Teaching Literacy Podcast

Bridging literacy research and practice. Hosted by Jake Downs.

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E68|Strategic Assessment Systems with Dr. Adrea Truckenmiller and Dr. Eunsoo Cho

Posted September 6, 202501:18:08

Dr. Adrea Truckenmiller and Dr. Eunsoo Cho discuss building a strategic assessment system in literacy education. They cover how to use data to inform...

Practices of Effective K-2 Teacher Teams with Dr. Jake Downs

Posted August 5, 202501:04:36

Guest host Dr. Kristin Conradi Smith interviews Dr. Jake Downs about the ‘secret soup’ of highly effective K-2 teacher teams.

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Jake Talks Paired Oral Reading with Melissa and Lori

Posted July 7, 202500:53:46

Melissa and Lori invited Jake to discuss Synchronous Paired Oral Reading Techniques (SPORT) — Listen to the episode here!

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E66|Linking Automaticity, Vocabulary, and Text With Dr. Freddy Hiebert

Posted June 9, 202501:01:28

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E64|AI and the Future of Writing Instruction with Dr. Steve Graham

Posted May 5, 202501:05:57

Jake interviews Dr. Steve Graham of the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation at Arizona State University

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