For The Love Of Literacy
Episodes
The Sentence Pathway to Decoding and Comprehension -- Xiuhong Tong & S. Hélène Deacon
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you have ever wondered why your students struggle with word reading, or read accurately but with limited comprehension, then you may want to flip y...
Four Powerful Word, Sentence, Text and Cognitive Routines for Teaching Writing - Meghan Hicks
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Meghan Hicks returns to talk about how teaching structure at the word, sentence, and text levels can help students make sense of the writing process. ...
Respecting the Social, Emotional & Academic Needs of Dyslexic Individuals -- Bonny Feeney & Jen Petrich
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Respecting the Social, Emotional & Academic Needs of Dyslexic Individuals -- Bonny Feeney & Jen PetrichA dyslexic mother and her PhD neuroscie...
Co-Creating a Community of Sentence Scholars - Rebecca Marsh & Meghan Hicks
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“Just thinking about grammar and syntax raises my anxiety.” Whether you share that reaction or you just feel shaky on some aspects of writing and ...
Spelling-Meaning Connections for Meaning and Comprehension - Kimberly Murphy with Peter Bowers
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“Spell what you mean, not just what you hear,” is researcher and speech pathologist Kim Murphy’s advice to students. While spelling instruction ...
Language Enriching Literacy Ideas for DLD - Kathleen Love and Beth C. Gunshor
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Language issues are a surprisingly common source of reading, spelling and writing difficulties. Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is impacting stu...
Fostering Fascination With Words & Sentences - Mary Beth Steven, Lisa Barnett, Skot Caldwell
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three experienced teachers show how to get even your most resistant students to become fascinated by words and sentences. They explain how to turn mem...
Building a Strong Foundation for Structured Literacy Teaching - Sue Hegland & Liisa Freure
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to:understand how the English spelling system, or orthography, can be taught in so it makes sense to students and teachers, alike? int...
A School Year Rich in Words - Ann Whiting & Lyn Anderson
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A wonderful plan for teachers, starting with five-year-old students on up to secondary school, to create a community of students who love exploring la...
How English Spelling Really Works - Jennifer Petrich & Brad Johnson
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know how English spelling really works? Go beneath the surface of words to find the connections between orthography (spelling system) and morph...
High Frequency Word Project - Rebecca Loveless and Fiona Hamilton
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The High Frequency Word Project, is an explicit, systematic resource that teaches the 130 high frequency words using strategies that make them stick. ...
How Dyslexics Make Sense of Written English - Marie Foley & Sara Lee
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you think you know how dyslexia affects children and adults please listen to this moving and uplifting podcast. Dyslexia causes confusion way beyon...
Transform Read Alouds into Language and Reading Comprehension Lessons - Trina Spencer and Doug Peterson
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to turn your Read Alouds into a dynamic lesson that improves language comprehension - the upper strands of Scarborough's Rope - as...
Marcia Henry and Deb Glaser - Learning to Love Language - From Words to Meaningful Sentences
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how educators can enrich lessons and develop a deep appreciation for written and spoken language for students in all grades. Learn that spelling...
Sight Words and Morphology Linnea Ehri Pete Bowers Kenn Apel
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to three of the most important voices in literacy, Linnea Ehri, Peter Bowers and Kenn Apel, talk about the important role of morphology in read...
Vocabulary and Morphology using Structured Word Inquiry
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vocabulary & Morphology using Structured Word Inquiry by Lisa Barnett and Katie Squires is designed to help you implement lessons guided by the fo...
Morphology and SWI - English as a Sensible and Meaningful Spelling System
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Constantine and Kara Lee have written an implementation guide to one of the most exciting areas of literacy instruction - Structured Word Inq...