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Shanahan on Literacy

Timothy Shanahan

Timothy Shanahan is a renowned expert on the teaching of literacy. This podcast addresses practical issues in teaching students to read and to read better.

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  • fortnightly
  • Avg 16 min
  • English

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  • S2026 · E10
    September 5 · 16 min

    Towards Better Decodables and Better Use of Decodables

    These days any reading program that doesn't include decodables will have a lot of trouble doing business. Research isn't particularly supportive of the use of these simplified beginning reading text, but it seems reasonable to provide kids with pra...

  • S2026 · E0
    August 29 · 17 min

    Should We Still Teach Close Reading?

    The Common Core emphasized the teaching of close reading. Many states have revised those standards. Should close reading still have a place in your classroom in reading comprehension instruction? This podcast explores what close reading is and why ...

  • S2026 · E9
    August 1 · 20 min

    What We Talk About When We Talk About Love of Reading, Part 1

    Recently, a number of reports have revealed that Americans (and Brits and Australians) aren't reading for pleasure as much as they used to. This has led some to conclude that we are in big trouble. Is that the case? What does the decline in reading...

  • S2026 · E8
    July 25 · 17 min

    What's the Role of Amount of Reading Instruction?

    We talk a lot about what to teach in reading, but not so much about how much reading we should teach. This episode aims at making sense of the amounts of time needed to teach reading as effectively as our society requires.

  • S2026 · E6
    June 6 · 23 min

    Do You Have Any Pet Peeves About Reading? Here Are My Top Ten

    A pet peeve is an irritating annoyance. We can have pet peeves about anything, including reading education and the arguments that rage around it. Here are some of the things that I find annoying about those practices and debates.

  • S2026 · E5
    May 9 · 15 min

    AI and Reading Comprehension

    What role should AI play in reading comprehension instruction? This first-of-two-parts podcast explores ways in which AI may undermine reading comprehension learning rather than promoting it.

  • S2026 · E4
    May 2 · 14 min

    How Would You Schedule Reading Instruction?

    Teachers often wonder how to schedule reading instruction. Often they are advised to make sure they include certain activities every day. My advice is to focus on the what needs to be accomplished rather than on the activities that might be used to...

  • S2026 · E9
    April 25 · 15 min

    How Important is Reading Rate?

    How important is the speed of reading? This far reaching examination of rate considers how fast language must be for comprehension to result, the silent reading speeds of students in the various grade levels, speed reading, and what role instructio...

  • S2026 · E7
    March 28 · 13 min

    How Can Effective Teaching Do Harm?

    Research suggests that Reading Recovery instruction somehow penalizes students. Those who get the help do less well in ensuing years than similar kids who don't. This podcast explores possible explanations for this -- explanations that point up imp...

  • S2026 · E6
    March 21 · 15 min

    How Can We Take Advantage of Reading-Writing Relationships?

    Reading and writing are closely related. Teaching them together can have a powerful impact on both. This podcast explores three major ways that reading and writing can be combined in the classroom to increase students' literacy proficiency.

  • S2026 · E6
    March 14 · 18 min

    The Why and How of Research and the Science of Reading

    Despite all the interest in the "science of reading" (SOR) there are still some serious misunderstandings when it comes to recognizing and using research evidence. Even many proponents of SOR, in their zeal to get their way, misuse research as more...

  • S2026 · E5
    February 27 · 23 min

    How Should We Plan Reading Comprehension Lessons?

    A teacher asks how to plan a reading comprehension lesson. Tim Shanahan talks about the research and then suggests a series of steps that should be taken to plan a reading comprehension or to revise the lesson provided by your district.

  • S2026 · E4
    February 14 · 14 min

    Are We Teaching Too Much Phonics?

    Over the past decade there has been a public outcry for more phonics instruction in our schools. This has resulted in legislation across the country. Now, the discussion seems to be shifting -- reading authorities who played a significant role in t...

  • S2026 · E2
    January 24 · 11 min

    When Should Reading Instruction Begin?

    If you would like to get into a good argument, tell someone when reading instruction should begin. I'm always surprised at how many people have an opinion on that topic, and how vociferously they sometimes share it. This podcast will reveal what we...

  • S2026 · E1
    January 10 · 12 min

    What We Talk About When We Talk About Curriculum

    This podcast explores the unfortunate implications of confusing curriculum and instruction. Teachers would do better to distinguish those concepts and to coordinate the one with the other.

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