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Falling for Learning Podcast

This podcast supports parents and caregivers in gaining the tools and information needed to keep the next generation on track for learning and on track for success!New episodes released Saturdays at 5 p.m. Pacific Time.Follow us: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fallingforlearning/. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fallingforlearning/.

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41:05

Books that Raised Me | ep103

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2025/06/15

Send us a text TD Flenaugh and Lauren Moseley discuss the importance of fostering a love of reading in children. They share personal anecdotes about their favorite childhood books, such as "Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss and "I Can Read" books. They emphasize the value of making reading fun and relatable, suggesting libraries and bookstores as affordable resources. TD recalls the impact of Judy Blume's books on her understanding of personal growth, while Lauren highlights the joy of poetry and ...

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Top 5 Skills for Learning Beyond the Classroom | Ep 102

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2025/06/08

Send us a text TD Flenaugh discusses five skills to help children avoid summer learning burnout while gaining a competitive advantage. First, she emphasizes teaching children to tie their shoes, using scaffolding techniques. Second, she suggests baking or cooking to develop life skills like measurement and sequencing. Third, she advises on organizing, starting with small tasks like packing a lunch box. Fourth, she recommends building concentration through non-digital activities like jigsaw pu...

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50:53

Homeschool Creativity: Tiffany Curry's Learning...

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2025/06/01

Send us a text Follow Tiffany Curry and her Quest for Learning Academy: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/questforlearningacademy Tiffany Curry, a homeschool mom and preschool teacher, shares her journey and strategies for engaging children in learning. She emphasizes hands-on activities, such as using blocks, Play-Doh, and sensory materials, to keep children engaged. Tiffany highlights the importance of reading daily, incorporating various teaching philosophies, and using resources...

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How To Make Your Mornings Awesome Every Day! | Ep. 100

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2025/05/25

Send us a text TD Flenaugh and guest Lauren Moseley discuss strategies for a strong start to the day, emphasizing the importance of a welcoming and productive morning routine. Moseley, a national board-certified teacher, shares the "Strong Start" program, which includes morning greetings, goal setting, purposeful partnering, community-building activities, breath work, and sending love affirmations. She highlights the impact of positive morning routines on student engagement and emotional well...

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Perfectionism - How to Get out of the Loop | Ep 99

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2025/05/18

Send us a text TD Flenaugh discusses perfectionism, sharing personal experiences and strategies for parents to help their children. Perfectionism can lead to stress, burnout, and unrealistic standards. Flenaugh emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries, providing clear guidelines, and encouraging progress over perfection. She suggests using checklists, setting deadlines, and delegating tasks to help children manage their workload. Flenaugh also highlights the need for self-compassion an...

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32:10

Teacher Appreciation: Teachers Who Shaped My Future |...

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2025/05/10

Send us a text T.D. Flenaugh celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week by highlighting four influential teachers who shaped her life. She praises Mr. Beu for instilling potential and honesty, Ms. Nelson for treating students as scholars and preparing her for college, Ms. Coerr for fostering a love for nature and journaling, and Ms. Byler for her meticulous editing of scholarship essays and introducing her to Zora Neale Hurston. Flenaugh emphasizes the importance of teachers in preparing students f...

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29:31

Easy Ways to Boost Your Child's Concentration |...

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2025/05/04

Send us a text TD Flenaugh discusses the importance of stamina for children's academic success, particularly during end-of-year testing. She emphasizes the need for children to develop the ability to focus for extended periods, suggesting incremental practice starting from early grades. Flenaugh recommends daily reading sessions, think-aloud activities, and tracking progress with charts. For middle schoolers, she advises book talks and timed reading sprints. High school students should engage...

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The Dream Whisperers: Why Librarians Are Your Child's...

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2025/04/27

Send us a text Dr. Eno Attah, a school librarian with a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership, discusses the transformative power of libraries. She highlights her journey from a Nigerian American background, influenced by PBS and her community, to becoming an educator. Dr. Attah emphasizes libraries' role as safe spaces offering resources beyond books, such as hotspots, calculators, and Chromebooks. She advocates for parents to leverage librarians as allies in supporting their children's ...

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22:55

Rewrite the Future: Education, AI, and Student...

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2025/04/20

Send us a text T.D. Flenaugh discusses integrating AI into the writing process, using tools like Otter AI and ChatGPT. Chat GPT assisted in categorizing expenses for taxes and creating a book cover. Flenaugh emphasizes responsible AI use, particularly in education, through a collaborative project with the California Writing Project. Students use AI to enhance their writing, but Flenaugh stresses the importance of maintaining personal intelligence over AI-generated content. The approach involv...

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How the GED Could Be a Path to Success | Episode 94

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2025/04/12

Send us a text Educational expert Tauanja Kittrell and host, TD Flenaugh, discuss the General Educational Development (GED) test, explaining its history, purpose, and structure. The GED, developed in the 1940s, is a four-subject test (English, science, math, social studies) that can lead to a high school equivalency. Flenaugh highlights the financial benefits of obtaining a GED, noting an average income increase of $9,000 annually. Contact Tauanja Kittrell for GED Prep - pursuingpossib...

