
Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ™
Melissa & Lori Love Literacy™ is a podcast for teachers. The hosts are your classroom-next-door teacher friends turned podcasters learning with you. Episodes feature top literacy experts and teachers who are putting the science of reading into practice. Melissa & Lori bridge the gap between the latest research and your day-to-day teaching.
Podcasting since 2019 • 302 episodes
Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ™
Latest Episodes
[LISTEN AGAIN] Language Variations and Teaching Reading with Julie Washington
Episode 151 (from June 23, 2023) How Language Variations Shape LiteracyLanguage and reading go hand in hand—but how can we leverage students’ linguistic strengths to support literacy?In this episod...
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Effective Reading Instruction for Multilingual Learners (And Why It Works for Everyone)
Episode 223 Antonio Fierro and Gabi Bell Jimenez break down the essentials of teaching English learners—covering the simple view of reading, oracy, and literacy instruction. English learners thrive when we ...
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Classroom-Tested Literacy Routines for Every Student (Especially Multilingual Learners!)
Episode 222In this episode, teacher coach Margarita shares effective strategies for leveraging students' native languages to enhance their learning in the classroom. She discusses the importance of making cross-linguistic connecti...
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[LIVE] Literacy & Justice for All
Episode 221This live podcast recording was part of the opening reception for the 2025 Literacy & Justice for All symposium in Oakland, CA on March 7 and ...
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[Listen Again] Vocabulary Instruction with Sean Morrisey
Episode 156 Fifth-grade teacher Sean Morrisey joins us to discuss all things vocabulary! We discuss Tier 2 and 3 words and discuss how you can strategically select words to teach using research-based approaches. We al...
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