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33. Dr. Leigh Patel & Shawna Coppola
Feb 12, 2024
45m 12s
32. Zaretta Hammond -- The Science of Learning: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
Feb 5, 2024
49m 44s
31. Dr. Leala Holcomb -- Equitable Literacy Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Jan 29, 2024
49m 10s
30. Chris Wenz -- Autism and Literacy
Dec 11, 2023
51m 19s
29. Dr. Karen Harris -- Writing Instruction, Self-Regulation Strategies, and Professional Development in Writing
Dec 4, 2023
49m 46s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 2/12/24 |  33. Dr. Leigh Patel & Shawna Coppola | My guest today is Dr. Leigh Patel who is a transdisciplinary scholar whose research focuses on both the ways schooling delivers inequities and how education can be a tool for liberation. She is the author of Decolonizing Educational Research. We’ll be discussing an essay she published last fall on decolonizing.net. In the second part of the episode I’m joined by my colleague Shawna Coppola, author of the new book Literacy For All. ** For a transcript and more information about the podcast ... | 45m 12s | ||||||
| 2/5/24 | 32. Zaretta Hammond -- The Science of Learning: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain | Today’s guest is the brilliant Zaretta Hammond, author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. We’ll talk about the science behind her recommended “six core design principles” that she calls “culturally responsive brain rules”. Later, I’m joined by my colleague Jerry Maraia for a continued conversation about practical takeaways. *** To learn more about Jennifer Serravallo: www.jenniferserravallo.com To read a transcript of this episode: www.jenniferserravallo.com/podcast Lea... | 49m 44s | ||||||
| 1/29/24 | 31. Dr. Leala Holcomb -- Equitable Literacy Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students | My guest today is Dr. Leala Holcomb, a researcher of deaf education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who accepted my invitation to teach us all about what true equity and inclusion looks like when supporting deaf children’s language and literacy development. At Dr. Holcomb’s request, I interviewed them in writing via a collaborative online document, and I have hired a voice actor, Ginna Hoben, to read Dr. Holcomb’s words for this podcast interview. As with all episodes, a transcript... | 49m 10s | ||||||
| 12/11/23 | 30. Chris Wenz -- Autism and Literacy | My guest today is Chris Wenz, researcher and teacher, whose dissertation focused on profiles of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. We begin our conversation with an understanding of the diverse profiles of autistic individuals, and move into a conversation about considerations for literacy assessment and teaching. In the second part of the episode I’m joined by my colleague Elisha Li, a former elementary inclusion teacher, to discuss practical takeaways. *** Read a full transcr... | 51m 19s | ||||||
| 12/4/23 | 29. Dr. Karen Harris -- Writing Instruction, Self-Regulation Strategies, and Professional Development in Writing | Karen Harris My guest today is Dr. Karen Harris who joins us to talk about the role of strategy instruction for qualities of good writing such as focus, organization, and detail, as well as strategies for self-regulation. We’ll also discuss a recently-published meta-analysis she coauthored focused on effective professional development for teachers. I’m joined by my colleagues Lea Leibowitz and Lainie Powell in the second half of the episode where we’ll discuss practical strategies for writing... | 49m 46s | ||||||
| 11/28/23 | 28. Dr. Steve Graham -- Reading and Writing Reciprocity, and Writing Instruction Best Practices Based on 40 Years of Research | My guest today is Dr. Steve Graham, who has, for over 40 years, studied how writing develops, how to teach it effectively, and how writing can be used to support reading and learning. We'll discuss some of his research around reading and writing reciprocity, and we'll learn about writing instructional practices that have the strongest evidence, as published in his lES practice guides, available on What Works Clearinghouse. Transcript & More about the show: https://www.jenniferserravallo... | 1h 01m 02s | ||||||
| 11/20/23 | 27. Dr. P David Pearson -- Developing a Research-Informed Reading Curriculum and Literacy Block | Today's guest is none other than THE Dr. P David Pearson. Usually I approach guests with a topic in mind, but because Dr. Pearson had just written on just about every topic there is to write about in the field of literacy education, I asked him what he wanted to discuss. He said: "how to design an ideal literacy block aligned to research." I love the topic and I hope you will too. As always, I'm joined by colleagues in the second half of the episode today. It's Gina Dignon and Macie Kerbs to ... | 1h 15m 52s | ||||||
| 11/13/23 | 26. Dr. H. Richard Milner -- Multiple Literacies, Including A Wider Scope of Research in SoR Conversations, Effective Leadership | My guest today is Dr. H. Richard Milner, author of the recent Reading Research Quarterly article titled “Disrupting Racism and Whiteness in Researching a Science of Reading” and the new book The Race Card. We talk about the importance of drawing from a wide range of types of research in designing our literacy classrooms, the multiple literacies we should be developing in young people, and what effective leadership looks like in this time. **** Read a full transcript of this episode and ... | 44m 39s | ||||||
