Voyager Sopris Learning EDVIEW360 Podcast Series
Boosting Beginning Reading: Strategic Reading Reinforcement
Released: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Join us for this interesting conversation with our guest Literacy Expert Susan Ebbers who will share the research and strategies surrounding learning to read.
Ebbers will illustrate how research supports the entwining of phonology, orthography, morphology, and vocabulary when teaching children to read, and to read more capably and with greater comprehension; and how this type of multidimensional approach is even more effective when integrated within the context of phrases, sentences, passages, and stories. Ebbers will also discuss the role self-efficacy plays in nurturing a motivation to read despite difficulties.
She will share ways to help students build skills systematically while also building confidence as well as strategies to:
- Reinforce basic decoding and “sight word” recognition
- Reinforce phonics, including polysyllabic decoding, in context
- Develop vocabulary and basic morphological awareness
- Engage interest and boost self-efficacy within the context of reading
We hope you will join us for this important conversation.
Reading Science and Teaching Literacy to English Learners: Conceptual and Practical Implications
Released: Thursday, January 18, 2024
Join us for this lively and informative discussion between two literacy powerhouses. Dr. Claude Goldenberg, a bilingual literacy expert and author, and Dr. Louisa Moats, author of Speech to Print, Spellography, and creator of LANGUAGE! Live® and LETRS®, as they explore the universals for teaching children to read in any language. What does reading science tell us about how students learn to read in a language other than their own? Is there a science of reading instruction that is applicable across language contexts?
Our experts will discuss the relationship between oral and written language learning and the implications of this relationship for teaching students with varied language backgrounds. They will also explore the common debates still being resolved within the EL teaching community and how to ensure the best literacy learning for every child—regardless of their native language.
Our guests will discuss:
- Universal principles and guidelines for teaching children to read and write in any language
- Some fundamental ideas and practices about teaching ELs that any teacher should know
- The role of oral language comprehension and use when learning to read and write in a second language
- Chronic gaps between white, black, and Hispanic students in the U.S., and evidence to support doing more to help students who are not achieving.
We hope you’ll join us for this timely conversation.
Resources
- Understanding the Difference
The Science of Reading and Implementation for English Learners/Emergent Bilinguals (ELs/EBs) - Narrowing Down to Find Common Ground
Shared Agreements for Effective Literacy Instruction in California
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Pam Austin has over 36 years of experience as an educator. Her current role as a Professional Learning Facilitator Manager and previous positions as the Director of Instructional Technology, and Professional Learning Facilitator includes over 17 years of experience in training and supporting districts in various literacy and numeracy interventions for Voyager Sopris Learning in addition to delivering LETRS professional development sessions.
She has also shared her love of proven VSL solutions as a product marketing manager when she began her role as a EDVIEW360 podcast host in 2019 and continues to this day. Her goal is to aid teachers in changing the lives of students so that they not only become proficient and successful learners, but also, individuals confident in pursuing personal and professional life goals. She previously held the role of literacy specialist at the Center for Development and Learning (CDL) now the Center for Literacy and Learning.
As an educator, in the New Orleans Public Schools for 14 years, she served as an elementary teacher, a reading interventionist, a school-based reading coach, and a Central Office Field Literacy Facilitator. These varying roles allowed her to gain a myriad of experiences that has enhanced her ability to work in collaboration with other educators, schools, and districts for impactful professional learning. Pam’s first steps into a life-long career as an educator began as a fourth-grade teacher, in small school, in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. And the journey continues…