• "Unlocking Reading Success: A Metacognitive Approach with Dr. Natasha Cox Magno"

  • Nov 5 2024
  • Length: 19 mins
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"Unlocking Reading Success: A Metacognitive Approach with Dr. Natasha Cox Magno"

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  • This week, Billboard Magazine award-winning broadcaster Burke Allen on Big Time Talker podcast features an interview with Dr. Natasha Cox Magno, an award-winning author and reading interventionist. Her book, A Purposeful Reading Journey with a Metacognitive Approach, explores strategies to help students improve reading comprehension through "metacognition," which means thinking about what you're reading while you read. Dr. Magno discusses how she wrote the book to help students who can decode words but struggle to understand or retain what they've read. She highlights the importance of scaffolding reading strategies and tools for parents, teachers, and administrators to better support learners. The conversation also touches on the challenges of engaging younger generations in reading, especially in the digital age, where distractions like phones and video games compete for attention. Dr. Magno advocates for creating family reading groups and using purposeful questioning techniques to enhance comprehension. Throughout the interview, she emphasizes that understanding reading is essential for academic success across all subjects, including STEM. She also shares success stories of students who made significant progress with the help of these reading strategies, showcasing the potential for all learners, regardless of age, to improve their reading skills with the right approach. Burke Allen's Big Time Talker Podcast is sponsored by Speakermatch; subscribe today and get new episodes each week!
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