykstra to help us unpack Mark Seidenberg’s Yale
presentation slides. Mark Seidenberg’s Slide Deck from a presentation given at Yale:
“Where Does the Science of Reading Go From Here?”
https://seidenbergreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Yale-talk.pdf
Dr. Steve Dykstra has worked as a psychologist for over thirty years in the public sector. He is a founding member of the Wisconsin Reading Coalition and Vice President of the Coalition for Reading Excellence.

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Ep.51-Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System is Often Wrong with Dr. Matt Burns-Season 3 Dec 13, 2023

The One About…
Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System is Often Wrong with Dr. Matt Burns
“Flipping a coin would actually be better.”
“And when it came to identifying the readers who were furthest behind, Burns said, the BAS performed even worse.”
Matt Burns is a special education professor who conducted the first peer-reviewed study of the BAS.
Article: “Benchmark Assessment System Reading Test is Widely Used and Often Wrong” APM Reports
December 11, 2023 by Christopher Peak
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2023/12/11/benchmark-assessment-system-reading-test- often-wrong
Matt Burns Bio:
https://education.ufl.edu/faculty/matthew-burns/

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Ep.50 The One About... Is 'Sold a Story' an incomplete and oversimplified picture of reading? Nick Covington's view-Season 3 Dec 08, 2023

The One About…
Is ‘Sold a Story’ an incomplete and oversimplified picture of reading?
Nick Covington’s view
“My goal with this piece is to capture the questions and criticisms that I have not just about the narrative of Sold A Story but of the broader movement toward “The Science of Reading,” and bring in other evidence and perspectives that inform my own. I hope to make the case that “The Science of Reading” is not a useful label to describe the multiple goals of literacy; that investment in teacher professionalization is inoculation against being Sold A Story; and that the unproductive and divisive Reading Wars actually make it more difficult for us to think about
how to cultivate literate kids.” – Nick Covington Nick Covington bio:
Nick is the creative director for the Human Restoration Project and former high school Social Studies teacher in Iowa public Schools. He promotes progressive education across the board. Nick aims to reestablish the idea of what school could be to one of student-centered success that relies on their ideas and knowledge instead of a dictated “future-ready” curriculum.
Website:
Humanrestorationproject.org
Article:
Unsettling the Science of Reading: Who is Being Sold a Story?
https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-is-being-sold-a-story-unsettling-the-
science-of-reading

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Ep:49-The One About: Don’t Discard Comprehension Strategies with Jennifer Buckingham-Season 3 Dec 05, 2023

The One About:
Don’t Discard Comprehension Strategies with Jennifer Buckingham
“The arguments against teaching comprehension skills and strategies are often framed in these ways: 1) Comprehension skills/strategies are not generic, transferable competencies … so it is a waste of time to teach them explicitly.
2) Reading comprehension is highly dependent on background knowledge … so an evidence-based approach to reading comprehension is to always embed instruction in a knowledge-building context.
These two statements are only partly true.” – Jennifer Buckingham
Article: Don’t Discard Comprehension Strategies
June 22, 2023
https://fivefromfive.com.au/blog/dont-discard-comprehension-strategies/
Bio:“Dr Jennifer Buckingham OAM is Director of Strategy and Senior Research Fellow at MultiLit, and Director of the Five from Five Project.
Jennifer is the founder of the Five from Five project which provides evidence-based information on effective reading instruction. Her PhD research was on effective instruction for struggling readers. She has provided advice on reading instruction, curriculum and policy to the NSW,
Victorian, South Australian and federal governments and was the chair of the expert advisory group to the federal government on a Year 1 literacy and numeracy assessment. Jennifer works with systems, schools and teachers to improve literacy instruction and assessment. She is a board member of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, an affiliate member of the La Trobe University SOLAR Lab and a member of the National Catholic Education Commission’s Standing Committee on Educational Excellence.”

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Ep.48 Season 3-The One About...Reading Curriculum Overhaul with Chalkbeat Journalist Alex Zimmerman Nov 29, 2023

The One About:
Reading Curriculum Overhaul with Journalist Alex Zimmerman
Is your school using a new reading curriculum for the first time this year? ��
Do you feel prepared to transition to a new reading curriculum? ��
Is your district “building the plane while flying it?” ��
Teachers and school leaders are struggling to make the transition.
Alex Zimmerman Bio:
Alex Zimmerman is a reporter at Chalkbeat New York, where he covers the largest school
system in the country. Before covering schools, he focused on police accountability, LGBT
issues, public health and transportation. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Village Voice,
Vice and Atlas Obscura.
Article:
“How is NYC’s literacy curriculum mandate going? Teachers feel unprepared.”
Chalkbeat
November 27, 2023
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2023/11/27/teachers-want-more-training-for-reading-
curriculum-overhaul/
To contact Alex Zimmerman via email: azimmerman@chalkbeat.org

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Ep.47-The One About… Powerful Writing Instruction with Karen Harris-Season 3 Nov 21, 2023

https://thinksrsd.com/The One About…
Powerful Writing Instruction with Karen Harris
We have a body of evidence-based practices (EBPs) and best practices that can make a
meaningful difference in writing development for our students. The Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) model of instruction for writing results in meaningful improvements in
students writing across grades 1-12.
Bio:
https://search.asu.edu/profile/1980816
Book: Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students
Article:
Karen R. Harris & Debra McKeown (2022)
Overcoming barriers and paradigm wars: Powerful evidence-based writing instruction, Theory into Practice
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00405841.2022.2107334
See these orgs for PD for SRSD (Karen Harris has no financial relationship to either, but
voluntarily advise both):
www.thinkSRSD.com
https://thinksrsd.com/
https://srsdonline.org/

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EP.46: The One About… Nell Duke: What We Truly Know About the Teaching of Reading Nov 11, 2023

The One About…
Nell Duke: What We Truly Know About the Teaching of Reading
What does research tell us about cueing; what does research tell us about phonics instruction; what does research instruction tell us about teaching areas other than phonics; what does research tell us about causes of reading difficulty; how do psychometricians set cut scores for NAEP and other assessments; and what about decodable texts? Nell Duke shares her wealth of knowledge with us and gives us the real stories grounded in decades of research.
Article:
ILA, The Reading Teacher
November 2, 2023
https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trtr.2258
Nell Duke’s Bio:
https://stand.org/people/nell-duke/

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Ep.45: The One About… Selective Research Findings with Dr. Michael Paff Nov 07, 2023

The One About…
Selective Research Findings with Dr. Michael Paff
As we turn back the clocks, it looks like some educators are trying to turn back the hands of
time and poke holes in the Science of Reading.
Article
“Stories Grounded in Decades of Research What We Truly Know About the Teaching of
Reading”
Quote
“While science of reading advocates claim to be research-based, decades of reading scholarship
have recognized reading as complex, multidimensional, and mediated by social and cultural
practices.”
ILA, The Reading Teacher
November 2, 2023
httpsila.onlinelibrary.wiley.comdoi10.1002trtr.2258
Dr. Michael Paff
Bio
Dr. Michael Paff is a school psychologist at a high school in upstate NY, a licensed psychologist
in private practice at Psychological and Educational Solutions of the Hudson Valley
(httpwww.psychedhv.com), and an adjunct professor in the school psychology program at
Marist College. He has almost 20 years of experience working with students from pre-k thru college.

