Our journey through the history of literacy instruction in the United States has brought us to the very place we started: the current science of reading movement that has taken the education field by storm. In this concluding episode of A Novel Idea, we discuss the future of the science of reading movement and hear input from a variety of experts, including:
- Emily Hanford (Twitter: @ehanford), senior producer and correspondent, APM Reports
- Melissa Loftus and Lori Sappington (Twitter: @literacypodcast), co-hosts, Melissa and Lori Love Literacy
- Kareem Weaver (Twitter: @KJWinEducation), co-founder, FULCRUM
- Dr. G. Reid Lyon, former director, NICHD
- Hannah Bain, Iowa teacher
- Nina Lorimor-Easley, assistant director for education and outreach, Iowa Reading Research Center
- … & more!
Learn More
Science or snake oil: How to tell the difference, Holly Lane, University of Florida Literacy Institute
https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/science-or-snake-oil/
Read it, say it, hear it, write it: Instructional routines that engage the four language skill areas, Meg Mechelke, Iowa Reading Research Center
Scope and sequence: What is it, and how do educators use it to guide instruction?, Meg Mechelke, Iowa Reading Research Center
Episode transcript and sources
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/transcript-and-sources-novel-idea-episode-8
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