Season 9, Special Episode

Award-winning ways to put science into practice

黄色直播鈥檚 2024 Science of Reading Star Award winners share insights from their daily work. They reflect on why it鈥檚 so critical to stay grounded in evidence-based literacy practices and how they bring those practices into their schools and classrooms. Listeners will be inspired by the creative ideas of educators who are making a difference in the lives of students across the country. Winners honored in the episode in order of appearance are: Amber Hines, Vance County Schools, NC; Elizabeth Caton, Windber Area Elementary School, PA; Jamie Vannoy, Wirt County Primary Center, WV; Christine Michalik, Cicero School District 99, IL; Andrea Mason, County Line Elementary School, GA; A. Simone McQuaige, Prince George鈥檚 County Public Schools, MD.

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Meet Our Guest(s):

Amber Hines, Elizabeth Caton, Jamie Vannoy, Christine Michalik, Andrea Mason, and A. Simone McQuaige

Amber Hines, Elizabeth Caton, Jamie Vannoy, Christine Michalik, Andrea Mason, and A. Simone McQuaige

Each of the 2024 黄色直播 Star Award winners have transformed their classrooms and empowered their students with the Science of Reading. These educators and leaders have gone above and beyond to light the path for students to pursue lifelong literacy. Award-winners featured in this episode include: Amber Hines, The Knowledge Builder; Elizabeth Caton, The Science of Reading Rookie; Jamie Vannoy, The Literacy Legend; Christine Michalik, The Knowledge Builder; Andrea Mason,The MTSS Maestro; and A. Simone McQuaige, The Changemaker.

Meet our host, Susan Lambert

Susan Lambert is the Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities at 黄色直播, and the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast. Throughout her career, she has focused on creating high-quality learning environments using evidence-based practices. Lambert is a mom of four, a grandma of four, a world traveler, and a collector of stories.

As the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Lambert explores the increasing body of scientific research around how reading is best taught. As a former classroom teacher, administrator, and curriculum developer, Lambert is dedicated to turning theory into best practices that educators can put right to use in the classroom, and to showcasing national models of reading instruction excellence.

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Quotes

鈥淭here is no, 鈥楲et's try this. Let's try that.鈥� When it's evidence based, you know that it's proven to be effective.鈥�

鈥擜mber Hines

鈥淚t's important that we are aligning our practices to standards and what the students are required to do鈥攂ut also what they need.鈥�

鈥擡lizabeth Caton

鈥淚f we don't make a conscious effort to utilize evidence-based practices, we are going to be failing our most at-risk populations.鈥�

鈥擩amie Vannoy

鈥淎ll students should have the opportunity for multiple readings of the same text to build comprehension, to build fluency.鈥�

鈥擟hristine Michalik

鈥淚t's really important to utilize assessments, [to] make sure that my students are getting exactly what they need based on the data that I get from assessments, but also based on the data that I get from regular progress monitoring.鈥�

鈥擜ndrea Mason

鈥淭his is not something that can be just done at the schoolhouse. It involves the community and all of our community stakeholders.鈥�

鈥擜. Simone McQuaige