We would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org)Today we talk to educator and author Molly Ness about intentionally planning for read-alouds. Molly will share an easy to prepare protocol for a read-aloud in any grade level or content area. ResourcesMolly's Website - purchase her book! We wrote a book! The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at ...

Ep. 170: All About Read-Alouds with Molly Ness

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Ep. 194: Exploring Models for Teaching English Learners

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Ep. 193: Systems to Get Better Reading Results with Stephanie Stollar

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Ep. 192: Top Tips for Teaching Spelling with Savannah Campbell (Quick Tips from Our Teacher Friends)

We would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org) Pam Kastner discusses the connection between spelling and reading. She emphasizes that teaching spelling is teaching reading, as spelling is a higher linguistic skill that requires complete and accurate recall and memory for words. Spelling helps students understand the internal structure of words and improves their reading abilities. She suggests using instructional rout...

Ep. 170: All About Read-Alouds with Molly Ness

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