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 transcriptLinks related to this ... Read More

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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 transcriptLinks related to this episode Free guide to sentence structure Dr. Dudek-Brannan De Facto Leaders ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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. Please note: Jan Richardson kindly sent a written response to this series, and I've responded to her points in this pdf. I appreciate that she's open to a conversation! Full episode transcriptThis episode is in response to: Getting the Facts Straight on Guided ... Read More