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Ep.44: The One About: Writing Research with Stephen Ciullo and Alyson Collins Nov 07, 2023

The One About:
Writing Research with Stephen Ciullo and Alyson Collins
Article #1
The findings from this study raise substantial concerns about the preparation to teach writing
general and special education teachers receive in their preservice program.
“Special and General Education Teachers’ Beliefs About Writing and Writing Instruction”
Steve Graham, EdD, Alyson A. Collins, PhD, and Stephen Ciullo, PhD
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00222194221092156
Article #2
More emphasis needs to be placed on teaching writing and reading together. Such instruction
and research on its effectiveness needs to be expanded so that teachers and schools have
access to a more nuanced, integrated, and spiraled model or combining writing, reading, and
content instruction.
“Writing Expository Essays from Social Studies Texts: A Self-Regulated Strategy Development
Study”
Collins, Alyson A.; Ciullo, Stephen; Graham, Steve;
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1306487
Dr. Stephen Ciullo
Bio:
Stephen Ciullo is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Texas State University. His
research focuses on two topics. First, he studies the extent to which classroom writing
instruction provided to students with disabilities aligns with research evidence, and how
observed instruction relates to students’ writing performance. Second, Stephen is interested in
interventions that enhance teachers’ effectiveness in the area of writing and content-area
knowledge.
Dr. Alyson Collins
Bio:
Alyson Collins is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University.
She is a Dyslexia Therapist/Academic Language Therapist and is a member of the Academic
Language Therapy Association.

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Ep.43: The One About Pamela Snow's Call to Action Oct 31, 2023

The One About…

Dr. Pamela Snow’s Call to Action: School Leaders

Article

“School Leaders and Reading Instruction: Time to demand LESS than more autonomy”

http://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2023/10/school-leaders-and-science-of-reading.html?m=1

Bio

https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/pcsnow

Blog:

The Snow Report

http://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/

Twitter (X)

@PamelaSnow2

Highlight:

“In all cases, the evidence will evolve over time, but you are expected to apply the highest standards as they apply today – not to do you own thing until every possible research question has been resolved.”

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Ep.42: The One About… An Attorney’s View on The Reading Recovery Lawsuit? Do they have a case? Oct 27, 2023

The One About…
An Attorney’s View on the Reading Recovery Lawsuit
Do they have a case?
What does this mean for Fountas and Pinnell?
Will Ohio State University go in the same direction as Columbia University?
John McGrath is a New York attorney representing parents and their children in meetings of
school district Committees on Special Education and section 504. He also represents them in
special education and section 504 due process hearings and appeals. He was a member of the
Mineola School Board from 1997 to 2012.
Email address: johnmcgrath@educationlawyer.com

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Ep.41: The One About… The Reading Recovery Lawsuit with Steve Dykstra Oct 20, 2023

The One About…
The Reading Recovery Lawsuit with Steve Dykstra
The Reading Recovery Council of North America filed a lawsuit against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Dr. Steve Dykstra joins us to discuss this breaking news!
We also asked Steve to respond to Bruce Howlett’s revised blog that originally appeared on the Learning by Design website. Howlett and Jan Wasowicz have joined forces to ignite a “Reading Shift” that pulls the best practices from both Balanced Literacy and Structured Literacy. Dr. Steve Dykstra has worked as a psychologist for over thirty years in the public sector. He is a founding member of the Wisconsin Reading Coalition and Vice President of the Coalition for Reading Excellence.
Reading Recovery Press Release https://readingrecovery.org/press-release/
“The Reading Shift – Elevating Literacy Goals, Methods, and Discourse, in Unison”
By Bruce Howlett and Jan Wasowicz, Ph.D.
Memorable Quote:
“We have a choice – continue to debate traditional methods that haven’t produced widespread
and enduring literacy gains or excitedly embrace newer and deeper methods that provide a
path to near universal literacy gains across the English-speaking world.”

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Ep.40: The One About…Reading and Writing Go Together with Leah Mermelstein Oct 18, 2023

The One About…Reading and Writing Go Together with Leah Mermelstein
Bio:
Leah Mermelstein Consulting (LMC) collaborates with school districts, educational professionals
and learning organizations to enhance K-6 literacy instruction and promote literacy
development. Leah Mermelstein is a literacy thought leader, published author, and passionate
writing, reading, and language development authority.
Her latest book is We Do Writing.
Website:
https://www.leahmermelstein.com/
Article:
“How Should We Combine Reading and Writing?” by Timothy Shanahan
Important quote:
“Given the extensive overlaps, it should be evident that combined instruction would be a lot
more efficient. When a school is trying to accomplish higher achievement that kind of efficiency
and teaching power is indispensable.”
https://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/how-should-we-combine-reading-and-writing

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Ep.39: The One About… Multicomponent Literacy Instruction with Bruce Howlett Oct 03, 2023

