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AD FREE 7.11 Structured Word Inquiry
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Shannon Betts and Mary Saghafi
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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Subscribe and receive ad-free content and exclusive bonus episodes!Dr. Pete Bowers shared how Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) transforms spelling and vocabulary into tools for deep thinking - perfect for engaging advanced and struggling readers in the elementary reading classroom.
We encourage the listeners to also check out this episode on YouTube to learn from the visuals Dr. Bowers shared during the discussion (link is at the top of the show notes).
RESOURCES MENTIONED DURING THE EPISODE:
- Our Youtube link to the episode
- Pete Bower's Word Works Kingston website: See MANY helpful links at the bottom of the page. We use this homepage as a hub for SWI information.
- Dr. Bowers' Monday 5 pm EST office hours link
- Real Spelling Toolbox
- Active View of Reading Duke, Cartwright, 2021
- Homophone Principle - described in this lesson
- David Share: Self teaching
- "Ultra-detailed brain map shows neurons that encode words’ meaning" Nature 631, 264 (2024)
- Spelling Out Orthography demonstration video from Dr. Bowers
- Document describing a SWI hunt for all the jobs of the final, non-syllabic <e>
- Video from Dr. Bowers with Marie Foley about The Nested Combinatorial Nature of English Spelling
- 2025 Reading League presentation from Dr. Bowers about Morphological Instruction and Language Comprehension
- Upcoming SWI Training in June 2025 with Pete Bowers and Rebecca Loveless
- Upcoming 4 day in-person training with Dr. Bowers in July 2025 on Wolfe Island
- Structured Word Inquiry: An Implementation Guide for Teachers by Jennifer A Constantine and Kara B Lee *Amazon affiliate link
- Teaching How the Written Word Works by Peter Bowers (via www.wvced.com Store)