Podcasts & Webinars
Practical conversations about reading, teaching, learning, and the research that helps educators make instruction work for students.
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How can project-based learning bring reading instruction to life without sacrificing the explicit teaching students need? Chase Young, Seth Parsons, and Allison Ward Parsons discuss how meaningful projects can give students authentic reasons to read, write, create, solve problems, and share what they know.
Ep. 245: Read Like Us: Building Fluency Through Repeated Reading & Challenging Texts
Jake Downs and Chase Young discuss Read Like Us, text choice, repeated reading, wide reading, and practical ways to support fluency with connected text.
Listen here →Ep. 122: Reading as Science AND Art
Chase Young, David Paige, and Tim Rasinski discuss Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading and what it means to teach reading authentically and creatively.
Listen here →Episode 101: How to Implement Reader’s Theater
A practical conversation about using Reader’s Theater to build fluency, expression, confidence, comprehension, and joyful reading practice.
Listen here →Synergistic Instruction and Creative Literacy Lessons
Chase Young shares how teachers can blend phonics, creativity, content learning, and authentic engagement to create stronger literacy experiences.
Listen here →Where the Science of Reading Meets the Science of Fun
A webinar focused on high-impact literacy lessons, synergistic instruction, and practical ways to make research-based teaching more engaging.
Watch here →Teaching Reading Fluency: The Art and Science Behind It
Tim Rasinski and Chase Young explain fluency, why it matters, and how creative routines can support reading development in classrooms and interventions.
Watch here →Science-Tested, Kid-Approved Literacy Instruction from Day 1
An engaging professional learning session for K–3 educators focused on fun, effective, research-informed literacy strategies.
Watch here →Expert Panel Discussion: Performance-Based Reading
Tim Rasinski, Chase Young, and Nile Stanley discuss performance activities such as Reader’s Theater and poetry slams for developing fluency and reading proficiency.
Watch here →Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading
A conversation about evidence-based reading instruction, creativity, and the role of artful teaching in literacy classrooms.
Listen here →Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading Interview
Chase Young, David Paige, and Tim Rasinski join Dr. Sam Bommarito for a conversation about balancing science, art, and classroom practice.
Read or listen here →Fluency Q&A with Tim Rasinski, Chase Young, and Jake Downs
A question-and-answer conversation focused on reading fluency, classroom routines, and research-informed instructional decisions.
Listen here →Tiered Fluency Support, Parts 1 & 2
Conversations about supporting diverse learners through fluency instruction, intervention, and the RTI framework.
Part 1 → | Part 2 →Bring these ideas to your school, district, conference, or organization through keynotes, workshops, and institutes.
The best conversations help educators see research more clearly and classrooms more creatively.