READ Podcast The Windward Institute

Sara Hart, PhD, joins READ to discuss the role of genes and the environment on reading development and disabilities. Throughout her career, Dr. Hart has investigated child development through an interdisciplinary lens. In this episode, you will learn about Dr. Hart’s studies with twins to understand individual development in reading and math with the goal to inform approaches to education and equity.role as co-PI of The Learning Disabilities Translational Science Collective, focused on t...

Dr. Sarah Woulfin, an expert on leadership and school reform, joins the READ Podcast for a LEAD on READ conversation, co-hosted by Dr. Danielle Gomez and Jamie Williamson. Dr. Woulfin outlines effective actions of leaders to enact school reform and shares her expertise on how to sustain change in education. In this episode, you will learn aboutcurriculum coherence, capacity building, and conditions for effective change.key actions of leaders that facilitate support for educational initia...

Colby Hall, PhD, shares her research on reading and language from kindergarten through adolescence. Dr. Hall, an assistant professor at University of Virginia, discusses her vast research collaborations spanning across areas of literacy, age groups, and language, providing a window into the research process and offering implications for classroom practice. In this episode, you will learn aboutthe findings from a pilot study involving an integrated reading, writing, and language intervention f...

Neena Saha, PhD, joins READ for an illuminating and entrepreneurial discussion about translating research to practice. In this episode, Dr. Saha offers insights on shifting how educators interface with research through an entrepreneurial lens.integrating and broadening the role of technology in sharing research.developing a systematic and explicit approach to the translation of research to practice.Dr. Saha discusses opportunities and challenges for disseminating research more effectivel...

Join READ host Dr. Danielle Gomez as she offers a perspective on reading research from translation to implementation. She synthesizes key insights from READ guests in 2023, highlights current research from the broader community, and forecasts opportunities and challenges for the future of implementation of research in practice. In this episode, you will learn aboutthe benefits of translating research in education.current frameworks that seek to broaden and deepen our understanding of reading ...

Amy Elleman, PhD, joins the READ Podcast to discuss the evidence supporting reading comprehension development and implications for effective instruction. This episode builds upon previous READ conversations in conceptualizing comprehension as an integration of skills. In this episode, you will learn aboutthe components and processes of reading comprehension.research frameworks applicable for educators of students at any age.evidence-based practices to promote comprehension.interventions for s...