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The Road to Reading Podcast

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The Road to Reading Podcast
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    S4E21: Precision Teaching with Daniel Carroll

    10/05/2026 | 29 mins.
    In this episode, Daniel Carroll will share what Precision Teaching is and how it can be used in fluency instruction. 

    Show Notes:
    The Precision Teaching System
    Response to Intervention and Precision Teaching
    Precision Teaching Webinar 
    Improving Reading Fluency with Precision Teaching
    Precision Teaching Guide
    Morningside Academy

    Show Notes:
    Road to Reading Webpage
    SoR Resource Page
    Season 2-episodes
    Season 3-episodes
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    S4E20: Rachel Ball & the Scaffolding Effect

    03/05/2026 | 47 mins.
    In this episode, Rachel Ball, the Coaching Development Lead at Steplab and the author of the book The Scaffolding Effect, will share the intention behind scaffolding, how and when we should put scaffolds in place, and how we can fade scaffolds.

    Show Notes:
    Podcast-Progressively Incorrect with Rachel Ball
    The Scaffolding Effect by Rachel Ball & Alex Fairlamb
    Scaffolding Students to Success article by Rachel Ball and Alex Fairlamb
    Webinar on Mind the Gap with Rachel Ball and Alex Fairlamb
    EEF blog: Moving from Differentiation to Adaptive Teaching
    EEF blog: Scaffolds-what goes up must come down
    EEF Send Guidance Report

    Show Notes:
    Road to Reading Webpage
    SoR Resource Page
    Season 2-episodes
    Season 3-episodes
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    S4E19: Marcie Samayoa Shares How to Build Schema in Our Classrooms

    26/04/2026 | 28 mins.
    In this episode, Marcie Samayoa, a high school science teacher, shares ways that we can build students’ schema.

    Show Notes:
    Scientist in the Making Substack
    Knowledge organizers
    Brain, Book, Buddy Retrieval Activity (Blake Harvard)
    Brain Book Buddy from Scientist in the Making
    Effortful Educator Blog
    Teach Fast by Gene Tavernetti
    How Do We Learn by Hector Ruiz Martin
    Just Tell Them by Zach Groshell

    Show Notes:
    Road to Reading Webpage
    SoR Resource Page
    Season 2-episodes
    Season 3-episodes
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    S4E18: Dr. Sunbar Shares How to Get the Most Out of Concept Maps

    19/04/2026 | 30 mins.
    In this episode, Dr. Kripa Sundar shares why concept maps can help students learn and retrieve. She shares how they can be used in both primary and intermediate grades and how teachers can use them to both build and assess learning in the classroom.
    Show Notes:
    Expertise-Reversal Effect
    The Learning Scientists
    Smart Teaching: Stronger Learning
    Concept Mapping: A Powerful Tool for Learning by Dr. Kripa Sundar
    Concept Maps: Reading Rockets
    How to Start Concept Mapping-Reading Rockets
    Show Notes:
    Road to Reading Webpage
    SoR Resource Page
    Season 2-episodes
    Season 3-episodes
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    S4E17: Retrieval Practices w/ Caitlin Lucas (Making it Simple & Organized)

    05/04/2026 | 28 mins.
    In this episode, Caitlin Lucas, a kindergarten teacher and Goyen Fellow, will share how she began implementing retrieval practices in her kindergarten classroom. She will explain the small changes or tweaks she made that had huge pay-offs.

    Show Notes:
    Brain Dumps by Dr. Pooja Argwal
    Concept Mapping
    Make it Stick
    The Learning Scientist Podcast

    Show Notes:
    Road to Reading Webpage
    SoR Resource Page
    Season 2-episodes
    Season 3-episodes
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Educator podcast sharing how teachers are using the Science of Reading to implement evidence based teaching strategies and high quality curriculum into their classrooms.
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