The Proven Method of Teaching Kids How to Read

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In at least 18 states since the podcast came out, there's been some sort of new effort to look at reading instruction. In at least 10 states, there has actually been explicit efforts to ban the practices that the podcast focused on. All districts have already started implementing these changes. We will do it eventually. we best not wait very long.

For decades, American schools have taught reading with an approach that doesn’t work very well. Emily Hanford of the podcast “Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong” explains how things are starting to change.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

We're taking Monday off for Juneteenth and will be back with a new episode on Tuesday, June 20.

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