The Road to Reading Podcast

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.Show Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes

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.Show Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes

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.Show Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes

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.Show Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes

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.Show NotesShow Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes

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. Show NotesShow Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes

In this episode, we hear from award winning journalist, Emily Hanford. She shares her long standing investigative career in education with us, what drove her to shed light on the education crisis happening in our nation, her hopes for how school districts can make lasting change, & words of encouragement because this work is complicated and needs a united effort.Show Notes & Other episodes can be found here.Show Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Stephanie Stollar. Dr. Stollar will share different types of literacy assessments, how they can be used to dig deeper into our data, how we can use our data to shift our systems that support students, some possible recommendations for a walk to read model, and how to support our older struggling students, as well as what types of assessments we may not need in the future.Show Notes:Road to Reading WebpageSoR Resource PageSeason 2-episodesSeason 3-episodes