Building the Language Skills for Reading, Writing, and Spelling (with Dr. Jan Wasowicz)
The Be Podcast Network, an organization of more than four dozen engaging shows dedicated to education, and Reading Is Fundamental are partnering during National Literacy Month to share high-impact conversations about literacy with more than 40 unique episodes featuring conversations about the state of children’s literacy nationwide, best practices for reading instruction and engagement, strategies to foster the joy of reading in school and at home, and much more.
The “science of reading” is trending; but in order for professionals to engage in effective instruction, they need to understand that literacy also includes spelling and writing.
Writing, spelling, and reading are interconnected, and the growing body of research continues to show us that these skills need to be taught explicitly.
Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan invited Dr. Jan Wasowicz to the De Facto Leaders podcast to discuss the Language Literacy Network, a framework she’s created to help professionals better understand the connections between reading, writing, spelling, and language.
In this conversation, they discuss:
- Do we need a “writing rope” to supplement the “reading rope”? Or should reading, writing and language be woven in to one literacy framework?
- Pragmatics, executive functioning, and metalinguistic awareness: How do these components fit in to effective literacy instruction?
- Does working on reading improve spelling? Does working on spelling improve reading?
- Should professionals work on linguistic skills in stages? When/how should professionals start working on morphology in elementary school?
- Defining “print to speech” and “speech to print” approaches (with specific examples).