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[RERELEASE] At a Loss for Words: What's Wrong with How Schools Teach Reading

[RERELEASE] At a Loss for Words: What's Wrong with How Schools Teach Reading

FromSold a Story


[RERELEASE] At a Loss for Words: What's Wrong with How Schools Teach Reading

FromSold a Story

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Molly Woodworth had a secret: She couldn’t read very well. She fought her way through text by looking at the first letter of a word and thinking of something that made sense.  Reading was slow and laborious. Then she learned that her daughter's school was actually teaching kids to read that way. In this documentary, originally published in August 2019, host Emily Hanford reveals that many kids are being taught the habits of struggling readers. Winner of a Gracie Award and finalist for an EWA Public Service Award.  
Read more: How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
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Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (17)

There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on this idea can make it harder for children to learn how to read. In this podcast, host Emily Hanford investigates the influential authors who promote this idea and the company that sells their work. It's an exposé of how educators came to believe in something that isn't true and are now reckoning with the consequences — children harmed, money wasted, an education system upended.