Shannon and Mary chat with Heidi Martin about her journey into learning about the Science of Reading.   Heidi has been documenting her literacy transformation on Tiktok (@learningwithheidi) and Instagram (@droppinknowledgewithheidi).   

Episode Links for Resources mentioned:

1. Heidi's website
2. Science of reading YouTube video 
3. Science of Reading Blog and video series
4. Science of Reading Comprehension Instruction 
5. What is the SOR?
6. Timothy Shanahan What is science of reading?
7. SOR guide
8. What teachers should know about SOR 
9. The Science of Reading
10. The sciences of reading 
11. Teaching Rubrics aligned with SOR
12. Creativity to the Core
13. Equipped for Reading Success by David Kilpatrick *(Amazon affiliate link)
14. Amplify resources 
15. Really Great Reading free training about SOR
16. Heart Word Magic
17. Junior Learning resources
18. Magnet Chips & Wand *Amazon affiliate link
19. Zingo game *Amazon affiliate link
20. Really Great Reading free letter tiles

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Shannon and Mary chat with literacy expert Wiley Blevins about the scope and sequence of phonics instruction. 

Episode Links for Resources mentioned:

1. ILA Brief Meeting the Challenges of Early Phonics Instruction by  Blevins 
2. Our Previous episode  about Wiley's ILA Brief
3. A Fresh Look at Phonics by Blevins *
4. Choosing and Using Decodable Texts by Blevins *
5. Teaching Phonics & Word Study in the Intermediate Grades by  Blevins *
6. Phonics from A to Z by  Blevins *
7. 10 Common Causes of Phonics Instruction failure by  Blevins (free)
8. Decodable Text Lesson Sampler (shared with us from Wiley)
9. Decodable Text Lesson Planner (shared with us from Wiley)
10. Leveled Books with a Phonics  (shared with us from Wiley)
11. Look Fors:  Routines (shared with us from Wiley)
12. Jeanne Chall
13. Wiley's training on Decodable Texts
14. Wiley Blevins website
15. Find Wiley on Twitter @wbny
16. Reading Rockets Scope and Sequence
17. University of Texas Scope & Sequence
18. University of Florida Scope & Sequence
19. Learning at the Primary Pond Scope & Sequences for each grade 

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In their Season 4 opener, Shannon & Mary update listeners on their summer activities and their plans for the upcoming school year and podcast season.   They share what they've been reading and learning about lately, which leads to a discussion about differentiating for students at various points on the Reading Ladder.

Episode Links for Resources mentioned:

1. Link to our MAP episode from Season 1
2. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
3. LLI kits by Fountas & Pinnell
4. HD Word by Really Great Reading
5. Jennifer Serravallo Complete Comprehension Kits
6. What To Do About Dyslexia by Richard Selznick *
7. Suddenly Diverse: How Districts Manage Race and Inequality  by Erica O. Turner *
8. Dyslexia and Spelling by Kelli Sandman-Hurley 
9. Building Readers for Life (Emily Gibbons)
10. Seth Perler TEFOS Summit (Executive Functioning) 
11. Tiimo app
12. Jennifer Serravallo Reading Strategies book *
13. Jennifer Serravallo Writing Strategies book *
14. Words Their Way book *
15. Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print by Marilyn Jager Adams
16. Science of Reading Facebook group  
17. Holly Lane (University of Florida)
18. Know Better, Do Better by Meredith and David Liben *
19. Lucy Hart Paulson's site (LETRS creator) 
20. Nancy Young  (Reading Ladder)
21. Recording of Nancy Young’s Differentiation webinar

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In this episode, Shannon closes out the third podcast season. She describes the struggles from the 2020-2021 school year and shares what's coming next for the podcast in Season 4.
 
 Resource Links:

1.    Boundaries podcast episode (We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle)

2.    Ross on Friends ("Pivot!")

3.    How to Set Boundaries as a Teacher (Cornerstone for Teachers)

4.    Teachers, This Should be the Summer of Saying No

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This title continues our multi-sensory series.   In this episode, Shannon shares the characteristics of auditory learners.    She gives some strategies and resources for incorporating more auditory practice in your literacy instruction.

Resource Links:

1. Is your Child an Auditory Learner?
2. Working with Auditory Learners
3. Tips for Auditory Learners
4. The Auditory Learner
5. Auditory Learning Style Explained
6. Auditory Learner Infographic
7. Characteristics of Learning Styles
8. Multisensory Triangle
9. Activities for Auditory Learners  
10. Engaging Different Types of Learners in Your Classroom  
11. Our Shared Reading podcast episode
12. Learning Ally audiobooks
13. 25 Sight Word Songs and Mini Books (This is an Amazon affiliate link, where we would make a small commission amount on your purchase.)

