Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ® | Science of Reading for Teachers
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- 🇦🇺AU · Education#1175K to 30K
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Research-Backed Spelling Routines That Work with Brennan Chandler
Aug 28, 2026
1h 06m 42s
[Listen Again] What About Spelling? with Richard Gentry
Aug 21, 2026
57m 09s
The Science of Spelling with Brennan Chandler
Aug 14, 2026
57m 34s
Live from SSSR: What Reading Science Research Says Right Now
Aug 7, 2026
56m 45s
Helping Every Reader Move Past the Decoding Threshold with Rebecca Kockler
Jul 31, 2026
49m 38s
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| 8/28/26 |  Research-Backed Spelling Routines That Work with Brennan Chandler | Episode 259 In this episode, we’re joined once again by literacy researcher and educator Brennan Chandler for a practical, teacher-friendly conversation all about spelling routines that support students as spellers and writers. Brennan walks us through a sequence of short, research-based routines including Sound CheckPattern Power Up,Word WorkoutHeart Word HeroesSentence SprintSpell StreakFree scripts and printables for all six routines are here: Spell Squad We talk about how these rout... | 1h 06m 42s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 | ![[Listen Again] What About Spelling? with Richard Gentry episode artwork](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/80wh55p71hh7ksqz03quqx1aid9o?.jpg){kind=small} [Listen Again] What About Spelling? with Richard Gentry | Episode 96 from 3/4/2022 We’re bringing back one of our most requested conversations about spelling and the important role it plays in reading development. In this episode, we revisit our conversation with literacy expert J. Richard Gentry, author of Brain Words , to explore how spelling supports automatic word recognition and stronger reading and writing overall. Throughout the conversation, Richard explains how spelling connects directly to students’ speech and language systems. He also sha... | 57m 09s | ||||||
| 8/14/26 |  The Science of Spelling with Brennan Chandler | Episode 258 In this episode, we sit down with literacy researcher Brennan Chandler to talk about the science of spelling instruction and why spelling deserves a much bigger role in science of reading conversations. Brennan explains how spelling supports stronger writing, more precise word knowledge, and better reading outcomes. We discuss why spelling should be taught explicitly rather than left to chance, why patterns matter more than memorized rules, and how phonology, orthography, and morp... | 57m 34s | ||||||
| 8/7/26 |  Live from SSSR: What Reading Science Research Says Right Now | In this bonus episode, we're bringing you research right from the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) conference, one of the biggest gatherings of reading researchers in the world. We break down the key takeaways, emerging trends, and standout research that caught our attention, and talk about what it all means for your classroom. If you want to know where the science of reading is headed next, this one's for you. Resources Mentioned Words as Tools (coming soon)Reading Ready + ... | 56m 45s | ||||||
| 7/31/26 |  Helping Every Reader Move Past the Decoding Threshold with Rebecca Kockler | Episode 257 Why do so many students appear to thrive in early literacy, only to stall by middle school? In this episode, we talk with Rebecca Kockler to unpack what literacy data from Louisiana revealed about a common but often misunderstood pattern: strong early reading results followed by flat or declining comprehension growth in later grades. At the center of the conversation is the concept of the Decoding Threshold: the point at which students can read words accurately and automatically e... | 49m 38s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 |  Routines for Reading & Spelling Big Words with Faith Howard | Episode 256 Faith Howard shares practical strategies for improving literacy skills in middle and high school students, focusing on decoding multisyllabic words, spelling routines, and fluency practices. This episode offers actionable insights for educators aiming to enhance reading comprehension and word attack skills. Resources Encoding & Decoding with Word Pyramids BlogI Was Doing Fluency Wrong - Until I Made It About Knowledge BlogTeachers Teach Teachers | Science of Read... | 54m 06s | ||||||