| 11/6/23 | 25. Dr. Laura Ascenzi-Moreno -- Multilingual Learners: Assessment and Teaching | My guest today is Dr. Laura Ascenzi-Moreno, a NYC-based scholar who studies bi and multi-lingual education. She has several papers about reading assessment practices and considerations for students who speak multiple languages. We also discuss reader models such as the Simple View and Active View, and which are more aligned with biliteracy research, and considerations for phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension instruction for bi and multilingual learners. Later, I’m joined... | 45m 39s | ||||||
| 10/30/23 | 24. Dr. Caitlin Ryan and Dr. Jill Hermann-Wilmarth -- The Hows and Whys of LGBTQ-inclusive Curriculum and Texts | My guests today, Dr. Caitlin Ryan and Dr. Jill Hermann Wilmarth, are co-authors of the professional book Reading the Rainbow as well as many scholarly articles. They will help us think about the whys and hows of LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum and texts in K-8 settings. Later, I am joined by my colleague Gina Dignon to discuss practical takeaways for both teachers and school leaders. Read a full transcript of this episode and learn more about the show at https://www.jenniferserravallo.com/po... | 50m 41s | ||||||
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| 10/23/23 | 23. Dr. Elizabeth Sulzby -- Emergent Literacy and Language Development | My guest today is Dr. Elizabeth Sulzby whose research focus is on early language and literacy development in Pre-Kindergarten. She talks about research studies she did with preschoolers in NYC years ago where teachers do repeated readings of storybooks—even those with complex language and story structure—and study children’s rereadings and retellings. These studies formed the basis for her emergent reading classification scheme. We also talk a bit about emergent writing development in prekind... | 23m 13s | ||||||
| 10/16/23 | 22. Dr. Haeny Yoon and Dr. Lalitha Vasudevan -- Play, Conceptual Knowledge Development, and Literacy Skills | My guests today are Dr. Haeny Yoon and Dr. Lalitha Vasudevan, researchers who study play in early childhood and adolescence. We talk about the many benefits of play, the role of adults in setting up and facilitating play, and ways that play supports conceptual knowledge development as well as reading and writing skills. Later, I’m joined by colleagues Emily Strang-Campbell and Gina Dignon, as well as longtime friend Alison Porcelli, former teacher and school administrator and now a district c... | 54m 45s | ||||||
| 10/9/23 | 21. John Walker and Dr. Jan Wascowicz -- Speech to Print Approach to Phonics and Spelling Instruction | John Walker and Jan Wasowicz Today’s episode is a double – I have two guests to teach us about a speech to print approach to spelling and phonics instruction. John Walker is the UK-based creator of Sounds-Write. Jan Wasowicz is the US-based creator of Spell Links. We’ll talk about the differences–and benefits–of using a speech to print approach. Later, I’m joined by colleagues Macie Kerbs and Rosie Maurantonio, as well as the author of We Do Writing, Leah Mermelstein, for a conversation about... | 1h 13m 14s | ||||||
| 10/2/23 | 20. Dr. Tim Rasinski -- Fluency Instruction, and Blending the Art and Science of Reading | Today’s guest is Dr. Tim Rasinski. We’ll talk about his newest book, Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading, along with several of his recently published studies that offer ways to support students’ fluency development through the use of poems and Reader’s Theater. This conversation is packed with ideas you’ll be able to use right away. After my converstion with Dr. Rasinski, I’m joined by four of my colleagues – Darren, Lainie, Macie, and Gina – where we’ll share our responses, ideas, and ... | 39m 46s | ||||||
| 9/25/23 | 19. Dr. Laura Steacy and Dr. Don Compton -- Set for Variability | Today’s guests are Drs. Laura Steacy and Don Compton, researchers who explore and write about the skill Set for Variability. You’ll hear them talk about this new area of research which offers an explanation for how students self-correct pronunciations of words when reading, and may have interesting implications for how we learn to remember spellings of irregular words. After my interview, I’m joined by my colleagues Macie Kerbs and Lainie Powell for a discussion about takeaways for the classr... | 35m 36s | ||||||
| 9/18/23 | 18. Dr. Peng Peng -- Comprehension Strategy Instruction: What Strategies and Most Effective for Older Struggling Readers? | My guest today is Dr. Peng Peng, co-author of a recently-published meta-analysis that examined the role of strategy instruction with struggling readers in grades 3-12. The analysis sought to understand which strategies, and which strategy combinations, are most important to prioritize in a time-crunched intervention setting. Later, I’m joined by my colleague Elisha Li for a conversation about practical takeaways for the classroom. **** Read a full transcript of this episode, and learn m... | 41m 36s | ||||||