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Shannon and Mary chat with Maria Halkias about her on-line reading instruction.  They talk about parent engagement with virtual instruction, teaching challenges during these unprecedented times, and what resources have been most helpful when teaching virtually.   Maria shares about the community of inquiry and how she's using that framework to provide structure to her reflective teaching practice during this unusual teaching year. This episode provides ideas and inspiration for increasing student presence, teacher presence, and cognitive presence in your online reading instruction.

Resource Links:

1. Contact Maria here
2. Community of Inquiry Framework
3. Morning Meeting Ideas book -Jolly Jump Up is in here! (This is an Amazon affiliate link, where we would make a small commission amount on your purchase.)
4. Community of Inquiry Tips

Online resources mentioned:

• PearDeck for Google Slides
• Boom Learning (Shannon's Boom Store Link click here)
• Word Wall.net
• Blending Board free online resource (customize with your own Bitmoji)
• Learning A to Z RAZ Kids
• Epic books 
• https://www.biguniverse.com/
• https://www.flippity.net/
• Flyleafpublishing.com is offering their books for the rest of the school year. The books are beautiful and engaging! 2020-2021
• List of Parent Resources 

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Shannon and Mary continue the discussion about multisensory reading instruction.   This episode focuses on strategies for visual learners.

Resource Links:

1. New Girl Youtube clip (Visual Learning chant)
2. The Visual Learner
3. Tips for Visual Learners
4. Jennifer Serravallo Reading Strategies book  (This is an Amazon affiliate link, where we would make a small commission amount on your purchase.)
5. Main Idea stool video
6. Reading Graphic Organizers book  (This is an Amazon affiliate link, where we would make a small commission amount on your purchase.)
7.  Make Your Own Word Shapes Worksheet Generator

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Multisensory learning is something we have been preaching for a long time. It's time it deserved it's own episode.  Shannon and Mary discuss the importance of when and how to implement multi sensory learning strategies.

Resource Links:

1. Multisensory Learning: Types and Strategies IMSE
2. What is Multisensory Learning: Waterford.org
3. Multisensory Overview
4. Literacy Nest Multisensory Part 1 
5. Emily Gibbons Make it Multisensory - especially sight word practice 
6. The Language Triangle Emily Gibbons
7. Ladder of Reading
8. Three Reasons Why Multisensory Learning is Food for the Brain
9. Sentence builder magnet tiles* (This is an Amazon affiliate link, where we would make a small commission amount on your purchase.)
10. Sentence builder reading rods*(This is an Amazon affiliate link, where we would make a small commission amount on your purchase.)
11. NOTE: The above two products are similar to the ones that Shannon mentions in the episode but are not the exact product.    It's an older product that Shannon has, and we're having trouble finding a link to the exact product.    

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Shannon and Mary explore how to start conversations about sensitive topics surrounding race, inequality, apathetic attitudes and apologism related to books.   They discuss the controversy surrounding Dr. Seuss.  Dr. Seuss is a prolific children’s book author and global icon. And Dr. Seuss has a history of racial baggage that educators should understand when introducing his writing to their students.

Resource Links:

1. It's Time to Talk about Dr. Seuss (Teaching Tolerance)
2. Research on Diversity in Youth Culture - St. Catherine
3. NPR Code Switch episode
4. Dr Seuss Art.com 
5. Should Dr. Seuss be cancelled? Opinion page with links to news stories. 
6. BBC The Surprisingly Radical Politics of Dr. Seuss
7. How Racist Are Dr. Seuss Books?
8. What TO DO: Is the Cat in the Hat Racist? Read Across America Shifts Away From Dr. Seuss and Toward Diverse Books
9. https://www.theconsciouskid.org/ 
10. Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty* (This is an Amazon affiliate link, where we would make a small commission amount on your purchase.)

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Shannon and Mary open the season with a discussion about the importance of books to represent the diversity of our students giving them an opportunity to see themselves in books and opportunities to view other cultures, family structures and values. 

Resource Links:

1. THE Actual Paper that started this discussion 
2. Building a Diverse Book Collection
3. Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Doors
4. Librarian Professor article in the Atlantic
5. We Are Teachers: Mirrors and Windows
6. Teaching Tolerance article
7. Book Harvest article
8. Book List from NPR
9. Windows & Doors eBook and Portfolio Perspective (free activity on TpT)
10.  The Tutu Teacher’s Diverse Book List
11. Combining Teaching Tolerance Standards with Read Alouds

Follow: @diversereads & @thetutututeacher @loveteachbless @weneeddiversebooks
@readlikearockstar @littlesandlit @nouvelle_ela @theapron_education @hereweread
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Specific Book Titles Mentioned: *Amazon affiliate links*

1. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
2. The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
3. I Am Enough by Grace Byers
4. Hair Love by Matthew Cherry and Vashti Harrison
5. Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
6. My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
7. Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
8. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
9. A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. W

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