The One About…
Multicomponent Literacy Instruction with Bruce Howlett
Article:
Our Choice: Rapidly Translate, Evaluate and Adopt Innovative Literacy Methods or Prolong the Reading Wars
Bruce Howlett with Caitlin S. Howlett, Ph.D.
September 6, 2023
(Opinions presented are those of the guest authors and not necessarily those of SPELL-Links |
Learning By Design. They are presented to generate new insights, critical thinking, and solutions for educators and learners.)
Excerpt:
“As we will see, scholars have questioned the major points of contention — explicit teaching versus implicit learning, and word recognition versus meaning – and found them to be false dichotomies; what the two camps see as opposing concepts are so interdependent as to be inseparable. From this fresh perspective these thought leaders have crafted a new path forward for developmental literacy instruction.
This refreshing perspective has been hiding in plain sight, with its transformative concepts and methods wholly absorbed into the preexisting beliefs and values of both camps. So too, has a solution to the other pressing literacy improvement issue, the lack of a process to rapidly translate and evaluate innovative research into activities that any teacher could successfully use with any student.
We have a choice – continue to debate illusionary conflicts, keep talking past each other and attempting to convert the opposition to our side, while pushing for more time-consuming training — or we can move forward, embracing concepts and methods that clearly supersede – but do not negate – our present beliefs, values and practices.” – Bruce and Caitlin Howlett, co-
authors of Sparking the Reading Shift
Link to the Article
https://learningbydesign.com/professional-development/spell-links-blogue/
Bio:
Bruce Howlett applies his long experience in biological research at Cornell University
when developing innovative instruction for his special education students. For over 30
years, Bruce has worked with literacy researchers, speech therapists, and reading
teachers to create innovative instruction for long-struggling readers.
Sparking the Reading Shift is his fifth project.
Bruce believes in the power of innovative methods as his own difficulties with reading
fluency, spelling and listening dissipated when, at the age of 40, he began working with a speech therapist on phonemic awareness lessons for their mutual students.
Bruce is currently working on Sparking the Fluency Shift which combines 15 rehearsal
activities that allow the student to practice challenging words and phrases before reading short stories that are arranged by Lexile Level.
Contact:
Facebook - www.facebook.com/bruce.howlett1
Twitter – Sparking the Reading Shift
b7howlett@gmail.com

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Ep.38: The One About… Margie Gillis on Storytelling and Oral Language Sep 21, 2023

The One About…
Margie Gillis on Storytelling and Oral Language
One way to enrich children's language experience is through the use of storytelling. Many studies have shown that children build vocabulary, use more complex sentences, and improve comprehension when frequently exposed to stories
Margie Gillis, Ed.D. founded Literacy How to bring knowledge-to-practice research to the classroom. Since it was founded, Literacy How has advanced teaching and learning by helping thousands of educators in hundreds of schools and districts to understand the science of reading and use evidence-based practices to succeed.
Webinar on Storytelling:
https://youtu.be/qltmbGGgMwc?si=QfwGUC5zBJUQMeyt
Oral Language information from the Literacy How Website
https://literacyhow.org/oral-language/

https://literacyhow.org/webinar/storytelling-pass-it-on/

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Ep:37: The One About... Sam Bommarito (Dr. Sam) Presents a Centrist's View in the Reading Wars Sep 07, 2023

The One About…
Sam Bommarito (Dr. Sam) Presents a Centrist’s View in the Reading Wars
Article: “NC sees big increase in reading skills among K-3 students. Is the state back on track?”
Keung Hui
The News & Observer
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article277956948.html
Dr. Sam believes that reading improvements are based on faulty, “phonics-heavy” assessments and the Science of Reading is not a “settled science.”
Dr. Sam Bommarito (@doctorsam7)
Dr. Bommarito is retired from full-time teaching after a 51-year career in education. That career included teaching at almost every grade from K through graduate school. He taught reading courses to teachers at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He’s made numerous presentations at ILA (formally IRA) conferences, including national conferences. In spring 2022,
he was a featured speaker at the LitCon conference. Most of his career was spent working in Title 1 buildings as a reading specialist and/or staff developer. Those buildings were often highly successful, as demonstrated by national awards from the Secretary of Education In addition, He tweets daily about his various literacy endeavors (@DoctorSam7). He writes a weekly blog
about literacy.
Blog: https://doctorsam7.blog/
Twitter: (@DoctorSam7)

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Ep.36: The One About… Finding Your Outlet, Part 4 of the SUMMER SELF-CARE SERIES! Aug 16, 2023

The One About…
Finding Your Outlet, Part 4 of the SUMMER SELF-CARE SERIES!
You sign your kids up for every sport and after-school activity, but what do you do for YOU?
The last episode of our SELF-CARE SUMMER SERIES is all about the importance of having FUN!
Jen Zale gives practical tips for prioritizing “me” time and discusses how outlets are beneficial
for our mental health.
Jen Zale has been in education for twenty-three years, and she is presently the district
Elementary Literacy Leader for Kettering City Schools. She owns a fitness studio with one of her
close friends who is also a teacher. StudioZ is located in Blue Ash, Ohio and offers over sixteen
classes a week.
Virtual classes are available!
Website: https://studioz.life/
Facebook: Studio Z
Join Jen on the dance floor!

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Ep.35: The One About… Self-Esteem and Confidence Part 3 of the Self-Care Series! Aug 02, 2023

The One About…
Self-Esteem and Confidence
Part 3 of the Self-Care Series!
Jake Sussman, founder of Superpower Mentors, struggled with learning disabilities as a child
and knows firsthand what it is like to feel misunderstood by professionals and adults. At the core of his program is the conviction that every mentee can tap into their hidden superpowers by connecting with someone who genuinely relates to their journey. Superpower Mentors is the only 1:1 online mentorship solution driven to empower thousands of students with Dyslexia and ADHD to successfully navigate traditional environments, from school to the workplace.
Research-backed tactics and the power of relatability transform students into independent self-advocates.
Website:
http://www.superpowermentors.com
Social Media:
Linkedin
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/jakesussmanlive/videos/the-forgotten-child/2752201695099912/

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Ep.34: The One About Nutrition and Cognition-Self Care Series Jul 25, 2023

Introducing Nicholas Giliberti, a dynamic individual with an unwavering dedication to nutrition, fitness, sports training, and physical therapy. With a Bachelor's of Science in Nutrition from Hunter College and certification as a Fitness Nutrition Specialist and Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Nicholas has touched the lives of thousands of patients and clients, empowering them to embrace healthier lifestyles. His passion for inclusivity and adaptability shines through his certifications in Adaptive Fitness for clients with special needs, demonstrating his belief in the mantra: "if you have a body, you are an athlete," inspired by the words of Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman. Nicholas's journey of excellence continues as a certified Olympic Trainer through the United States Olympic Committee. With his expertise, he has honed the skills to prepare elite athletes and fighters for the grandest stages of competition. However, Nicholas's pursuit of greatness doesn't stop there. He is on the verge of a momentous achievement, as he eagerly anticipates his upcoming graduation on September 12th, 2023, with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. This advanced degree amplifies his ability to treat, rehabilitate, and optimize physical performance. Outside the realm of academia and training, Nicholas finds solace and inspiration in the world of mixed martial arts. As a recreational martial artist, he not only hones his skills but also imparts his knowledge to numerous professional athletes and fighters, elevating their performance and well-being.
**Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational or educational purposes only, and does not substitute professional medical advice or consultations with healthcare professionals.**

