Literacy Talks
Hosted by Donell and Stacy and Lindsay and Donell Pons and Lindsay Kemeny and Stacy Hurst · Reading Horizons
4.7from 65 ratings
- 151
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 65
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 3M
- YouTube views
About Literacy Talks
Welcome to Literacy Talks, a podcast from Reading Horizons, where reading momentum begins. Each episode features our trio of literacy champions: Stacy Hurst, an assistant professor of reading at Southern Utah University and Chief Academic Advisor at Reading Horizons; Donell Pons, a dyslexia specialist, educator, presenter, and writer, who now works with adults with reading challenges; and Lindsay Kemeny, a dedicated elementary teacher who is a CERI-certified Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher and author of 7 Mighty Moves. Each episode is a conversation among friends with practical literacy strategies, powerful tips, and a real passion for teachers and students alike. Listen, laugh, and learn with Literacy Talks, brought to educators everywhere by Reading Horizons.
- Publisher
- Reading Horizons
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Mar 2022
- Latest episode
- 4 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 151 episodes have a transcript.
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 138:Dyslexia in the Classroom: What to Look For and How to Help
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 137: Teaching Irregular Words: What Works and Why
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 136: Making Reading Gains Stick: The Middle School Challenge | The Braxton Story, Part 2
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Episode 138:Dyslexia in the Classroom: What to Look For and How to Help
Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Morphology, which we found can be extremely helpful for students, understanding the parts of words, what they do in a word, not just the way you would go ahead and pronounce a word, but also how you would spell a word and oftentimes the differences between those two things and how we arrive at that and then meaning as well. […]
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- YouTube views
- 2,527,943
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 65 ratings
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- 98
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- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 90
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Who hosts Literacy Talks?
Donell and Stacy and Lindsay and Donell Pons and Lindsay Kemeny and Stacy Hurst host the show. Published by Reading Horizons.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Literacy Talks take guests?
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