How We Teach This: Season Nine

Season 9 of How We Teach This has a wide range of guests and topics - Listen to stories from Milken Educator Award recipients, hear about the Science of Reading, Digital Literacy teaching strategies, and Dr. Jenny Moss shares about the Dark Side of Motivation.

Season 9, Episode 8 - April 24, 2024

Part 2: Teaching with the Science of Reading for Educators 

Dr. Teddy Roop, Associate Professor at Emporia State University, gives advice that classroom teachers can utilize to improve their reading instruction with research-based strategies.

In this insightful episode, we dive deep into the crucial topic of teaching reading effectively. Join us as we unpack strategies, approaches, and considerations for educators at all levels, from elementary to secondary education.

📚 Using screening and diagnostic assessments to guide instruction

👐 The Power of Multi-Sensory Learning: Explore the benefits of structured literacy approaches;

🔍 Teaching Strategies in Action: Gain practical insights into teaching strategies such as think-aloud, metacognition activities, and phonemic awareness tasks, all designed to boost reading proficiency.

📝 Choosing the Right Phonics Program: Navigate the landscape of phonics programs with confidence, learning what to watch out for to select the most effective program for your students.

🔍 Secondary Education Focus: Explore why effective reading instruction is crucial for secondary educators, including those in exploratory subjects, and its impact on student success.

Teddy Roop, PhD.

Associate Professor

Emporia State University

About Dr. Roop:

Dr. Teddy D. Roop teaches reading courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at Emporia State. She also supervises interns for the Wichita area Professional Development School (PDS) program. Roop graduated from ESU’s BEST Program with a BS in Elementary Education in 2007, interning in second grade and student teaching in fifth grade at Grandview Elementary in USD490. She spent the first seven years of her teaching career as a classroom teacher in first and second grades and as a mentor teacher for ESU’s PDS program. She received her MS-Reading Specialist endorsement from ESU in 2010. Dr. Roop earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Kansas State University (KSU) in 2018. She is the program lead for the Instructional Specialist graduate program and the current president of the National Organization of Teacher Educators in Literacy (OTEL), a small group of the International Literacy Association (ILA). Her research interests include assessments and interventions for struggling readers, dyslexia, MTSS-tiered instruction, and the impact of policy on education.

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