Instagram: @NicholasGiliberti

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Ep.33: The One About… Mindfulness and Stress Reduction with Rachel Jul 11, 2023

The One About…
Mindfulness and Stress Reduction with Rachel
The Literacy View is proud to present a Summer Self-Care Series!
Mindful Teacher Rachel shares tips and strategies for teachers, students, and parents about Social Emotional Learning (SEL). You can follow Rachel on Instagram @mindfulteacherrachel or
Twitter @teachrachelsor!
She is the author of the World of Phonics Series which focuses on introductory phonics rules and concepts through stories with a social-emotional lens.
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Ep.32: The One About ...Nate Joseph's Analysis on Sor State Policies Jun 20, 2023

Are SoR laws working?
What is the impact of SoR laws on the number of students at grade level?
What type of policy factors have the greatest impact?
Article:
Https://www.teachingbyscience.com/sor-laws/
Nate Joseph’s books:
https://teachingbyscience.com/books/
Nathaniel Hansford (Nate) is a teacher of 11 years, the author of the Scientific Principles of
Teaching and the author of the Scientific Principles of Reading Instruction. Nate is the lead
writer and content creator for Pedagogy Non Grata.

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EP.31: The One About...Wiley Blevins Talks About Teaching Reading Jun 08, 2023

“The linchpin is the principal and the assistant principal,” said Wiley Blevins, an early reading specialist who has helped train local teachers. “Them understanding what’s happening, being properly trained and having buy-in.”
He added: “If you don’t have that, it’s going to fail.”
Article:
“The Surprising Obstacle to Overhauling How Children Learn to Read,”
by Troy Closson, New York Times
May 25, 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/nyregion/nyc-public-schools-reading.html “New York is the latest large city to join a national push to change how children are taught to read. But principals and teachers may resist uprooting old practices.”
Wiley W. Blevins
Bio:
Wiley Blevins has taught elementary school in both the United States and South America. A graduate of Harvard Graduate School of Education, he has written over 15 books for teachers including Phonics from A to Z, Building Fluency, Teaching Students to Read Nonfiction, and most recently, A Fresh Look at Phonics, (Corwin Literacy 2016). He has authored elementary reading programs, conducted research on topics ranging from fluency to using decodable text, and regularly trains teachers throughout the U.S. and Asia. His current interests include using adaptive technology and working with districts to correct instructional and material deficits.
Wiley lives in New York City and also writes children’s book.
Wiley’s website:
http://www.wileyblevins.com

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Ep.30: The One About... Seeking Structured Literacy in a Balanced Literacy World Jun 02, 2023

Jeremiah Short was a presenter for The National K-8 Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference
(Lit Con) and discussed a Structured Literacy approach! Moreover, it was well received!
How did he do it?
Balanced Literacy proponents will absolutely want to hear about Jeremiah’s journey!
Blog:
https://thephenomenalstudent.com/2023/05/09/phenomenal-reflection-its-new-but-i-like-it/
Jeremiah Short’s bio:
Jeremiah Short is an educator with nine years of experience. He has written two books,
As I Took My Walk With God Volumes I and II and has one resource, Phenomenal Intervention: The
Playbook. In addition to writing books, he created several instructional routines: Phenomenal
Word Power, T.I.D.E., Bloom's Units: Reading and The Phenomenal Classroom.

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Ep.29: The One About... Forcing Schools to Change How They Teach Kids to Read May 23, 2023

Dr. Maureen Ruby has done it ALL! If your district is transitioning to evidence-based programs and practices, you need to listen! Maureen began her career as a dentist, but switched to teaching to help advocate for her son and other students like him struggling in school.
Read Dr. Ruby’s bio here:
Maureen F. Ruby, DMD, PhD, holds the Isabelle Farrington Endowed Chair in Social, Emotional, and Academic Leadership in the Farrington College of Education and Human Development at Sacred Heart University. An associate professor, Ruby is a dentist-turned-educator who represented the North Branford Public Schools as the 2000 Teacher of the Year and was a Connecticut State Teacher of the Year semifinalist. Maureen has worked at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels as a classroom teacher and reading consultant. She holds Connecticut certifications in elementary education, special education, remedial reading, literacy consultancy, and leadership. Upon receiving her PhD from the University of Connecticut in special education with a focus on literacy, Maureen served as program coordinator of the Graduate Reading Program at Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) Department of Education for the 102 and 097 reading certifications new window) is a 30-minute video that shares some of the important lessons learned during the CEPL project. Upon her return to K–12 education, Maureen served in the New London Public Schools as supervisor of Professional Learning and Staff Development and in the Norwalk Public Schools as literacy supervisor and interim Director of Pupil Services and Special Education, and for seven years as assistant superintendent of the Brookfield Public Schools, Maureen’s leadership responsibilities as assistant superintendent included curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional learning, human resources, and grant management. Her leadership has been recognized by both Sacred Heart University, where she was the Farrington College of Education Alumni Outstanding Administrator for 2018, and the University of Connecticut, where she was the Neag School of Education Outstanding Administrator for 2019 (opens in a new window). In addition to her current role at Sacred Heart University in Educational and Literacy Leadership, Maureen also serves as an adjunct at Fairfield University in the graduate program in reading. Her work has focused on reading, special education, English learners, assessment, curriculum, and social emotional learning. In addition to her doctorates in dental medicine and special education, she holds master's degrees in education (SCSU) and Materials Science (School of Engineering at UConn), and a bachelor's degree in biological sciences (UConn).
We will be discussing the article, “New York Is Forcing Schools to Change How They Teach
Children to Read.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/nyregion/reading-nyc-schools.html
Many principals are dissatisfied with the plan’s rollout.
Can the chancellor make this work without buy-in?
What does that do to trust and morale?
Find out about Faith Borkowsky’s books here:
https://ifonlybooks.com
https://highfiveliteracy.com

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Ep.27: The One About ...Missy Purcell talks about Rebranding Balanced Literacy May 10, 2023

