S9 E2 Sentence Structure
Reading teachers talk about sentence structure and why many students still struggle with comprehension and writing because of sentence-level syntax challenges. They share how they use bubble maps to visualize sentence kernels and details. Listen to how grammar, vocabulary, morphology, and comprehension intersect in students' reading and writing. Gain fresh perspective and ideas for developing students' syntactic knowledge and awareness.
S9 E1 Teaching and Learning
Reading teachers share their favorite tutoring resources and teaching methods. The conversation highlights building automaticity in letter naming/keywords, handwriting difficulties and student sensitivity to correction, and using “spell it out” to support decoding, reduce reversals, and improve rereading fluency, with progress noted through UFLI lessons. They also discuss a Sara Ward course on executive functioning; sentence-composing supports like color-coded bubble maps; starting UFLI Word Origins morphology; favorite learning games; and balancing health, priorities, and professional learning through CERI and Reading Universe.