School Talk

The adventure continues as Greg and Jenny move past the beginning stage of reading and move into the early reading stages. Join them as they discuss what guided reading looks like as kids start to advance though the levels.

The stockings are hung, the lights are strung, the hot chocolate is poured. It can only mean that it's time for the annual ICCpodcast Christmas Special. Grab a blanket, a warm cup of coco, and get comfy as Greg and Jenny exchange gifts that reflect personality traits and values. Disclaimer: no education content but you should laugh.

Join Greg and Jenny as they dive into Emergent lessons for young readers. This lesson plan typically utilizes level A-C books. Even if you are not looking to completely change your guided reading time there are plenty of little take a ways that could be very helpful in this episode.

Have you ever decided to change a light bulb in a hotel room? Yeah neither have we. How about at home? You better believe it. Join Greg as he dives into a concept of treating places like homes or hotels in this podcast mini. Please give us a rating and review where ever you listen to podcasts at. Be Awesome. Enjoy!

Can preschoolers and early kindergarten students be in a guided reading lesson? You better believe it. Join Greg and Jenny as they dig into what a pre reader guided reading lesson looks like. From name puzzles to interactive writing this episode is packed with reading ideas for very early readers.

Jenny and Greg have talked about the power of stories as a teaching tool in past episodes. In this Halloween special they demonstrate the power of stories by reading "Harrington's Hearse" a short horror story by author Lake Lopez. So dim the lights, bunker yourself in a corner, pull the blanket up, and enjoy! Check out Lake's other content at http://www.thescarystory.com/

The word assessment is like nails on a chalk board for many educators. It doesn't have to be this way though. Join Greg and Jenny as they discuss assessment that matters, allows us to know our students, and guides our instruction. This is the third part of our "How Guided Reading Works Series" enjoy!

Join Greg and Jenny as they take a trek down the ICCpodcast memory lane and discuss favorite episodes and moments from the past 2 years and 54 episodes. This episode falls in line with the Christmas special where you will certainly get to know your hosts better but will be pretty lite on content which is totally okay as sometimes we just need to laugh.

The beginning of the year is always a great time to sit back and reflect on what we want to change or do differently in the upcoming year. Join Greg and Jenny as they dig into their goals for the year and somethings they are trying a bit different this year. Greg even breaks into song 3 times in the episode! Enjoy.

How many times in life have we had a crazy idea but didn't follow through because it didn't fit the norm? Well, if you are anything like most of us the answer is a lot. Join Greg in this minicast as he explores an example of acting on crazy and bold ideas.