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Science of Reading: The Podcast

Science of Reading: The Podcast will deliver the latest insights from researchers and practitioners in early reading. Via a conversational approach, each episode explores a timely topic related to the science of reading.

Science of Reading Essentials: The Science of learning

20 May 2026

33:51

Spring Special '26: Systematizing literacy, with Reid Lyon, Ph.D.

06 May 2026

01:00:00

Spring Special '26: Assessment as your best friend, with Kate Winn and Stephanie Stollar, Ph.D.

22 April 2026

51:58

Spring Special '26: Fighting for people with dyslexia, with Teresa May, Ph.D.

08 April 2026

49:18

S10 E14: Your comprehension questions answered, with Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.

25 March 2026

46:40

S10 E13: Building blocks for deep comprehension, with Susan Lambert

11 March 2026

24:53

S10 E12: Filling the gaps with inferences, with Kristen McMaster, Ph.D.

25 February 2026

48:44

S10 E11: Learning to read vs. reading to learn, with Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D.

11 February 2026

51:14

Special episode: Cultivating critical thinkers in your classroom, starring Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D.

04 February 2026

41:41

S10 E10: How language skills shape reading success, with Charles Hulme, D.Phil., and MaryKate DeSantis

28 January 2026

46:19

S10 E9: From research to reality: Breaking down comprehension barriers, with Phil Capin, Ph.D.

14 January 2026

52:30

S10 E8: Beyond decoding: The power of syntax, with Nancy Chapel Eberhardt

31 December 2025

59:15

S10 E7: Syntax and comprehension, with Julie Van Dyke, Ph.D.

17 December 2025

49:02

S10 E6: Understanding assessment, with Melissa Farrall, Ph.D.

03 December 2025

51:13

S10 E5: Reimagining comprehension assessment, with Gina Biancarosa, Ed.D.

19 November 2025

45:45

S10 E4: The science of memory and misinformation, with David Rapp, Ph.D.

05 November 2025

49:04

S10 E3: Finding fluency at the heart of comprehension, with Doug Lemov

22 October 2025

58:49

Science of Reading Essentials: Dyslexia

08 October 2025

37:14

S10 E2: Orthographic mapping is a cognitive process, with Katie Pace Miles, Ph.D.

24 September 2025

49:07

S10 E1: The (not so) Simple View of Reading, with Wesley Hoover, Ph.D.

10 September 2025

44:48

Season 10 trailer: The comprehension season

03 September 2025

01:56

Everything is literacy, with Susan Lambert, Ed.D.

27 August 2025

45:53

Translating research into action, with Amie Burkholder

13 August 2025

29:29

Leveled reading, leveled lives, with Tim Shanahan, Ph.D.

30 July 2025

43:10

Science of Reading Essentials: Comprehension

16 July 2025

39:54

Summer ‘25 Rewind: The missing link in reading comprehension, with Anne Lucas

02 July 2025

33:30

Unlocking reading: Comprehension strategies vs. knowledge building, with Daniel Willingham, Ph.D.

18 June 2025

43:25

The truth behind learning, with Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.

04 June 2025

49:19

Science of Reading Essentials: Writing

21 May 2025

35:47

A guide to integrating knowledge building into your classroom, with Jackie Relyea, Ph.D.

07 May 2025

44:23

A better way to teach our teachers, with Dr. Karen Betz

23 April 2025

39:22

S9 E14: Your questions answered, with Claude Goldenberg, Ph.D., and Susan Lambert

09 April 2025

59:48

S9 E13: Empowering instruction through mental models, with Young-Suk Grace Kim, Ed.D.

26 March 2025

49:22

S9 E12: Explicit instruction of academic language, with Adrea Truckenmiller, Ph.D.

12 March 2025

42:20

S9 E11: Writing the way to better reading, with Judith Hochman, Ed.D.

26 February 2025

38:20

S9 E10: Phonology as a settled science, with Jane Ashby, Ph.D.

12 February 2025

44:12

S9 E9: Identify Developmental Language Disorder in your classroom, with Tiffany Hogan, Ph.D.

29 January 2025

39:51

S9 E8: Cognitive science informed teaching, with Natalie Wexler

15 January 2025

39:13

Special Episode: Award-winning ways to put science into practice

01 January 2025

25:22

Special: Lessons from the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, with Missy Testerman

11 December 2024

51:40

S9 E7: Neurodiversity and the reading brain, with Ioulia Kovelman, Ph.D.

27 November 2024

44:06

S9 E6: Making high-quality text free and accessible, with Susanne Nobles

13 November 2024

36:24

S9 E5: What makes a literate brain, with Lori Josephson

30 October 2024

36:01

S9 E4: Comprehension is not a skill, with Hugh Catts, Ph.D.

16 October 2024

52:40

S9 E3: Know the non-negotiables in a Science of Reading program, with Kari Kurto

02 October 2024

43:51

S9 E2: Standards are the 'what' and curriculum is the 'how,' with Sue Pimentel

18 September 2024

56:11

S9 E1: Redefining literacy instruction, with Ray James

04 September 2024

41:24

Summer '24 Interlude E3: Training teachers well from the start, with Lisa Lenhart and Rebecca Tolson

21 August 2024

51:59

Beyond My Years: Teaching with heart, starring Joyce Abbott

14 August 2024

53:32

Summer '24 Interlude E2: One-pagers make literacy research more accessible, with Jamie Clark

07 August 2024

44:08