I am super excited to bring you, Diane Talbott, as a guest to the podcast. She is the owner of Spiral Skills Tutoring in Boulder, Colorado, and Metamorphic Word Study which provides Orton Gillingham aligned word study, training, and products. She's a frequent speaker and has all kinds of amazing certifications in the field of education. 
Today, she's going to talk to us about word study! Specifically, what it is, what it means, and why it's important to include in reading and literacy instruction. 
Diane has offered a special Word Study freebie JUST for our podcast listeners. You can grab it right here!
If you'd like to reach out to Diane, you can contact her at diane@spiralskillstutoring.com
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Diane mentioned a helpful app she loves using with her family: EtymOnline!
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