In this special Science of Reading Essentials episode, Susan Lambert pulls from past episodes of the podcast to give you everything you need to know about science-based writing instruction. Experts include Steve Graham, Ed.D.; Young-Suk Grace Kim, Ed.D.; Natalie Wexler; and Judith Hochman, Ed.D. Listeners will walk away from this episode with a solid foundation for creating a classroom of confident and capable writers, and gain a better understanding of the connection between reading and writing, the role of handwriting and spelling, the power of sentences, and the importance of applying cognitive load theory to writing.

Show notes:

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Quotes:

“This is not learned by osmosis. And it's not learned by vague feedback, like, ‘make it better’ or ‘add more details.’ You've got to be very granular.” —Judith Hochman, Ed.D. 

"What we see with exceptional teachers is they have their kids write." —Steve Graham, Ed.D.

“The Science of Reading encapsulates decades of research about both reading and writing—because if writing was never invented, we would not have to teach kids how to read.” —Susan Lambert

Episode timestamps*
02:00 The importance of writing
05:00 Mental models: Understand reading and writing, with Young-Suk Grace Kim
10:00 Handwriting and spelling, with Steve Graham
16:00 The power of sentences, with Judith Hochman
21:00 3 ways of thinking about the reading and writing connection, with Steve Graham
21:00 Shared knowledge
23:00 Rhetorical relations
25:00 Functional approach
26:00 Learning science and cognitive load theory, with Natalie Wexler
30:00 Final thoughts, tips, and encouragement
*Timestamps are approximate, rounded to nearest minute