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Reading Teachers Lounge

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 r... Read more

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Let's Talk About Phonemic Awareness

Let's Talk About Phonemic Awareness

Mary and Shannon sort out the complex terms that are related to phonological processing. What is the difference between ... Read more

8 Mar 2019

35mins

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Students Need Systematic, Explicit Phonics - ILA says so!

Students Need Systematic, Explicit Phonics - ILA says so!

Mary discusses a brief that has been put out by the International Literacy Association that shares information about how... Read more

12 Sep 2019

30mins

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Guided Reading

Guided Reading

Shannon shares how guided reading groups are the non-negotiable element in her daily classroom. In this episode Mary and... Read more

24 Oct 2019

36mins

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All About Short Vowels

All About Short Vowels

Shannon and Mary discuss background and strategies for teaching short vowels. You will learn facts and tidbits about lit... Read more

13 Dec 2018

28mins

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Learning Disabilities 101

Learning Disabilities 101

The process for identifying a specific learning disability such as dyslexia is complicated in the public school setting.... Read more

7 Dec 2018

27mins

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B and D Reversals

B and D Reversals

Shannon and Mary have a conversation about reversals of letters and numbers. Many parents and teachers are concerned abo... Read more

22 Feb 2019

26mins

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We love FCRR!

We love FCRR!

Are you familiar with the FCRR?    They have done incredible work making free effective research-based literacy activiti... Read more

29 Feb 2020

43mins

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Necessary Phonics Lessons

Necessary Phonics Lessons

We share some of the unexpected phonics lessons that students need that aren't always obvious in the curriculum guides. ... Read more

9 May 2019

23mins

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Getting to Know Your Readers

Getting to Know Your Readers

How do you get to know your readers? Shannon and Mary share some of their experience using basic assessment tools to che... Read more

15 Nov 2018

24mins

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Balanced Literacy versus Structured Literacy

Balanced Literacy versus Structured Literacy

Mary describes the differences between Balanced Literacy vs. Structured Literacy.We have been doing a series on Balanced... Read more

13 Dec 2019

19mins

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Recognizing a Struggling Reader

Recognizing a Struggling Reader

Shannon and Mary talk about coping behaviors that struggling readers use to hide the "big secret" that they can't read. ... Read more

15 Feb 2019

25mins

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Improving Encoding Instruction

Improving Encoding Instruction

Shannon and Mary discuss a professional article, "Why Phonics Teaching Must Change" published in Educational Leadership,... Read more

18 Apr 2019

38mins

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Read Aloud

Read Aloud

Shannon and Mary share their tips and tricks for one of the most enjoyable experiences of reading with young readers: Re... Read more

8 Nov 2019

44mins

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All About Long Vowels

All About Long Vowels

Mary and Shannon describe how they teach long vowels to their struggling readers. They share their favorite resources an... Read more

20 Dec 2018

26mins

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Preschool Literacy

Preschool Literacy

Shannon and Mary talk about pre-reading skills and other school readiness skills that students need before going to Kind... Read more

11 Apr 2019

36mins

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All About Vowel Teams

All About Vowel Teams

Vowel teams are combinations of vowels (two or more) that make one sound. When students begin learning about vowel teams... Read more

18 Jan 2019

25mins

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All About R-Controlled Vowels

All About R-Controlled Vowels

Shannon and Mary discuss how they discovered the importance of teaching phonics instruction and syllable division to hel... Read more

11 Jan 2019

25mins

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Authentic Writing

Authentic Writing

Reading and Writing go hand-in-hand. Hesitant readers tend to be hesitant writers. We ask students to do a lot of writin... Read more

28 Mar 2019

26mins

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Decoding the MAP test

Decoding the MAP test

You've completed the benchmark assessments. You have done what has been asked of you by the administration. But really..... Read more

30 Nov 2018

30mins

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Alphabetic Principle

Alphabetic Principle

Mary discusses the concept of alphabetic principle and strategies for teaching blending. Resource Links:NOTE: As an Amaz... Read more

17 Oct 2019

19mins

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