Evolution of Reading Landscape and Concerns for Oversimplification

Some of the teachers, students, parents and researchers we met in Sold a Story talk about the impact the podcast has had on their lives and in schools — and share some of their hopes and concerns about the “science of reading” movement.  

Portraits: Zoe and Lee Gaul, Christine Cronin, Reid Lyon 
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Video: Mark Seidenberg at Yale 
Article: Seidenberg on translating the science 
Article: Reid Lyon’s most important findings

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