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Shannon and Mary discuss the revised Ladder of Reading and Writing that was recently updated by Nancy Young.   [Note: Our podcast has explicit permission from Nancy Young to use her Ladder infographic image and information with our audience.]  In this episode we compare the updates to the Ladder to its original form and discuss the changes and how they may impact literacy instruction.

Episode Resources:

1. Nancy Young's website
2. Nancy's blog post about her updates to the Ladder
3. The Updated Ladder of Reading and Writing (in pdf form)
4. Nancy Young's Structured Literacy Primer
5. Ladder of Reading and Writing: Terms Defined
6. Permission request to use the Ladder of Reading and Writing
7. Resources from Nancy Young about the Ladder of Reading and Writing
8. Our season 4 opening episode where we discuss Nancy Young's Differentiation webinar
9. Our Season 2 episode about Structured Literacy where we first discuss the Ladder
10. Recording of Nancy Young's presentation about Differentiation 

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Shannon chats about the different strands of Scarborough's Reading Rope with Tess Kraft.   They talk about all the many different skills that weave together into skilled reading and share ideas about transferring the science of reading into effective literacy instruction.

Episode Links for Resources mentioned:

1. Overview of the Reading Rope
2. Reading Rope padlet
3. 20 years of Reading Rope recordings
4. Nell Duke Reading Rope Redefined
5. Complete Nell Duke article link
6. Really Great Reading article about the Reading Rope
7. Animated Reading Rope
8. 39 Clues Text Series (*Amazon affiliate link)
9. The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler (*Amazon affiliate link)
10. Literacy Program  from American College of Education
11. Know Better, Do Better by Meredith Liben (*Amazon affiliate link)
12. Dyslexia and Spelling by Kelli Sandman-Hurley (*Amazon affiliate link)
13. LETRS trainings
14. Science of Reading Facebook group
15. Tess's website
16. Tess on Instagram @tessthekraftyteacher

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Shannon and Mary chat with Heidi Martin about her journey into learning about the Science of Reading.   Heidi has been documenting her literacy transformation on Tiktok (@learningwithheidi) and Instagram (@droppinknowledgewithheidi).   

Episode Links for Resources mentioned:

1. Heidi's website
2. Science of reading YouTube video 
3. Science of Reading Blog and video series
4. Science of Reading Comprehension Instruction 
5. What is the SOR?
6. Timothy Shanahan What is science of reading?
7. SOR guide
8. What teachers should know about SOR 
9. The Science of Reading
10. The sciences of reading 
11. Teaching Rubrics aligned with SOR
12. Creativity to the Core
13. Equipped for Reading Success by David Kilpatrick *(Amazon affiliate link)
14. Amplify resources 
15. Really Great Reading free training about SOR
16. Heart Word Magic
17. Junior Learning resources
18. Magnet Chips & Wand *Amazon affiliate link
19. Zingo game *Amazon affiliate link
20. Really Great Reading free letter tiles

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In their Season 4 opener, Shannon & Mary update listeners on their summer activities and their plans for the upcoming school year and podcast season.   They share what they've been reading and learning about lately, which leads to a discussion about differentiating for students at various points on the Reading Ladder.

Episode Links for Resources mentioned:

1. Link to our MAP episode from Season 1
2. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
3. LLI kits by Fountas & Pinnell
4. HD Word by Really Great Reading
5. Jennifer Serravallo Complete Comprehension Kits
6. What To Do About Dyslexia by Richard Selznick *
7. Suddenly Diverse: How Districts Manage Race and Inequality  by Erica O. Turner *
8. Dyslexia and Spelling by Kelli Sandman-Hurley 
9. Building Readers for Life (Emily Gibbons)
10. Seth Perler TEFOS Summit (Executive Functioning) 
11. Tiimo app
12. Jennifer Serravallo Reading Strategies book *
13. Jennifer Serravallo Writing Strategies book *
14. Words Their Way book *
15. Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print by Marilyn Jager Adams
16. Science of Reading Facebook group  
17. Holly Lane (University of Florida)
18. Know Better, Do Better by Meredith and David Liben *
19. Lucy Hart Paulson's site (LETRS creator) 
20. Nancy Young  (Reading Ladder)
21. Recording of Nancy Young’s Differentiation webinar

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Katie Garner specializes in making meaning while reading using the science of reading to increase access to books of our primary students.

In this episode, Melissa talks to Tre Hadrick. Tre is an educator, TEDx Speaker, author, and school counselor who keeps a sharp focus on literacy in his work. 

