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Episodes
Literacy Across the Globe: What We Can Learn From International Classrooms with Treasa Bowe
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Teresa Bowe, an educator from Ireland, to talk about literacy instruction across countries. We unpack the differences...
Why Writing Feels So Hard and What Actually Helps with Barbara Friedlander
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever thought, "My students just can't write," this episode is for you. Writing is one of the most misunderstood parts of literacy instructio...
Making the Shift to Structured Literacy with Educators from PS152Q
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, I'm joined by educators from PS152Q in Queens to talk about what it really looks like to shift a school toward structured li...
Moving Beyond Syllable Rules: Helping Students Decode Multisyllabic Words with Flexibility with Devin Kearns
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If your students can decode CVC words but completely shut down when they see fantastic or instruction, this episode is for you. In today's conversatio...
What Spelling Errors Reveal and Why They Matter with Sydney Bassard
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with speech-language pathologist Sydney Bassard to unpack one of the most powerful (and often misunderstood) tools in lite...
Small Groups, Big Results with Julia Lindsay
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by literacy researcher, former classroom teacher, and author Julia Lindsay for a powerful conversation about small group r...
Choosing a Reading Curriculum with Dr. Maria Murray, Founder & CEO of The Reading League
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I sit down with the incredible Dr. Maria Murray, founder and CEO of The Reading League, to talk about one of the most consequentia...
Resetting your Literacy Block for the New Year with Lindsay Kemeny
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about what it really takes to turn the Science of Reading into daily classroom practice. From observing other teachers, to ti...
Supporting Struggling Readers: What Schools, Teachers, and Families Need to Know
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In This Episode, We Cover Understanding Dyslexia and Misconceptions What dyslexia actually is Why eligibility labels alone are not enough How co...
Bringing Everyone to the Table: How The Teachers Table Is Transforming Teacher Support
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I am joined by the brilliant and beloved Elise Lovejoy, author of Express Readers, creator of high-quality decodables, longtime classroom teach...
Strengthening Early Writing Through Foundational Skills with Amy Siracusano
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with writing expert and longtime educator Amy Siracusano to unpack what early writing instruction should look like—and ...
Tips and Tricks for Building Reading Fluency in Grade K- 2 with Jan Hasbrouck
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I sit down with literacy legend Dr. Jan Hasbrouck — researcher, author, consultant, and co-creator of the widely used Oral Readi...
Writing Your Own Decodables with Brooke Vitale: Turning Research Into Engaging Stories
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it takes to write your own decodable books—or how to make them both phonics-aligned and fun to read? In this episode of ...
6 Common Mistakes Teachers Make with Decodable Texts (and How to Fix Them)
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you using decodable books the right way? In this episode, we're breaking down six of the most common mistakes teachers make with decodable texts—...
Morphology Made Easy: Building Word Power in K- 2 with Michelle and Sarah
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you morphology isn't too advanced for young readers—it's actually the missing piece that makes decoding, spelling, and vocabulary st...
Beyond the Rules: Teaching Syllables with Flexibility with Savannah Campbell
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Syllables can feel "big" or confusing—but they don't have to be. In this episode, I chat with reading specialist Savannah Campbell (Campbell Create...
How to Implement the Science of Reading with Young Learners
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm excited to share a conversation I originally had on the Triple R Teaching Podcast with Anna Geiger (The Measured Mom). Together, ...
Why Language is the Heart of Literacy with Susan Lambert
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Literacy Unlocked, I'm joined by Susan Lambert, host of the Science of Reading: The Podcast by Amplify, to dig into one of the mos...
Letter Sounds That Stick: 8 Research Backed Strategies that Actually Work
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Amie breaks down eight essential, research-backed strategies for teaching letter sounds in ways that are practical, effective, an...
Teaching the Alphabet with Intention: Dr. Shayne Piasta
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Dr. Shayne Piasta — a developmental psychologist, early literacy researcher, and professor at The Ohio ...
Why I Wrote Literacy Unlocked — And Why It's the Book I Wish I Had as a New Teacher
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt episode, Amie Burkholder takes you behind the scenes of her new book, Literacy Unlocked. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the nons...
Interview with Shannon Moore
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're supporting readers in your classroom, after school, or during summer tutoring, intervention doesn't have to feel overwhelming. In this ...
5 Small Group Reading Must-Haves Every Teacher Needs
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary Small group time is where the most powerful reading growth can happen — but if you're feeling overwhelmed by what to use, how to org...
Yvette Manns: An Author's Journey
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary: In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Yvette Manns — educator, certified dyslexia practitioner, and the creative mind beh...
Five Ways to Move Away from Sound by Sound Reading and Build Fluency
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary: If you've ever had a student who reads "c...a...t..." and by the time they finish the sentence, they can't remember what it was about...
