ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Presented by Dr. Charles Hulme, Founder and CEO, OxEd; Dr. Anne Penn Cox, Senior Strategic Implementation Manager, OxEd; and Dr. Laurie Rossback, Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Durango School District (CO)
Moderated by Dr. Allison Slone, Curriculum Designer, IMSE
This edWeb podcast is sponsored by The Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE).
The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here.
Strong literacy outcomes depend on both foundational reading skills and the oral language abilities that support comprehension. Yet oral language is not always intentionally addressed within existing literacy systems, leaving some students able to decode words but still struggling to understand what they read. How can schools bring these areas together to better identify and support students?
Listen to this edWeb podcast with Dr. Charles Hulme of OxEd, Dr. Allison Slone of IMSE, and education leaders with firsthand implementation experience in a conversation about oral language assessment, structured literacy, and the important relationship between the two. The panelists examine how screening and progress monitoring can help schools identify language needs, how structured literacy supports reading development, and how educators can connect assessment results to meaningful instruction and intervention.
Designed for district and school decision makers, this edWeb podcast offers research, implementation insights, and practical guidance for embedding oral language more intentionally within existing literacy systems—creating a more comprehensive approach without introducing another competing initiative.
This edWeb podcast is of interest to PreK-5 school leaders, district leaders, and teachers.
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