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Word Families for Early and Advanced Readers |

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2025/04/06

Send us a text Is your child struggling with reading longer words? Or maybe you want to boost their vocabulary without drilling flashcards? This week on Falling for Learning, we explore how recognizing word patterns—from simple three letter words to longer multi-syllabic words. Give it a listen—you'll walk away with practical, easy-to-try strategies that support real literacy growth at any age. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! #FallingForLearning #LiteracyMatters #Paren...

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Learning Fun during the Break | Episode 92

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2025/03/29

Send us a text Buy the bookset - The R.E.W.R.I.T.E. Method & The R.E.W.R.I.T.E. Method Workbook In episode 92, T.D. Flenaugh discusses strategies for keeping learning fun during breaks. She emphasizes the importance of giving children choices in their learning activities, such as gamifying tasks and setting achievable goals. She also suggests using resources like libraries and YouTube for learning new skills, such as cooking, baking, or building. Flenaugh also highlights the value ...

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25:28

Critical Thinking & Consumer Awareness: A Deep Dive...

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2025/03/23

Send us a text TD Flenaugh discusses the importance of researching issues that matter personally and sharing these methods with children to foster critical thinking and informed decision-making. She highlights the dangers of synthetic braiding hair, citing a Consumer Reports investigation that found carcinogens in all 10 synthetic hair products tested. Flenaugh emphasizes the need to evaluate source credibility, avoid sponsored content, and cross-verify information from multiple sources. Flen...

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Decodable Passages to Build Fluency | Episode 90

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2025/03/16

Send us a text Get The R.E.W.R.I.T.E. Method and The R.E.W.R.I.T.E. Method Workbook! TD Flenaugh discusses the importance of decodable passages and repeated readings to build reading fluency in children. Decodable passages contain spelling patterns children have learned, such as "cr" and "fr." Flenaugh emphasizes the need for multiple reads to help children recognize and sound out words. She suggests marking up the text with different colors or symbols to highlight patterns. Flenaugh also men...

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57:35

Defying Expectations: A Homeschooled Child's Path to...

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2025/03/09

Send us a text Dr. Pratt, a social media strategist and homeschooler, discusses his journey and insights on parenting and education. He shares his early reading skills, influenced by his mother's homeschooling and his father's street smarts. Dr. Pratt recounts his experiences with standardized testing, his mother's creation of a homeschooling curriculum, and his father's influence. He emphasizes the importance of community support for parents of hyperactive children and the power of positive ...

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39:49

Bullying Beware: An Educator's Playbook for...

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2025/03/02

Send us a text Dana Fikes, a veteran educator and author, shared her journey from teaching two-year-olds at her aunt's school in Pasadena to working at JPL and NASA, and later at PAC Bell and Head Start. She discussed her book, "The Pirate Who Loved Flip Flops," which addresses bullying and promotes individuality. Dana emphasized the importance of creating a supportive learning environment and shared her experiences with bullying. She also highlighted her nonprofit, the Charles Fikes Foundati...

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30:22

The Shifting Parent Relationship: For Parents of High...

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2025/02/23

Send us a text Falling for Learning Podcast Episode 87 features Melida Haye, a veteran educator, who discusses her journey from Panama to the U.S., where she pursued a career in education despite her parents' initial aspirations for her to become a doctor. She emphasizes the importance of listening to children's interests and supporting their choices, even if they differ from parents' expectations. Haye highlights the significance of self-care and professional development, sharing her experie...

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28:45

Consonant Blends & Sight Words for Reading...

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2025/02/16

Send us a text TD Flenaugh discusses strategies for teaching children to read fluently, focusing on consonant blends (CR and FR) and sight words from the Dolch 1000 word list. The episode emphasizes the importance of blending sounds in words and using decodable text to help children recognize patterns and improve reading fluency. Practical activities include oral blending and segmenting of words, letter-sound correspondence, and using pictures to aid second language learners. The passage "Fun...

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Sight Words to Support Reading Development | Episode 85

Falling for Learning Podcast ·

2025/02/09

Send us a text Resources Buy T.D.'s book bundle - The R.E.W.R.I.T.E. Method and The R.E.W.R.I.T.E. Method Workbook Get sight words for your reader - https://superstarworksheets.com/sight-words/fry-sight-words/ TD Flenaugh discusses the importance of sight words, specifically Fry's sight words, for reading fluency. The podcast aims to help parents and caregivers with resources and strategies for their children's learning. Flenaugh explains that sight words should be recognized autom...

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Black College Expo & Battle of the Bands | Episode 84

Falling for Learning Podcast ·

2025/02/02

Send us a text Support the show We drop new episodes every Saturday at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Follow us: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fallingforlearning/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fallingforlearning/ https://linktr.ee/falling4learning

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