Shanahan on Literacy
Timothy Shanahan
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S2026E6 Do You Have Any Pet Peeves About Reading? Here Are My Top Ten
A pet peeve is an irritating annoyance. We can have pet peeves about anything, including reading education and the arguments that rage around it. Here are some of the things that I find annoying…
S2026E5 AI and Reading Comprehension
What role should AI play in reading comprehension instruction? This first-of-two-parts podcast explores ways in which AI may undermine reading comprehension learning rather than promoting it.
S2026E4 How Would You Schedule Reading Instruction?
Teachers often wonder how to schedule reading instruction. Often they are advised to make sure they include certain activities every day. My advice is to focus on the what needs to be accomplished…
S2026E9 How Important is Reading Rate?
How important is the speed of reading? This far reaching examination of rate considers how fast language must be for comprehension to result, the silent reading speeds of students in the various…
S2026E8 Essential Fundamentals of Spelling Instruction with a Little Help from My Friends
Do you want to know how to teach spelling? This engaging episode brings together the views of several spelling experts (Don Bear, Peter Bowers, Richard Gentry, Steve Graham, Louisa Moats). Lots of…
S2026E7 How Can Effective Teaching Do Harm?
Research suggests that Reading Recovery instruction somehow penalizes students. Those who get the help do less well in ensuing years than similar kids who don't. This podcast explores possible…
S2026E6 How Can We Take Advantage of Reading-Writing Relationships?
Reading and writing are closely related. Teaching them together can have a powerful impact on both. This podcast explores three major ways that reading and writing can be combined in the classroom to…
S2026E6 The Why and How of Research and the Science of Reading
Despite all the interest in the "science of reading" (SOR) there are still some serious misunderstandings when it comes to recognizing and using research evidence. Even many proponents of SOR, in…
S2026E5 How Should We Plan Reading Comprehension Lessons?
A teacher asks how to plan a reading comprehension lesson. Tim Shanahan talks about the research and then suggests a series of steps that should be taken to plan a reading comprehension or to revise…
S2026E4 Are We Teaching Too Much Phonics?
Over the past decade there has been a public outcry for more phonics instruction in our schools. This has resulted in legislation across the country. Now, the discussion seems to be shifting --…
S2026E3 What Are the Best Fluency Learning Targets? I Think My School is Overdoing It.
Many schools have adopted fluency learning targets based upon fluency norms. Recent research shows that students are able to comprehend text reasonably well even with lower fluency levels. Does that…
S2026E2 When Should Reading Instruction Begin?
If you would like to get into a good argument, tell someone when reading instruction should begin. I'm always surprised at how many people have an opinion on that topic, and how vociferously they…
S2026E1 What We Talk About When We Talk About Curriculum
This podcast explores the unfortunate implications of confusing curriculum and instruction. Teachers would do better to distinguish those concepts and to coordinate the one with the other.
S2025E33 Should We Be Using "Words Correct Per Minute"?
Reading ability is often measured through oral reading fluency. These days that means having students read passages aloud and counting the numbers of words per minute read accurately. While this has…
S2025E32 What Teachers Need to Know about Sentence Comprehension
For years, teachers were told that teaching English grammar had no impact on reading comprehension or quality of writing. A more recent substantial body of evidence reveals the importance of sentence…
S2025E31 Literacy Charities for 2026
Each year, Shanahan on Literacy identifies the highest rated national, regional, and international Literacy Charities. Find out which ones you want to help -- and which might be a source of support…
S2025E30 Won’t Challenging Texts Discourage Young Readers?
Research indicates that teaching reading at students' "reading levels" provides no advantages and may do harm when it comes to learning. However, many teachers are less worried about learning, and…
S2025E29 Whole Books or Excerpts? Which Do the Most to Promote Reading Ability
Recently, there have been claims that reading achievement is being suppressed because schools are teaching reading with excerpts and other short pieces rather than with complete books. These critics…
S2025E28 Don’t Confuse Reading Comprehension and Learning to Read (and to Reread)
Are we making our instructional decisions based upon comprehension data or learning data? Is our purpose to make sure that students gain immediate comprehension of the instructional text or is it to…
S2025E27 Considering Running Records, and No, I Don’t Beat My Wife Anymore
I've argued against teaching reading at students' instructional levels. Does that mean that I'm against running records and informal reading inventories? What could such tests possibly provide if you…
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