ML/EL E5: Serving every student, in every seat, speaking any language, with Genie Baca

Science of Reading: The Podcast

Amplify Education

Education, Science, How To, Social Sciences, Early Literacy, Amplify, Science Of Reading

4.5 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This episode features an in-depth conversation with Genie Baca, a 33-year education veteran who has spent the last 18 years as a principal in Texas. Baca discusses her career progression from a balanced literacy classroom teacher to various educational roles along her journey to the Science of Reading—and how it all led her to a unique school predominantly serving refugee students. This school—where 39 languages are spoken by the diverse student body—faces different challenges (and opportunit...

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0:00.0	Hi listeners, it's Susan here. Just in time for the school year, I have a brand new resource to tell you about.
0:07.0	Science of Reading, a new teacher's guide. This free e-book gives you the critical information you need,
0:13.7	including a detailed breakdown of the reading rope and the 10 foundational science of reading principles.
0:20.0	It also provides key information on dyslexia, assessment,
0:24.2	serving multilingual learners, and so much more.
0:27.4	It's packed with beautiful diagrams,
0:29.7	a perfect compliment to the podcast if I do say so myself.
0:34.0	Download your science of reading guide at amplify.com.com slash S-O-R guide.
0:41.9	It's serving every child we have in the seat, whether they're monolingual or they speak two or three languages.
0:48.4	What works is, it is a systematic approach to learning how to read.
0:57.7	This it is a systematic approach to learning how to read. This is Susan Lambert and welcome to Science of Reading the podcast from Amplify, where the science of reading lives.
1:05.8	Amarillo, Texas is an international resettlement community for refugees.
1:10.7	That's why at Eastridge Elementary, students speak some 39 different languages.
1:16.9	On today's episode, we're hearing from the principal at Eastridge, Jeannie Baca.
1:22.4	Principal Baca is a former ESL teacher herself, and on this episode, she talks about the way her school
1:28.9	has used the science of reading to successfully develop the literacy skills of students.
1:35.1	Listeners, I think you'll enjoy hearing about Principal Baca's own science of reading turnaround,
1:40.9	the story of Eastridge Elementary, and some of her advice for using the science
1:46.4	of reading to serve multilingual and English learners. Here's my conversation with Principal Baca.
1:55.5	Well, welcome, Jeannie Baca. Thank you so much for joining us on today's episode. We're excited to have you here.
2:02.3	I'm excited to be here. We can't wait to hear your story and I know that you have so much to share
2:07.6	with our listeners and particularly important because you are on the ground doing the work right now.
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