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Shannon and Mary welcome @MindfulTeacherRachel back to the podcast to discuss strategies for helping their students strengthen spelling skills.     They talk about the stability of English spelling and the meaning-based reasons for a word's spelling, beyond sound-symbol connections.    Listeners will know what to look for in students' spelling errors and accuracies and walk away with fresh ideas for spelling instruction.  

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1. Our Etymology episode with Rachel
2. our Schwa episode with Rachel
3. Morrison-McCall Spelling Scale
4. spelling error analysis sheets from Rachel
5. Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eide *Amazon affiliate link*
6. Spelling for Life by Lyn Stone *Amazon affiliate link*
7. How to Teach Spelling by Laura Toby Rudginsky and Elizabeth C. Haskell *Amazon affiliate link*
8. Dyslexia and Spelling by Kelli Sandman-Hurley *Amazon affiliate link*
9. And Sometimes Y by Rachel
10. Short Vowel Proctors by Rachel
11. Schwa in 1st Grade by Rachel
12. Rachel on IG
13. Rachel on Tiktok
14. Explode the Code    
15. Words Their Way Spelling Inventory
16. Spelling Choice Tests
17. Sound Mounds (the Eppich Classroom)
18. Scribal O

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Shannon and Mary welcome @MindfulTeacherRachel back to the podcast to discuss strategies for helping their students strengthen spelling skills.     They talk about the stability of English spelling and the meaning-based reasons for a word's spelling, beyond sound-symbol connections.    Listeners will know what to look for in students' spelling errors and accuracies and walk away with fresh ideas for spelling instruction.  

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1. Our Etymology episode with Rachel
2. our Schwa episode with Rachel
3. Morrison-McCall Spelling Scale
4. spelling error analysis sheets from Rachel
5. Uncovering the Logic of English by Denise Eide *Amazon affiliate link*
6. Spelling for Life by Lyn Stone *Amazon affiliate link*
7. How to Teach Spelling by Laura Toby Rudginsky and Elizabeth C. Haskell *Amazon affiliate link*
8. Dyslexia and Spelling by Kelli Sandman-Hurley *Amazon affiliate link*
9. And Sometimes Y by Rachel
10. Short Vowel Proctors by Rachel
11. Schwa in 1st Grade by Rachel
12. Rachel on IG
13. Rachel on Tiktok
14. Explode the Code    
15. Words Their Way Spelling Inventory
16. Spelling Choice Tests
17. Sound Mounds (the Eppich Classroom)
18. Scribal O

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This is our 3rd exclusive bonus episode of Reading Teachers Lounge podcast.  In these episodes, Shannon and Mary will share about the students they're helping in reading, the resources they're using, and the books and other materials they're studying to further their practical knowledge about the Science of Reading.  

In this October 2024 bonus podcast episode, Shannon and Mary chat about the tutoring and advocacy work they've been doing.    Mary shares how she's fostering learning engagement and building relationships with her students.  Shannon talks about the new 3rd grade student she's started working with and some of the assessments she used to evaluate his reading skills.  Shannon also provides details about the Spelling Out Orthography strategy she's learning about in her Structured Word Inquiry training.   

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1. Wrights Law
2. Bookworms reading curriculum:   Owen Foote, Money Man by Stephanie Greene
3. Structured Word Inquiry Facebook group
4. Word Works Literacy office hours information
5. Structured Word Inquiry (WordWorksKingdom) homepage 
6. Spelling Out Orthography information

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Shannon and Mary welcome Heidi Martin (@Droppin' Knowledge with Heidi) back to the podcast, and Heidi's husband, Adam, a LETRS trainer, also joins the conversation.  They talk about all the aspects that go into the topic of Word Knowledge.  What are all the things students should know and understand about a word to demonstrate complete knowledge of that term? You'll walk away from listening to this episode with a more complete understanding of all the layers of skills within Word knowledge that we need to help our readers build.

