Recommended Podcasts

Science of Reading: The Podcast delivers the latest insights from researchers and practitioners in early reading. Each episode takes a conversational approach and explores a timely topic related to the Science of Reading.

In this powerful and compelling series, Natalie tackles crucial questions such as, why do students from low-income backgrounds typically score lower on reading tests? Why do improvements in the early grades fade out as students advance to higher levels? And most significantly, why haven’t substantial investments in education reform delivered expected results? 

Over six episodes, you’ll learn what research tells us about how children really learn to read, and you’ll hear from educators from around the country as they share their experiences of embedding knowledge-building into their literacy instruction, and the powerful effects this change had on their students. 

In our seven-episode podcast series, we introduce you to the six big topics in our book, Shifting the Balance: 

• • 1. Rethinking How Reading Comprehension Begins 

    2. Recommitting to Phonemic Awareness

    3. Reimagining the Way We Teach Phonics

    4. Revisiting High-Frequency Word Instruction 

    5. Reinventing the Ways We Use MSV

    6. Reconsidering Texts for Beginning Readers 

Melissa & Lori Love Literacy is a podcast for educators interested in learning more about the science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum! Join us as we tackle new ways of thinking about how to teach reading and writing. Guests include literacy researchers and experts, teachers and leaders, parents and advocates.