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89. The Structured Literacy Playbook with Dr. Melissa Orkin & Sarah Gannon, Crafting Minds

From Literacy in Color · Hosted by Michelle Sullivan

2026-04-14·01:11:40

Episode summary

In this episode of Literacy in Color: Dr. Melissa Orkin and Sarah Gannon, co-authors of The Structured Literacy Playbook, join Michelle to unpack what it really takes to move students from accurate decoding to fluent, meaningful reading. They explore how teachers can intentionally plan to build fluency using a backward design approach rooted in the brain science of reading.

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Dr. Melissa Orkin and Sarah Gannon, co-authors of The Structured Literacy Playbook, join Michelle to unpack what it really takes to move students from accurate decoding to fluent, meaningful reading. They explore how teachers can intentionally plan to build fluency using a backward design approach rooted in the brain science of reading. Drawing on…