Today on the podcast we have Laura Whale, a literacy specialist whose passions include dyslexia and the science of reading. During our conversation, Laura shared with us a huge list of resources that she explored in her journey in becoming a better teacher. As she said many times: "when we know better, we do better."

Resources mentioned during this episode:

• The Science of Reading
• Dyslexia Simulation - Rocky Mountain Branch, International Dyslexia Association
  • Virtual Dyslexia Simulation
• The Reports by Emily Hanford
• Book Studies
  • Speech to Print by Louisa C. Moats, Ed. D.
  • Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties by David Kilpatrick
  • Language at the Speed of Light by Mark Seidenberg
  • Equipped for Reading Success by David Kilpatrick
• LETRS Training
• Orton Gillingham
• CDE Reading Modules
• Heggerty Curriculum
• Margaret Goldberg
• Natalie Wexler
• CCIRA, Inc.
• Tim Rasinski
• Marnie Ginsberg - Reading Simplified

Maybe it's just me but I've been seeing a lot of information about the Science of Reading and it can be a lot of information to sort through and digest. Teaching Reading has many different components but as a classroom teacher, support professional and child advocate, for your students to become successful readers, there are three things you must know. On this episode, I will break down each of the three areas and give you simple strategies that you can implement today to help your students to become better readers. After listening to the episode, you will have a clear understanding of what you need to effectively teach reading.

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Reading is one of the hardest (maybe the single hardest?) subjects to teach. We think. There's so much pressure to get it right and early and raise a child that loves reading all the time. 

But that's not the truth. Phonics and reading can be actually relaxed ... and fun. That's where Carrie Lindquist comes in. She's the author of the Foundations Phonics curriculum and an advocate for a beautifully relational way of learning. It is a real pleasure to talk with her about how to teach reading wisely to our children.

Carrie eases our mind and helps us teach this easily with:

• when should we begin teaching phonics
• how do I know my child is ready to read
• how to teach phonics and reading
• how to overcome reading issues
• how to help a child read fluently
• how to keep my student's attention
• how to know if my child needs help
• how to use other activities to boost reading ability
• and more!

Do you have students who are struggling to read? Maybe you've tried strategy after strategy and all the activities you can find, but those students are still not meeting their goals.

I've tried finding the next great activity and latest greatest tools, but that's not the answer. Let me share the approach that worked for me after years of trial and error.

It's not one specific activity or product. It's a mindset.

Are you ready?

Links mentioned in today's episode:
Today's Blog Post
Letter and Sound Fluency Post
Rainbow Word System
Kindergarten Word Works
First Grade Word Works
Phast Phonics Routine
Morning Meeting Post
Primary Teacher Friends Facebook Group

Shannon and Mary continue the discussion about multisensory reading instruction.   This episode focuses on strategies for visual learners.

Resource Links:

1. New Girl Youtube clip (Visual Learning chant)
2. The Visual Learner
3. Tips for Visual Learners
4. Jennifer Serravallo Reading Strategies book  (This is an Amazon affiliate link, where we would make a small commission amount on your purchase.)
5. Main Idea stool video
6. Reading Graphic Organizers book  (This is an Amazon affiliate link, where we would make a small commission amount on your purchase.)
7.  Make Your Own Word Shapes Worksheet Generator

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On today’s podcast we review David A Kilpatrick’s book Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties. If you’ve been looking for a clear but thorough explanation of the science of reading, and how to treat reading problems, look no further!

Whether you teach Pre-K & Kindergarten OR you have struggling First & Second Graders, this key concept of Letter & Sound Fluency could be the barrier that is holding them back from becoming a fluent, proficient reader. In today's episode, I will share with you my super-simple strategy for improving letter & sound recognition and fluency among students. I have used it consistently with Kindergarten students for years to help them master letters & sounds BUT have also brought in this tool into play when helping 2nd Grade students who had yet to find success in reading. 

Links mentioned in today's episode: 

• Primary Teacher Friends Facebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/primaryteacherfriends 
• Blog Post with FREE Resource: www.teachertoni.com/letterfluency  
• Letter/Sound Fluency Routine on TpT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-Sound-Fluency-Routine-Digital-Learning-Printable-1344166 
  
  

Shannon and Mary catch up after their Season 2 hiatus to discuss Quarantine Life, Home Learning, and what's next.

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Are you familiar with the FCRR?    They have done incredible work making free effective research-based literacy activities.    The centers include directions for teachers and all the necessary materials.   They are mostly print and go activities requiring minimal teacher prep! 

In this episode, Shannon and Mary share their favorite FCRR reading center activities.  They give ideas for storage and organization of the materials and ways to scaffold.

RESOURCE LINKS:
(General links are listed first, then below those you will see the links for the specific games mentioned.)

