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Podcast: Science of Reading: The Podcast
Episode: S2-04. Telling the fuller story: Afrika Afeni Mills
Description: Join Afrika Afeni Millsâa leader at BetterLessonâas she discusses how to integrate studentsâ schemas to nurture language comprehension in early literacy, discuss the difference between asset- and deficit-based teaching, and highlight the impact âwindows and mirrorsâ have on studentsâ classroom experiences.Quotes:âA lot of the foundational work starts by making sure that weâre inquisitive about the resources weâre providing students.ââWe donât spend enough time thinking about studentsâ families as their first teachers.âResources:BetterLessonTedTalk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Danger of a Single StoryWant to...