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Why shouldn’t we level students?
Professor and researcher Kristin Conradi-Smith from episode 143 says, “We lack research for differentiation by text levels.There's simply no support for it.” Teaching with a leveled reading, sometimes known as guided reading, approach isn’t the most effective way to teach or learn to read.
Instead, we can
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Ep. 31: HQC + SEL with CEO Chi Kim
Ep. 30: Wild about Wexler: Take 2!
Ep. 29: Podding with Presley: Why Knowledge Travels Well!
Ep. 28: Bring on the Books! A Conversation with The Maryland Book Bank
Ep. 27: Knowledge Nuggets with Great Minds CAO Rachel Stack
Ep. 26: Tim Shanahan Shares about Strategies & Knowledge Building
Ep. 25: Our New Reality: Schools are Closed!
Ep. 24: Rockin' Robin McClellan, HQC Cheerleader!
Ep. 23: Emily Hanford Epically Defines the Science of Reading
Ep. 22: Leading Urgent Change in Baltimore with Dr. Sonja Santelises
Ep. 21: David Liben: The Man, The Myth, The LEGEND
Ep. 20: Karen Vaites Brags about Baltimore
Ep. 19: Getting at the Root of the School to Prison Pipeline with Kate Walsh
Ep. 18: Baltimore's Grade Level Reading connects the community to build knowledge
Ep. 17: Loving the Learning Mindset in Lorain, OH!
Ep. 16: Scaling Literacy Success with Brian Kingsley
Ep. 15: Addressing Assumptions about Curriculum with Catlin Goodrow
Ep. 14: What about our Striving Secondary Readers?
Ep. 13: TNTP Shares How to Bridge Curriculum Adoption and Implementation Support
Episode 12: Partners in this Work: Learning with Liz Manolis
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