Dyslexia mom and former Balanced Literacy teacher, Missy Purcell, saw the Science of Reading light and now advocates for evidence-based literacy so that every child can learn to read.We asked Missy to speak with us and share thoughts about an infographic posted on the Reading Recovery website describing how Reading Recovery aligns to the Science of Reading (SoR) and Scarsborough’s Reading Rope. Missy’s youngest son, now eleven-years-old, was given the RR intervention in first grade, so she has a lot to say as a parent advocating for Structured Literacy.
Judy Boksner, a co-host on The Literacy View, has been in the education field for over 25 years. She is still very active in her field and in the trenches on a daily basis. Judy was trained in Reading Recovery back in 2013. She recognizes the inherent problems but also values certain aspects of her former training. She has devoted the last seven years diving deep into structured literacy and explicit instruction. Judy is trained in Orton Gillingham, Fundations, and additional structured literacy programs and interventions.
Faith Borkowsky taught first grade and has tutored Reading Recovery “graduates” who still needed intensive intervention.
The focus of tonight's episode is based on the infographic: https://readingrecovery.org/scarboroughs-rope-and-reading-recovery/
About Missy Purcell:
Missy Purcell is the co-founder of Gwinnett Advocates for Dyslexia, a grassroots organization that advocates for evidenced based instruction in Gwinnett County. Additionally, she serves as the Education Chair with Decoding Dyslexia Georgia, DDGA, which advocates for change at the state level. Missy holds a degree in middle school education with 10+ years of experience in the classroom, grades 3rd-8th. She had stayed current in education practices by tutoring K-5 students in reading and writing using evidenced based instruction. Missy is married to Mark,
the mother of three boys, Harrison, William, and Matthew and one furbaby, named Comet. When she’s not working or advocating, she can be found with coffee in hand at the tennis courts or the baseball fields cheering on her boys!

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EP.26: The One About... Should we question the science in the Science of Reading? Apr 18, 2023

“I know this discussion is likely to be unpopular among people who have embraced the SoR. The main response I’ve gotten to talks in which I’ve raised some of these issues is that the comments were rude, even mean-spirited, and not what the audience wanted to hear. That is itself symptomatic of a problem. My concerns are not about loyalty to a movement or affinity to an author or product. They are not about whose team a person is on. They are not about the people involved though they are about their work.” – Dr. Mark Seidenberg
We invited Dr. Tiffany Peltier to join us on The Literacy View to discuss Mark Seidenberg’s
article.
https://seidenbergreading.net/2023/03/31/about-the-science-in-the-science-of-reading/
Tiffany had concerns about the “science,” and nobody seemed to care. As a matter of fact, she was ostracized.
Tiffany Peltier brings over 12 years of experience in the education field, serving as an
elementary teacher in three different states, acting as an instructional coach to elementary teachers, and teaching undergraduate pre-service teachers within special education, learning, sciences, and literacy coursework at Texas A&M and the University of Oklahoma. She has also provided PL sessions for various schools and districts around early reading instruction and learning disabilities, been contracted with a state department of education to develop and provide Dyslexia Awareness training to educators across the state, and has provided PL opportunities to thousands of teachers, SLPs, school psychologists, and administration
throughout the US as a National LETRS Independent Contractor. She has most recently worked as a Research Scientist specializing in teacher training, early literacy, and reading difficulties like dyslexia at the Collaborative for Student Growth at NWEA and is now the Lead Learning and Delivery Specialist in Literacy at NWEA and a Teacher Educator at the University of Georgia in the Dyslexia Master’s Program.

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Ep. 25: The One About... Picture Books and The Science of Reading with Lindsay Kemeny Apr 03, 2023

Does the Science of Reading reject the importance of picture books for children learning to read? According to educator and author Nancy Bailey, “It’s hard to find Science of Reading
enthusiasts emphasizing the importance of picture books. Picture books no longer appear to be a priority in early classes.” Lindsay Kemeny, a first-grade SoR teacher and proponent of evidence-based practices, strongly disagrees with statements made in this blog. Lindsay joins The Literacy View to clear up misconceptions and promote picture books for building vocabulary, language, and content knowledge.
Nancy Bailey’s Article: “The Science of Reading and The Rejection of Picture Books”
Lindsay Kemeny’s bio: Lindsay Kemeny is a seasoned elementary-school teacher who is currently teaching first grade. After her son was diagnosed with dyslexia and depression, she began her deep dive into effective literacy instruction for all children. She is a CERI certified. Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher and holds a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to being a classroom teacher, Lindsay has served as a teacher mentor and reading interventionist. She enjoys presenting locally and nationally, and co-hosting the Literacy Talks podcast. She is the author of the upcoming book, 7 Mighty Moves: Research-
Backed, Classroom-Tested Strategies to Ensure K-3 Reading Success. Her articles have appeared in The Reading League Journal, Dystinct Magazine, and IDA Perspectives. She lives in Utah with her husband and four children. You can follow her on Twitter @LindsayKemeny.
The article the discussion is based on: https://nancyebailey.com/2023/03/26/the-science-of-reading-and-the-rejection-of-picture-books/

Faith Borkowsky’s books: “If Only I Would Have Known…” and Failing Students or Failing Schools? can be found on Amazon.https://www.amazon.com/stores/Faith-Borkowsky/author/B07YM3X395?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

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Ep.24: The One About.. Geoff Vaughan Chats About Chat GPT and Literacy Mar 21, 2023

How will schools adapt to prepare students for a future filled with all kinds of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools? What will teachers have to do? Can Chat GPT be a teacher’s best friend? Can it be helpful for kids with learning challenges? Should schools ban it? So many questions! Our international guest, Geoff Vaughan, has been keeping up with the trends and discusses the future of education on The Literacy View!
Article: Don’t Ban ChatGPT in Schools. Teach with It. By Kevin Roose
https://https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/technology/chatgpt-schools-teachers.html
Sample of capabilities of literacy work that can be planned using this tool.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dKptZ4bJrVar9dnDcqiQmoFQW1b1l32s/view?usp=share_link
Bio: Geoff Vaughan is a lecturer in English, Pedagogy, and ESL and a first-year doctoral school student at Eszterházy Károly Catholic University and Doctoral School of Education in Eger, Hungary. He holds a Master’s degree from Eszterházy Károly Catholic University and obtained
his Bachelor’s degree and Teacher Diploma from the University of Stirling, UK. He has been a school educator for 25 years, teaching English across most school grades (4-12) in the UK and internationally, and is now researching learning and networked improvement communities of
learning with a specialization in digital pedagogy and the role of Artificial Intelligence for Learning. His doctoral work is supervised by Dr. Szüts Zoltán and to date has published two academic papers and has recently presented his first abstract at an academic conference (ICAI)
in Eger in March 2023.
Faith’s Website for the “If Only I Would Have Known…” books:
https://ifonlybooks.com/
Link for Chat GPT:
https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

