Shannon and Mary chat with Nancy Young, the creator of the Ladder of Reading & Writing, about differentiated instruction for readers at different levels. [Note: Our podcast has explicit permission from Nancy Young to use her Ladder infographic image and information with our audience.] In this episode we discuss the equitable need for differentiation, in order to "offer children what they need based on where they are." Strategies, examples, and activities are shared for teachers to modify their literacy instruction based on the unique needs of their readers.

Episode Resources:

1. Nancy Young's website
2. Nancy's blog post about her updates to the Ladder
3. The Updated Ladder of Reading and Writing (in pdf form)
4. Nancy Young's Structured Literacy Primer
5. Ladder of Reading and Writing: Terms Defined
6. Permission request to use the Ladder of Reading and Writing
7. Resources from Nancy Young about the Ladder of Reading and Writing
8. Our episode from Season 4 about the Ladder's updates
9. Recording of Nancy Young's presentation about Differentiation
10. Carol Connors' Differentiation research
11. Schoolwide Enrichment Model of Reading
12. Curriculum Compacting
13. Secret Code Actions resource
14. Secret Code Actions free downloads
15. Vickie Gibson's Classroom Management resource

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