The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years.
This episode dives into the reading brain and the development of reading skills over time. You will learn about the
- reading brain with Dr. Joanna Christodoulu, Director of the BEAM Lab at MGH Institute of Health Professions.
- brains of children who struggle to read with Dr. Nicole Landi, Director of the Landi Lab at University of Connecticut.
- stages of reading development with Alexis Pochna, Director of The Windward Institute.
- role of language in literacy development with Dr. Mindy Bridges, Associate Professor, Hearing and Speech at University of Kansas Medical Center.
- reading and multilingual learners with Dr. Claude Goldenberg, Nomellini & Olivier Professor of Education, Emeritus, at Stanford University
Thank you for joining our special READ Podcast series: What We All Can Learn About Reading, Together. You can also listen to this series at The Windward Institute's YouTube page.
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