Ep. 87: "I'm a Kindergarten Teacher, and the Way I've Been Teaching Reading is Wrong"

In today’s episode, Kate Winn, a teacher, freelance writer and TV guest, and wife and mom to two girls, joins us on the podcast to share how after 20 years of teaching, she learned about the science of reading! She wrote this piece for Today’s Parent, titled I’m a kindergarten teacher and the way I’ve been teaching reading is wrong. How does she implement evidence-based practices in her classroom? Kate shares what she’s doing differently in her classroom to teach using reading science, what she’s learned along the way, and must-read book recommendations for teachers. 

Kate launched This Mom Loves in 2010 - find her tv segments, podcast, and more! Connect with Kate on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. 

Resources discussed during this episode: 

• Nancy Young’s Ladder of Reading 
• Embedded mnemonics - link to Shanahan’s blog 

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