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S1-02. Background knowledge and education reform: Robert Pondiscio

Science of Reading: The Podcast

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The Importance of Reading Comprehension

Donna Brazile was frustrated by her students' inability to read. She turned to the work of Edie Hirsch, Jr., who wrote a bestseller about cultural literacy. But when she brought it up with teachers, they didn't seem to get what she was saying. So she went into media and found an organization that could help spread his message.

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