Science of Reading: The Podcast

S1-03. Reporting on education and the science of reading: Emily Hanford

Nov 13, 2019

41:54

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How I Become an Early Literacy Education Reporter

4min

The Pandora's Box of Reading

4min

How Dyslexia Can Affect Learning and Behavior

5min

The Importance of Proper Literacy Development in Schools

5min

The Importance of Early Intervention in Reading

5min

The Importance of Educating Early Elementary Teachers

3min

The Importance of Phonics Instruction in Early Reading

2min

The Disconnectedness of Phonics Instruction in Schools

3min

10.

The Long-Term Consequences of Poor Early Reading Instruction

4min

11.

The Importance of Early Reading Instruction

4min

Susan sits down with education reporter and host of the Education Post podcast, Emily Hanford, examines the big takeaways from her experience on reporting on dyslexia, patterns that emerged from her investigating, the science of reading and why schools don’t align with it more, the theory of how reading works, and the evolution of balanced literacy, phonics instruction and whole language.

Quotes:

“We have to be teaching kids how the written language works to help them become good readers.”

“Family income and poverty affect educational opportunities and outcomes.”

Resources:

'Hard Words' Education Post Podcast

At a Loss for Words: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers article by Emily Hanford

What to do if your child's school isn't teaching reading right? article by Emily Hanford

Additional resources:

NAEP Reading Scores

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