What do we REALLY know about phonemic awareness?

Is the Heart Word Method really supported by research? Dr. Danielle Colenbrander and Anna Lithgow share findings from their study comparing Heart Words with other approaches to teaching irregular words, including what the results mean for your classroom instruction.Click here for this episode's show notes. Sign up for the free Sunday Scoop! Looking for engaging, low-prep, and no-fluff resources for K-3rd grade? Join thousands of satisfied educators and learn about membership here.Get my book, Reach All Readers.

Small group reading instruction doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming. Dr. Julia Lindsey explains how to move beyond traditional guided reading and create efficient, evidence-based lessons that target students' specific needs and support whole-class instruction.Click here for this episode's show notes. Sign up for the free Sunday Scoop! Looking for engaging, low-prep, and no-fluff resources for K-3rd grade? Join thousands of satisfied educators and learn about membership here.Get my book, Reach All Readers.

253: What does dysgraphia look like, and how can teachers help students who struggle with it? Michelle Morgan explains why dysgraphia can make handwriting slow and effortful, the different skills involved in handwriting, and practical ways teachers can help students develop more efficient, automatic writing.Click here for this episode's show notes. Sign up for the free Sunday Scoop! Looking for engaging, low-prep, and no-fluff resources for K-3rd grade? Join thousands of satisfied educators and learn about membership here.Get my book, Reach All Readers.

252: There’s more to learning a word than simply decoding it correctly. Dr. Carolyn Strom explains how rich connections between a word’s sounds, spelling, meaning, and structure help students remember words and become stronger, more automatic readers. Click here for this episode's show notes. Sign up for the free Sunday Scoop! Looking for engaging, low-prep, and no-fluff resources for K-3rd grade? Join thousands of satisfied educators and learn about membership here.Get my book, Reach All Readers.

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251: Phonemic awareness is essential for learning to read—but what does the research actually tell us about how to teach it? Dr. Beth Phillips and Dr. Shayne Piasta unpack what we know (and what we still don’t know) about rhyming, phonological sensitivity, phonemic awareness, and the role of letters. Find the show notes here. Sign up for the free Sunday Scoop! Looking for engaging, low-prep, and no-fluff resources for K-3rd grade? Join thousands of satisfied educators and learn about membership here.Get my book, Reach All Readers.

{Listen Again} Back when this episode first aired on March 20, 2023, I suspect that "set for variability" was a new term for most of us. It's a skill that readers use to transform a pronunciation error into the correctly decoded form of the word. Even if this is a term you now know, I think you'll love this episode with Dr. Marnie Ginsberg.Click here for the show notes from this episode. Sign up for the free Sunday Scoop! Looking for engaging, low-prep, and no-fluff resources for K-3rd grade? Join thousands of satisfied educators and learn about membership here.Get my book, Reach All Readers.

{Listen Again} In this episode, originally aired on April 3, 2023, I talk with Dr. Susan Brady about phonemic awareness research and practical applications for teaching. Click here for the show notes from this episode. Sign up for the free Sunday Scoop! Looking for engaging, low-prep, and no-fluff resources for K-3rd grade? Join thousands of satisfied educators and learn about membership here.Get my book, Reach All Readers.

{Listen Again} Today we get to hear from my favorite phonics expert, Wiley Blevins. He's the author of many practical books about teaching phonics, and today we talk ALL things phonics - from decodable books and syllable types to sound walls and differentiating phonics lessons. This episode originally aired on April 10, 2023. Sign up for the free Sunday Scoop! Looking for engaging, low-prep, and no-fluff resources for K-3rd grade? Join thousands of satisfied educators and learn about membership here.Get my book, Reach All Readers.

{Listen Again}  Dr. Tim Rasinski is an educator, researcher, writer, and director of an award-winning reading clinic. Today he shares what the research tells us about reading fluency - and how to apply this knowledge in artful ways. (Originally aired on October 31, 2022) Sign up for the free Sunday Scoop! Looking for engaging, low-prep, and no-fluff resources for K-3rd grade? Join thousands of satisfied educators and learn about membership here.Get my book, Reach All Readers.