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At a Loss for Words
APM Reports Documentaries: Educate Podcast
READ the article--At a Loss for Words: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
August 22, 2019 by Emily Hanford
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.
READ the article--A conversation with Emily Hanford on reading instruction in the U.S.
October 24, 2019 by Alex Baumhardt
Hanford talks about her reporting on what's wrong with how schools teach reading.
SeeHearSpeak Podcast
Interesting conversations with people who care about reading, language, and speech in the developing child
Episode 2:
December 7, 2018
Learn about the neurodiversity view of learning disabilities like dyslexia, considerations for label stigma in the context of early identification of reading deficits, and how to apply principles of Universal Design for Learning in intervention.
with Gabrielle Rappolt-Schlichtmann & Alyssa Boucher