Podcasts

Emily Hanford @ehanford

1. Hard to Read: How American schools fail kids with dyslexia

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Released Sept. 2017 – 

There are proven ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read, and a federal law that's supposed to ensure schools provide kids with help. But across the country, public schools are denying children proper treatment and often failing to identify them with dyslexia in the first place.

2. Hard Words: Why aren’t kids being taught to read?

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Released Sept. 2018 – 

Scientific research has shown how children learn to read and how they should be taught. But many educators don't know the science and, in some cases, actively resist it. As a result, millions of kids are being set up to fail.

3. At a Loss for Words: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers

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Released August 2019 – 

For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.

4. What the Words Say

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Released August 2020 –

A false assumption about what it takes to be a skilled reader has created deep inequalities among U.S. children, putting many on a difficult path in life.

For more information, Science of Reading: The Podcast, by Amplify released an episode on their podcast series. Take a listen here. 

Season 1 – Episode 3:  A Conversation with Emily Hanford

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Emily Hanford @ehanford

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All episodes can be found here: Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong Podcast