Podcast Seasons
Season 7 Episodes
Click here to find our latest Season 7 episodes from school year 2024-2025.
We talk with Dr. Katie Pace-Miles about how schools in the U.S. support struggling readers through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework and Response to Intervention (RTI). Listen and learn how to implement effective interventions, identify high-quality instructional resources, and run efficient team meetings. This episode is a valuable resource for educators looking to improve reading outcomes and streamline intervention practices.
We talk with Dr. Douglas Fisher and Dr. Matt Strader about executive functioning in the classroom. They explore what executive functioning skills are, how daily school demands can overwhelm some learners, and why it’s essential for teachers and parents to understand these challenges. This episode offers practical wisdom for supporting executive function development. Listen now to transform your understanding and response to students who struggle with organization, attention, and task completion.
We speak with Dr. Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez about how to support Multi-language Learners (MLLs) in the classroom. This episode defines MLLs, outlines key stages of language development, explores the daily language demands these students face, and shares evidence-based strategies and best practices for educators.
A reading teacher chats with Laura Stewart from (95 Percent Group) about bold moves that literacy leaders can take to transform the literacy practices in their learning communities. They share stories, strategies, and examples relating to successfully implementing best practices informed by the Science of Reading into schools and classrooms and what to do and not to do as a literacy leader. Listen and also download the recommended resources from the show notes to be empowered in your transformation efforts.
Reading teachers chat with Dr. Timothy Shanahan about how to quiet the noise within the literacy community and realize the MOST important things we should be doing for our learners according to the reading research. Listeners will find out what practices and activities they should prioritize to improve their students' reading achievement.
Reading teachers chat with Brandi Dugal from The Fidget Game, featured on Shark Tank, about unique ways to engage and motivate students to learn. They share methods for gamification, brain breaks, and other strategies teachers can use to increase student engagement. Listen for ideas to make reading more fun and how to help motivate even the most reluctant readers to get excited about their learning.
Dr. Pete Bowers shares an overview of Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) with reading teachers. They discuss how SWI transforms spelling and vocabulary into tools for deep thinking and understanding of the structure of the English language.
We reflect on what truly matters in reading instruction. Listen to key takeaways from our Season 7 discussions with literacy experts, impactful literacy practices, and the professional changes we've made to better support reading students. Gain a summary of our real reading instruction insights and practical literacy strategies discovered this Season.