a podcast about writing a screenplay. exploring the ideas as they come, detailing the process and every little thing that connects to it. support the show at https://www.patreon.com/lemmingdrops
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Experts demystify Shakespeare in a series of interviews conducted by students and faculty at Michigan State University.
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From The Jump podcast discusses all things hip hop: new emerging artists & trends, song analysis, pop culture & the intersection of old school vs new school hip hop. We keep it current, focusing on bridging the gap between hip hop as a genre and as a culture.
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The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan and published in February, 1678. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. The author says in the preface " I have endeavored as far as possible to avoid hard and technical expressions, and I cannot but think that the mere fact of the brevity of the words mus ...
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Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice
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Lessons to help you understand and speak normal-speed American English.
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Your hosts Ian & RJ review and rank every Christmas, Hanukkah, winter, holiday, et cetera song. All of 'em. Even the bad ones. Especially the bad ones.
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From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language. Hosted by KMUW's Fletcher Powell, each episode features a conversation with the sister and brother who wrote the book on it. Literally. You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse is by Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras ...
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An eclectic collection of my poetry, congealed together in a plastic tub.
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Multimedia Artist currently creating in San Francisco, CA.
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A podcast about being the kind of grown-ups we want to be. The answers are better than the questions.
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Ben Liebsch explores creativity and consciousness with his permanently mid level band’s musical journey and the people he meets along the way.
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English pronunciation and accent reduction podcast lessons for ESL students and professionals who want to speak the English language with a clear and confident American accent.
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The Primary (Paradise) Teaching Podcast shares engaging, hands on, easy to implement teaching ideas for your Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classroom. Our host, Martha Moore, is an experienced, IB certified, K-5 intervention teacher and 1st and 2nd grade classroom teacher. Learn how to provide students with relevant, engaging learning experiences with activities, strategies, and lessons that are easy for you, the teacher, to implement as well. With an emphasis on writing skills, ...
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Welcome to Australian English 101 podcast where you can learn all things about Australia and the English we speak.
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Interviews and podcasts to discuss how we can help parents to work with dyslexic students. Dr. Marianne Cintron, founder of Dyslexia Solutions, wants to bring peace to parents' homes by helping their dyslexic children read, so they can build their self-esteem, unlock their genius minds, and realize their full potential!
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Noah Stetzer and Ross White, editors at Bull City Press, reveal the secrets of chapbooks—writing, editing, and publishing them—and take you behind the scenes at some chapbook presses. Contact the podcast with questions & comments using chapbook [at] bullcitypress.com; look for Bull City Press online at www.bullcitypress.com. Twitter: @bullcitypress; Noah Stetzer @dcnoah; Ross White @rosswhite
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Description Hi, Let's learn English. I'm English Danny. This is my channel www.youtube.com/englishdanny about learning English and studying English. On this channel, you can learn English from 4 real English teachers. You can use these episodes to help you improve your English speaking and English Conversation skill. Our goal is to help you become more fluent in English. If you are an English learner you know how important great lessons from a great teacher are.This channel makes episodes th ...
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The Extreme Improv Skills Show is a series of mini podcast episodes where Extreme Improv's David Pustansky and other guest speakers discuss various improv skills and techniques. On this show you will learn new improv games, formats, and acting and comedy styles to use in your own performing experience. Follow us! Extreme Improv www.extremeimprov.co.uk Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/extremeimprov Facebook.com/extremeimprov Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/extremeimprov Tik Tok: @extremeim ...