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1.  Heidi's website 
2.  Heidi's social media TikTok 
3.  Heidi's social media Instagram 
4.  Heidi on FB
5.  Heidi's decodables 
6.  Heidi's freebie about the Reading Brain 
7.  SOR 101 (Science of Reading 101) Membership 
8.  Strive for Five Conversations by Sonia Cabell and Tricia Zucker *Amazon affiliate link 
9.  Etymonline 
10.  our previous Science of Reading episode with Heidi 
11.  our episode about Delightful Word Learning with Collette Hiller 
12.  InferCabulary 
13.  3 Clicks Spelling 
14.  Spelling Riddles 
15.  Morpheme Magic 
16.  Structured Word Inquiry (Dr. Pete Bowers) 

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Shannon and Mary welcome Heidi Martin (@Droppin' Knowledge with Heidi) back to the podcast, and Heidi's husband, Adam, a LETRS trainer, also joins the conversation.  They talk about all the aspects that go into the topic of Word Knowledge.  What are all the things students should know and understand about a word to demonstrate complete knowledge of that term? You'll walk away from listening to this episode with a more complete understanding of all the layers of skills within Word knowledge that we need to help our readers build.

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1.  Heidi's website 
2.  Heidi's social media TikTok 
3.  Heidi's social media Instagram 
4.  Heidi on FB
5.  Heidi's decodables 
6.  Heidi's freebie about the Reading Brain 
7.  SOR 101 (Science of Reading 101) Membership 
8.  Strive for Five Conversations by Sonia Cabell and Tricia Zucker *Amazon affiliate link 
9.  Etymonline 
10.  our previous Science of Reading episode with Heidi 
11.  our episode about Delightful Word Learning with Collette Hiller 
12.  InferCabulary 
13.  3 Clicks Spelling 
14.  Spelling Riddles 
15.  Morpheme Magic 
16.  Structured Word Inquiry (Dr. Pete Bowers) 

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Shannon and Mary welcome Marty Martinez from Reach Out and Read and Judy Newman from Scholastic to the podcast to talk about Book Equity.    They share ideas for getting quality books in students' hands and nurturing students' reading diversity.   

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1. Reach Out and Read website
2. Evidence Based Research initiatives for Reach Out and Read
3. Their list of 35 books
4. Their impact statistics
5. Modeling of Shared Reading
6. our Molly Ness (Read Aloud) episode
7. our Books as Mirrors, Windows, and Doors episode
8. Reach out and Read website about Scholastic ’35 for 35’ collaboration
9. Reach out and Read x Scholastic ’35 for 35’ partnership press release
10. Connect with Reach Out and Read on Twitter/X @reachoutandread
11. Watch and Subscribe to their YouTube content @ReachOutandRead
12. Connect with Reach Out and Read on Facebook @reachoutandread
13. Connect with Reach Out and Read on IG @reachoutandread
14. Scholastic's Teaching Tools:    Diverse Books for Students
15. Scholastic's Parent Store for Diverse Books
16. Scholastic's Teacher Store with Diversity Collections

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Shannon and Mary welcome Marty Martinez from Reach Out and Read and Judy Newman from Scholastic to the podcast to talk about Book Equity.    They share ideas for getting quality books in students' hands and nurturing students' reading diversity.   

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1. Reach Out and Read website
2. Evidence Based Research initiatives for Reach Out and Read
3. Their list of 35 books
4. Their impact statistics
5. Modeling of Shared Reading
6. our Molly Ness (Read Aloud) episode
7. our Books as Mirrors, Windows, and Doors episode
8. Reach out and Read website about Scholastic ’35 for 35’ collaboration
9. Reach out and Read x Scholastic ’35 for 35’ partnership press release
10. Connect with Reach Out and Read on Twitter/X @reachoutandread
11. Watch and Subscribe to their YouTube content @ReachOutandRead
12. Connect with Reach Out and Read on Facebook @reachoutandread
13. Connect with Reach Out and Read on IG @reachoutandread
14. Scholastic's Teaching Tools:    Diverse Books for Students
15. Scholastic's Parent Store for Diverse Books
16. Scholastic's Teacher Store with Diversity Collections

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This is our 2nd exclusive bonus episode of Reading Teachers Lounge podcast.  In these episodes, Shannon and Mary will share about the students they're helping in reading, the resources they're using, and the books and other materials they're studying to further their practical knowledge about the Science of Reading.  

