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The Road to Reading Podcast

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    S4E16:Less is More with Katie Baker: Tips on Implementing Retrieval Practice

    22/03/2026 | 23 mins.
    In this episode, Katie Baker, a 7th-8th grade Texas and United States history teacher, shares how to focus our energy on effective retrieval strategies we can manage. She also explains that she was spinning from all the available resources and pulled back to focus on what she could accomplish in her classroom, and build from there.
    Show Notes:
    Powerful Teaching by Pooja Argwal and Patrice Bain
    Examples from Katie’s Classroom:
    Literacy Grid Template
    Literacy Grid Example
    Power Ticket Example
    Kate Jones Retrieval Practice
    5-12-13 Dylan Kane’s Substack
    Voices from the Field Substack
    The Knowledge Exchange Laura Stam’s Substack
    Distilled by Jamie Clark
    Gist Statements by Sara Quinn
    Science of Reading Classroom Substack
    Teachers Teaching Teacher Nights hosted by Science of Classroom and What I Should Have Learned in College Facebook Group
    Mini Whiteboards by Ben Cooper
    Make it Stick
    Step Lab documentary

    Show Notes:
    Road to Reading Webpage
    SoR Resource Page
    Season 2-episodes
    Season 3-episodes
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    S4E15: Retrieval Tips with Amber Haven

    15/03/2026 | 41 mins.
    In this episode, Amber Haven will share the many ways she incorporates cognitive science principles into her instruction. Amber is a 5th-8th-grade STEM teacher. She will also focus on how she weaves retrieval practice into her day. Amber was featured in both Powerful Teaching and Powerful Classrooms, and you can find her presenting at major conferences like Research Ed.
    Show Notes:
    Resource on executive functions by Dr. Adele Diamond
    Amber Haven-video examples and more
    Powerful Teaching
    Powerful Classrooms
    Learning Scientist Podcast
    Do I Have Your Attention by Blake Harvard
    Just Tell Them by Zach Groshell
    Executive Functions for Every Classroom K-3 by Mitch Weathers and Dr. Sarah Oberle
    Executive Functions for Every Classroom 3-12 by Mitch Weathers
    Knowledge for Teachers podcast with Katie Jones
    Show Notes:
    Road to Reading Webpage
    SoR Resource Page
    Season 2-episodes
    Season 3-episodes
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    S4E14: Retrieval Practice with Lauren Proffitt

    08/03/2026 | 25 mins.
    In this episode, 4th-grade teacher Lauren Proffitt shares how she has implemented retrieval practices in her classroom.
    Show Notes:
    Powerful Classrooms by Patrice Bain
    One Pagers by Jamie Clark
    Brain dump strategy
    Smarter Teaching, Stronger Learning by Pooja Argawal

    Show Notes:
    Road to Reading Webpage
    SoR Resource Page
    Season 2-episodes
    Season 3-episodes
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    S4E13: Power Tools with Patrice Bain

    01/03/2026 | 32 mins.
    In this episode, Patrice Bain, author of Powerful Teaching and Powerful Classrooms, shares the importance of retrieval practice. Patrice explains 4 Power Tools every teacher should know about and how to use them in your classroom. 
    Show Notes:
    Powerful Teaching by Pooja Argwal & Patrice Bain
    Powerful Classrooms by Patrice Bain
    Make it Stick by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger III, & Mark McDaniel
    Just Tell Them by Zach Groshell
    Do I Have Your Attention? By Blake Harvard
    The Goldilocks Effect
    The Scaffolding Effect by Rachel Ball and Alex Fairlamb

    Show Notes:
    Road to Reading Webpage
    SoR Resource Page
    Season 2-episodes
    Season 3-episodes
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    S4E12: Mini-Whiteboards with Brett Benson

    15/02/2026 | 36 mins.
    In this episode, Brett Benson, a 7th-grade World Studies teacher, returns to the podcast to share how mini-whiteboards help him make students' thinking visible and be a responsive teacher.
    Show Notes:
    How Teaching Happens by Carl Hendrick, Paul Kirschner, & Jim Heal
    How Learning Happens by Carl Hendricks and Paul Kirschner
    SOL in the Wild Substack by Brett
    Cognitive Load Theory in Action by Ollie Lovell
    Craig Barton’s Tips for Teachers YouTube videos
    Chalk Dust podcast by Nathanial Swain and Rebecca Birch
    Implementation Curve
    Adaptive Teaching by Alex Quigley
    Rosenshine’s Principles-Tom Sherrington
    Principles of Instruction All Teachers Should Know
    Hinge Questions

    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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