1. FCRR homepage
2. Jill Shook loves FCRR too!

SPECIFIC GAME DIRECT LINKS FOR ACTIVITIES CREATED BY FCRR or SHANNON

1. FCRR: Vowel Picture Sort
2. FCRR: Phoneme Swap
3. FCRR: Vowel Stars
4. FCRR: Multiple Meaning Match
5. FCRR: Medial Phoneme Dominoes
6. FCRR: Speedy Phrases
7. FCRR: Word Web
8. FCRR: Sandpaper Words
9. FCRR: Contraction Bingo
10. FCRR: Root-A-Word
11. FCRR: Synonym and Antonym Connections
12. Shannon's Soccer Goal DIGITAL Vowel Sound Sort on Boom
13. Shannon's Read Around the Shape on Boom

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Meet Julia Allan, a Kindergarten teacher at Northfield Elementary School, part of Howard County Public Schools in Maryland. When she turned 30, Julia decided to quit her job in the hospitality industry to become a teacher—and now, she teaches in the very same classroom where she attended Kindergarten in 1986. In this episode, Julia talks with Noelle about social-emotional learning, equity in education, the stress of getting students to their bus, inflation with the tooth fairy, and much more.

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Shannon and Mary talk about the recent discussions in the news and educational circles related to the reading wars. Additionally, based on listener questions, they recommend some resources for teachers who want to implement more structured literacy into their classroom practices.


Resource Links:

1. Emily Hanford APM Reports Educate Podcast New Salvos in the Battles over Reading Instruction 
2. Emily Hanford APM Reports How a Flawed Idea is Teaching Millions of Kids to be Poor Readers
3. Lucy Calkins' response: No One Gets to Own the Term "The Science of Reading"
4. Need to practice Phonics instruction?   *Speech to Print Workbook by Louisa Cook Moats and Bruce Rosow *
5. Shannon recommends *Phonics A to Z by Wiley Blevins*
6. Shannon recommends *Teaching Phonics & Word Study in the Intermediate Grades by Wiley Blevins*
7. Free webinars IDA Upper Midwest Branch
8. IDA PDF Structured Literacy: Effective Instruction for Students with Dyslexia and Related Reading Difficulties
9. Comprehensive List of Programs based on Structured Literacy 
10. Mary recommends Equipped for Reading Success by David Kilpatrick
11. our Encoding episode (Season 1, episode 22):  Encoding First, Decoding Second

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Mary describes the differences between Balanced Literacy vs. Structured Literacy.

We have been doing a series on Balanced Literacy which might confuse some of our listeners. RTL wants to bring best practices to our conversations. If you, like us, believe that a strong phonics practice is essential, you will want to help your school transition to using a stronger structured literacy approach to word study.  In this episode, we will be discussing ways to effectively bring stronger phonics instruction to your schools' teaching practices.




Resource Links:

1. Nancy Young Infographic, IDA 
2. NHSD Components of Balanced LIteracy
3. IDA definition of Structured Literacy
4. Iowa Reading Research Center article An Explanation of Structured Literacy, and a Comparison to Balanced Literacy
5. Emily Gibbons blog post: How to Help Your School With the Transition to a Structured Literacy Approach
6. Balanced Literacy article k12 Reader
7. Lucy Calkins' Response to "phonics-centric"

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Shannon shares how guided reading groups are the non-negotiable element in her daily classroom. In this episode Mary and Shannon weigh in on the importance and power of small group teaching of guided reading.

Resource Links:
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1. Guided Reading video
2. Lucy Calkins videos (small group videos on this page)
3. Decodable text guided reading lesson video
4. Comprehension Discussion prompts
5. AMAZING free resources from Jan Richardson, a guided reading guru
6. Guided reading self-assessment for teachers
7. Prompts for Guided Reading
8. Fountas & Pinnell-What is Guided Reading
9. Narrative Nonfiction Guided Reading Lesson video
10. Guided Reading-the Nuts and Bolts (from Scholastic)
11. The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading by Jan Richardson*

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Mary discusses the concept of alphabetic principle and strategies for teaching blending.


Resource Links:
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1. Reading Rockets Blending and Segmenting Strategies
2. The Alphabetic Principle from Phonological Awareness to Reading Words
3. What is the Alphabetic Principle? This Reading Mama
4. Florida Center for Reading Research - Letter Correspondence
5. Teaching Word Recognition, Second Edition: Effective Strategies for Students with Learning Difficulties (What Works for Special-Needs Learners)  by Rollanda E. O'Connor*
6. Finger tapping
7. Blending Board Binder (great example)
8. The Blending Slide

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