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How can teachers effectively support advanced readers in elementary school? In this insightful episode, we’re joined by literacy expert Nancy Young to explore practical, evidence-based strategies for meeting the needs of gifted and high-achieving readers in the classroom.
Nancy shares her expertise on differentiation strategies, including offering choice in reading materials, using tiered assignments, and implementing project-based learning to keep advanced readers engaged. We also discuss how to encourage critical thinking, promote independent reading, and create meaningful peer discussion and mentorship opportunities.
Whether you’re a classroom teacher, reading specialist, or literacy coach, this episode offers valuable tools and inspiration to elevate your elementary reading instruction and ensure all students—especially your strongest readers—are challenged and supported.
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Shannon and Mary welcome Brandon Cardet-Hernadez from Mrs. Wordsmith to the RTL to chat about smart technology resources. They talk about intentional uses of technology resources for instructional purposes and what skills will be required as our students advance in the next part of the 21st century. Listeners will gain ideas for ways to incorporate technology to elevate students' learning.
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Shannon and Mary talk with Melissa Taylor from ImaginationSoup.net about the importance of nonfiction texts in a student's reading diet. They chat about the flexible comprehension strategies students need to organize the information gathered from nonfiction and text features and structures that are specific to nonfiction texts. Listeners should walk away inspired to put more NF texts in their readers hands.
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Shannon and Mary welcome LaMonica Williams from Teaching Matters back to the Reading Teachers Lounge. This time they chat about professional development experiences and the most effective ways to bring about positive change in school systems. They discuss the differences between management and leadership and how to foster student-centered school improvement.
Changes that Stick (Kappan)Teaching Matters websiteNYC ReadsStudent Focused Coaching by Jan Hasbrouck and Daryl Michel *Amazon affiliate link*our previous episode with LaMonica WilliamsThe Good Struggle of Flexible SpecificityReading UniverseLaMonica's Bio & Contact InformationBonus Episodes access through your podcast appBonus episodes access through PatreonFree Rubrics Guide created by usFinding Good Books Guide created by usInformation about our Patreon membership
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Shannon and Mary chat with Katherine Hamilton about maximizing the learning impact of co-teaching. The conversation is centered around an article from Choice Literacy written by Franki Sibberson titled Aligning Curriculum with Struggling Readers in Mind. The article proposes that co-teachers need to reflect and determine how their various teaching activities and strategies align into a cohesive instructional plan for the students, so that the readers can build transferable skills they can apply across the school-day.
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Shannon and Mary welcome @MindfulTeacherRachel back to the podcast 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.
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Shannon and Mary welcome Heidi Martin (@Droppin' Knowledge with Heidi) back to the podcast, and Heidi's husband, Adam, a LETRS trainer, also joins the conversation. They talk 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? You'll walk away from listening to this episode with a more complete understanding of all the layers of skills within Word knowledge that we need to help our readers build.
Heidi's website Heidi's social media TikTok Heidi's social media Instagram Heidi on FB Heidi's decodables Heidi's freebie about the Reading Brain SOR 101 (Science of Reading 101) Membership Strive for Five Conversations by Sonia Cabell and Tricia Zucker *Amazon affiliate link Etymonline our previous Science of Reading episode with Heidi our episode about Delightful Word Learning with Collette Hiller InferCabulary 3 Clicks Spelling Spelling Riddles Morpheme Magic Structured Word Inquiry (Dr. Pete Bowers) Bonus Episodes access through your podcast appBonus episodes access through PatreonFree Rubrics Guide created by usFinding Good Books Guide created by usInformation about our Patreon membershipBrilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
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Shannon and Mary 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.
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Shannon and Mary have an informative and inspiring chat with Karen Gross. They learn details about how the Covid-19 pandemic affected teachers and students. Karen 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.
Mending Education: Finding Hope, Creativity, and Mental Wellness in Times of Trauma by Karen Gross and Edward K. S. Wang * Amazon affiliate linkTrauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door: Strategies and Solutions for Educators, PreK-College by Karen Gross * Amazon affiliate linkVirtual Teachers LoungeYoga with Adriene on YouTube (This is Shannon's favorite yoga channel)Mirror Neurons (article by American Psychological Association)The Other 3 Senses You Never Knew Existed but You Should: vestibular system, proprioception, and interoceptionUnderstanding and treating a dysregulated nervous system: signs, symptoms, and rebalancing techniquesKaren's websiteFollow Karen on Facebook @karengrosseduBonus Episodes access through your podcast appBonus episodes access through PatreonFree Rubrics Guide created by usFinding Good Books Guide created by usInformation about our Patreon membership
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Mary and Shannon catch up with each other after the summer & podcast break. They chat about their own children, 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 the activities they've done through their Patreon community and about some free reading guides they've created over the summer. This new year is full of changes and possibilities!
