The Reading Instruction Show
The Reading Instruction Show is a podcast about reading instruction (and other things) with a little bit of attitude. There is plenty here to inform and entertain all. And, by the way, I'm not trying to sell any books. I don't have any curriculum or programs to market. I don't accept speaking fees. And, I don't ever want to be a consultant.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 295
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
PART 4 - WE ARE FAILING OUR STRUGGLING READERS: THE STORY OF ROBERT
We are failing our struggling readers because we are force-feeding them all the standardized reading slop, administered in the same way, and in the same sequence as every other human being subjected …
PART 2: ADDRESSING MORALITY IN OUR SCHOOLS - KOHLBERGS 6 LEVELS OF MORAL REASONING
Lawrence Kohlberg (1984) research was not focused on behaviors, but in the subjects’ reasoning behind their behaviors. From this he developed his theory of moral development. This theory describes …
PART 1 - ADDRESSING MORALITY IN OUR SCHOOLS: WHAT IS MORALITY
We can and we must include moral development as part of our curriculums. But how?
TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM: THE DANIELSON FILTER - PART 2
The Danielson Framework is an example of a filter that is commonly used to evaluate preservice and practicing teachers. The Danielson Group describes this as a framework for professional practice. He…
TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM, PROFESSIONAL DISPOSITIONS, AND FILTERS: PART 1
The terms “teacher professionalism” and “professional dispositions” are often used when assessing preservice and practicing teachers. But what is “teacher professionalism”? What dispositions are the …
READING INTERVENTIONS: THE STORY OF JOSEY
Josey was a 3rd grade student. Before our first session, I listened to her read passages at Lexile level 330 (approximately 1.9 grade level). She read 50 WPM with 97% accuracy. Seven weeks later,…
WE ARE FAILING OUR STRUGGLING READERS: WHY?
Currently, 2.4 million students are classified as having a learning disability and are receiving special education services. Up to 80% of these students (approximately 1,920,000) have some sort of r…
WE ARE FAILING OUR STRUGGLING READERS: THE STORY OF ERIK
Erik. As teachers we tend to remember our failures. One of mine occurred in 1983, my first year of teaching. I was a 2nd grade teacher at Greenwood Elementary School and Erik was my student. I fa…
SOFT BULLYING AND MICROAGGRESSION WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
There is an insidious way of silencing those who are not in lockstep with the majority in organizations and academic institutions. It is called soft bullying and microaggression. These are sometimes …
DATA-RESISTANT THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTS AND PARADIGMATIC PAROCHIALISM IN SPECIAL ED WORLD
In our current educational system, standardized tests are used to assess the quality of the student-products as they move along the 13-year conveyor belt within the education factories commonly refer…
MEETINGS, MUTING, AND MUZZLING (defining democratic process and describing meeting protocol)
It cannot be assumed at any level that people understand democratic process or know the particulars of proper meeting protocol. In this podcast we examine and describe these two elements based on Ro…
MOTIVATION AND LEARNING
Motivation is an internal state that causes us to direct attention or maintain behavior. Motivation can direct our attention and sustain our behavior toward a particular goal.
A…
ATTENDING TO THE EMOTIONAL PART OF READING DISABILITIES
Affect in education usually refer to emotions and motivation. Since these do not show up on test scores, to the educational bureaucracy, they do not exist; however, they are, arguably, the most impor…
THREE VIEWS OF TEACHING: WHICH IS CORRECT?
Teaching as transmission views teaching as merely transmitting knowledge from Point A (teacher’s head) to Point B (students’ heads). Teaching as transaction views teaching as a process of creating s…
RESPECTFUL ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
Within the academic, respectful academic discourse is expected when discussing and debating issues. Here people exchange ideas, they define and defend their positions, and they delineate points of ag…
HOW DO WE HANDLE OUR DISAGREEMENTS?
Disagreements are good. Differing points of view are healthy for any organization or group. Conflicting ideas provide a broader view of the situation and more potential possibilities. You see more si…
IEPS: A SYSTEMS-CENTERED APPROACH AND A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH
This podcast describes two starkly contrasting approaches to individualized educational programs (IEPS): A systems-centered approach and a person-centered approach.
CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND TEACHER PREPARATION.
This is the first in a serious of podcast using critical race theory to examine teacher preparation. In this podcast, seven basic ideas or common understands of critical race theory are examined.
HELPING MIDDLE AGE WHITE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND SYSTEMIC RACISM: WHITE GUILT, SHAME, AND THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Systemic racism has never been fully addressed in our society, our culture, and our curriculums. Simply including George Washing Carver in a social studies lesson just will not do it this time around…
HELPING MIDDLE AGE WHITE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND SYSTEMIC RACISIM
I am not an expert in critical race theory or systemic racism. I am a middle age white guy trying to come to grips with systemic racism and contribute where I can. I am just an old literacy professor…