| 9/11/23 | 17. Dr. Kristin Conradi Smith, Dr. Steve Amendum, and Tammy Williams -- Effective Small Group Instruction in Reading | My guests today are three authors of a recent article in The Reading Teacher about Maximizing Small Group Instruction: Dr. Kristin Conradi-Smith, Dr. Steve Amendum, and Tammy Williams. They’ll share essential recommendations for forming and conducting effective group lessons for readers. After our conversation, I’m joined by my colleagues Emily Strang-Campbell, Clarisa Leal, and Cristy Rauseo for a conversation about practical takeaways. **** Learn more about Jennifer Serravallo and r... | 35m 49s | ||||||
| 9/4/23 | 16. Dr. Margaret McKeown -- Vocabulary Development, Explicit Vocabulary Instruction, and the Questioning the Author Intervention | Today my guest is Dr. Margaret McKeown. We’ll start our conversation discussing vocabulary development and explicit vocabulary instruction, including how to choose words for instruction, how to teach words so students understand them deeply, and how to help students build connections between words. Our conversation then shifts to the Questioning the Author instructional intervention, which focuses on developing comprehension through conversation and can be used to foster independence and disc... | 47m 10s | ||||||
| 8/28/23 | Season 2 Trailer | Season 2 of To the Classroom begins on September 4, with new episodes every Monday. Check out this season's guests: www.jenniferserravallo.com/podcast Together, we’ll explore a wide range of topics that honors the complexities of what it means to teach literacy to a diverse population of students. We’ll stay rooted in science, but explore practical and artful applications to real classrooms. Please subscribe or follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Sup... | 3m 17s | ||||||
| 5/29/23 | 15. Dr. Gholdy Muhammad -- Including Identity, Skills, Knowledge, Criticality, and Joy in a Literacy Instructional Framework | Today I welcome Dr. Gholdy Muhammad. She’ll teach us about the importance of including qualitative research, her studies of the Black Literary Societies of the 1800s, and how that research has inspired her instructional framework which includes identity, skills, knowledge, criticality and joy. In the second half of the episode I’ll be joined by my colleagues Angie, Emily, Lea, and Jerry for a conversation about practical strategies and takeaways for the classroom. *** To learn more about J... | 42m 40s | ||||||
| 5/22/23 | 14. Dr. Edmund Adjapong -- Hip Hop Ed, and Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogies | Today’s guest is Dr. Edmund Adjapong, a scholar whose work focuses on engaging youth through culturally responsive and sustaining pedagogies centered around embracing Hip Hop culture in the classroom. In the second half of the episode, I’m joined by my colleague Elisha Li, and Eric Royo, elementary educator and founder and director of Hip Hop Building Blocks, for a discussion of ways to bring what we learned from Dr. Adjapong to the elementary and middle school ELA classroom. ** To ... | 31m 39s | ||||||
| 5/15/23 | 13. Dr. Carla España and Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera -- Supporting Multilingual Students with Culturally and Linguistically-Affirming and Sustaining Practices | Today I welcome Dr Carla España and Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera for a conversation about supporting bilingual and multilingual students in monolingual or dual language classrooms. We discuss culturally and linguistically-affirming and sustaining practices, their advice for choosing texts to use for literacy lessons, and they share examples of some lessons we can use in classrooms right away. In the second half, I’m joined by my colleagues, bilingual educators and consultants, Cristy Rauseo, Claris... | 42m 47s | ||||||
| 5/8/23 | 12. Dr. Debbie Reese -- Native American Representation in Children's Literature and Our Literacy Classrooms | Today I welcome Debbie Reese to talk about her scholarship focused on Native representation in children’s literature, her AICL resource, and advice for teachers about selecting texts to use in the classroom. Later, I’m joined by my colleagues Lainie Powell, Angie Forero, and Molly Wood to discuss practical takeaways. ** To learn more about this podcast, see the first season's guests, read full transcripts and blog responses from listeners, and read more about Jennifer Serravallo and he... | 26m 24s | ||||||
| 5/1/23 | 11. Dr. HyeJin Hwang -- Bidirectional Relationship of Knowledge and Comprehension in Mono and Multilingual Learners | Today I welcome Dr. HyeJin Hwang to talk about her recently published study on the bidirectional relationship of knowledge and comprehension in monolingual and multilingual readers. In this conversation we talk about different types of knowledge, ways to support knowledge building, the use of informational and narrative texts in the classroom, and frameworks that can help us think about comprehension. Later, I’m joined by my colleague Gina Dignon about practical takeaways. *** To learn more ... | 35m 59s | ||||||
| 4/24/23 | 10. Dr. Tanya Wright -- Vocabulary Development, Knowledge Building, and Comprehension | Today’s guest is Dr. Tanya Wright whose research and writing focus on vocabulary and knowledge-building, and comprehension. She’ll help us think about how to infuse vocabulary instruction into before, during, and after reading activities to move from passive word learning such as just parroting back a dictionary definition, to active processing where readers really engage with words to understand them more deeply. We’ll talk about what research says about explicitly teaching word meanings, an... | 36m 13s | ||||||
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