Bonus Episode: Writing: An Unsung Hero of Reading Comprehension
This bonus episode is an audio recording of our most popular webinar ever, Writing: An Unsung Hero of Reading Comprehension. It features familiar voices to listeners of Season 1 of the Knowledge Matte...
25 Mar 20251h 1min
Bonus Episode: Knowledge: An Unsung Hero of Reading Comprehension
Today’s episode is a special bonus—an audio recording of our recent webinar, Knowledge: Why It Matters. We found the conversation so valuable that we wanted to make it accessible in as many ways as po...
14 Feb 20251h 1min
Building Stamina for Deep Reading | Know Better, Do Better
Season 2 Episode 6 | Explorers boldly venture into unfamiliar worlds, where confidence, curiosity, knowledge, and persistence are rewarded. When students approach texts like explorers, they bring thes...
19 Nov 202425min
How Rich Texts Fuel Stronger Comprehension | Know Better, Do Better
Season 2 Episode 5 | Have you ever read something and then realized you didn’t totally understand it? That’s the hallmark of a challenging text, and it’s something students encounter all the time. In ...
12 Nov 202427min
Making Reading a Social Experience | Know Better, Do Better
Season 2 Episode 4 | How do actual teachers and students “center the text” in reading classrooms? In this episode, David and Meredith Liben get specific with teachers and experts about how read alouds...
29 Okt 202425min
Why Strategy-First Reading Instruction Holds Students Back | Know Better, Do Better
Season 2 Episode 3 | When’s the last time you finished a chapter of a book and thought, “Hmmm, what was the main idea?” Competent readers don’t ask themselves this question. They’re too busy focusing ...
22 Okt 202424min
Vocabulary’s Central Role in Developing Strong Readers | Know Better, Do Better
Season 2 Episode 2 | Imagine reading a story about a trial, but not knowing the meaning of “indicted” or “exonerated.” Without a lot of determination and a dictionary, you’d be lost. The knowledge and...
15 Okt 202430min
A Reading Comprehension Call to Arms | Know Better, Do Better
Season 2 Episode 1 | In today’s reading classrooms, too many kids are not alright. One of the biggest challenges is comprehension–or rather, its absence. Students don't understand what they read well ...
15 Okt 202428min
