The One About…What Should PA Instruction Look Like?Tiffany Peltier, and Marianne Rice PhDQuote:“The case for using letters in PA instruction is stacking up higher & higher… New research out today: An upside-down U curve found for oral PA instruction (diminishing returns after less than10hrs) but the OPPOSITE—increasingly MORE returns after 16 hrs—for PA w/LETTERS ��”Tiffany Peltier, PhDTiffany Peltier bio:Tiffany Peltier is a Research Scientist in the Collaborative for Student Growth at NWEA. Sheearned her PhD in Learning Science at the University of Oklahoma and her Masters in Reading and Bachelors in Early Childhood Education from Texas A&M University.Marianne Rice: Academic Researcher, Educator, and Reading Specialist at the Department of EducationalPsychology, Texas A&M UniversityEmail: Marianne.Rice@TAMU.EDUArticle:A Meta-Analysis on the Optimal Cumulative Dosage of Early Phonemic Awareness InstructionFlorina Erbeli, Marianne Rice, Ying Xu, Megan E. Bishop & J. Marc GoodrichPublished online: 25 Jan 2024https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10888438.2024.2309386RIP to Advanced Phonemic Awareness by Tim Shanahan (Reading Rockets)https://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-on-literacy/rip-advanced-phonemic-awarenessSupport the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

The One About…What Should PA Instruction Look Like?Tiffany Peltier,  and Marianne Rice Ph.DQuote:“The case for using letters in PA instruction is stacking up higher & higher… New research out today: An upside-down U curve found for oral PA instruction (diminishing returns after less than10hrs) but the OPPOSITE—increasingly MORE returns after 16 hrs—for PA w/LETTERS ��”Tiffany PeltierTiffany Peltier bio:Tiffany Peltier is a Research Scientist in the Collaborative for Student Growth at NWEA. She earned her PhD in Learning Science at the University of Oklahoma and her Masters in Readingand Bachelors in Early Childhood Education from Texas A&M University.Marianne Rice:Academic Researcher, Educator, and Reading Specialist at the Department of EducationalPsychology, Texas A&M UniversityEmail: Marianne.Rice@TAMU.EDUArticle:A Meta-Analysis on the Optimal Cumulative Dosage of Early Phonemic Awareness InstructionFlorina Erbeli, Marianne Rice, Ying Xu, Megan E. Bishop & J. Marc GoodrichPublished online: 25 Jan 2024https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10888438.2024.2309386RIP to Advanced Phonemic Awareness by Tim Shanahan (Reading Rockets)https://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-on-literacy/rip-advanced-phonemic-awarenessSupport the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

The One About…A Speech to Print Approach with Dr. Jan WasowiczA blog by Lyn Stone entitled, "Culty as Charged: Why the Speech to Print Movement Needs Brakes,” and the follow-up blog, “Culty as Charged Part 2: Some Solutions,” raised some eyebrows, but advocates of the approach seemed to shy away publicly from presenting a counter-argument.Articles:https://lifelongliteracy.com/culty-as-charged-why-the-speech-to-print-movement-needs-brakes/https://lifelongliteracy.com/culty-as-charged-part-2-some-solutions/In defense of Speech to Print Structured Literacy, we invited Dr. Jan Wasowicz to join us to discuss the evidence base for S2P and its benefits. Jan Wasowicz, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, has more than 40 years of experience as a language, literacy, and learning specialist.  Be Informed. Be Empowered. Make a Difference.Connect with educators and researchers across multiple disciplines via SPELLTalk™, the FREE online professional discussion group dedicated to improving literacy through discussion of research and evidence-based best practices. Join here for FREE. Learn more about speech-to-print. Learn more about SPELL-Links to Reading & Writing Download a copy of The Language Literacy Network: An illustration of the many language components that unify into skilled reading and writing. Go to www.learningbydesign.com and click on the “Get Literacy Infographic” button. Learn more about Dr. Jan Wasowicz. Access videos of speech-to-print, multi-linguistic, meta-linguistic activities on SPELL-Link’d. Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