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Ep. 23: The One About... Does switching to a content-rich curriculum improve general reading comprehension? Mar 10, 2023

Dr. Leslie Lau d is the founder of Think SRSD (Self-Regulated Strategy Development) for reading and writing. She is a writer, researcher, and leader in the "science of writing" instruction.

https://www.thinksrsd.com/

Providing Reading Intervention for Students in Grades 4 to 9

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/WWC-practice-guide-reading-intervention-full-text.pdf

Nate Joseph’s article
“What’s Better for Reading Comprehension: Strategy or Content Knowledge Instruction?”
https://www.teachingbyscience.com/reading-comprehension
“Background knowledge instruction results were insignificant, across all standardized assessment moderator variables, suggesting that there is no transfer effect to background knowledge instruction. That said, this does not mean teachers should not teach background knowledge, but rather it should be targeted towards what the students are reading/being assessed on.”
Natalie Wexler’s article
“New Study Suggests Standardized Reading Tests Miss A Lot of Learning”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliewexler/2023/02/22/new-study-suggests-standardized-
reading-tests-miss-a-lot-of-learning/
“And for those educators who have made the switch to a knowledge-building curriculum, the
MORE studies should provide reassurance that they’re on the right track—even if they’re not yet
seeing results on standardized reading tests.”
Leslie Laud

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Ep.22: The One About: NYC Continues to Use Teachers College Reading Curriculum Despite Push for Change Feb 27, 2023

Naomi Peña has spent years fighting the NYC school system to help her dyslexic children. Finally, she’s working with the Department of Education to launch the Literacy Academy Collective, a pilot program founded by parents to better serve students with dyslexia. She has a lot to say about a recent article written by Alex Zimmerman and Yoav Gonen, journalists for THE CITY and Chalkbeat. As stated in the article, “Officials have begun to address what they see as some of the curriculum’s biggest shortcomings…Data obtained by THE CITY and Chalkbeat
reveal for the first time how deeply enmeshed the Teachers College reading curriculum has become in classrooms serving the city’s youngest students — and how difficult it could be to unwind.” Peña talks to The Literacy View about her experiences and what she and other powerful parents are doing about it. Naomi Peña is a community and education activist. She is the VP of the District 1 Community Education Council and a co-collaborator on the first ever district-wide diversity admissions policy in NYC.
You can learn about the Literacy Academy Collective here:
https://www.literacyacademycollective.org/
Article: “Hundreds of NYC elementary schools used a Teachers College reading curriculum
Banks said ‘has not worked’”
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/2/14/23598611/nyc-schools-reading-instruction-teachers-college-lucy-calkins-balanced-literacy-david-banks

Naomi's story can be heard in the podcast First Person
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-person/id1624946521?i=1000589383996

Additional Information:
Faith Borkowsky’s books:
Amazon.com: Faith Borkowsky: books, biography, latest update

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Ep.21: The One About...Tim Shanahan’s Take on Emily Hanford Feb 09, 2023

The Literacy View weighs in on the double header blogs, “Is Emily Hanford Right?” and “More on Hanford: Phonics Reform and Literacy Levels.” Joining us this week as our special guest is Marilyn Muller, a pro bono advocate for FAPE, Free Appropriate Public Education.
Shanahan on Literacy blogs:
https://shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/is-emily-hanford-right#sthash.toXSVEy4.dpbs
https://shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/more-on-hanford-phonics-reform-and-literacy-levels#sthash.TNWflUap.dpbs
Our Guests Bio:
Marilyn Muller is a pro bono advocate for “free” appropriate public-funded education (FAPE) to ensure each child gets what they most need to thrive, be proficiently literate, and prepared for further education, employment, and independent living.
As the mom of Lauryn, a 15-year-old twice-exceptional dyslexic, Marilyn lived closest to systemic failures in both general and special education classrooms. As Lauryn struggled to acquire the foundational skills of early literacy, her "A" rated, publicly funded Massachusetts school district abandoned her educational and functional needs by solely implementing the K-3 Balanced Literacy curriculum and instruction. As a result, Marilyn had no other choice but to fund Lauryn's placement in a private school that employs Structured Literacy. Once Lauryn began receiving appropriate instruction, she thrived academically and later became student council President. These lived experiences have caused Marilyn to believe that literacy is an "equitable education." and social justice issue, so she's committed to raising and spreading awareness and facilitating positive change through her advocacy and charity.

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Ep.20: The One About… Fountas and Pinnell Meta-Analysis with Nate Joseph. Feb 01, 2023

“Final Grade: C+: The program is not research based, IE most of the principles are not supported by the meta-analysis data.” - Nate Joseph

Nate discusses his findings and how he does it!

He says he is “just a teacher,” geeking out on the research. Tune in!!

Article:
https://www.teachingbyscience.com/fountas-and-pinnell-meta-analysis
Follow Nate on Twitter: @NateJoseph19
Nate’s books:
https://www.teachingbyscience.com/books
Nate’s blog:
https://www.pedagogynongrata.com/

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Ep.19: The One About…Race and Equity “NAACP Targets a New Civil Rights Issue - Reading.” Jan 20, 2023

If educated parents find it difficult to fight a system that doesn’t serve them well, imagine other parents with less schooling. 👇
“I’m a lawyer, and I’m educated,” Walker said. “But when it came to my own child, I felt vulnerable and lost and overwhelmed.” - Symone Walker, co-chair of Arlington’s NAACP education committee
Article by Sarah Carr, journalist for the Hechinger Report
https://hechingerreport.org/naacp-targets-a-new-civil-rights-issue-reading/
The Literacy View tackles the tough issues and asks some uncomfortable questions surrounding race, education, and social justice. ⚖️
Special Guests:
Tre Hadrick (Mr. Lit)
https://linktr.ee/mrlitedu
Isabel Simmons
https://twitter.com/isabel_simmons3
#theliteracyview DON’T MISS IT!
Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/907060703274275/
Book recommendation: "If Only I Would Have Known..." (3-in-1 Edition): What I wish the Pediatrician, the Preschool Teacher, and the Librarian would have told me about Language, Literacy, and Dyslexia https://a.co/d/dXEkFkh

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Ep.18: The One About… Fluency Expert Tim Rasinski's Response to Parents Jan 06, 2023

