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This edition: Why Early Reading Matters: Learning in the Early Grades


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Episode Details

Original tape date: September 11, 2018. First aired: September 25, 2018.

Early Reading Matters, a research-based, guided literacy approach to teaching reading focuses on the youngest readers in K-1 to insure they have the foundational skills needed to be successful readers and learners. EdCast visits P.S. 63, the Author’s Academy, in District 9 in the Bronx to see this approach in practice.

Guest List

Ray Diaz-Lens Principal, P.S. 63

Roseann Gallichio Teacher, P.S. 63

Danielle Gentile Teacher, P.S. 63

Lynette Guastaferro Executive Director, Teaching Matters

Michelle Macchia Literacy Coach, Early Reading Matters

Jessica Schwenk Teacher, P.S. 63

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