Reading Road Trip

S3 E10: The Science of Learning with Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden

Season 3 wraps up with a jam-packed episode featuring Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden. Kate and Amanda have a wide-ranging conversation about the science of learning and human behaviour - how do children learn new things? From the instructional hierarchy to incremental rehearsal, don't miss this fabulous episode!

Show Notes:

Curious about Amanda's insights into Kindergarten math instruction? Take a peek at the links she shared:

  • Skills for screening, by grade level and time of year
  • Kindergarten classwide intervention for making a quantity with numbers to 10:
    • Paired partner practice

    • Independent practice

    • Teacher-directed whole-class error correction

  • Tier 2 intervention - guided practice for finding a missing number