The One About: Curriculum Champions vs. the Teacher Defenders with Kata Solow“Right now, the Curriculum Champions are winning politically. But if they’re going to succeed in the classroom, they need to win over teachers on the ground. This piece is about how to do that.” – Kata SolowArticle:Comprehensive Reading Curricula and Teacher Expertise: We Don’t Have to ChooseNovember 30, 2023 by Kata Solowhttps://www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/comprehensive-reading-curricula-and-teacher-expertise-we-dont-have-chooseKata Solow Bio:Kata Solow is the Executive Director of the Goyen Foundation where she led its multi-year transformation process and created the Goyen Literacy Fellowship to recognize exceptional reading teachers. She is a former classroom educator, school administrator and field organizer.Goyen Foundation Website:https://www.goyen.io/Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

The One About…Dr. Pamela Snow’s Call to Action: School Leaders Article“School Leaders and Reading Instruction: Time to demand LESS than more autonomy”http://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2023/10/school-leaders-and-science-of-reading.html?m=1Biohttps://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/pcsnowBlog:The Snow Reporthttp://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/Twitter (X)@PamelaSnow2Highlight:“In all cases, the evidence will evolve over time, but you are expected to apply the highest standards as they apply today – not to do you own thing until every possible research question has been resolved.” The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

The One About…Reading and Writing Go Together with Leah MermelsteinBio:Leah Mermelstein Consulting (LMC) collaborates with school districts, educational professionalsand learning organizations to enhance K-6 literacy instruction and promote literacydevelopment. Leah Mermelstein is a literacy thought leader, published author, and passionatewriting, reading, and language development authority.Her latest book is We Do Writing.Website:https://www.leahmermelstein.com/Article:“How Should We Combine Reading and Writing?” by Timothy ShanahanImportant quote:“Given the extensive overlaps, it should be evident that combined instruction would be a lotmore efficient. When a school is trying to accomplish higher achievement that kind of efficiencyand teaching power is indispensable.”https://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/how-should-we-combine-reading-and-writingThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

The One About…Multicomponent Literacy Instruction with Bruce HowlettArticle:Our Choice: Rapidly Translate, Evaluate and Adopt Innovative Literacy Methods or Prolong the Reading WarsBruce Howlett with Caitlin S. Howlett, Ph.D.September 6, 2023(Opinions presented are those of the guest authors and not necessarily those of SPELL-Links |Learning By Design. They are presented to generate new insights, critical thinking, and solutions for educators and learners.)Excerpt:“As we will see, scholars have questioned the major points of contention — explicit teaching versus implicit learning, and word recognition versus meaning – and found them to be false dichotomies; what the two camps see as opposing concepts are so interdependent as to be inseparable. From this fresh perspective these thought leaders have crafted a new path forward for developmental literacy instruction.This refreshing perspective has been hiding in plain sight, with its transformative concepts and methods wholly absorbed into the preexisting beliefs and values of both camps. So too, has a solution to the other pressing literacy improvement issue, the lack of a process to rapidly translate and evaluate innovative research into activities that any teacher could successfully use with any student.We have a choice – continue to debate illusionary conflicts, keep talking past each other and attempting to convert the opposition to our side, while pushing for more time-consuming training — or we can move forward, embracing concepts and methods that clearly supersede – but do not negate – our present beliefs, values and practices.” – Bruce and Caitlin Howlett, co-authors of Sparking the Reading ShiftLink to the Articlehttps://learningbydesign.com/professional-development/spell-links-blogue/Bio:Bruce Howlett applies his long experience in biological research at Cornell Universitywhen developing innovative instruction for his special education students. For over 30years, Bruce has worked with literacy researchers, speech therapists, and readingteachers to create innovative instruction for long-struggling readers.Sparking the Reading Shift is his fifth project.Bruce believes in the power of innovative methods as his own difficulties with readingfluency, spelling and listening dissipated when, at the age of 40, he began working with a speech therapist on phonemic awareness lessons for their mutual students.Bruce is currently working on Sparking the Fluency Shift which combines 15 rehearsalactivities that allow the student to practice challenging words and phrases before reading short stories that are arranged by Lexile Level.Contact:Facebook - www.facebook.com/bruce.howlett1Twitter – Sparking the Reading Shiftb7howlett@gmail.comThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