| 7/19/26 | multisyllabic wordsdecoding strategies+3 | Devin Kearns | — | — | multisyllabic wordsdecoding+5 | — | 53m 03s | ||
| 7/10/26 | multisyllabic wordsdecoding challenges+4 | Don ComptonLaura Steacy | Great Minds | — | multisyllabic wordsdecoding strategies+4 | — | 52m 20s | ||
| 6/26/26 | phonemic awarenessword chaining+3 | Anjanette McNeely | Great Minds | — | word chainingphonemic awareness+3 | — | 42m 39s | ||
| 6/19/26 | phonemic awarenessreading instruction+3 | Matt Burns | — | — | phonemic awarenessreading instruction+3 | — | 45m 15s | ||
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| 6/12/26 | phonemic awarenessearly literacy+3 | Marianne Rice | Tennessee | — | phonemic awarenessearly literacy+3 | — | 48m 03s | ||
| 5/22/26 | complex textsreading strategies+3 | Luke Morin | Wading Into the Deep End: What Reading Actually Requires When the Text Gets Hard | — | complex textreading strategies+3 | — | 57m 26s | ||
| 5/15/26 | reading comprehensionbackground knowledge+3 | Daniel WillinghamBarbara Davidson | — | — | comprehensionknowledge+3 | — | 1h 00m 51s | ||
| 5/8/26 | reading comprehensionknowledge building+3 | Kelly Gallagher | To Read Stuff, You Have to Know Stuff | — | reading researchcomprehension+3 | — | 55m 38s | ||
| 4/24/26 | vocabulary instructionclassroom strategies+3 | Melissa Cheesman SmithSavannah Campbell+1 | The Megabook of Vocabulary | — | vocabularyinstruction+5 | — | 1h 01m 08s | ||
| 4/17/26 | vocabulary instructionclassroom strategies+3 | Blythe Anderson | Great Minds | — | vocabularyinstruction+5 | — | 47m 10s | ||
| 4/10/26 | vocabulary instructionlanguage development+3 | Margaret McKeown | — | — | vocabularyinstruction+3 | — | 52m 24s | ||
| 3/27/26 | small-group interventionsTier 1 instruction+3 | Kerry CusickErin Sharon | Great Minds | — | interventionliteracy+3 | — | 54m 05s | ||
| 3/20/26 | small-group instructionreading instruction+3 | — | Maximizing Small-Group Reading Instruction | — | small-group readinginstruction+3 | — | 1h 06m 19s | ||
| 3/13/26 | small group instructionteaching practices+3 | Julia Lindsey | Small Groups, Big Results | — | small groupsinstruction+3 | — | 54m 09s | ||
| 2/20/26 | fluencyreading strategies+3 | — | — | first gradeeighth grade | fluencyreading+6 | — | 51m 20s | ||
| 2/6/26 | fluencyrepeated reading+4 | Jake DownsChase Young | Great Minds | — | fluencyreading+5 | — | 48m 33s | ||
| 1/30/26 | literacy blockphonics instruction+4 | Lindsay Kemeny | Great Minds | — | literacyeducation+4 | — | 57m 13s | ||
| 1/16/26 |  Building Your Scientifically-Based ELA Block with Jamey Peavler | Episode 243 Jamey Peavler discusses the importance of recognizing the varied learning needs of students in all grades! She emphasizes the distinction between comprehension and word recognition skills, advocating for differentiated instruction to better support each student's unique learning journey. Key Takeaways Word recognition and comprehension can develop at different rates.Differentiated instruction is essential for meeting diverse learning needs.Teachers should empower themselves to ada... | 49m 38s | ||||||
| 1/2/26 |  How Learning Happens: Principles Every Teacher Should Know with Carl Hendrick | Episode 242 In this episode, Carl Hendrick emphasizes the critical role of timely feedback in the educational process, highlighting how immediate responses to misconceptions can significantly enhance student learning. He discusses the challenges teachers face in providing effective feedback and the importance of checking for understanding, interleaving, and retrieval practice to ensure that students grasp the material being taught. Check out this resource we made just for you to accompany the... | 58m 16s | ||||||
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Chart history for Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ® | Science of Reading for Teachers
Peaked at #117 in Australia, currently #117 in Australia.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Australia | — | #117 | #117 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.