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Episode 342 – Lemon Juice and DVDs Make a Strange Combination

Sara Fade
August 29, 2024

Please, we need people to hit LIKE and subscribe (if you’re watching on YouTube), we […]

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Episode 341: Counting the Days

Sara Fade
August 22, 2024

I talk about books, shock! We first take a look at the Lives of Saints […]

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Episode 339 – New August DVDs + More Social Media Tips

Sara Fade
August 8, 2024

Get some popcorn and watch some new movies on this month’s DVD list: Sara has […]

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Episode 338 – National Night Out 2024

Sara Fade
August 1, 2024

We are previewing a busy week on this special episode with our guests Deborah Hempe, […]

Decoding the 4th Grade Slump + New Music on Hoopla | Ep. 430 - Middle Country Public Library Podcast

Nicole explores the "Fourth Grade Slump"—the well-documented drop in reading comprehension scores that often occurs when students shift from learning to read to reading to learn. Drawing from Daniel Willingham’s book "Why Don’t Students Like School?", she discusses how background knowledge is essential for understanding texts, why the gap widens along socioeconomic lines, and how prior exposure to ideas, vocabulary, and experiences gives some children a significant advantage. Then, Sara highlights popular music available to stream instantly on Hoopla Digital, playing a game of name-that-tune, along with plenty of "singing."