Episodes
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Professional Learning That Works
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
In this call for relevant, doable professional development for all stakeholders—parent to superintendent—Kareem Weaver and David Liben stress the need for unity among competing interest groups, recognizing that students are priority one and at the center of it all.
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A 360º View of Literacy: Episode 11.
Friday Feb 02, 2024
The Urgent Issue of Usability
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Kareem Weaver and David Liben tackle the pressing but not often prioritized issue of instructional materials’ usability—clarifying what’s needed and establishing a mandate for publishers and selection committees to create and choose resources that work for diverse learners and educators.
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Episode 10. A 360º View of Literacy: The Urgent Issue of Usability
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Putting the Sciences of Reading into Action
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Every educator knows the importance of foundational skills, and of building student engagement and ownership while teaching these skills. First-grade teacher Cameron Carter discusses how this can be achieved, and reflects on navigating both through and beyond the pandemic as the Science of Reading movement gains momentum.
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A 360º View of Literacy: Putting the Sciences of Reading into Action
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Differentiating Instruction for Advanced Readers
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Author and educational consultant Dr. Nancy Young discusses—from both an educator and parental perspective—the unique needs and opportunities for gifted and advanced learners, and explains the Ladder of Reading and Writing, an infographic she developed to help support all students.
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A 360º View of Literacy: Differentiating Instruction for Advanced Readers
Friday Nov 03, 2023
The Science of Dyslexia
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
While the research on dyslexia is still evolving, much of it is solid and clear. Author, researcher, and literacy expert Jan Hasbrouck draws from both professional and personal experience to dispel dyslexia myths and emphasize the need for strong, systematic phonics instruction.
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A 360º View of Literacy: The Science of Dyslexia
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
The Pillars of Effective Writing Instruction
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
For decades Diane Leddy has been developing a writing approach that begins with Backward Design and emphasizes understanding to build background knowledge. This approach has proven to increase writing achievement. Through explicit instruction and plenty of practice time, students gain the skills to write well year after year.
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A 360º View of Literacy: The Pillars of Effective Writing Instruction
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Driving Reading Comprehension Through Cultural Relevancy
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Literacy and bilingual experts Allison Briceno and Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica and teacher Claire Hood discuss culturally and linguistically sustaining practices—and how to demystify them to achieve deep, connected learning.
Season 2, Episode 5. A 360º View of Literacy: Driving Reading Comprehension Through Cultural Relevancy
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Power Tools for Growing Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Educator, school leader, and literacy curriculum expert David Liben explains the effectiveness of knowledge-building as a core part of literacy learning, the research behind it, and how creating and implementing a general knowledge curriculum can get results at even the lowest-performing schools.
Season 2, Episode 4. A 360º View of Literacy: Power Tools for Growing Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Metacognition—The Missing Link in Reading Instruction
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Extensive research demonstrates the essential role that metacognition plays in reading comprehension. Reading expert Peter Afflerbach explains clearly how developing a metacognitive mindset and metacognitive strategy toolkit places students on the road to self-aware, independent, and fluent reading.
Season 2, Episode 3. A 360º View of Literacy: Metacognition—The Missing Link in Reading Instruction
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
The Science and the Art of Reading Fluency
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Fluency experts Tim Rasinski and Lynne Kulich shed light on all the benefits of fluency mastery—automaticity and expression, but also improvement in word recognition, phonics, and comprehension. Expressive reading inspires joy and affects all reading skills. Proven tools for teaching it are shared.
Season 2, Episode 2. A 360º View of Literacy: The Science and the Art of Reading Fluency