Reading Teachers Lounge
By Shannon Betts and Mary Saghafi
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This is the Reading Teachers Lounge where listeners can eavesdrop on professional conversations between elementary reading teachers. We are passionate about literacy and strive to find strategies to reach all learners. Shannon and Mary are neighbors who realized that they were “literacy soul sisters” at a dinner in their Atlanta neighborhood. Once they started chatting about reading they haven’t really stopped. Come join the conversation.
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8.9 Teacher Preparation
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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8.8 Grammar and Syntax
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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8.7 Supporting Learning at Home
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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8.6 Deliberate Orthography
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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8.5 The Literacy Block
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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8.4 SEL Concerns
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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8.3 Affirming Practices with Dr. Jasmine Rogers
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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8.2 Treasured Stories
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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8.1 New Season, New Stories
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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7.18 Season 7 Finale
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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7.17 Impactful Interventions
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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7.16 Executive Functioning Demands
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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7.15 Language Demands
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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7.14 Literacy Leaders
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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7.13 The Right Things for Our Learners
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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7.12 Effective Student Engagement
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May 30, 2025 |
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7.11 Structured Word Inquiry
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May 23, 2025 |
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Challenging Advanced Readers
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May 18, 2025 |
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7.9 Smart Technology
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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7.8 Importance of NonFiction
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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7.7 System Changes with LaMonica Williams
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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7.6 The Reading Team
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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7.5 Spelling that Sticks
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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7.4 Word Knowledge
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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7.3 Book Equity
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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7.2 Mending Teachers with Karen Gross
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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7.1 New Opportunities
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Reading Lessons with Jennifer Serravallo
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Reaching All Readers
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Season 6 Finale
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Meeting Students Needs
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May 17, 2024 |
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Delightful Word Learning with Colette Hiller
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May 04, 2024 |
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Supportive Strategies for Working Memory
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Meaningful Professional Learning
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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the Intersection of Speech, Reading, and Language
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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the Importance of Handwriting
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Date Your Data
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Building Knowledge with Linda Rhyne
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Ideas for Differentiation with Wiley Blevins
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Gifts for Our Readers with Dr. Karen Gazith
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Read Aloud to Boost Comprehension
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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the Comprehension Process
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Best Reading Instructional Moves
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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We Love Mistakes
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Intervention in the Upper Grades
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Etymology and Orthographic Study
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Back to School Reflections and Plans
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Summer Reading Tips
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Season 5 Finale: Ends & Beginnings
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May 18, 2023 |
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Putting the Science of Reading Into Action with Malia Hollowell from Playdough to Plato
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May 04, 2023 |
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Teaching and Reaching Diverse Learners
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Practical Tips for Reading Teachers with guest Jamie Sears from Not So Wimpy Teacher
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Speaking and Listening Standards
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Building Reading Fluency
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Building Vocabulary
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Meaningful Learning Assessments
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Decodable Texts with Emily Gibbons, the Literacy Nest
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Simple View of Reading and Beyond with Dr. Janet Mort
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Orthographic Mapping with Anna Geiger (The Measured Mom)
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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the Reading Brain with Dr. Marnie Ginsberg
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Balancing It All as a Reading Teacher (with Guest Linda Rhyne)
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Classroom Libraries with Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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the Schwa
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Our Favorite Literacy Resources
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Supporting English Language Learners
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Season 5 Opener: New School Year, New Season of the Podcast
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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School Year and Season 4 Wrap Up
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Long and Short Vowels
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Differentiation for Different Readers
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Just Right Reading Books for Families and Students
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Sound Walls
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Phonemic Awareness: In the Dark or With Letters?
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Morphology
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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New Understandings about Encoding
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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The Updated Ladder of Reading and Writing
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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The Importance of Storytelling
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Supporting Reading Teachers
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Scarborough's Reading Rope with Tess Kraft
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Science of Reading with Heidi Martin
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Chatting about Scope and Sequence with Wiley Blevins
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Season 4 Opener: Back To School & Together Again
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Season 3 Finale
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Auditory Learners
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Making the Most of Your Online Reading Instruction
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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Visual Learning
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Make It Multisensory
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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It's Time to Talk About Dr. Seuss
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Books as Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Doors (Diverse Books)
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Season 2 Finale
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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We love FCRR!
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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Spelling Tests: Good or Bad? with special guest Alison from Learning at the Primary Pond
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Shared Reading
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Reading Wars
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Balanced Literacy versus Structured Literacy
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Independent Reading
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Read Aloud
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Guided Reading
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Alphabetic Principle
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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More Listener Questions Answered
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Kids Who Fly Under the Radar
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Listener Questions Answered
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Students Need Systematic, Explicit Phonics - ILA says so!
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Back to School
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Hands On Learning in the Summer
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May 16, 2019 |
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Necessary Phonics Lessons
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May 09, 2019 |
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Facilitating Digital Learning
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May 02, 2019 |
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Teacher Jargon Defined: Phoneme and Grapheme
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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Encoding First, Decoding Second
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Preschool Literacy
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Teacher Jargon Defined: Executive Functioning
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Authentic Writing
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Mindfulness About Learning
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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All About Consonants
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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Let's Talk About Phonemic Awareness
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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A Conversation about ZPD and Rigor
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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B and D Reversals
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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The Big Secret: Recognizing a Struggling Reader
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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A Conversation About Dyslexia
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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All About Sight Words
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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All About Syllables
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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All About Vowel Teams
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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All About R-Controlled Vowels
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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All About Long Vowels
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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All About Short Vowels
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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Learning Disabilities 101
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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Decoding the MAP test
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Nov 30, 2018 |
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Getting to Know Your Readers
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Becoming a Reading Teacher
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Introduction, Why we became teachers
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Nov 01, 2018 |