The Reading Instruction Show

This podcast describes the seven elements necessary for effective daily reading instruction: 1. Daily reading practice, 2. social interaction and conversation around good books, 3. authentic writing experiences, 4. activities and instruction to develop all three cueing systems used for word recognition, 5. activities and instruction for word identification strategies, 6. comprehension instruction, and 7. activities to develop word knowledge (vocabulary).

What do you do when you have a student who refuses to write. This short podcast provides some tips.

Educational research is used to create the theories upon which we design educational policies and practices. Theories help to organize relevant empirical facts (empirical means they can be observed or measured), in order to create a context for understanding phenomena. This podcast describes two theoretical models of reading.