Articles from May 2023

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Explicit Vocabulary Instruction Using the POSSUM Approach

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Meg Mechelke
Teach students to use phonology, orthography, syntax, semantics, understanding, and morphology in the process of learning new vocabulary words.
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The Neuroscience of Reading With Dr. G. Reid Lyon

Thursday, May 25, 2023
Meg Mechelke
Esteemed reading researcher Dr. G. Reid Lyon discusses key discoveries in reading research and how these discoveries can inform teaching today.
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Read It, Say It, Hear It, Write It: Instructional Routines That Engage the Four Language Skill Areas

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Meg Mechelke
It is vital that all literacy instructional routines include synthetic and analytic practice activities that engage all four language skill areas.
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Leveraging Your Local Library’s Literacy Resources

Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Meg Mechelke
Make the most of your public library’s free resources to help support literacy learning in children and teens.
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The Importance of Evidence-Based Instruction With Dr. Timothy Shanahan

Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Meg Mechelke
Literacy expert talks evidence-based instruction, the science of reading movement, and advice for current educators.
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