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Episode 252What actually happens when students encounter a complex text?In this episode, we’re joined by Luke Morin to discuss his article "Wading Into the Deep End: What Reading Actually Requires When the Text Gets Hard." Luke shares a powerful classroom moment where students ap ...  Show more

Episode 139As we continue our focus on comprehension this month, we’re revisiting one of our most essential conversations.In this episode, we explore a foundational truth about reading: comprehension depends on knowledge.We’re joined by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, who ...  Show more

In this episode of The Stellar Teacher Podcast, I dive into a critical topic for upper elementary classrooms: supporting multilingual learners (MLLs). With the help of experts Dr. Jana Echevarría and Dr. Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez, we explore why the term “multilingual learner” ...  Show more

This episode can be a classroom game-changer. For many of us, spelling means a weekly word list handed out on Monday and assessed on Friday. In this episode of Literacy Talks, our experts share ne ...

<span style='font-weight: 400;'>How are SLPs different than reading teachers? </span>  

<span style='font-weight: 400;'>This is a question I see a lot in my SLP Elevate membership. People want to know how we can differentiate ourselves from a standard reading t ...

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Imagine being a learner who is new to English. Someone says to you, "Can you lend me a hand?” Imagine what that learner is processing. First, it’s a question. Second, think about the word lend. Do I know what that means? Third, lend a hand. Does ...