Lliane's+Podcast+List

Lliane Blons

These podcasts are designed for low level/struggling juniors in British Literature and/or Reading Workshop. Because it’s students who work 5 to 8 grades below the national average for their age group, these podcasts can be used by teachers who work with students in elementary and middle school grades.

[] This podcast contains episodes of lessons for teachers on modeling comprehension and learning for teachers, among other reading strategies. My favorite one is presented my Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey of San Diego State University, and sponsored by the International Reading Association.
 * Teacher Modeling/Strategies: **

[] Reluctant readers at middle school and high school levels are often disengaged because they struggle and tune out. This podcast list, among various great tools for educators, gives some great ideas for teachers to encourage and engage these students to participate in class and engage in learning. It’s presented by Class Acts of the International Reading Association.

[] Summarizing lesson points in the classroom is important for students. This podcast list, posted by The Tenacious Teacher, gives a lesson on how to summarize well and gives some key tips for teachers. Also among my favorites here is a lesson on using visual aides in classrooms and a lesson on group review.

[] This podcast is presented by the International Reading Association and BAM Radio Network’s IRA Radio; it explains concrete techniques and strategies to help reach students who come from culturally diverse backgrounds with more culturally aware instruction.  [] This podcast includes episodes for teachers, for the purpose of improvement in comprehension instruction and theory. It is presented by Dr. Frank Serafini, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education and Children's Literature at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I also specifically enjoy his lesson on getting a reading workshop started in a class.
 * Reading Comprehension/Development: **

[]  This episode of Grammar Girl is great, short lesson on subject-complement agreement. Proper complementation (singular or plural) is a common writing mistake, especially for teenagers. It was written by Becky Tranga, author of //The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier//. It’s a good reminder like this can help correct a lifetime of future grammar errors.
 * Grammar & Vocabulary: **

[]  This podcast is presented by Dr. Tim Rasinski, and is an instructional podcast for teachers on how to help students make and write words, as well as build vocabulary.
 * Writing: **

[]  Book reports are a common assessment tool used by teacher for reading comprehension, as well as one a great form of writing practice in the classroom. This is a podcast which gives teachers tips to help students write book reports by focusing on genre. It is put out by Teachtopia.

[] This podcast is a great video on the writing process, and it can be shown in the classroom to students. Among other information, it explains all the basic steps: prewriting, organizing, drafting, getting feedback, revising, redrafting, editing, and publishing. It is presented by the Maine Technology Learning Initiative.

[] This podcast is a series of interviews on the art of storytelling with various collaborators. It is currently a series of 46 interviews, and gives many perspectives and hints on being a good story-teller, especially with kids.
 * Storytelling: **

[] This podcast is a series of reading of popular stories for children. It would be a great learning tool to use in school. I could see children acting the stories out in roles as a story from the podcast are played.

[] This podcast is also a series of reading of popular stories for children. It would be a great learning tool to use in school. With this one as well, I could see children acting the stories out in roles as a story from the podcast is played.

[] This podcast is a collection of stories read aloud for older children. It includes 60 episodes of some of the most favorite stories every written for children and adults alike.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">[] This podcast is published by Hooked On Phonics. It is a great video series for students just learning to read. It includes 68 episodes of songs and interactive videos for the alphabet and beginning reading and writing… very fun for kids to watch and learn!
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Learning to Read: **

[] This series of 14 podcast episodes is early promotion of literacy, aimed for preschoolers. It is designed by the Mother Goose Club, and is very colorful and exciting for little ones to watch!