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Shannon and Mary chat with Jennifer Serravallo, whose literacy work they have long admired. Jennifer shares how her view about reading instruction have evolved over time. Jennifer's written a new book showing teachers different structured models for responsive teaching called Teaching Reading Across the Day, and she gives us many ideas from us the book about how teachers can apply the art of teaching to set up their literacy blocks to best meet their students' needs.
Teaching Reading Across the Day, Grades K-8: Methods and Structures for Engaging, Explicit Instruction by Jennifer Serravallo *Amazon affiliate linkThe Reading Strategies Book 2.0 by Jennifer Serravallo *Amazon affiliate linkThe Writing Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers by Jennifer Serravallo *Amazon affiliate linkA Systematic Review of the Research on Vocabulary Instruction that Impacts Text Comprehension by Tanya S. Write and Gina N. CervettiSci-Hub (to find reference articles)Re:Thinking with Adam Grant (podcast mentioned)Using Vocabulary Strategies for Independent Word Learning (blog on Jennifer's website and podcast discussion with Freddie Hiebert)Effects of Fluency Oriented Instruction on Motivation for Reading of Struggling Readers by Gene Mehigan Jennifer's websiteJennifer's podcast Jennifer on Twitter/X: Join us at Educate and Rejuvenate July 2024Get a free Green Chef box using our link.Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
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our Season 5 episode with Anna Geiger, about Orthographic MappingReach All Readers: Using the Science of Reading to Transform Your Literacy Instruction by Anna Geiger *Amazon affiliate link*Use this link after purchase to get free bonus resources connected to Anna's book.Anna's website The Measured Mom *with lots of freebies!Anna's podcast: Triple R TeachingScience of Reading Fact SheetsScience of Reading Podcast Index *curated by AnnaBeyond the Science of Reading with Angie Hanlin (Literacy Lunch & Lead video)more information about Angie HanlinStrive for Five Conversations: A Framework That Gets Kids Talking To Accelerate Their Language Comprehension & Literacy by Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell *Amazon affiliate linkJoin us at Educate and Rejuvenate July 2024Get a free Green Chef box using our link.Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
Shannon and Mary have Anna Geiger, the Measured Mom, join them in the lounge again to discuss the best evidence based practices that teachers can use to reach all readers. Anna's new book provides teachers and parents with a consolidated understanding of the Science of Reading findings.
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Shannon and Mary gather together to review the school year and close out the podcast season. They give updates on their personal and teaching lives and share their summer plans. Later they're joined by Kelsey (wifeteachermommy) to talk about Educate and Rejuvenate 2024.
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Shannon and Mary chat with Nancy Young and Jan Hasbrouck about differentiation and the latest updates to the Ladder of Reading and Writing. Listeners will get a better understanding of WHY it's so important to make adjustments to curriculum, instruction, activities, and/or assessments in order to meet the various needs of their students.
our season 4 episode with Nancy Youngour 2021 episode about the updates to the Ladder of Reading and Writing (more updated have been done since then, which Nancy details in this current episode)the Ladder of Reading and Writing infographic, references, terminology, and usage/permission guidesClimbing the Ladder of Reading & Writing: Meeting the Needs of ALL Leaners by Nancy Young and Jan Hasbrouck *Amazon Affiliate link*extra resources related to the book from Benchmark EducationConquering Dyslexia: A Guide to Early Detection and Intervention for Teachers and Families by Jan Hasbrouck Ph.D. *Amazon affiliate link*The Science of Reading video, with Dr. Jan Hasbrouck and ReadWARead WashingtonContact Nancy via e-mail: [email protected] Young's account on TwitterJan Hasbrouck's account on Twitter Join us at Educate and Rejuvenate July 2024Get a free Green Chef box using our link.Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
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Shannon and Mary chat with critically acclaimed author and experienced actress & advocate Colette Hiller about ways to make word learning innovative and fun. Colette is releasing a new book titled Colossal Words for Kids, which combines educational poetry with vibrant illustrations to teach new words and related content knowledge. The book is delightful and so is Colette. Listen to this episode to gain creative ideas about how to help get students excited about word learning and how to help make the vocabulary stick in the students' minds.