MTSS for Reading Improvement
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 Episode Title: Bridging MTSS and the Science of Reading with Stephanie Stollar & Sarah Brown 📚 Episode Summary: In this episode, I'm joined...
From Scribbles to Sentences – Helping Young Writers Grow
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary: In today's episode, we're tackling one of the biggest transitions in early literacy—helping students move from writing individual l...
Foundations of Writing: Why Letter Formation Matters
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary: Handwriting often gets pushed aside, but it's a game-changer for literacy success. In this episode, we're diving into: ✔️ Why han...
Leading the Way: Supporting Teachers with the Science of Reading
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All About Lisa Russo: Administrator in New York Public Schools at P.S. 152. Became a teacher in 2022 at P.S. 152 and taught for 13 years in a vari...
Mastering Small Group Instruction
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Small group instruction: where the magic happens. It's here where we get to see those long-awaited lightbulb moments. But with so many needs an...
The Importance of Decodable Text with Elise Lovejoy
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
LE Podcast #52 The Importance of Decodable Text with Elise Lovejoy All About Elise Lovejoy: Former teacher and currently serves as an probono i...
Podcast #51: New Year, New Goals: Using Data to Reset and Plan for 2025
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
LE Podcast #51 New Year, New Goals: Using Data to Reset and Plan for 2025 What's the most important question we can ask ourselves as teachers and...
LE Podcast #50: Moving Students From Letter Sounds to CVC Words: The Secret Sauce
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I want to share with you essential building blocks that can help your students move from letters to reading CVC words. Before we begin, let's start ...
Interview with Anna Geiger
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All About Anna Geiger: Author of Reach All Readers: Using the Science of Reading to Transform Your Literacy Instruction. Former teacher in 1st-4th...
Yearlong Phonics Pacing Guide
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast #48 - Yearlong Phonics Pacing Guide Show Notes You guys - it's here! My Yearlong Phonics Pacing Guide for Grades K-2 is designed to help you...
Interview with Neena Saha
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All About Neena Saha: Neena earned her master's degree in educational neuroscience from Columbia and has a PhD in special education from Vanderbilt....
Structuring Literacy Blocks
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scheduling literacy blocks and finding enough time in a day is an ever-present challenge in our classrooms. How do we do it, and where do we start? ...
Interview with Meghan Hein
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All About Meghan Hein: Proudly been in education for 20 years with jobs as a 2nd grade teacher as well as a math coach. Eventually transitioned in...
Letter Formation
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Complexity of Letter Formation Letter formation is the foundation for literacy development. This is because practicing letter formation helps st...
Alphabet Quest
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Birth of Alphabet Quest During the pandemic, I was asked to leave my literacy coaching role and teach kindergarten. When I went back to the cl...
Interview with Melanie Brethour
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All About Melanie Brethour: Full-time elementary resource teacher in Montreal, Canada and also a parent to a child with severe dyslexia. Passionat...
Developing Readers Academy with Megan & Laura
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All About Megan & Laura from Developing Readers Academy: Both taught in the same intervention room at a school in Minnesota. After looking at thei...
Interview with Jake Daggett
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All About Jake Daggett: Began teaching in 2015 and mostly has taught in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms. Recently took a new role as Foundation...
Interview with Wiley Blevins
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All About Wiley Blevins: Author, travel-lover, and expert in all things literacy. Comes from a history of grandparents who were illiterate - books...
Defining MTSS an Interview with Stephanie Stollar
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Full Show Notes Here All About Dr. Stollar: Former Vice President for Professional Learning at Acadience Learning Inc. Part-time assistant prof...
Using Quick Checks to Monitor Progress
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk assessments and get straight to the point: We can't have meaningful, effective instruction without assessments. If instruction is the sai...
Choosing and Using a Scope and Sequence
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Importance of Phonics Instruction Phonics instruction, which teaches the relationship between sounds and letters, is a fundamental component of re...
How to Support Students with Dyslexia interview with Heather O'Donnell
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Heather O'Donnell Former special education teacher who worked with kids with autism Dyslexia ...
Using Decodables Effectively
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Even though I'm now a literacy coach, I too have been caught teaching with leveled readers! In my first-grade classroom, when my students came acros...
Tips and Tricks for Building Fluency
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Congrats! You've got students who can decode words effectively. This is half of the battle! Now for the other half: Are...
Early Decoding: The Lesson Breakdown
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wouldn't it be wonderful that as soon as students knew their letter sounds and could blend phonemes, blending CVC words would be a breeze? We can dr...
Letter Sound Dos and Don'ts
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
These days, we're often told what not to do while teaching reading, but what we're often lacking is what we should replace those "don't do" activities...
Tips and Tricks for Mastering Blends
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I don't know about you, but teaching blends can be tricky. Blends (also known as consonant blends) are two or three consonant sounds that appear to...
Five Ways to Boost Your Phonics Instruction
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Phonics instruction should be an essential component of a comprehensive reading program to ensure that children develop strong foundational skills n...
