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March 20, 2023 •  5 Comments PSPKK123

What is set for variability? A conversation with Dr. Marnie Ginsberg

  TRT Podcast #116: What is set for variability? A conversation with Dr. Marnie Ginsberg Set for variability is a skill that readers use to transform a pronunciation error into the correctly decoded form of the word. If you think it sounds important, you're right! Today we learn all about set for variability from Dr. Marnie Ginsberg, creator of Reading Simplified.   Full episode transcript Links related ... Read More

Filed Under: Podcast, Phonics, Science of reading, Structured literacy Tagged With: first grade, second grade, third grade, kindergarten

March 13, 2023 •  Leave a Comment PSPKK123

How to help students improve language comprehension – a conversation with Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan

  TRT Podcast #115: How to help students improve language comprehension Today we hear from Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan, a licensed SLP with a doctorate in special education. Today she helps us understand how SLPs and classroom teachers can help students who struggle with language comprehension.   Full episode transcript Links related to this episode Free guide to sentence structure Dr. Dudek-Brannan  De ... Read More

Filed Under: Podcast, Phonics, Science of reading, Structured literacy Tagged With: kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade

March 5, 2023 •  Leave a Comment PSPKK123

What we got wrong (and right) with balanced literacy – a conversation with Dr. Nathaniel Swain

  TRT Podcast #114: What we got wrong (and right) with balanced literacy Today we hear from Dr. Nathaniel Swain, a researcher and speech-language pathologist interested in language, literacy, and learning. In this episode we discuss the problems with balanced literacy ... and where to go from here. This was such a fun conversation!    Full episode transcript Resources mentioned in this episode Inverting ... Read More

Filed Under: Podcast, Science of reading, Structured literacy Tagged With: first grade, second grade, third grade, kindergarten

February 27, 2023 •  Leave a Comment PSPKK123

How to build oral language fluency – with Martha Kovack

  TRT Podcast #113: How to build oral language fluency - with Martha Kovack We talk a lot about phonemic awareness and phonics - but what about oral language? In this episode we talk about how we can recycle old balanced literacy practices to build oral language fluency.   Full episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Free Core Knowledge curriculum Water - poem by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Tim ... Read More

Filed Under: Oral language, Podcast, Science of reading, Structured literacy Tagged With: second grade, third grade, kindergarten, first grade

February 20, 2023 •  Leave a Comment PSPKK123

What teachers need to know about DLD – with Martha Kovack

TRT Podcast #112: What teachers need to know about DLD - with Martha Kovack We talk a lot about dyslexia. But what about DLD? DLD, or developmental language disorder, interferes with learning, understanding, and using oral language at the sentence level. It's time for teachers to get to know this disorder so they know how to help!   Full episode transcript Learn more about DLD DLD and Me website The DLD ... Read More

Filed Under: Oral language, Podcast, Science of reading, Structured literacy Tagged With: preschool, first grade, second grade, third grade, kindergarten, Pre-K

February 13, 2023 •  2 Comments PSPKK123

My response to Jan Richardson and Michele Dufresne, Part 3

  TRT Podcast #111: My response to Jan Richardson & Michele Dufresne, Part 3 111: Jan Richardson is still defending three-cueing. Here's my response.   Full episode transcript This episode is in response to: Getting the Facts Straight on Guided Reading, with Jan Richardson & Michele Dufresne Research The Simple View of Reading, by Wesley Hoover & Philip Gough Orthographic Mapping in ... Read More

Filed Under: Podcast, Science of reading Tagged With: first grade, kindergarten

February 6, 2023 •  4 Comments PSPKK123

My response to Jan Richardson & Michele Dufresne, Part 2

  TRT Podcast #110: My response to Jan Richardson & Michele Dufresne, Part 2 In this episode, I respond to Michele Dufresne's defense of using leveled A and B texts in guided reading lessons.   Full episode transcript This episode is in response to: Getting the Facts Straight on Guided Reading, with Jan Richardson & Michele Dufresne Quotes were shared from these books: The Next Step ... Read More

Filed Under: Podcast, Science of reading Tagged With: first grade, kindergarten, Pre-K

January 30, 2023 •  4 Comments PSPKK123

My response to Jan Richardson & Michele Dufresne, Part 1

  TRT Podcast #109: My response to Jan Richardson & Michele Dufresne, Part 1 Jan Richardson and Michele Dufresne, guided reading gurus, recently shared a presentation in which they stated that the media is misinterpreting the science of reading and giving guided reading a bad rap. Were they correct? Is traditional guided reading worth saving? Here's my reaction to their presentation.   Full episode ... Read More

Filed Under: Podcast, Science of reading Tagged With: first grade, kindergarten

January 23, 2023 •  Leave a Comment PSPKK123

6 Things to remember about the science of reading

  TRT Podcast #108: 6 Things to remember about the science of reading It's exciting to see enthusiasm around the science of reading and research-based practices. But there are six important things that some people are getting wrong.   Full episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Using Research and Reason in Education, by Paula J. Stanovich & Keith F. Stanovich Translating Science to Practice, ... Read More

Filed Under: Podcast, Science of reading Tagged With: first grade, second grade, third grade, kindergarten, Pre-K

January 16, 2023 •  Leave a Comment PSPKK123

What order should we teach the letters of the alphabet?

  TRT Podcast #107: What order should we teach the letters of the alphabet? Should we teach upper or lowercase first? Which letters should come first in the sequence? And what does the research say, anyway? Get the answers in today's episode!   Full episode transcript Mentioned in this episode Dr. Stephanie Stollar's Reading Science Academy (highly recommended!) Last week's episode: Should we teach ... Read More

Filed Under: Alphabet, Podcast, Science of reading Tagged With: preschool, kindergarten, Pre-K

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