{"podcast":{"title":"play on words","slug":"play-on-words-6399561","podcast_index_feed_id":6399561,"rss_url":"https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/B4HeOMxA.rss","website_url":"https://www.bigcityreaders.com/","image_url":"https://media.zencastr.com/image-files/643d94b7e5cd786efbd7958c/e7504645-5337-4b02-8927-e5d3e551d61d.PNG","author":"miss beth","episode_count":83,"summary":"Learning to read starts with learning to play. This is the podcast for parents and teachers of kids ages 0-8 who want to have FUN learning evidence backed early development and literacy strategies in a short amount of time. This is the podcast for the teacher who needs a bestie to ask questions to and the parent who wants to know the best developmental practices to implement in the 3 minutes a day they have. You're not alone. Ask your questions here. If I can't answer them, one of my friends will be on to help! There are so many confusing parts about the learning to read journey. Miss Beth is here to simplify it, affirm you are the best person to teach your child, and give you the confidence you need in the early childhood education years. This podcast is for fun, community and confidence making tough topics more bite sized for every parent teacher and child.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:21:13.034856+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-on-words-6399561"},"episode":{"title":"Things I Wish Were Canceled: Sight Words, Letter Of The Week, Behavior Charts, Reading Levels and MORE","slug":"things-i-wish-were-canceled-sight-words-letter-of-the-week-behavior-charts-reading-levels-and-more","published_at":"2025-11-06T13:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-on-words-6399561/things-i-wish-were-canceled-sight-words-letter-of-the-week-behavior-charts-reading-levels-and-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-on-words-6399561","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/1SywvFwr","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/690be2ec98243741bc90307e/size/99159131/video-files/643d94b7e5cd786efbd7958c/dc547ac9-48d3-4350-9ae2-12b9bb849253.mp4","summary":"Episode 75 of the Play On Words podcast from Big City Readers, host Beth Gaskill dives into the viral trend inspired by Taylor Swift's song \"Cancelled,\" exploring the concept of a \"betrayal list\" in education. Beth shares her own list of educational practices she believes should be \"cancelled\" to foster successful readers, including behavior charts, memorizing sight words, and the \"letter of the week\" approach. She emphasizes the importance of connection, regulation, and adaptive teaching methods over outdated practices. Timestamps: * 00:00:00 Introduction and Viral Trend * 00:03:00 Beth's Full Betrayal List * 00:06:00 Behavior Charts * 00:09:00 Reading Levels and Sight Words * 00:12:00 Letter of the Week * 00:15:00 The Giving Tree and Rainbow Fish • 00:18:00 What's Not Cancelled? Follow Miss Beth Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/bigcityreaders/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@bigcityreaders More Resources: Bigcityreaders.com","meta_description":"Episode 75 of the Play On Words podcast from Big City Readers, host Beth Gaskill dives into the viral trend inspired by Taylor Swift's song \"Cancelled,\" e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1240,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/play-on-words-6399561/episodes/things-i-wish-were-canceled-sight-words-letter-of-the-week-behavior-charts-reading-levels-and-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-on-words-6399561/things-i-wish-were-canceled-sight-words-letter-of-the-week-behavior-charts-reading-levels-and-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}