Tips and Tricks for Literacy Coaches
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Chrissy Beltran Check her out! Website: Buzzing with Ms. B Instagram: buzzingwithmsb YouTube: Buzzing with Ms. B Podcast: Buzzing with...
Cracking the Code to Decoding: Dr. Julia Lindsey
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recap: In today's podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Julia Lindsey, author of Reading Above the Fray. Julia is a literacy expert and re...
A Peek Inside One Second Grade Teacher's Literacy Block
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Kaylee McCaslin: Currently teaching second grade in Washington 9th year of teaching Our very own Literacy Edventures member! Reach out to...
Building Background Knowledge with Michelle Sullivan
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes: Michelle Sullivan, a literacy coach in New Jersey talks with listeners all about background knowledge. She shares what it is, why it's i...
Seven Mighty Moves with Lindsay Kemeny
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Lindsay Kemeny: Currently teaching first grade Once a kinder teacher who taught balanced literacy, she went on a quest to find out what it re...
Success With Letter Sounds
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full Show Notes Here: Automaticity of letter names and sounds is important because letter-sound correspondences are the foundation to phonics and dec...
Using Assessment to Drive Your Instruction
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One common question that's always asked when talking about the science of reading is, "Where do I start my instruction? What do my students need?" ...
The Power of Dictation
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dictation and its Importance: What Is Dictation: Dictation is an activity that provides students the opportunity to spell phonics patterns that they...
Tips for Building Fluency with Sarah Paul
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full Show Notes Here The other day, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Sarah Paul, the mastermind behind Sarah's Teaching Snippe...
Cumulative Review with Savannah Campbell
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Savannah Campbell shares all about the importance of cumulative review! Full Show Notes Here Cumulative Review: Cumulative review is simply giving ...
How Phonics Instruction Supports Comprehension
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us hear the words "science of reading" and automatically assume it's just about phonics. While phonics is an essential part of learning to r...
Orthographic Mapping: Preparing the Brain to Read with Jessica Farmer
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full Show Notes Here All About Jessica: Former elementary school teacher for 13 years, mostly in 1st grade Certified in reading grades K-12 Jes...
Choosing the Right Phonics Activities
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full show notes can be found here. When we sit down to plan our small group time, we must keep the end goal of phonics in mind: we want to produce...
Phonics: Do's and Don'ts
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full Show Notes Here With all of the rules out there on how to teach phonics, it can all feel overwhelming. I've put together a reference of Do's a...
Phonics Lesson in Action: Part Two
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Full Show Notes Here We know that small group time is so important. We have a group of students who have a need, and we want to be the ones to me...
Phonics Lesson in Action: Part One
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
(Full Show Notes Here) When preparing a phonics lesson, we need to be sure we're conducting it in three parts: a warm-up, explicit ...
What the Science Says About Phonics Instruction
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
(Full Show Notes Here) Wondering how to ensure your phonics time is effective? Here's a quick look at what solid phonics instruction looks like, pl...
Introducing Letter Sounds and Making Letter Sounds Stick
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Importance of Letter Sounds (full show notes here) Alphabetic Principle - having knowledge of letters and the sounds that make up those letters....
Teaching Letters and Sounds: Your Questions Answered
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
(Full Show Notes Here )We all know how important it is that our students learn their letter sounds. But how? Where do we start? Sounds first, or l...
BONUS EPISODE: Independent Reading: A Conversation with Christina Winter
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Main Questions about Independent Reading: (full show notes here) Is there a place for independent reading in the classroom? If so, what does it lo...
The Alphabetic Principle
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Alphabetic Principle: An Introduction (full show notes here) The Alphabetic Principle What is it?: Having knowledge of letters and the sounds...
What Does the Research Say About Phonemic Awareness with Christina Winter
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast Episode 6: Interview with Christina Winter (full show notes here) What is Phonemic Awareness and What Does the Research Say? Meet Christina Wi...
Phonemic Awareness Five Fun Ways to Incorporate It!
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Phonemic Awareness Five Fun Ways to Incorporate It! What is it?: Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in words...
Phonemic Awareness
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phonemic Awareness: An Introduction Phonemic Awareness What is it?: Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in w...
Hands on Phonological Awareness
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast Episode 3: Interview with Kristina Harrill 5 Hands-on Activities That Teach Phonological Awareness (Full Show Notes on Website) Meet Kristina ...
Phonological Awareness
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phonological Awareness: An Introduction Phonological awareness is the beating heart of reading. It's where a reader's journey first begins, and it's...
Your Reader's Journey
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast Episode 1: Your Reader's Journey The path all readers take to become successful readers The research all points in the same direction: all ...
Podcast Trailer
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome!! I am so glad that you are here! The first podcast will go live on December 28th, 2022! Click the link below to join the waitlist.