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
HUMANISTIC LEARNING THEORY, PART 2: SUPPORTING PRINCIPLES
Humanistic learning theory is based upon five supporting principles.
1. Students’ learning should be as self-directed as possible. In other words, students should be given choices about w…
HUMANISTIC LEARNING THEORY, PART 1: EDUCATING HUMAN BEINGS
Psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow are generally thought to be the founders of modern humanistic learning theory (DeCarvalho, 1991). Humanistic learning theory is not easily defined. Ther…
THREE VIEWS OF TEACHING: TRANSMISSION, TRANSACTION, AND TRANSFORMATION
Good teaching starts with an operational definition of teaching. There are three common views of what constitutes teaching: teaching as transmission, teaching as transaction, and teaching as transfor…
MORAL OUTRAGE IS NOT ENOUGH TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC RACISM
Yes, moral outrage over systemic racism is a wonderful thing. It is good that people are outraged (again) at the abuse and the murders at the hands of a police system that was originally designed to …
ACADEMIC WRITING STEP 1: RESEARCH TO GATHER DATA
Academic writing involves saying something about something. You need information to convey, analyze, or use in some fashion. finding new information and taking careful notes is Step 1 of the academ…
DISPROPORTIONALITY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION - RACISM part 5
Students of color are disproportionately represented in special education. This is most true of the three high incidence categories: learning disabilities, emotional behavioral disorders, and intelle…
THE SUPER-SECRET ACADEMIC WRITING PROCESS REVEALED
The super-secret academic writing process involves six steps:
1. Research to gather data. Usually this means finding sources, reading and taking careful notes. However, data can also be collected othe…
ACADEMIC WRITING: THE ART, SCIENCE, AND CRAFT
This is the first in series of podcasts that will provide a foundation and framework to enhance your understanding of the various processes involved in academic writing. The purpose of these podcasts…
BASIC ELEMENTS OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION FOR TEACHING READING SKILLS
The basic elements of direction instruction are: (a) a purpose statement; (b) input with modeling, examples, and demonstrations, (c) guided practice with a gradual release of responsibility, (d) inde…
WHOLE LANGUAGE TEACHERS BELIEVE IN VERY DIRECT AND EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION
It is not the 'what' of phonics instruction in which there are varying ideas; it is the 'how' and the 'how much' of phonics instruction. Also, all teachers, especially whole language teachers, believ…
SEGREGATED AND INCLUSIVE INSTRUCTION - Racism - PART 4
Segregated instruction for students with special learning needs is that which occurs outside a general education setting. Inclusive instruction is that which occurs within a general education setting…
RACISM IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SILO: SEGREGATION AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS
Segregated instruction is that which occurs outside a general education classroom classroom. Inclusive instruction is that which occurs within a general education classroom. Effective inclusive class…
RACISM IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SILO: DISABILITY-RACISM INTERSECTION - Part 3
Disability and race are both social construction designed to put human beings into categories. This podcast examines two models of disability: the medical model and the social model. The medical mode…
VOCABULARY: AN OVERVIEW OF WORD LEARNNG
Children learn between 3,000 and 4,000 words a year. By the end of elementary school they know approximately 25,000 and by the end of high school approximately 50,000 to 80,000 words. The question is…
THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SILO - Part 2
There is a bit of racism in the special education silo. I used to describe special education as a field – as in “the field of special education.” And indeed, it did used to be a field. You can see th…
RACISM IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SILO - PART 1
This is the first in a series of podcasts that will address racism as it pertains to special education and literacy instruction. In these podcasts I am addressing the special education system, which …
ACTION RESEARCH: THE STEPS
The steps of the action research process are described below. Note that it is a recursive process that does not always proceed in a linear fashion (Johnson, 2012; Patterson & Shannon, 1993). Thus, …
ACTION RESEARCH: 7 DESCRIPTORS
The following seven descriptors provide insight as to the nature of action research.
1. Action research is systematic
2. You do not start with an answer.
3. Action research projects vary in length.
4. …
BEING AND BECOMING AN EXPERT TEACHER
Teachers are the most significant variable in determining the quality of education students receive and the amount of learning that occurs. Yet, when it comes to discussions about how to enhance lear…
METHODS, STRATEGIES, AND DIRECT INSTRUCTION IN READING
A method in education usually refers to a defined process or specific set of techniques that are used exclusively in a prescribed fashion for instruction in a particular subject area. In contrast, a …