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Peter Johnston talks about how teachers are often held back by the fear of mistakes or not doing things the right way.

In this podcast, Ralph discusses the sometimes surprising answers he received from boys he interviewed during his research and offers some suggestions to make writers workshop more equitable to them.

David Booth and Larry Swartz, coauthors of Literacy Techniques, reflect on the many different literacies that kids encounter today— and the challenge for teachers to bring the entire range of literacies to students— in the first of a two-part audio podcast.

In this podcast, Janet Allen describes the philosophy that informed her book Words, Words, Words, and how systematic vocabulary instruction can be achieved without word lists or workbooks.

In this episode, recorded at IRA's Annual Conference in Chicago, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis discuss their recent video Read, Write, and Talk and the importance of giving students opportunities to turn and talk with one another about their reading.

Literacy Specialist Jen Allen, author of Becoming A Literacy Leader describes some of the challenges she faces in supporting beginning teachers and her plan to institute a monthly inservice for a group of new teachers arriving this fall.

Gail Boushey and Joan Moser discuss The Daily Five, a practice they created ten years ago and have shared with thousands of teachers throughout the US.

JoAnn Portalupi reflects on the effects of standardized testing on writing instruction, and how teachers can prepare students for tests in the context of real writing.