Ep. 350 – SPOOKTOBER! : Spooky Stories

Posted on October 24, 2024April 9, 2025 by Sara Fade

So, to truly appreciate this episode, you need to either listen to or watch our Pod because in this episode we are reading you some spooky stories.

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."

Decoding the 4th Grade Slump + New Music on Hoopla | Ep. 430 21:46
New Books + Social Media Hanky Panky? | Ep. 429 31:06
Read Poetry and Watch British TV | Ep. 428 16:01
Movie Chat : Bugonia | Ep. 427 30:39
This Week in History | Ep. 426 30:55

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