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We continue our fascination with rules we don't know we know with a look at the importance of where we put the stress when we say words out loud.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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We're looking at the differences between what people in Italy call their food and what they call it in one very specific place in the world (here's a hint: Tony Soprano has a lot to say about this).بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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We return to one of our favorite topics: mistakes that aren't really mistakes, even though a whole lot of people will tell you they're mistakes.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Episode 370: Jesus Died For Our Crocodiles
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Sometimes, when you do a year-round holiday music review podcast for nine years, you pitch a ridiculous idea and you kinda just gotta trust the process. We're celebrating the fact that "Oct" sounds a little bit like "croc" with two crocodile-themed song selections! "Merry Christmas Baby (Please Don't Die)" by Crocodiles and Dum Dum Girls wraps a gl…
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A Merriam-Webster poll sets off our conversation today as we make our picks for the most overrated word, the most underrated word, the most pleasant word to say, and a number of other mosts, bests, and worsts.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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There are a whole lot of things you can say when someone thanks you for something... But what do they all really mean?بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! If your native language doesn’t include many consonant blends, English can be a challenge. An example is “st” as in the word “test.” These blends can appear at the beginning of a word, in the middle, or at the end. Let’s practice. 1- The first test was the worst…
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Episode 369: Taking Care of Nonsense
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Listen, at the time of this recording, Sabrina Carpenter's album WAS at the top of the charts. She's still near the top! Top-ish! WE REMAIN RELEVANT In this episode, we discuss Sabrina Carpenter's 2022 Christmas track (and soon-to-be basis of a Netflix special, apparently) "A Nonsense Christmas", followed by the circa-2015 "Christmas the Whole Year…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! (From - Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: beginning of Chapter 7.) There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Here are three more Phrasal Verbs based on “take”: 1- As soon as all the passengers were seated and buckled in, the plane took off. [the plane left the ground] 2- When the burglars heard our key in the lock, they took off through the back door and raced down the…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Imaginary businesses with tricky-to-pronounce names. Use this podcast as an exercise to warm up your pronunciation. Go slowly before you try to go fast! 1- Rudy’s Radioactive Radiator Repair 2- Thea’s Thursday Seances Featuring Thinking, Theorizing, and Theremin…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! To “take over” has a couple of meanings. It can mean to “take control of” something, but it can also mean to control by being bossy. 1- While I was sick, weeds took over the garden. Now it looks terrible. 2- When my father died, I had to take over running the co…
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To take advantage of someone or something
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Another expression with the verb take. Let’s practice with “to take advantage of.” To “take advantage of” can be good or bad. Here’s an example of the bad kind: “He took advantage of his friend’s generosity by borrowing money and never paying it back.” And the g…
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Jump in your estate car and head to the chemist, this week we're looking at some British equivalents of American English words.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Episode 368: Lower Twang Quotient
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It's back to school season and we're back to taking listener requests! That's not really the theme of the episode, but it is true. This week we cover two listener requests for two versions of the same song! First up, we listen to "Nothing But a Child" as performed by Robin and Linda Williams for the Prairie Home Christmas compilation album or audio…
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! Let’s continue our practice with the verb “take”, this time with “take place” which means to “happen”, usually for organized events. 1) The next summer Olympic Games will take place in Los Angeles. I hope it won’t be too hot. 2) The next performance by the Bosto…
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The letter of the day is "A"! We're getting you (or your kids) ready for the SATs with some tricky vocabulary from the beginning of the alphabet.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! The verb “take” is very common in English and it’s used in many ways. One of the expressions is to “take a look.” Here are some examples: 1) “Doctor, please take a look at this X-ray.” 2) He took one look at the snake and said, “It’s a Burmese Python.” 3) “We ne…
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We Simply Must Talk About Modal Verbs
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Must, could, should, shall, might, may... We dig into the weird, wiggly, weaselly world of modal verbs.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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fascinating me so much that i need to put them onto paper
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a season finale in which i get sidetracked (while trying to talk about Chase Two Rabbits) by discussion of the capital of Gardea and the complications of trying to skin Basara into D&D 5e to run a campaign there.بقلم robert e g black
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Episode 367: Our Podcast Got Run Over by Syllables
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Hey, listen. As I'm writing this, Ian and Jam are both very jetlagged. They don't remember why they thought covering these songs would be fun. It was a nightmare. August Got Run Over By a Reindeer is a nightmare in general. But hopefully, that's fun for you, the listener. In honour of the Election Year (and because we gotta cover these versions of …
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Grab your swimsuit! Or your bathing suit. That's up to you. We're heading to the beach for a look at the language of tides, waves, and other things beachy.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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and this fits with who i am as a person
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realizing the repeated themes and tropes in my own writing, specifically connecting Four Finger Discount and Chase Two Rabbits. #foundfamily #outsidertrope #ramboبقلم robert e g black
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So let's practice sentences with "so"
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! August has been very busy but here's a podcast so you won't think I've run away somewhere. We use the word "so" in many ways. Here are some sample sentences. 1- That is a beautiful painting? Do you really think so? 2- Is it time for dinner? Is the food ready? I …
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Now is the winter of our discontent made brat summer
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With Charli XCX sparking a summer phenomenon, we take a look at the nature of slang: who uses it, why we use it, and how we need to be very careful with it.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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a few more notes on outlining Chase Two Rabbits in Miro, plus figuring out conventions for naming things in a fantasy world.بقلم robert e g black
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Episode 366: Our Podcast Got Run Over by Good Kerning
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Savor with us, won't you, the delectable second year of August Got Run Over By a Reindeer? The second year is the brief stage of a made-up tradition in which we could, if we had better judgment, back out: haha, that sure was a funny joke we made last year, an annual month of Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer related songs! By the third year, we'll…