The One About…Sam Bommarito (Dr. Sam) Presents a Centrist’s View in the Reading WarsArticle: “NC sees big increase in reading skills among K-3 students. Is the state back on track?”Keung HuiThe News & Observerhttps://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article277956948.htmlDr. Sam believes that reading improvements are based on faulty, “phonics-heavy” assessments and the Science of Reading is not a “settled science.”Dr. Sam Bommarito (@doctorsam7)Dr. Bommarito is retired from full-time teaching after a 51-year career in education. That career included teaching at almost every grade from K through graduate school. He taught reading courses to teachers at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He’s made numerous presentations at ILA (formally IRA) conferences, including national conferences. In spring 2022,he was a featured speaker at the LitCon conference. Most of his career was spent working in Title 1 buildings as a reading specialist and/or staff developer. Those buildings were often highly successful, as demonstrated by national awards from the Secretary of Education In addition, He tweets daily about his various literacy endeavors (@DoctorSam7). He writes a weekly blogabout literacy.Blog: https://doctorsam7.blog/Twitter: (@DoctorSam7)The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

The One About…Finding Your Outlet, Part 4 of the SUMMER SELF-CARE SERIES!You sign your kids up for every sport and after-school activity, but what do you do for YOU?The last episode of our SELF-CARE SUMMER SERIES is all about the importance of having FUN!Jen Zale gives practical tips for prioritizing “me” time and discusses how outlets are beneficialfor our mental health.Jen Zale has been in education for twenty-three years, and she is presently the districtElementary Literacy Leader for Kettering City Schools. She owns a fitness studio with one of herclose friends who is also a teacher. StudioZ is located in Blue Ash, Ohio and offers over sixteenclasses a week.Virtual classes are available!Website: https://studioz.life/Facebook: Studio ZJoin Jen on the dance floor!The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

Jeremiah Short was a presenter for The National K-8 Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference(Lit Con) and discussed a Structured Literacy approach! Moreover, it was well received!How did he do it?Balanced Literacy proponents will absolutely want to hear about Jeremiah’s journey!Blog:https://thephenomenalstudent.com/2023/05/09/phenomenal-reflection-its-new-but-i-like-it/Jeremiah Short’s bio:Jeremiah Short is an educator with nine years of experience. He has written two books, As I Took My Walk With God Volumes I and II and has one resource, Phenomenal Intervention: ThePlaybook. In addition to writing books, he created several instructional routines: PhenomenalWord Power, T.I.D.E., Bloom's Units: Reading and The Phenomenal Classroom.The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