On this episode of The Literacy View, we discuss:
Emily Hanford’s “Sold a Story” podcast ☑️
The “Call for Rejecting the Latest ‘Reading Wars’” letter ☑️
The “Parents Say Enough” response letter ☑️
Dr. Rasinski’s response letter ☑️
AND…
FLUENCY‼️
All letters posted below
Parent letter
http://hechingerreport.org/opinion-parents-say-enough.../
58 literacy “experts” letter
https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-a-call-for-rejecting.../
Tim Rasinski
https://openletter.earth/why-i-signed-an-open-letter-to-parents-and-others-concerned-
about-children-who-struggle-in-learning-to-read-bc111721
PBS News Hour letter
https://readingrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Concern-letter-to-PBS.pdf
Dr. Rasinski’s bio
Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.
Professor of Reading Education
Reading and Writing Center
Kent State University
401 White Hall
Kent, OH 44242
trasinsk@kent.edu ; 330-672-0649
website: www.timrasinski.com
Twitter: @timrasinski1
Timothy Rasinski is a professor of literacy education at Kent State University and director of its award-winning reading clinic. He also holds the Rebecca Tolle and Burton W. Gorman Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership. Tim has written over 250 articles and has authored, co-authored or edited over 50 books or curriculum programs on reading education. He is author of the best-selling books on reading fluency The Fluent Reader and The Megabook of Fluency. Tim’s scholarly interests include reading fluency and word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle. His research on reading has been cited by the National Reading Panel and has been published in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, The Reading Teacher, Reading Psychology, and the Journal of Educational Research. Tim is the first author of the fluency chapter for the Handbook of Reading Research, Volume IV. Tim served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and was co-editor of The Reading Teacher, the world's most widely read journal of literacy education. He has also served as co-editor of the Journal of Literacy Research. Rasinski is past president of the College Reading Association, and he has won the A. B. Herr and Laureate Awards from the College Reading Association for his scholarly contributions to literacy education. In 2010 Tim was elected to the International Reading Hall of Fame and he is also the 2020 recipient of the William S. Gray Citation of Merit from the International Literacy Association. In a 2021 study done at Stanford University Tim was identified as being among the top 2% of scientists in the world. Prior to coming to Kent State Tim taught literacy education at the University of Georgia. He taught for several years as an elementary and middle school classroom and reading intervention teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Tim is a veteran of the United States armed
forces.

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Ep. 17: The One About: The Literacy View Wraps Up 2022 Dec 30, 2022

The One About:
The Literacy View Wraps Up 2022
Say farewell to 2022 with our countdown of the most overused and irritating buzzwords and soundbites in education, as chosen by our viewers! Come join the fun with The Literacy View ‘s New Year’s Eve celebration!

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Ep.16: The One About… Robert Pondiscio- From the Halls of Montezuma to the Halls of Central High Dec 15, 2022

The One About…
“From the Halls of Montezuma to the Halls of Central High: Military veterans are ‘unqualified’ to be teachers. Just like everyone else.”
Robert Pondiscio’s article appeared in Commentary Magazine’s January 2023 issue on education. Pondiscio is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of How the Other Half Learns. For his full bio, see the website, AEI.org.
Join us as we discuss, among other things:

Inadequate teacher training
Cash-cow teacher education programs at universities
Placing military veterans in classrooms to solve the teacher shortage.

Here’s a link to his article:
https://www.commentary.org/articles/robert-pondiscio/military-veterans-ed-school/

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Ep. 15: The One About: “Parents Say Enough with the Strawman, Fix Reading Education Based on the Science” Dec 01, 2022

https://youtu.be/tvOY6b-83S8The One About: “Parents Say Enough with the Strawman, Fix Reading Education Based on the Science”

Ashley Roberts, founder of The Dyslexia Initiative and author of an impassioned opinion letter responding to the 58 “literacy experts” that appeared in the Hechinger Report, joins us on The Literacy View! She is the parent of a dyslexic and dysgraphic child and a fierce advocate for all children. Her opinion letter was signed by over 1300 parents, educators, and children. Don’t miss this episode where we present the parents’ view!
Parent letter

http://hechingerreport.org/opinion-parents-say-enough-with-the-strawmen-fix-reading-education-based-on-the-science/

58 literacy experts letter

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-a-call-for-rejecting-the-newest-reading-wars/

Tim Rasinski letter

https://openletter.earth/why-i-signed-an-open-letter-to-parents-and-others-concerned-about-children-who-struggle-in-learning-to-read-bc111721

Link for our You Tube Channel
https://youtu.be/tvOY6b-83S8

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Ep.14 :THE ONE ABOUT...NATALIE WEXLER, JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR JOINS US Nov 16, 2022

Natalie Wexler's article, New Podcast Examines Why Teachers Have Been 'Sold a Story' on Reading Instruction caused quite a stir.
Why?
Wexler believes phonics is only part of the story.
She writes, "But here's the problem: If we don't simultaneously focus our failures with regard to comprehension and writing instruction- the latter of which is crucial in familiarizing students with the complex syntax of written language, among other things- we may JEOPARDIZE THE PROGRESS NOW BEING MADE IN TEACHING PHONICS."
In this episode, Natalie Wexler explains her article for teachers, parents, and educational leaders.
Please subscribe to our channel and download THE LITERACY VIEW anywhere you get your podcasts.
Thank you for your valuable time.
Faith, Judy, and Mary

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Ep.13: THE ONE ABOUT New Podcast Examines Why Teachers Have Been ‘Sold A Story’ On Reading Instruction Oct 31, 2022

Natalie Wexler's article in Forbes Magazine about Emily Hanford's new podcast, Sold a Story, is the topic of MANY discussions.
Join Faith, Judy, and Mary - three experienced teachers working with children daily- to hear THEIR DISCUSSION.
Why?
The Literacy View is a REAL TALK for TEACHERS, PARENTS, and TAXPAYERS.
The Literacy View doesn't pretend to know all the answers but wants people to think.
Tune in to hear THE LITERACY VIEW break apart Wexler's thought-provoking article.
Thank you for your time in listening.
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Ep.12: THE ONE ABOUT TEACHERS LEAVING THE PROFESSION Oct 14, 2022

Faith Borkwosky, Judy Boksner, and Mary McCool Berry discuss the CHALKBEAT ARTICLE,
THE TEACHERS WHO ARE NOT COMING BACK THIS YEAR.
The Chalkbeat article talks to teachers who have left their classrooms and reports why and what could be done to keep them.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2022/9/6/23220508/teachers-leaving-the-profession-quitting-teaching-reasons
https://youtu.be/whQPw6DJo10

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Ep.11: THE ONE ABOUT PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS HAVE PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITIES TOO Sep 30, 2022

Faith Borkowsky, Judy Boksner, and Mary McCool Berry discuss an article in the Atlantic (9/18/22) by Nomi M. Stolzenberg and David N. Myers.
"Communities of faith should be able to pass on their traditions but must still meet basic state educational standards."
Stolzenberg and Myers start the article with a question:
Is it permissible for private schools in this country to disregard state standards of proficiency in English, math, and U.S. history?
THE LITERACY VIEW TALK IS REAL AND PUSHES THOUGHT BOUNDARIES.
TUNE IN AND DECIDE WHAT YOU THINK!

