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Episode 2: “First Wins, Weird Fails, and What I’d Do Again”
Episode 227th July 2025 • Comprehend THIS! • Scott Benedict
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Curious about how real teachers survive (and sometimes totally fail at) using Comprehensible Input? This episode delivers hilarious stories, first wins, and must-try strategies for your CI classroom.

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In this episode of Comprehend THIS!, we’re joined by CI teachers Jackie Deming-Plunk and Lynne Hendrick to talk about their early “aha” moments, classroom flops, and the tried-and-true CI strategies they still swear by. Whether you’re brand new to Comprehensible Input or just need a pep talk, this episode is full of relatable laughs, practical takeaways, and teacher-to-teacher encouragement — plus a few things they wish they’d skipped entirely.

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