Dr. Maureen Ruby has done it ALL! If your district is transitioning to evidence-based programs and practices, you need to listen! Maureen began her career as a dentist, but switched to teaching to help advocate for her son and other students like him struggling in school.Read Dr. Ruby’s bio here:Maureen F. Ruby, DMD, PhD, holds the Isabelle Farrington Endowed Chair in Social, Emotional, and Academic Leadership in the Farrington College of Education and Human Development at Sacred Heart University. An associate professor, Ruby is a dentist-turned-educator who represented the North Branford Public Schools as the 2000 Teacher of the Year and was a Connecticut State Teacher of the Year semifinalist. Maureen has worked at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels as a classroom teacher and reading consultant. She holds Connecticut certifications in elementary education, special education, remedial reading, literacy consultancy, and leadership. Upon receiving her PhD from the University of Connecticut in special education with a focus on literacy, Maureen served as program coordinator of the Graduate Reading Program at Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) Department of Education for the 102 and 097 reading certifications   new window) is a 30-minute video that shares some of the important lessons learned during the CEPL project. Upon her return to K–12 education, Maureen served in the New London Public Schools as supervisor of Professional Learning and Staff Development and in the Norwalk Public Schools as literacy supervisor and interim Director of Pupil Services and Special Education, and for seven years as assistant superintendent of the Brookfield Public Schools, Maureen’s leadership responsibilities as assistant superintendent included curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional learning, human resources, and grant management. Her leadership has been recognized by both Sacred Heart University, where she was the Farrington College of Education Alumni Outstanding Administrator for 2018, and the University of Connecticut, where she was the Neag School of Education Outstanding Administrator for 2019 (opens in a new window).  In addition to her current role at Sacred Heart University in Educational and Literacy Leadership, Maureen also serves as an adjunct at Fairfield University in the graduate program in reading. Her work has focused on reading, special education, English learners, assessment, curriculum, and social emotional learning. In addition to her doctorates in dental medicine and special education, she holds master's degrees in education (SCSU) and Materials Science (School of Engineering at UConn), and a bachelor's degree in biological sciences (UConn). We will be discussing the article, “New York Is Forcing Schools to Change How They TeachChildren to Read.”https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/nyregion/reading-nyc-schools.htmlMany principals are dissatisfied with the plan’s rollout.Can the chancellor make this work without buy-in?What does that do to trust and morale?Find out about Faith Borkowsky’s books here:https://ifonlybooks.comhttps://highfiveliteracy.comThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

Faith Borkowsky, Judy Boksner, and Mary McCool Berry discuss a New York Post article ‘Expert’ idiocy on teaching kids to read is beyond comprehensionBy Robert PondiscioJune 1, 2022 Decoding is only the tip of the iceberg. Vocabulary and Comprehension are the support beams in a reading structure.Listen to the Literacy View Ladies debate their opinions! This is another HOT EPISODE!Please subscribe to our channel if you are enjoying the content.https://youtu.be/SQEXT3Ccd4MThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

IS RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTii) or the MULTI SYSTEM OF SUPPORT....FAKE NEWS?How do schools deal with students who are not making progress?What happens in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier  3 interventions?Why should parents and teachers know about this approach to teaching?In 2004, Congress passed the Individuals withDisabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). This is special education law. When students struggle with learning, they are “at risk.” With additional help or intervention, many can catch up.In schools using RTI, teachers provide intervention as soon as students show signs of having difficulties. They do not wait for students to fail.Intervention is a special instruction to help students close gaps in learning.Faith Borkowsky, Judy Boksner, and Mary McCool Berry share their strong opinions in a boiling hot episode!The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

The Literacy View lets loose in this episode with their thoughts on INDEPENDENT READING DURING THE SCHOOL DAY?Should the practice continue or not?What about struggling readers?The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

PHONEMIC AWARENESS- Should sounds be taught with letters or without? This is a current debate in literacy circles. HOW DO I MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL? Join Faith, Judy, and Mary to discuss the topic with easy understanding.Who is David Kilpatrick? Are you using a program based on theory or evidence?DISCLAIMER:VIEWS PRESENTED IN THIS VIDEO PUBLICATION ARE ENTIRELY THOSE OF THE AUTHORS AND SPEAKERS. THEY DO NOT PURPORT TO REFLECT THE OPINIONS OR VIEWS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR THEIR MEMBERS. THE DESIGNATIONS EMPLOYED IN THIS PUBLICATION AND PRESENTATION OF MATERIAL THEREIN DO NOT IMPLY THE EXPRESSION OF ANY OPINION WHATSOEVER ON THE PART OF- CONCERNING THE LEGAL STATUS OF ANY COUNTRY, AREA, OR TERRITORY, OR OF ITS EXAMPLES.https://youtu.be/wotGDVja4ogThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education. Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!