In September 2024, Shannon and Mary provide details about their tutoring students of various ages and how they're using different curriculum resources with their readers.    Mary shares how she's using Bookworms, All About Spelling, Measured Mom Plus, and the Times Tales resources with her students.     Shannon talks about the free Structured Literacy training she's taking online through Cox Campus.   She also chats about how she's working on handwriting skills, preparing for the structure of MAP testing questioning format, and using the UFLI reading curriculum with the 1st grader she's working with.


RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

1. All About Spelling curriculum
2. Bookworms-baseball
3. Times Tales
4. All About Reading curriculum
5. Anna Geiger: Measured Mom Plus
6. Cox Campus Structured Literacy Training
7. CERI certification
8. our favorite FCRR game (long/short vowels sort)
9. Disc Shooter  *Amazon affiliate link
10. Strive for Five Conversations by Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell *Amazon affiliate link
11. UFLI reading curriculum
12. Fundations Letter Formation Guide

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 Shannon and Mary have an informative and inspiring chat with Karen Gross.  They learn details about how the Covid-19 pandemic affected teachers and students.    Karen shares why the role of teachers is more difficult today, and she provides tons of specific ways teachers can fill their cups and take care of themselves and their class.   If you've experienced stress or trauma, you'll discover ideas from this discussion with Karen about healing.

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1. Mending Education: Finding Hope, Creativity, and Mental Wellness in Times of Trauma by Karen Gross and Edward K. S. Wang * Amazon affiliate link
2. Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door:  Strategies and Solutions for Educators, PreK-College by Karen Gross * Amazon affiliate link
3. Virtual Teachers Lounge
4. Yoga with Adriene on YouTube (This is Shannon's favorite yoga channel)
5. Mirror Neurons (article by American Psychological Association)
6. The Other 3 Senses You Never Knew Existed but You Should:   vestibular system, proprioception, and interoception
7. Understanding and treating a dysregulated nervous system: signs, symptoms, and rebalancing techniques
8. Karen's website
9. Follow Karen on Facebook @karengrossedu

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Shannon and Mary have an informative and inspiring chat with Karen Gross.  They learn details about how the Covid-19 pandemic affected teachers and students.    Karen shares why the role of teachers is more difficult today, and she provides tons of specific ways teachers can fill their cups and take care of themselves and their class.   If you've experienced stress or trauma, you'll discover ideas from this discussion with Karen about healing.

RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1. Mending Education: Finding Hope, Creativity, and Mental Wellness in Times of Trauma by Karen Gross and Edward K. S. Wang * Amazon affiliate link
2. Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door:  Strategies and Solutions for Educators, PreK-College by Karen Gross * Amazon affiliate link
3. Virtual Teachers Lounge
4. Yoga with Adriene on YouTube (This is Shannon's favorite yoga channel)
5. Mirror Neurons (article by American Psychological Association)
6. The Other 3 Senses You Never Knew Existed but You Should:   vestibular system, proprioception, and interoception
7. Understanding and treating a dysregulated nervous system: signs, symptoms, and rebalancing techniques
8. Karen's website
9. Follow Karen on Facebook @karengrossedu

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Mary and Shannon catch up with each other after the summer & podcast break.     They chat about their own children, their personal lives, and their plans for this upcoming school year.   They discuss the implementation of Georgia's dyslexia bill this year.   They share about their professional reading and learning.  And they fill listeners in on the activities they've done through their Patreon community and about some free reading guides they've created over the summer.   This new year is full of changes and possibilities!   



RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:

1. Strive for Five by Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell *Amazon affiliate link
2. List from GA DOE Universal Screeners
3. GA Dyslexia Videos
4. Bonus Episodes access through your podcast app
5. Bonus episodes access through Patreon
6. Free Rubrics Guide created by us
7. Finding Good Books Guide created by us
8. Information about our Patreon membership

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