<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;From 3/4/2022&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We’ve been asked about spelling and the connection to reading science more times than we can count. Today, we talk with expert &lt;a href='https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/j-richard-gentry-phd'&gt;J. Richard Gentry&lt;/a&gt;,  author of &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Words-Science-Reading-Teaching/dp/1625312733/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1549994479&amp;amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull'&gt;Brain Words&lt;/a&gt; and blog contributor to Psychology Today: &lt;a href='https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/raising-readers-writers-and-spellers'&gt;Raising Readers, Writers, and Spellers &lt;/a&gt;(An Expert Guide for Parents).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He tells us all about spelling and how it connects to our speech and language system. Moreover, he supplies teachers with practical, meaningful, science of reading-aligned strategies to teach spelling. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We wrote a book! &lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/Literacy-50-Handbook-Teachers-Real-World/dp/1546121862'&gt;The Literacy 50-A Q&amp;amp;A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/MelissaandLoriLoveLiteracy'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Facebook&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; and join our &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/1607865752906950'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Facebook Group&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/literacypodcast'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Twitter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/literacypodcast/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Instagram&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don&amp;apos;t miss an episode! Sign up for FREE bonus resources and episode alerts at &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://literacypodcast.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;LiteracyPodcast.com &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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[Listen Again] Ep. 96: What About Spelling? with Richard Gentry

APR 19, 202456 MIN
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[Listen Again] Ep. 96: What About Spelling? with Richard Gentry

APR 19, 202456 MIN

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From 3/4/2022

We’ve been asked about spelling and the connection to reading science more times than we can count. Today, we talk with expert J. Richard Gentry,  author of Brain Words and blog contributor to Psychology Today: Raising Readers, Writers, and Spellers (An Expert Guide for Parents).

He tells us all about spelling and how it connects to our speech and language system. Moreover, he supplies teachers with practical, meaningful, science of reading-aligned strategies to teach spelling. 


We wrote a book! The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night

Don't miss an episode! Sign up for FREE bonus resources and episode alerts at LiteracyPodcast.com

Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.