This bonus episode is an audio recording of our most popular webinar ever, Writing: An Unsung Hero of Reading Comprehension. It features familiar voices to listeners of Season 1 of the Knowledge Matters Podcast, best-selling author and host Natalie Wexler, as well as StandardsWork’s Chief Program Officer Kristen McQuillan, Doug Lemov (Teach Like a Champion), and Julia Cooper (SchoolKit).

Their conversation focuses on why writing should be connected to content learning. How does the act of writing about one’s learning deepen retention of the content? How does it support emerging writers in focusing on their craft? Our guests share practical examples of connected writing instruction when it’s done well, and how to identify when a curriculum is weak in addressing this critical aspect of literacy.

You can watch this webinar as a video recording as well as the rest of our webinars on our website. 

Resources mentioned in this webinar:

• Slide deck from the live recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f6216Vc9auVNHTqQNKJC9hBF-Fof4uhh/view?usp=sharing
• Knowledge Matters Review Tool: A Guide for Evaluating K-8 Curriculum: https://knowledgematterscampaign.org/review-tool
• The Writing Revolution: https://www.thewritingrevolution.org 
• Reading Reconsidered: https://teachlikeachampion.org/reading-reconsidered
• SchoolKit Resources: https://schoolkitgroup.com 
• Teach Like a Champion: https://teachlikeachampion.org/?books=teach-like-a-champion-3-0
• The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System—and How to Fix It: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547653/the-knowledge-gap-by-natalie-wexler/9780735213555/
• Natalie’s free Substack newsletter: Minding the Gap

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Original music and sound engineering by Aidan Shea.