Hello and welcome back! On today’s episode, we are talking all about the Science of Reading. But before we get to that, we talk briefly about the “Queen of Halloween” contest, and Katie and Esther share their favorite books in honor of Author’s Day, which was on November 1st.

Katie: Roald Dahl (She also likes the book, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls)

Esther: EM Forster, who wrote A Room With a View

And we also have a contest winner to announce!

Congrats to Ryan for guessing our Mystery Woman, Ida B. Wells!

Now all about the Science of Reading.

Today our hosts are speaking with special guest, Penny Ezell. Penny Ezell is an accomplished educator with 23 years of experience who has devoted herself to improving literacy for ALL students. Penny is trained in Brainspring’s Phonic First, Structures, and Level II training. She was a R.I.S.E. trainer for the state of Arkansas focusing on the Science of Reading and helped co-author Brainspring’s Science of Reading training. She was also a local LETRS trainer in Arkansas. She is currently working as an independent literacy consultant with Empowering Writers and is a candidate to become a National Professional Learning Facilitator for LETRS. 

After the interview, Katie, Esther, and Penny answer a voicemail question from one of our listeners.

Then Penny shared her favorite author; Andrea Beaty, who wrote Aaron Slater, Illustrator (The Questioneers).

We just want to say “thank you” to Penny Ezell for chatting with us today! Make sure to check out the links below for all the resources mentioned during this episode and follow us on all social media to stay up to date on all Brainspring news. See you next time!

RESOURCES

William Van Cleave Website: https://www.wvced.com/

Latin and Greek Roots: Teaching Vocabulary Using Hands-on Activities and Common Objects by Perry D. Stokes: https://www.amazon.com/Latin-Greek-Roots-Vocabulary-Hands/dp/141640502X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=latin+and+greek+roots+teaching+vocabulary&qid=1669415289&s=books&sprefix=latin+and+greek+roots%3A+tea%2Cstripbooks%2C142&sr=1-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.08f69ac3-fd3d-4b88-bca2-8997e41410bb

Writing Matters - Developing Sentence Skills in Students of All Ages: https://www.wvced.com/product/writing-matters-developing-sentence-skills-in-students-of-all-ages/

Equipped for Reading Success A Comprehensive, Step-By-Step Program for Developing Phonemic Awareness and Fluent Word Recognition by David A. Kirkpatrick: https://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Developing-Awareness-Recognition-PlayStation-4/dp/0964690365

Aaron Slater, Illustrator (The Questioneers) by Andrea Beaty: https://www.amazon.com/Aaron-Slater-Illustrator-Questioneers-Andrea/dp/1419753967

BRAINSPRING RESOURCES

Prefixes and Suffixes: https://brainspring.com/brainspring-store/prefixes-and-suffixes/

More Prefixes and Suffixes: https://brainspring.com/brainspring-store/more-prefixes-and-suffixes/

PS: Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots: https://brainspring.com/brainspring-store/ps-prefixes-suffixes-roots-resource-of-lists-phrases-sentences-poems-and-stories/

PPS: Advanced Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, and Connectives: https://brainspring.com/brainspring-store/all-products/pps-advanced-prefixes-suffixes-roots-connectives/

Greek and Latin Roots: https://brainspring.com/brainspring-store/greek-and-latin-roots/

More Greek and Latin Roots: https://brainspring.com/brainspring-store/more-greek-and-latin-roots/

Writing Matters: Developing Sentence Skills in Students of All Ages: https://www.wvced.com/product/writing-matters-developing-sentence-skills-in-students-of-all-ages/