Literacy Talks
Episodes
Are We Overcorrecting? Making a Case for Clearing the Confusion
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the world of education and instructional approaches, the pendulum is always swinging. In early literacy, there’s a new and welcome emphasis on ap...
Field Trip: Literacy Talks at The Reading League Conference
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you were among the fortunate educators who attended The Reading League 2022 Conference in Syracuse, NY, you’ll enjoy this conversation between ou...
Writing: Words of Wisdom about Developing Students’ Early Writing Skills
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The early literacy landscape is filled with phonics, decoding skills, and all the components of Structured Literacy instruction. Is there room for wri...
Sharing the Knowledge: A Recap from the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Conference (SSSR)
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many valuable reading and literacy conferences it can be challenging to attend them all, but our Literacy Talks audience is in luck. Done...
Dyslexia: What Every Teacher Needs to Know
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Too often, parents, classroom teachers, administrators, and even pediatricians have difficulty identifying the signs of dyslexia. Students are sometim...
Words of Wisdom: A Special Literacy Talks Episode with Dr. Anita Archer
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode to listen to many times over and share with your literacy colleagues. With featured guest Dr. Anita Archer, this Literacy Talks epi...
Game-Changer: A Book Talk about Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For many of us, one book can make a profound difference in how we teach, our understanding of reading science, and our insights into how students lear...
Professional Learning: What Reading Teachers Need Most…Now.
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ask most reading teachers if they learned everything they needed while in college, and chances are, they’ll say no. Hands-on classroom experience an...
Spelling: It’s a Literacy Teaching Opportunity
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 e...
Teaching: Where Science and Art Connect
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Teaching is an art, and yes, it’s a science as well. In this episode of Literacy Talks, our three literacy experts talk about both the art and scien...
Educator Knowledge: The Essential Element of Literacy Success
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Educators’ knowledge about reading science, its’ practical applications in the classroom, and its impacts on students’ experience is core to lit...
Phonics Lessons: The Important Elements Every Teacher Can Include
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2! Teaching Pre-K-3 learners to make sound/symbol connections can be challenging. In this episode of Literacy Talks, our trio of lit...
Hear Here! The Sound Wall and Its Connections to Speech-to-Print Instruction
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Children hear and speak before they learn to read. Sound walls can accelerate student's articulatory learning and their production of speech, on ...
Bridging Research to Practice: The Need to Focus on the “How” for Classroom Teachers
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Research in the science of reading is expanding in breadth and depth, and the data points to important changes in classroom instructional practice and...
MTSS in the Spotlight
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MTSS is more than a hot topic or a trend in literacy teaching and learning. In this Literacy Talks podcast episode, our three experts share their insi...
Reading about Reading: The Books that Make A Professional Difference
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you love teaching reading, and you love reading, this episode of Literacy Talks is for you! Our trio talks in-depth about the professional books th...
Plain Talk: Sharing Our Plain Talk Conference Takeaways
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Literacy Talks, our three literacy experts share their experiences at the recent 2022 Plain Talk conference in New Orleans. Listene...
A Movement Building Momentum: Supporting Our Colleagues in the Science of Reading
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Literacy Talks explores how reading leaders and practitioners can collaborate. Our shared goal? To help teachers learn and apply the m...
Legislating Literacy: Legislation Can Support Improved Literacy Achievement
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Legislation that supports and funds the science of reading initiatives can make a difference for students, educators, families, and communities. In th...
A Little Bit of Myth Busting: The Pet Peeves of Reading Experts
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Literacy Talks, our three literacy experts share some of their reading instruction pet peeves. From humorous to heartwarming, you’...
Decodable Text: Training Wheels for Reading
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Decodable text can be a critical component of what you do as a reading teacher. In this episode of Literacy Talks, hear three experts explore the lear...
Rethinking How We Teach Sight and High Frequency Words
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this inaugural episode, our terrific trio of reading experts tackles the need to rethink and redesign how we approach sight words and high frequenc...