Classroom teachers, families, reading coaches, and, most importantly, students have all experienced reading levels. In this compelling episode of Literacy Talks, special guest Dr. Matt Burns shares his research and insights and their application to literacy learning, extra support, and growth. It’s a candid and refreshing look at assessment, measurement, and the changes in how the profession can challenge the whole notion of reading levels. This is an episode that just might change your thinking! Tune in and learn about the new ways of assessing and, most of all, growing students’ reading abilities.

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