Colossal Words for Kids by Colette Hiller, Illustrated by Tor Freeman *Amazon affiliate link*The B on Your Thumb: 60 Poems to Boost Reading and Spelling by Colette Hiller, Illustrated by Tor Freeman *Amazon affiliate link*Colette's websiteNPR Ways with WordsStreet Pianos projectStatue Stories Chicagoour episode about Building Vocabulary-check out the show note linksour episode about Morphology-check out the show note linksour episode about Etymology-check out the show not linksGet a free Green Chef box using our link.Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
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Shannon and Mary chat about how to best support learners with working memory challenges. This is a companion episode to a deep dive learning topic we went through with our Patreon community about Working Memory. Listeners to this episode will walk away with increased awareness about which students may have working memory challenges AND strategies to help those students during reading instruction.
Working Memory and Learning: A Practical Guide for Teachers 1st Edition
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Shannon and Mary talk with Kelly Butler and Carla Stanford about professional learning that is meaningful. Kelly Butler worked with the Barksdale Reading Institute to bring about systems change in reading instruction in the state of Mississippi over the last twenty years. Kelly and Carla share about a free resource they're working on now called Reading Universe, which is a one-stop shop for teachers and interested stakeholders to learn about best practices in teaching reading.
ReadingUniverse.orgReading Universe TaxonomyREAP (Reading is Essential for All People)Timely Talks10 MaximsScaling Up for SuccessWhy It MattersRight to Read Project (Lunch & Lit)Simple View of Reading Episode Season 5 Episode 9Cuban Literacy InitiativeContact Kelly Butler via e-mail: [email protected] Carla Stanford via e-mail: [email protected] a free Green Chef box using our link.Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
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Shannon and Mary chat with speech therapist Dr. Karen Dudek Brannan about the overlaps between speech, reading, and language. Dr. Karen helps us understand the challenges facing students with language impairments. From this episode, teachers can understand the perspective of a speech therapist to better understand speech and language challenges. After listening, you should walk away with ideas about conversations to have with the speech therapist in your building and an awareness of language challenges your students may face within your curriculum.
Dr. Karen's websiteDe Facto Leaders PodcastUltimate Guide to Sentence Structurefree Executive Functioning Implementation Guide for School Teams from Dr. KarenFree Training from Dr. Karen about the 5-component Framework for Language Intervention Free training from Dr. Karen about support that is evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming (by building executive functioning skills) Contact Dr. Karen on LinkedInDr. Karen on IGDr. Karen on FacebookSuper Sentences graphic organizer (Bookworms) -need to sign up for a free login & then find in grades 3-5 printablesSuper Sentences rubric grade 5 (Bookworms) -need to sign up for a free login & then find in grades 3-5 printablesGet a free Green Chef box using our link.Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
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Shannon and Mary discuss the importance of prioritizing handwriting instruction simultaneously with reading and writing instruction in the early grades. Learn why handwriting is essential for overall literacy development and how to include it in your daily instruction.
The Importance of Teaching Handwriting by Louise Spear SwerlingWriting by hand may increase brain connectivity more than typing, readings of student brains suggest by Aria BendixThe unexpected connection between handwriting and learning to read by Sheldon H HorowitzHOW HANDWRITING AND LITERACY SKILLS GO HAND-IN-HANDThe Importance of Teaching Handwriting7 Reasons Why Handwriting Is Important for KidsThe Importance of teaching handwriting for cognitive development - PLD (Australia)How to Teach Handwriting—and Why It MattersWhy Don’t the Common-Core Standards Include Cursive Writing?6 Multisensory ways to teach handwritingWhat Every Teacher Should Know about Handwriting (LWT)Learning Without Tears GuidesReading UniverseThe Importance of Handwriting Experience on the Development of the Literate Brain by Karin H. JamesGet a free Green Chef box using our link.
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Shannon shares with Mary the steps she follows for analyzing student data. This Date Your Data process requires multiple steps of looking at test scores, improvement goals, student strengths and weaknesses, and then connecting the data to standards to facilitate data-driven instruction. This method of data review makes the test score information meaningful to teachers, students, parents, and other stakeholders. Listen to find out how to Date Your Data to get to know your students and their learning better.
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