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Understanding Vowel Team Syllables: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 20
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The vowel team syllable can seem complex. There are many vowel teams in the English language, so how can we teach vowel teams to our students? Let's look at what a vowel team is generally and how to introduce this syllable type in your classroom. With 10 years of classroom experience, former teacher Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers…
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Today we look at words that came from other words even though we think the second word should have come first.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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i think i know everything that has to be revealed
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more plotting Chase Two Rabbits on Miro, and watching movies for inspiration.بقلم robert e g black
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Y Spelling Vowels I and E and How to Teach It: Phonics Rules for Teachers Ep 19
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Y as a vowel in English is more common than you might think. In fact, y spells vowel sounds more than it spells a consonant sound. Y often spells the long i and long e sounds, and it can spell the short i sound as well. In fact, y spells a vowel sound in 2041 words while it spells the consonant sound in yes in only 57 words. How can you know where …
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Silly Rules (Or, the Unpredictability of the English Language)
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Today, we look at language rules that are rules sometimes, and rules that don't make sense. Well, they make some sense. Whatever. They're rules, anyway.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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Outlining Chase Two Rabbits with virtual post it notes. With numerous references to The Big Sleep.بقلم robert e g black
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Episode 365: Atoning for Our Ska Sins
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It's been almost a year, and the time has come. In August of 2023, Ian was incorrect about something. More incorrect than we usually are about things on this podcast. And so, we attempt to set things right by giving ska its due. Our ska education starts with Al and the Vibrators' "Merry Christmas", followed by Toots and the Maytals' "Christmas Feel…
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Top 3 Science of Reading Books for Beginners: Phonics Rules for Teaching Episode 18
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Getting started with the science of reading can feel overwhelming. It can be hard to know where to start with structured literacy or understanding phonics. While there is a lot of information out there, it can be a daunting task to choose the first books for understanding systemic phonics instruction. Here are my top 3 books for getting started tha…
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With the world's greatest sporting event upon us, we look at the origins of some sports-related words.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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why do we keep reinventing the chariot?
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how two episodes of Married with Children led to multiple novels, a whole mythology, and a published paper on Plato.بقلم robert e g black
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Is This a Fossil? Or Just Some Dumb Old Rock?
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A listener question prompts us to think about words like rehabilitate, revamp, and nonplussed, and whether we can be plussed about habilitating and vamping, or if we're just talking nonsense.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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it needs a more detailed outline than, probably, i have ever done
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outlining, Four Finger Discount, the Mountains of Consequence, The Empress of Time, Lion Horse Tree, Song of Fellfaraway, The Man with the Holes in His Hands, and now in much more detail Chase Two Rabbits.بقلم robert e g black
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Episode 364: I Wish It Was Birthday Today
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Ian's birthday has us pondering important questions, including: What does the early 00s sound like? Are British people more excited out of their gourds about Christmas than North Americans? And, perhaps most importantly, am I The Guy Who Sucks? We also listen to two versions of "I Wish It Was Christmas Today", one performed by Julian Casablancas an…
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How to Know When to Use tch and ch: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 17
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Teaching students when to use ch or tch can seem tricky. Is there a simple, clear phonics rule? Today we'll look at how to know when to use tch vs ch and how to teach this to your students. With 10 years of classroom experience, former teacher Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares i…
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The Ambiguity of English (Is the Name of My Jazz Band)
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This week, we're talking ambiguous words and ambiguous phrases– sometimes we think we know what we're saying and sometimes we're really wrong.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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a handful of conversations. everyone dies. the end.
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my writing history, some unreleased episodes, and plans for expanding DEATH DEATH DEATH.بقلم robert e g black
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The 7 Jobs of Silent E: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 16
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Learn about the 7 jobs of silent e and how to teach them to your students. Silent e, or magic e, does a whole lot more than make the vowel sound long. Learn how silent e changes the sound of s, c, and g, prevents words from ending with the letters u, i, and v, and the other jobs of silent e. With 10 years of classroom experience, former teacher Mar…
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Latin may be dead, but we still use it every day. This week we look at some common Latin phrases and what they actually mean.بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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figuring out how to expand DEATH DEATH DEATH's timeline for the next draft. plus a brief update on Chase Two Rabbits.بقلم robert e g black
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Send me a text message. Suggestions? Subjects for future podcasts? Let me know--thanks! This podcast contains 26 sentences. Each sentence includes at least one 4-syllable word. The words are in alphabetical order, so the 4-syllable word in the first sentence is “alligator” beginning with “A” and so on. Sentence number 26 contains the word “zoology”…
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Top 12 Phonics Strategies for Teaching ANY Sound: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 15
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When teaching a new phonics skill, you don't need to have 500 strategies up your sleeve. Instead, you need a handful of simple, engaging, effective activities. Here are 12 phonics based strategies to use when you're practicing any new spelling pattern or syllable type with your students. With 10 years of classroom experience, former teacher Martha …
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We know what a berry is, we know what a cranberry is, but what the heck is a "cran?" We enter the sometimes murky world of the cranberry morpheme...بقلم Fletcher Powell, Kathy Petras & Ross Petras
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certain characters weren't where they were supposed to be anymore
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update on changes made to DEATH DEATH DEATH going into a second draft, plus plans for Part I and Part II.بقلم robert e g black
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