Reading teachers talk with @MindfulTeacherRachel to discuss strategies for helping their students strengthen spelling skills. They talk about the stability of English spelling and the meaning-based reasons for a word's spelling, beyond sound-symbol connections. Listeners will know what to look for in students' spelling errors and accuracies and walk away with fresh ideas for spelling instruction.
Read MoreReading Teachers talk with Droppin' Knowledge with Heidi about all the aspects that go into the topic of Word Knowledge. What are all the things students should know and understand about a word to demonstrate complete knowledge of that term? Listeners will gain more complete understanding of all the layers of skills within Word knowledge that we need to help our readers build.
Read MoreReading teachers welcome Marty Martinez from Reach Out and Read and Judy Newman from Scholastic to the podcast to talk about Book Equity. They share ideas for getting quality books in students' hands and nurturing students' reading diversity. Listen how parents and teachers can share a love for books with children and help readers find texts with diverse representation.
Read MoreReading teachers have an informative and inspiring chat about how the Covid-19 pandemic affected teachers and students. Karen Gross shares why the role of teachers is more difficult today, and she provides tons of specific ways teachers can fill their cups and take care of themselves and their class. If you've experienced stress or trauma, you'll discover ideas from this discussion with Karen about healing.
Read MoreReading Teachers catch up with each other after the summer & podcast break. They chat about their personal lives and their plans for this upcoming school year. They discuss the implementation of Georgia's dyslexia bill this year. They share about their professional reading and learning. And they fill listeners in on their summer activities. This new year is full of changes and possibilities!
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