Teaching Literacy Podcast
Hosted by Jake Downs and Jake and [Host Name] and Dr Jake Downs · Jake Downs
4.9from 77 ratings
- 93
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 77
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 3K
- YouTube views
About Teaching Literacy Podcast
Bridging literacy research and practice. Hosted by Jake Downs.
- Publisher
- Jake Downs
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Sept 2019
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 93 episodes have a transcript.
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
E78|Doing RTI vs. Knowing RTI: What Actually Builds Teacher Confidence with Dr. Willa Van Dijk
20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
E77|Long Words, Hard Texts; Scaffolding Upper Elementary Reading with Dr. Jake Downs
10 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Recap from the Society from the Scientific Study of Reading Conference 2026 with Lori Sappington and Dr. Blythe Anderson
Inside a recent episode
E78|Doing RTI vs. Knowing RTI: What Actually Builds Teacher Confidence with Dr. Willa Van Dijk
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That let's just everybody focus on student outcomes and things might look slightly different classroom to classroom, but to get the outcomes, you're going to have to follow evidence-based practices. So let the outcomes kind of chart the course. Yeah. I think we never want teachers to feel pressured to not do or do something because they're afraid of evaluations. Yeah. And I think if we take this collective learning or collective RTI away from them for sake of efficiency, eventually that does not help teachers. And so eventually it does not help kids because if you are afraid to look at your own teaching, and make changes, whether that's, you know, maybe we need a different curriculum, or maybe I need to spend more time here, or maybe I can, you know, go a little faster there. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Teaching Literacy Podcast
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- Willa Van Dijk
- Lori Southington
- Blythe Anderson
- Laura Tortorelli
- John Strong
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 3,446
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 61 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 16 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100
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- Quality
- 46
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 51
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Jake Downs and Jake and [Host Name] and Dr Jake Downs host the show. Published by Jake Downs.
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