Sep 25

Phonics Routines Teachers Can Use Tomorrow with Caitlin Lucas

Episode 261 In this episode, Caitlin Lucas shares innovative routines for kindergarten literacy instruction, emphasizing consistency and active participation to build foundational skills. Caitlin also uses sign language as part of her routines and shares easy ways teachers can us ... Show More

34m 45s

Sep 18

[Listen Again] Research-Based Routines for Developing Decoding Skills with Julia Lindsey

In this episode, we talk with Julia Lindsey about her book, Reading Above the Fray: Reliable, Research-Based Routines for Developing Decoding Skills. Julia shares why decoding is one of the most important skills we can help students develop and how research-based instructional ro ... Show More

43m 51s

Sep 11

Routines for Differentiating Phonics Instruction with Wiley Blevins

Episode 260In this episode, Wiley Blevins shares practical strategies for differentiating phonics instruction in both whole group and small group settings. We explore high impact routines, effective use of decodable texts, and how to meet diverse student needs efficiently.Wiley w ... Show More

49m 11s

Nov 2022

34. How does fluency affect reading comprehension?

By this time in the year, you are becoming very familiar with your students strengths and weaknesses, particularly when it comes to reading. And you probably have a number of students where reading aloud is difficult, if not painful. Reading fluency is actually a product of stron ... Show More

19m 56s

Jul 2023

Ep. 6 Book Club - Reading Fluency Among English Learners

In episode 6 of Creative Kindergarten’s Book Club, we read and reflect on chapter 6 of Literacy Foundations for English Learners. I haven’t put much thought into building fluency with my kindergarten students, and this chapter gave me some perspective and some ideas t ... Show More

21m 6s

Feb 2021

111 : Tips & Strategies | How To Improve Your English Reading Skills

Visit <a href='https://www.speakenglishwithtiffani.com/episode111/'>SpeakEnglishWithTiffani.com/Episode111</a> for show notes and the LIVE video link for this podcast episode. In today’s episode, I have a conversation with Teacher Julie about how to improve your Engl ... Show More

28m 33s

Nov 2021

[#46 Conversations Episode] The power of listening to achieve fluency

Improve your English skills by listening to today's conversations episode, where I am joined with Sabina from etook English, where we chat about: The power of listening to achieve fluency Download the full transcript in my Fluency Academy (also known as the WhatsApp Speaking Club ... Show More

31m 25s

Oct 2023

Episode 42: Can We End “the Reading Wars?” Part Two—Cracking the Alphabetic Code

This episode focuses on cracking the alphabetic code in part two of studying the article Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition From Novice to Expert by Anne Castles, Kathleen Rastle, and Kate Nation. The discussion emphasizes the significance of spoken language ... Show More

44m 17s

Feb 2023

2.11 How to Keep Your Eye on the Goal in Intervention

Learning to read proficiently is not an easy task for most students without explicit, systematic instruction. Current US reading scores indicate that 67% of all 4th graders are reading at basic or below basic levels. This fact is leading to many ... Show More

45m 30s

Aug 2022

Episode 14: Spelling: It’s a Literacy Teaching Opportunity

This episode can be a classroom game-changer. For many of us, spelling means a weekly word list handed out on Monday and assessed on Friday. In this episode of <a href='https://readinghorizons.com/literacytalks'>Literacy Talks</a>, our experts share ne ... Show More

44m 50s

Jun 2008

14: Linking consonant sounds

Learn how linking from word to word increases spoken English fluency

5m 10s

Feb 2024

3.10 Effective Vocabulary Strategies in Literacy Intervention

Imagine being a learner who is new to English. Someone says to you, "Can you lend me a hand?” Imagine what that learner is processing. First, it’s a question. Second, think about the word lend. Do I know what that means? Third, lend a hand. Does ... Show More

1h 2m

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