Shanahan on Literacy
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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Should Reading Be Taught Whole Class or Small Group?
JUNE 14, 2025
There is a long history in reading education of promoting small group instruction. This podcast explores what the research has to say about the benefits -- or lack thereof -- of small group teaching and whether it is such a good idea afterall.
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Encouraging Summer Reading
JUNE 07, 2025
This podcast explains why summer reading practice is so important and provides 13 recommendations for ways to encourage children to read when the schools are closed.
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Autism and Reading Part 2: Lessons to be Learned from Special Kids
MAY 24, 2025
Children on the autism spectrum (ASD) present some interesting challenges when it comes to reading instruction. Part 1 of this series considered the difficulties that these children may have with decoding -- despite the fact that there are a surprising number who have hyperlexia, especially go...
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