The Language-Literacy Project
For the Love of Literacy Podcast
Connecting with the Guests
For the Love of Literacy
Where we try to clarify and simplify the many connections between spoken and written language
Our guests provide innovative methods aligned with current research that are easy to implement.
We always discuss how a deeper understanding of the connections between language and literacy enriches the lives of students and teachers alike.
These connections are based on the many ways that spoken language is represented in print as a meaningful system.
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Morphemes--the universal building blocks of spoken and written words
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Phrases - the universal building blocks of spoken and written sentences
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Vocabulary knowledge - the larger the vocabulary the easier it is to read, spell and write
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Syntax - the blueprint for arranging morphemes, vocabulary words and phrases into meaningful sentences
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Grammar - the overall framework for organizing words and sentences into meaningful structures, allowing us to communicate.
We feature guests who are not educational celebrities but have breakthrough reading, writing and spelling solutions.
For the Love of Literacy is About Learning
Dyslexic, delayed, disengaged and neurodiverse students learn in different ways.
Our guests bring new perspectives on learning differences, including language difficulties, memory, attention, processing speed and motivation and engagement.
Bruce Howlett - Host - Sparking the Reading Shift
Bruce Howlett – Host For the Love of Literacy
Contact Info: Bruce@ReadingShift.com
Title of Podcast Episode:
Podcast Description: For the Love of Literacy gives researchers and educators a platform to present their recent discoveries and instructional breakthroughs.
Book or Product Description: Sparking the Reading Shift develops the three most important components of literacy:
Morphemes—the universal building blocks of words
Phrases - the building blocks of sentences
Syntax - the blueprint for building sentences from words and phrases.
A 12-lesson Enrichment and a 16-lesson Intervention versions. Students are reading and spelling multisyllable words in complex sentences by the end of the first lesson.
Website: ReadingShift.com
Social Media: FB - Bruce Howlett Sparking the Reading Shift
Newsletter / Blog: ReadingShift.com
Tutoring Services – Reading, spelling, writing & math in Ithaca, NY
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The Sentence Studio - Meghan Hicks & Louise Hewitt
The Sentence Studio: Discovering the Artistry in Sentence Structure
Contact Info: scienceofthesentence@gmail.com
Podcast Episode: Scripts, Sentences, and Structures: Helping Students Unlock Meaning
Podcast Description: For the Love of Literacy gives researchers and educators a platform to present their recent discoveries and instructional breakthroughs.
Book or Product Description: An Instructional guide for educators and students making grammar and syntax instruction accessible and achievable. A comprehensive teacher manual, step-by-step explanations, more than 200 student activity pages, and a ground-breaking BubbleMap instructional routine make The Sentence Studio an excellent resource for busy educators. —phrases the building blocks of sentences, and Syntax, the blueprint for building sentences from words and phrases.
Website: https://scienceofthesentence.com
Social Media: FaceBook - The Science of the Sentence
Sarah Mitchell - Enriching Structured Literacy Through Integrated Word Study
Podcast Episode: - “Enriching Structured Literacy Through Integrated Word Study”
Contact Info: admin@teachingstructuredliteracy.com
Podcast Description: The questions we explored was this:
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Why do so many teachers understand the theory, attend the professional learning, read the books, and still feel unsure how to apply it during real lessons?
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The missing layer between decoding and deeper literacy transfer: integrated word study.
Drawing on research, classroom experience, and practical examples, we explored: -
Why students continue to struggle with spelling and writing after years of phonics instruction
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How stronger word representations support reading, spelling and writing
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The implementation gap many teachers experience
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Practical ways to connect sounds, meanings, spellings, morphemes and sentences within the same lesson
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How the Word Study Map helps make literacy instruction more connected, efficient and meaningful
Book & Products: Morphology Hub App, Teaching Structured Literacy Series.
Website: www.morphologyhub.com
Social media: FaceBook: Structured Literacy for Older Students
Contact: admin@teachingstructuredliteracy.com
Kathleen Love - Speech-Language Pathologist
Contact Info: info@raincityreading.com
Podcast Episode: – Kathleen Love and Beth Coppoc Gunshor: Language Enriching Literacy Ideas for Developmental Language Disorders Spotify Apple Podcasts
Podcast Description:
Services – Literacy and language intervention in Bellingham, Washington. Resources for literacy interventionists worldwide.
Website: https://raincityreading.com/
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/rain.city.reading/
Jennifer Constantine & Kara Lee - Professional development and tutoring
Contact Info: swiliteracy@gmail.com
Title of Podcast Episode: – Morphology and SWI _ English as a Sensible and Meaningful Spelling System Spotify Apple Podcasts
Book: Structured Word Inquiry: An Implementation Guide for Teachers
Workshop: https://www.swiliteracy.org/workshops
Website: https://www.swiliteracy.org/
Newsletter / Blog: SWI Literacy News & Updates
Tutoring Services: https://www.swiliteracy.org/
Lisa Barnett -- Vocabulary and Morphology
Lisa Barnett - Director of Empower Learning Center
Contact Info: EmpowerLC.lisa@gmail.com
Podcast Episodes: Fostering Fascination with Words and Sentences & Vocabulary and Morphology Using Structured Word Inquiry - Apple Podcast Spotify
Book or Product Description: Vocabulary & Morphology using Structured Word Inquiry offers educators a practical, inquiry-based approach to teaching & connecting vocabulary, spelling, and morphology. The engaging lessons demonstrate how word study can deepen literacy, critical thinking, and language comprehension. Designed for teachers, tutors, and literacy specialists, this resource supports meaningful and lasting word learning across grade levels.
Website: Empower Learning Center
Social Media: FB - Empower Learning
Blog: Lisa Barnett's Blog
Tutoring Services – Education for teachers;
tutor of literacy for all ages; in-person & online, Linden MI
Rebecca Marsh - Grammar Coach
Podcast Episode: Co-Creating a Community of Sentence Scholars with Meghan Hicks
Spotify Apple Podcasts
Contact Info: editforclarity@gmail.com
Podcast Description:
Workshop Description: The 6 workshops of the Sentence Diagramming Series offer a basic grammar review, followed by an in-depth study of how words function to create the syntactic structures of a sentence. Beginning with "Punctuation: Signals of Structure," workshops in the Self-Edit for Clarity series focus on the 3 types of dependent clauses and the 3 verbal phrase structures (participles, gerunds, infinitives).
Let's Be Clear Discussion Group: Weekly sessions to analyze syntax and edit problematic sentences
Writing Services: Copyeditor and writing coach