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Ep.10: DON'T SINK THE SHIP WITH JUST PHONICS- DISCUSSING SHANAHAN ON LITERACY Sep 12, 2022

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE 'PHONICS FIRST' OR
'PHONICS ONLY' IN THE PRIMARY GRADES?
TIM SHANAHAN'S EXCELLENT ARTICLE SPURRED THE LITERACY VIEW GALS TO SHAKE OUT THE CURRENT IDEAS ABOUT PHONICS, PHONICS, AND MORE PHONICS.
WHICH WAY WILL THE SHIP TRAVEL?
https://shanahanonliteracy.com/
LISTEN TO FIND OUT!
https://youtu.be/i3BO6D9zRUg

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Ep.9-Discussing Kristen Simmer's-Simmering Article-We Need More Teacher-Researcher Partnerships-is Hot! Aug 09, 2022

Kristin Simmer's article, "Education Research Is Still Too Dense. We Need More Teacher-Researcher Partnerships" illuminates the GREAT DIVIDE between school educators and researchers.
Why is this the case?
How can the bridge be started?
The nation's students depend on the best actionable research.
Top-level leaders must learn how to discern research.
Teachers must have a VOICE and a SEAT at the TABLE guiding people who are far removed from students and schools.

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Ep.8-DISCUSSING- New York Post Article: ‘Expert’ idiocy on teaching kids to read is beyond comprehension Jun 16, 2022

Faith Borkowsky, Judy Boksner, and Mary McCool Berry discuss a New York Post article
‘Expert’ idiocy on teaching kids to read is beyond comprehension
By Robert Pondiscio
June 1, 2022
Decoding is only the tip of the iceberg.
Vocabulary and Comprehension are the support beams in a reading structure.
Listen to the Literacy View Ladies debate their opinions!
This is another HOT EPISODE!
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https://youtu.be/SQEXT3Ccd4M

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Ep.7-RTI TAKEDOWN! IS RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION 'FAKE NEWS'? May 26, 2022

IS RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTii) or the MULTI SYSTEM OF SUPPORT....
FAKE NEWS?
How do schools deal with students who are not making progress?
What happens in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 interventions?
Why should parents and teachers know about this approach to teaching?
In 2004, Congress passed the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). This is special education law. When students struggle with learning, they are “at risk.” With additional help or intervention, many can catch up.
In schools using RTI, teachers provide intervention as soon as students show signs of having difficulties. They do not wait for students to fail.
Intervention is a special instruction to help students close gaps in learning.
Faith Borkowsky, Judy Boksner, and Mary McCool Berry share their strong opinions in a boiling hot episode!

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Ep.6-Syllables: Breaking Up is Hard to Do May 05, 2022

Do syllable types matter in learning to read?
Join literacy experts Faith Borkowski, Judy Boksner, and Mary McCool Berry for their fiery discussion!
https://youtu.be/yql0F9KRzAU

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Ep.5-Oh, Dear! Do Kids Really Drop Everything and Read During Independent Reading? Apr 19, 2022

The Literacy View lets loose in this episode with their thoughts on INDEPENDENT READING DURING THE SCHOOL DAY?
Should the practice continue or not?
What about struggling readers?

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Ep.4-DO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS NEED STRUCTURED LITERACY? Mar 31, 2022

FAITH BORKOWSKY, JUDY BOKSNER, and MARY MCCOOL LET LOOSE IN THIS EPISODE.
WHY?
TOO MANY STUDENTS IN HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT RECEIVE THE LITERACY INSTRUCTION THEY NEED TO READ WELL.
LITERACY FOR ALL IS OUR BATTLE CRY
UNTIL EVERY PERSON CAN READ
LEAVE NO LEARNER BEHIND!

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Ep.1-HEAR YE, HEAR YE, DOWN AND DIRTY WITH- PHONEMIC AWARENESS DO YOU HEAR ME? Ep.1 Mar 20, 2022

PHONEMIC AWARENESS- Should sounds be taught with letters or without? This is a current debate in literacy circles.
HOW DO I MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL?
Join Faith, Judy, and Mary to discuss the topic with easy understanding.
Who is David Kilpatrick? Are you using a program based on theory or evidence?
DISCLAIMER:
VIEWS PRESENTED IN THIS VIDEO PUBLICATION ARE ENTIRELY THOSE OF THE AUTHORS AND SPEAKERS.
THEY DO NOT PURPORT TO REFLECT THE OPINIONS OR VIEWS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR THEIR MEMBERS.
THE DESIGNATIONS EMPLOYED IN THIS PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION OF MATERIAL THEREIN DO NOT IMPLY THE EXPRESSION OF ANY OPINION WHATSOEVER ON THE PART OF- CONCERNING THE LEGAL STATUS OF ANY COUNTRY, AREA, OR TERRITORY, OR OF ITS EXAMPLES.https://youtu.be/wotGDVja4og

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Ep.2-TO BE OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION-READING DECODABLE OR LEVELED BOOKS? Mar 13, 2022

Join Faith Borkowsky, Judith Boksner, and Mary McCool Berry in their lively discussion about phonics, decodable readers, balanced literacy, and leveled books.
The Literacy View do not always agree...tune in!

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Ep.3-Run from Running Records? Mar 12, 2022

THE GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY WITH RUNNING RECORDS IN CLASSROOMS!
Running Records assess students' reading levels in Balanced Literacy classrooms.
Are running records effective in providing teachers, parents, and administrators with the information they need to help students become readers?
The Literacy View debates running records in this episode.
Watch the entire episode to hear the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY!
https://youtu.be/wYHF--8elzE

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