Reading teachers chat with actress Colette Hiller about ways to make word learning innovative and fun. Colette is releasing a new book which combines educational poetry with illustrations to teach new words & related knowledge. Listen to this episode to gain creative ideas about how to help get students excited about word learning.

Season 6Shannon BettsMay 4, 2024vocabulary, word learning, big words, rhyme, content knowledge, background knowledge, context, poetryComment

S6 E10 Building Knowledge

Reading teachers discuss the book, The Knowledge Gap, by Natalie Wexler. This episode is full of information and strategies to increase your student's knowledge helping dive deep into comprehension and knowledge building.

Season 6Shannon BettsFebruary 8, 2024knowledge building, core knowledge, comprehension, the science of reading, the knowledge gap, content knowledge, explicit instruction, comprehension strategiesComment