Reading Teachers Lounge

 This is our first exclusive bonus episode of Reading Teachers Lounge podcast.  In these episodes, Shannon and Mary will share about the students they're helping in reading, the resources they're using, and the books and other materials they're studying to further their practical knowledge about the Science of Reading.  

In August 2024, Shannon and Mary go step by step through interpreting the results of a student's writing screener.     Shannon talks about using Fundations handwriting guide and the UFLI curriculum and apps with her first grade tutoring student.  Mary shares how she's using Bookworms, Mrs. Wordsmith, Times Tales, and the Measured Mom with her tutoring students. 


Resources Mentioned

1.  Cherry Lee Writing Screener PDF 
2.  Measured Mom Plus - a paid membership for materials created by Anna Geiger. There are also many freebies! 
3.  fundations letter formation guide 
4.  Times Tales - a story based way for students to practice multiplication automaticity (once they have mastered the concept of multiplication only.) 
5.  UFLI Toolbox 
6.  UFLI apps 
7.  handwriting app 
8.  Bookworms Shared Reading 
9.   Mrs. Wordsmith 
10. The Writing Revolution by Judith C. Hochman and Natalie Wexler *Amazon affiliate link
11. Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eide *Amazon affiliate link   
12. Teaching Reading in Small Groups by Jennifer Serravallo *Amazon affiliate link
13. The New Art and Science of Teaching Reading by Julia A. Simms and Robert J. Marzano *Amazon affiliate link   
14. The Reading Comprehension Blueprint Activity Book by Nancy Lewis Hennessy *Amazon affiliate link 
    
    
    

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Shannon and Mary chat with Jennifer Serravallo, whose literacy work they have long admired.   Jennifer shares how her view about reading instruction have evolved over time.     Jennifer's written a new book showing teachers different structured models for responsive teaching called Teaching Reading Across the Day, and she gives us many ideas from us the book about how teachers can apply the art of teaching to set up their literacy blocks to best meet their students' needs.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1. Teaching Reading Across the Day, Grades K-8: Methods and Structures for Engaging, Explicit Instruction by Jennifer Serravallo *Amazon affiliate link
2. The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 by Jennifer Serravallo *Amazon affiliate link
3. The Writing Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers by Jennifer Serravallo *Amazon affiliate link
4. A Systematic Review of the Research on Vocabulary Instruction that Impacts Text Comprehension by Tanya S. Write and Gina N. Cervetti
5. Sci-Hub (to find reference articles)
6. Re:Thinking with Adam Grant (podcast mentioned)
7. Using Vocabulary Strategies for Independent Word Learning (blog on Jennifer's website and podcast discussion with Freddie Hiebert)
8. Effects of Fluency Oriented Instruction on Motivation for Reading of Struggling Readers by Gene Mehigan 
9. Jennifer's website
10. Jennifer's podcast
11.  Jennifer on Twitter/X: 
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We have a summer bonus episode for you!
Shannon and Mary have Anna Geiger, the Measured Mom, join them in the lounge again to discuss the best evidence based practices that teachers can use to reach all readers.   Anna's new book provides teachers and parents with a consolidated understanding of the Science of Reading findings.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1. our Season 5 episode with Anna Geiger, about Orthographic Mapping
2. Reach All Readers: Using the Science of Reading to Transform Your Literacy Instruction by Anna Geiger *Amazon affiliate link*
3. Use this link after purchase to get free bonus resources connected to Anna's book.
4. Anna's website The Measured Mom *with lots of freebies!
5. Anna's podcast: Triple R Teaching
6. Science of Reading Fact Sheets
7. Science of Reading Podcast Index *curated by Anna
8. Beyond the Science of Reading with Angie Hanlin (Literacy Lunch & Lead video)
9. more information about Angie Hanlin
10. Strive for Five Conversations: A Framework That Gets Kids Talking To Accelerate Their Language Comprehension & Literacy by Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell *Amazon affiliate link
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Shannon and Mary gather together to review the school year and close out the podcast season.   They give updates on their personal and teaching lives and share their summer plans.    Later they're joined by Kelsey (wifeteachermommy) to talk about Educate and Rejuvenate 2024.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1.  Cox Campus K-3rd Structured Literacy Training program
2. CERI certification
3. Join us at Educate and Rejuvenate July 2024
4. Kelsey's podcast episode with Kristina Kuzmic
5. Kelsey's podcast episode with Gaspare Randazzo
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Shannon and Mary chat with Nancy Young and Jan Hasbrouck about differentiation and the latest updates to the Ladder of Reading and Writing.   Listeners will get a better understanding of WHY it's so important to make adjustments to curriculum, instruction, activities, and/or assessments in order to meet the various needs of their students.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1. our season 4 episode with Nancy Young
2. our 2021 episode about the updates to the Ladder of Reading and Writing (more updated have been done since then, which Nancy details in this current episode)
3. the Ladder of Reading and Writing infographic, references, terminology, and usage/permission guides
4. Climbing the Ladder of Reading & Writing: Meeting the Needs of ALL Leaners by Nancy Young and Jan Hasbrouck *Amazon Affiliate link*
5. extra resources related to the book from Benchmark Education
6. Conquering Dyslexia: A Guide to Early Detection and Intervention for Teachers and Families by Jan Hasbrouck Ph.D.   *Amazon affiliate link*
7. The Science of Reading video, with Dr. Jan Hasbrouck and ReadWA
8. Read Washington
9. Contact Nancy via e-mail: [email protected]
10. Nancy Young's account on Twitter
11. Jan Hasbrouck's account on Twitter 
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Shannon and Mary chat with critically acclaimed author and experienced actress & advocate Colette Hiller about ways to make word learning innovative and fun.    Colette is releasing a new book titled Colossal Words for Kids, which combines educational poetry with vibrant illustrations to teach new words and related content knowledge.    The book is delightful and so is Colette.    Listen to this episode to gain creative ideas about how to help get students excited about word learning and how to help make the vocabulary stick in the students' minds.


RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1. Colossal Words for Kids by Colette Hiller, Illustrated by Tor Freeman *Amazon affiliate link*
2. The B on Your Thumb:   60 Poems to Boost Reading and Spelling by Colette Hiller, Illustrated by Tor Freeman *Amazon affiliate link*
3. Colette's website
4. NPR Ways with Words
5. Street Pianos project
6. Statue Stories Chicago
7. our episode about Building Vocabulary-check out the show note links
8. our episode about Morphology-check out the show note links
9. our episode about Etymology-check out the show not links
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Shannon and Mary chat about how to best support learners with working memory challenges.  This is a companion episode to a deep dive learning topic we went through with our Patreon community about Working Memory.    Listeners to this episode will walk away with increased awareness about which students may have working memory challenges AND strategies to help those students during reading instruction.


RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1. Working Memory and Learning: A Practical Guide for Teachers 1st Edition
   by Susan Gathercole (Author), Tracy Packiam Alloway (Author) *Amazon affiliate link*
2. What Is Working Memory? Understanding our mental ‘scratchpad’
   Writer: Rae Jacobson Clinical Experts: Matthew Cruger, PhD , Linda Hecker, MEd
3. 8 Working Memory Boosters
4. Why I Can't Remember Things -- How ADHD Affects Working Memory
5. 15 Memory Exercises for Forgetful Kids
6. Improving Working Memory Capacity | Torkel Klingberg | TEDxNorrköping
7. Dr. Erica Warren Executive Functioning activities
8. Lumosity app
9. Brain HQ app
10. Peak app
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Shannon and Mary talk with Kelly Butler and Carla Stanford about professional learning that is meaningful.   Kelly Butler worked with the Barksdale Reading Institute to bring about systems change in reading instruction in the state of Mississippi over the last twenty years.   Kelly and Carla share about a free resource they're working on now called Reading Universe, which is a one-stop shop for teachers and interested stakeholders to learn about best practices in teaching reading.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1. ReadingUniverse.org
2. Reading Universe Taxonomy
3. REAP (Reading is Essential for All People)
4. Timely Talks
5. 10 Maxims
6. Scaling Up for Success
7. Why It Matters
8. Right to Read Project (Lunch & Lit)
9. Simple View of Reading Episode Season 5 Episode 9
10. Cuban Literacy Initiative
11. Contact Kelly Butler via e-mail:    [email protected]
12. Contact  Carla Stanford via e-mail:   [email protected]
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Shannon and Mary chat with speech therapist Dr. Karen Dudek Brannan about the overlaps between speech, reading, and language.   Dr. Karen helps us understand the challenges facing students with language impairments.    From this episode, teachers can understand the perspective of a speech therapist to better understand speech and language challenges.    After listening, you should walk away with ideas about conversations to have with the speech therapist in your building and an awareness of language challenges your students may face within your curriculum.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1. Dr. Karen's website
2. De Facto Leaders Podcast
3. Ultimate Guide to Sentence Structure
4. free Executive Functioning Implementation Guide for School Teams from Dr. Karen
5. Free Training from Dr. Karen about the 5-component Framework for Language Intervention 
6. Free training from Dr. Karen about support that is evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming (by building executive functioning skills) 
7. Contact Dr. Karen on LinkedIn
8. Dr. Karen on IG
9. Dr. Karen on Facebook
10. Super Sentences graphic organizer (Bookworms) -need to sign up for a free login & then find in grades 3-5 printables
11. Super Sentences rubric grade 5 (Bookworms) -need to sign up for a free login & then find in grades 3-5 printables
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Shannon and Mary discuss the importance of prioritizing handwriting instruction simultaneously with reading and writing instruction in the early grades. Learn why handwriting is essential for overall literacy development and how to include it in your daily instruction.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES AND ONES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE

1. The Importance of Teaching Handwriting by Louise Spear Swerling
2. Writing by hand may increase brain connectivity more than typing, readings of student brains suggest by Aria Bendix
3. The unexpected connection between handwriting and learning to read by Sheldon H Horowitz
4. HOW HANDWRITING AND LITERACY SKILLS GO HAND-IN-HAND
5. The Importance of Teaching Handwriting
6. 7 Reasons Why Handwriting Is Important for Kids
7. The Importance of teaching handwriting for cognitive development - PLD (Australia)
8. How to Teach Handwriting—and Why It Matters
9. Why Don’t the Common-Core Standards Include Cursive Writing?
10. 6 Multisensory ways to teach handwriting
11. What Every Teacher Should Know about Handwriting (LWT)
12. Learning Without Tears Guides
13. Reading Universe
14. The Importance of Handwriting Experience on the Development of the Literate Brain by Karin H. James
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