Ep.111-The One About… Phonics vs SWI for Beginning Readers with Peter Bowers

Send us a textLink to our website:https://theliteracyview.com/Link to our professional services:https://theliteracyview.com/services/Link to our merch store:https://logosgreenwich.com/literacyview/shop/homeJoin our Facebook Community:https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Xe5nExhVX/?mibextid=wwXIfrPlease also write us a great review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-literacy-view/id1614519794 ❤️❤️❤️The One About…Why is Spelling Important? with Dr. Richard Gentry Article:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/raising-readers-writers-and-spellers/202501/why-the-human-brain-needs-spelling “Why the Human Brain Needs Spelling”Brain images of spelling are crucial for English literacy. It must be taught.January 14, 2025Psychology Today Quote:Spelling knowledge literally ignites the reading circuitry and drives the reading process. Bio:J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed author, researcher, and educational consultant known for his ground-breaking work in education on topics such as early literacy; best-practices for reading, writing, and spelling; and dyslexia. In addition to authoring 17 books, 2 textbook series, and numerous journal and magazine articles, he blogs for the prestigious Psychology Today magazine offering commentary on a range of topics including education and policy, reading and the brain, baby/toddler reading, and educational standards. Website:https://jrichardgentry.com/ Latest Book:Brain Words 2nd EditionJ. Richard Gentry & Gene P. Ouellette https://jrichardgentry.com/books-2/brain-words-the-science-of-reading/  Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

Send us a textLink to our website:https://theliteracyview.com/Link to our professional services:https://theliteracyview.com/services/Link to our merch store:https://logosgreenwich.com/literacyview/shop/homeJoin our Facebook Community:https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Xe5nExhVX/?mibextid=wwXIfrPlease also write us a great review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-literacy-view/id1614519794 ❤️❤️❤️The One About…AI: A New Writing Pathway with Steve Graham, Phil Weinberg, and Sherry Lewkowicz How do we improve writing instruction and practice students receive without increasing the amount of preparation time for teachers? Article:Teaching writing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2021–2022 school yearPublished: 15 June 2023Volume 37, pages 1605–1634, (2024)https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11145-023-10457-9 A meta-analysis of writing treatments for students in grades 6–12.https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fedu0000819  Bio:https://wptool.teachinglab.org/ Phil WeinbergSenior Advisor and Managing Director, The Writing Pathway at Teaching Lab StudioPhil was formerly the Deputy Chancellor for Teaching and Learning for the New York City Department of Education, the nation's largest school system.  Sherry LewkowiczSenior Director, The Writing Pathway at Teaching Lab StudioSherry has over 15 years of experience crafting learning opportunities related to writing instruction.  Dr. Steve GrahamResearch Advisor, Arizona State UniversityDr. Graham is the Regent and Warner Professor in the Division of Leadership and Innovation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University. For more than 30 years, he has studied how writing develops, how to teach it effectively, and how writing can be used to support reading and learning. https://wptool.teachinglab.org/  Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

Send us a textLink to our website:https://theliteracyview.com/Link to our merch store:https://logosgreenwich.com/literacyview/shop/homePlease also write us a great review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-literacy-view/id1614519794Email us: [email protected] and Interactive-The chat will be open!🚨 FOMO ALERT! The Literacy View is kicking down the door on Sold a Story – The Evidence! Schools ignored the research, but we’re serving up the truth—BS-free and loud. If you care about reading (or just love a good takedown), don’t miss this one. We’ve got the receipts, the rants, and the no-holds-barred real talk you expect from us. Tune in before everyone else is talking about it! 🔥🎙️Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

Send us a textLink to our website:https://theliteracyview.com/Link to our merch store:https://logosgreenwich.com/literacyview/shop/homePlease also write us a great review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-literacy-view/id1614519794 The One About…Leadership Matters with Pati Montgomery and Angela Hanlin Article:Why Leaders Must Learn the Science of ReadingBy Linda Rhynehttps://ascd.org/blogs/why-leaders-must-learn-the-science-of-reading The literacy landscape is evolving. Are leaders keeping up? Bio Angela HanlinAngela, through her company Angela Hanlin & Associates, works full-time as a literacy consultant. She collaborates with schools, teachers, and educational leaders to advance literacy initiatives and transform literacy instruction. Through her work, Angela aims to empower educators with the tools and knowledge necessary to create a thriving literacy culture that promotes student success.  Pati MontgomeryPati is the founder of Schools Cubed, a school consulting firm that specializes in collaborating with school and district leadership to increase reading outcomes, and therefore educational outcomes for all students. Schools Cubed’s focus is coaching and mentoring school and district leadership to implement evidence-based practices in literacy. Ms. Montgomery has been recognized by the International Dyslexia Association, ARC and ExcelEd for her outstanding leadership inliteracy. Book:It’s Possible, A Leadership Plan for Implementing Quality Reading Instruction and Ensuring Literacy for All.Solutiontree.com Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

Send us a textThe Literacy View BREAKING NEWS 🗞️ Thoughts on Emily Hanford’s latest “Sold a Story” episode! Join us for a fun, no-holds-barred, no-BS conversation about “The Outlier.” 🗣️🎙️🙊Link to our website:https://theliteracyview.com/Link to our merch store:https://logosgreenwich.com/literacyview/shop/homePlease also write us a great review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-literacy-view/id1614519794Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

