Reach All Readers

By Anna GeigerEducation How To

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February 14, 2022Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #10: Do Fountas and Pinnell REALLY want teachers to educate themselves?
066: Fountas and Pinnell claim that administrators need to prioritize ongoing professional learning for teachers. But what happens when these teachers find out that what they're learning contradicts Fountas and Pinnell's approach?

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6 min
February 07, 2022Response to Fountas & Pinnell #9: Do teachers know best?
065: Fountas and Pinnell tell us that no literacy program can take the place of a teacher's expertise. And they're right! But expertise comes from knowledge, and that knowledge is not innate. In this episode I'll share online courses that will improve your understanding of the science of reading.

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11 min
January 31, 2022Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #8: Is structured literacy responsive?
Fountas and Pinnell are proud to describe their approach as responsive; rather than follow a script, they make observations and tailor their instruction to meet individual needs. They insinuate that more structured programs don't allow teachers to adjust for individual students. Is that a correct assumption? Is structured literacy responsive?

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9 min
January 24, 2022Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #7: Do Fountas and Pinnell promote "balanced literacy?"
063: Fountas and Pinnell are steering clear of the label "balanced literacy." But should they? Do they deserve the label?

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6 min
January 17, 2022Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #6: You can teach phonics AND language comprehension
#062: Fountas and Pinnell caution against focusing "only on accuracy and decoding." If we do that, they say, students may not understand that what they read must make sense. But the science of reading community doesn't advocate phonics alone. Far from it!

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11 min
January 10, 2022Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #5: Here's why you SHOULD use decodable books
061: Fountas and Pinnell aren't moving when it comes to decodable books. They believe these books are contrived and that decodable books teach children that their reading doesn't have to make sense. But decodable books are exactly what our beginning readers SHOULD be reading. Here's why.

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15 min
January 03, 2022Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #4: Here are the problems with guided reading
For Fountas and Pinnell, guided reading is the key piece of the reading block. But there are some problems with the guided reading approach in K-2.

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9 min
December 20, 2021Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #3: Yes, you ARE teaching guessing
059: No one likes to admit they're teaching kids to guess at words, but that's exactly what's happening when we teach beginning readers to use three-cueing. This short episode explains the connection.

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6 min
December 13, 2021Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #2: Fountas and Pinnell are wrong about three-cueing
058: Despite the lack of evidence for three-cueing, Fountas and Pinnell aren't budging. In this episode I respond to their recent blog post in which they claim that we must help students use multiple sources of information to solve words.

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15 min
December 06, 2021Reaction to Fountas & Pinnell #1 - But you CAN have conversations about the science of reading
057: Fountas and Pinnell tell us they're staying out of the current debate about teaching reading because it isn't productive. But there ARE safe, sane places to discuss the current research. Tune in to learn more!

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9 min

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Ready to help every student become a proficient reader? Join literacy expert Anna Geiger, M.Ed., for practical conversations about teaching reading well.

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