Shanahan on Literacy

Timothy Shanahan

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.

  1. 4天前

    Print-to-Speech or Speech-to-Print? That is the Question

    This episode explores the effectiveness of Orton-Gillingham approaches to the teaching of phonics as well as which method is best for facilitating growth in decoding -- teaching students connect letters to sounds or sounds to letters.

    15 分钟

  2. 7月12日

    How to do the Best Benchmark Testing?

    This podcast explores the pluses and minuses of benchmark reading testing, including considerations of test frequency, time of day the tests are administered and who proctors the tests.

    19 分钟

  3. 6月28日

    My Child Will Only Read Graphic Novels. Help!

    Many kids only want to read graphic novels. Is that a problem? This podcast explores the pluses and minuses of graphic novels when it comes to learning to read. It includes practical suggestions for parents and teachers.

    10 分钟

  4. 6月14日

    Should Reading Be Taught Whole Class or Small Group?

    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.

    18 分钟

  5. 6月7日

    Encouraging Summer Reading

    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.

    10 分钟

  6. 5月24日

    Autism and Reading Part 2: Lessons to be Learned from Special Kids

    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 good decoding ability. However, most of these students struggle more with comprehension than decoding and this podcast explores what their comprehension problems tend to be and how they might be addressed.

    15 分钟

  7. 5月10日

    Autism and Reading Part 1: Lessons to be Learned from Special Kids

    More and more kids are diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum and this challenge has important consequences for learning to read. This podcast explores the implications this has for teaching reading -- both to kids on the spectrum and to everyone else.

    15 分钟

  8. 5月3日

    How to Teach Writing Fluency

    These days there is much interest in reading fluency as educators have become aware of the important contribution it makes to reading proficiency. However, writing fluency is not accorded the same attention -- undermining writing development and what it can contribute to learning to read. This podcast explores writing fluency -- what it is, why it matters, and most importantly how to teach it successfully.

    17 分钟
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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.

信息

  • 创作者
    Timothy Shanahan
  • 活跃年份
    2023年 - 2025年
  • 单集
    69
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
  • 版权
    © Copyright 2023
  • 节目网站
    Shanahan on Literacy

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