To the Classroom: Conversations with Researchers & Educators

Jennifer Serravallo•www.jenniferserravallo.com

Jennifer Serravallo interviews leading literacy researchers and scholars about their work. In each episode, she's joined by colleagues from her consulting team, teachers, and coaches, to talk about practical strategies for bringing the research to the classroom.

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4. Dr. Peter Afflerbach -- Reading Skills v Strategies, and the Role of Efficacy, Motivation, Engagement, Epistemic Beliefs, Attributions, and Executive Functions in Reading

Today my guest is Dr. Peter Afflerbach who researches individual differences in reading development, reading assessment, and comprehension. We’ll talk about the differences between skills and strategies – and why that matters for the classroom, as well as his new book Teaching Readers Not Reading in which he argues that factors such as efficacy, motivation, engagement, epistemic beliefs, attributions, and executive functions play a significant role in developing readers. Later, I’m joined by my ...

Mar 13, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4

3. Dr. Daniel Willingham -- Developing Successful, Independent Readers by Supporting thier Focus, Planning, Goal Setting, Notetaking, Studying, Comprehension of Complex Texts, and More.

Today’s guest is Daniel Willingham, author of the new book Outsmart Your Brain. I’m so excited for you to hear us talk about how we as teachers can help students to become successful, independent learners through supporting their focus, planning and goal setting; purposefully take notes from listening or reading; and how to help them best tackle and comprehend complex texts. Later, I’m joined by my colleagues Elisha Li, Gina Dignon, Lainie Powell, and Macie Kerbs for a conversation about what we...

Mar 06, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3

2. Dr. Maryanne Wolf -- The Reading Brain, Digital Reading, Reading Engagement, and Dyslexia

Today I welcome Dr. Maryanne Wolf for a conversation about the incredible reading brain: what happens in neural circuitry when we are reading words accurately, the many different ways to read, and her important thoughts on how to cultivate true reading engagement in children—and in ourselves. Later, I’m joined by my colleagues Gina Dignon, Molly Wood, and Lea Mercantini-Leibowitz, to talk about implications for the classroom. **** Read a full transcript of this episode and learn more about the s...

Feb 27, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2

1. Dr. Kelly Cartwright -- The Active View of Reading Framework and the Role of Executive Skills in Reading Comprehension

Today’s guest is Dr. Kelly Cartwright. We’ll talk about her invaluable work around executive skills, and the ways that these important skills undergird reading engagement and comprehension. We’ll also discuss her 2021 paper with Dr. Nell Duke titled “The Science of Reading Progresses” about The Active View of Reading framework, which incorporates current research on executive skills and explains critical “bridging processes” connecting word reading and language comprehension. Later, I’m joined b...

Feb 20, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 1

To the Classroom Trailer

An introduction to the new podcast for literacy teachers and leaders by Jennifer Serravallo. Listen in as she interviews today’s leading researchers and has post-interview conversations with colleagues about practical takeaways. Support the show

Feb 09, 2023•3 min0

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