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[RERELEASE] What the Words Say

[RERELEASE] What the Words Say

FromSold a Story


[RERELEASE] What the Words Say

FromSold a Story

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Apr 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There are kids like C.J. all over the country. Schools tell their parents they are reading at grade level, but the kids are not. And whether they ever get the help they need can depend a lot on their family income and their race. In this documentary, originally published in August 2020, host Emily Hanford shows that America’s approach to reading instruction is having an especially devastating impact on children of color.
Read more: Children of color are far less likely to get the help they need
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Released:
Apr 6, 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.