Interview w/ Anita Archer

Teaching, Reading, and Learning: The Reading League Podcast

Anita L. Archer, PhD, is an educational consultant to school districts on explicit instruction, the design and delivery of instruction, behavior management, and literacy instruction. She has taught elementary and middle school students and is the recipient of 10 awards honoring her excellence in teaching and contributions to the field of education. Dr. Archer has served on the faculties of San Diego State University, the University of Washington in Seattle, and the University of Oregon in Eugene. She is nationally known for her professional development activities, having presented in every state over the course of her 50-year career. Dr. Archer is coauthor, with Dr. Mary Gleason, of numerous curriculum materials addressing reading, writing, and study skills. Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Anita’s primary home is in Portland, Oregon where she enjoys entertaining friends, attending symphony and opera performances, and practicing her cello.

Today’s podcast is brought to you by Mount St. Joseph University. Mount St. Joseph University offers a number of programs for educators interested in graduate or doctoral work focused on the Science of Reading. To learn more visit msj.edu/reading-science.

Further Reading and Exploration

• Anita Archer’s Website (including amazing videos)
• Utilizing Explicit Instruction (video)
• Explicit Instruction; Effective and Efficient Teaching by Anita L. Archer and Charles A. Hughes
• John Hattie
• Siegfried “Zig” Engelman
• The Writing Revolution by Natalie Wexler and Judith Hochman
• Powerful Teaching; Unleash the Science of Learning by Pooja K. Agarwal and Patrice M. Bain
• The Reading Comprehension Blueprint; Helping Students Make Meaning from Text by Nancy Hennessy
• Reading Development and Difficulties by David A. Kilpatrick (Ed.), R. Malatesha Joshi (Ed.), and Richard K. Wagner (Ed.)

Anita’s Picks

• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• How Love Wins by Doug Carnine