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In this episode, Christine and Keegan, two high school students from New Trier, share their journeys with dyslexia. They share their struggles and their successes and how they've learned to advocate for themselves. Christine and Keegan have created an organization called, Discover Dyslexia, where they intend to show other kids like themselves that through hard work and perseverance any child with dyslexia can succeed. Christine and Keegan and all of the children they represent are the reason we all need to keep learning to become better teachers of literacy.
S3-E2- Making Sense of Syntax with Nancy Eberhardt
In this episode, Nancy Eberhardt shares why syntax is important and how it impacts comprehension in reading and helps us develop our writing. Nancy shares some practical work we can all do in our classrooms to move the needle for our students.
S3-E3- The Importance of Teaching Students to Develop Syntactic Awareness with Dr. Rachel Knecht
In this episode, Dr. Rachel Knecht joins us to share the impact syntactic instruction can have on comprehension. She will describe some practical strategies that can be used in the classroom as well as share an intervention she used with students to increase their knowledge around syntax and, in turn, their comprehension of text.
S3E4- Oral Language Impacts Everything with Dr. Sonia Cabell
In this episode, Dr. Sonia Cabell shares what a Strive for 5 conversation framework sounds like, how to scaffold these types of conversations for our students, and how oral language impacts every strand of Scarborough’s Reading Rope and every component of the Active View of Reading.
S3E5- Real Stories of Advocacy and Dyslexia with Jenine Hanson
In this episode, we are acknowledging the advocacy efforts and struggles of those that have raised their voices to help teach all of us about dyslexia. Jenine Hanson is a Naperville, IL native and has helped her own daughter navigate school as she was diagnosed with dyslexia in her early years. Jenine is also a great example of rolling up her sleeves and doing the work to help support all children through her work in schools and through continuing to advocate in the past with the Dyslexia Action Group of Naperville. Currently, Jenine has closed the group, but continues to advocate and use her voice to bring awareness to parents and community members about evidenced-based practices that belong in schools.
S3E6- Writing with Dr. Leslie Laud
In this episode, Dr. Leslie Laud explains the importance of writing instruction. She shares what ThinkSRSD is and how it can be implemented in a school setting. Dr. Laud also shares how positive self-talk enhances students’ abilities with the process of writing. She shows how the ThinkSRSD process supports students through cycles of writing, and she shares some new studies that demonstrate how writing enhances reading comprehension.
S3E7- Teachers Trying it Out!
In this episode, we hear from 2 of our very own Cicero teachers, Eilene Grandau and Perri Brinkmeier from Columbus West. They will be sharing how they began implementing the sentence level strategies that the literacy department has given PD on, how that has started to change the language and writing of their students, and some easy ways to get started with this work in your classroom. (Huge shout out to them for sharing their work!)
S3E8- All About Polysyllabic Words with Dr. Devin Kearns
In this episode, Dr. Devin Kearns shares his knowledge around syllabication and morphology and how learning more about each one can help our students better comprehend the texts they are reading.
S3E9- The Impact of Vocabulary with Sean Morrisey
In this episode, we are joined by 5th grade teacher Sean Morrisey. Sean will share how he increases vocabulary use in his classroom and what he notices about the impact of vocabulary instruction on student comprehension.
S3E10: Angie Hanlin on Systemic Change & Strong Leadership-It's Possible
In this episode, we are joined by Angie Hanlin. Join us for some inspiration as Angie shares how she made change in her classroom, at a school and district level, and as a superintendent. Change is not easy, but it’s possible!
S3E11: Learning and Leading with Kim Lockhart
In this episode, Canadian educator Kim Lockhart will share some of the ways that she has made change in her own practice, but has also helped others to shift, learn, and grow their own knowledge. The road is not always easy, but it’s worth pursuing!
S3E12: Learning How we Learn & What that Means for Instruction with Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva-Part 1
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva. Dr. Sachdeva will share her expertise around how learning happens, specifically focusing on cognitive load theory, a glimpse into Rosenshine’s principles, and much much more about cognitive science and why teachers should know this information. This is just part 1 and Dr. Sachdeva will be joining us to continue the conversation for part 2 on turning these theories into instructional practices.
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