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Send us a textThe One About…All Cues are NOT Created Equal with Claude Goldenberg  Claude Goldenberg’s Substack link:https://claudegoldenberg.substack.com/ Article:Tierney & Pearson reply (III): On 3-cueing“We’ll have to agree to disagree.” Maybe.https://claudegoldenberg.substack.com/p/tierney-and-pearson-reply-iii-on Quote:So….. if by 3-cueing Rob and David mean what David meant in his 1976 article, that “mature reading” involves using syntactic, semantic, and grapho-phonemic “sources of information,” I willingly agree. But if they mean that 3-cueing tells teachers that when teaching beginning and novice readers they should teach all three “cues” simultaneously and as equally important, we disagree. – Dr. Claude Goldenberg  Claude Goldenberg bio:https://claudeg.people.stanford.edu/ Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

Send us a textThe One About…Phonics vs SWI for Beginning Readers with Peter Bowers  Quote from article:How realistic is it to introduce a method that may in fact be too complicated for teacher and student alike—and particularly problematic for beginning reading instruction? Pete Bowers Bio:Peter Bowers runs the “WordWorks Literacy Centre”consultancy that targets Structured Word Inquiry in his workwith schools, teachers, and students. https://wordworkskingston.com/WordWorks/About_WordWorks.html Video 1:The Nested Structure of English Spelling: A study in the binding power of structure and meaning - and everyday combinatoriality (Bowers & Foley, 2024)https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+nested+structure+of+English+Spelling Video 2:Spelling-Out Orthography in SWI to build graphemic and morphological knowledgehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa0MVLbvBig Contact Dr. Peter Bowers [email protected] www.wordworksinternational.comwww.youtube.com/@WordWorksKingston The Literacy View Ep.109-Meta on Morphology! What Should We Do? with Dr. Danielle Colenbranderhttps://youtu.be/3BkGD1YCcsE?si=hTIgMkQXDo-LnulR Article:Must Phonics Fail in Order for Structured Word Inquiry to Succeed?Harriett Janetos, Reading SpecialistJanuary 8, 2025https://learningbydesign.com/professional-development/spell-links-blogue/  Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

Send us a textBatter up!! There are research ***findings*** and then there are interpretations of research results.The famous baseball study is an example of how interpretation became the research result. 🤨It’s not what you think…🤔 Huh?????That’s right. Dan Reynolds and Courtney Hattan conducted a systematic review of studies using baseball as a proxy for knowledge necessary for reading comprehension. Such claims were put to the test! It’s a HOME RUN! 🧢⚾️🏟️Bio-Dan Reynolds is an influential educational researcher best known for his contributions to the study of reading comprehension and literacy. Along with his colleague Lauren Leslie, Reynolds co-authored the landmark Baseball Study in 1987, which explored the impact of background knowledge on comprehension. In the study, students with prior knowledge of baseball were able to better understand and recall a passage about the sport, regardless of their reading ability. This groundbreaking research revealed the critical role that familiarity with content plays in the ability to comprehend texts, challenging the traditional view that reading ability alone determines comprehension. Reynolds’ work has had a lasting impact on literacy research, underscoring the importance of integrating students’ prior knowledge and interests into reading instruction. His findings have influenced educational strategies that seek to bridge the gap between students’ lived experiences and the content they encounter in school. As an advocate for more inclusive and accessible educational practices, Reynolds continues to be a respected figure in the field of literacy and learning.Article:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YfPLoTW1peZL8YP2OF5h43BfOjDYhIRx/view?usp=drivesdkSupport the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

Send us a textThe One About…Meta on Morphology! What Should We Do? with Dr. Danielle Colenbrander The Effects of Morphological Instruction on Literacy Outcomes for Children in English-Speaking Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisMETA-ANALYSISOpen accessPublished: 10 October 2024Volume 36, article number 119, (2024) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-024-09953-3  Danielle Colenbrander, Alexa von Hagen, Saskia Kohnen, Signy Wegener, Katherine Ko, Elisabeth Beyersmann, Ali Behzadnia, Rauno Parrila & Anne Castles  Danielle Colenbrander Bio: Dr Danielle ColenbranderLecturer The Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy https://www.acu.edu.au/research-and-enterprise/our-people/danielle-colenbrander  Findings do support the inclusion of morphology instruction in programs of reading and spelling instruction.  Morphology instruction was combined with other elements such as vocabulary instruction, reading practice, or spelling practice. The effects of multi-component approaches may be more than the sum of their parts. Useful resources:• Etymonline (online etymological dictionary): https://www.etymonline.com/• Morpheme mapper (breaks words down into their morphemes – does not work for all words though): https://phonicsandstuff.com/morpheme-mapper• Word Connections program for students in Grade 3 and above with reading difficulties:https://www.jessicatoste.com/wordconnections?fbclid=IwAR1F2D4aPDxgKEbPRfMa4-bnKbZO3bUhc_DhLjLDlNBCBpmZ09PO3XW4-JM Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.