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Literacy Matters: Empowered Conversations

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Join Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift and fellow education leaders as they explore the landscape of early literacy and beyond. Each episode delves into essential literacy topics, offering expert insights and perspectives.
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Literacy Matters: Empowered Conversations Episode 10
Season 3, Episode 10
Read Alouds to the Rescue: Give Students a Lifeline to Language and Literacy
Thought Leader:
Dr. Molly Ness
24 mins
Literacy Matters: Empowered Conversations Season 3 Episode 9
Season 3, Episode 9
Teaching Reading: The Things Parents and Teachers Need to Leave Behind
Thought Leader:
Spencer Russell
25 mins

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Season 3, Episode 8
Synergize Your Lessons: 5 Steps to Enliven Skills, Content, Practice, and Performance
Thought Leader:
Dr. Chase Young
20 mins
Literacy Matters: Empowered Conversations Episode 7
Season 3, Episode 7
Fluency to Comprehension: Surprising Truths and Best Routines
Thought Leader:
Dr. Melanie R. Kuhn
25 mins
Literacy Matters Episode 6
Season 3, Episode 6
Is Evidence-Based Writing Instruction Emotional?
Thought Leader:
Dr. Karen R. Harris
17 mins
Leah Mermelstein - LMEC
Season 3, Episode 5
Encoding and Decoding Our Way to Beautiful Sentences with Leah Mermelstein, M.Ed.
Thought Leader:
Leah Mermelstein
24 mins
Literacy Matters: Empowered Conversations
Season 3, Episode 4
Beyond Family Literacy Night: Build True Relationships
Thought Leader:
Maya Payne Smart
11 mins
Literacy Matters: Empowered Conversations
Season 3, Episode 3
Love Is a Lesson Plan—Teaching That
Thought Leader:
Kareem Weaver
19 mins
Literacy Matters: Empowered Conversations
Season 3, Episode 2
Teaching Reading with Grade-Level Texts
Thought Leader:
Dr. Tim Shanahan
26 mins
Literacy Matters: Empowered Conversations Season 3 Episode 2
Season 3, Episode 1
Cursive Is Not a Frill—It's a Life Skill
Thought Leaders:
Dr. Christina Bretz
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Dr. Suzanne Asherson
20 mins
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Get to Know the Host: Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift

Cheryl holds a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership, is a distinguished educational leader, and has been recognized with multiple awards for her achievements. She served as the lead curriculum developer for Learning Without Tears' Get Set for School Language and Literacy curriculum, which received an AEP Distinguished Achievement Award, and was awarded the Investors Bank Educator of the Year Award.