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As a former high school teacher, I found this podcast to be absolutely fascinating and binged it while on vacation. The one thing I thought was missing and would love to hear about in future episodes is how the science of reading intersects with teaching English Language Learners. What have been the challenges there? As typically underserved, underrepresented populations, these kids don’t often have lobbyists or wealthy parents pushing money and other resources on their behalf. How about students with special needs. It’s my understanding that interventions that benefit these populations most often benefit the larger classroom population. I really want to hear from reading specialists and reading teachers who work with these groups of students in future episodes. Thank you for the reporting!

This is a great podcast that anyone who works with or is raising children should listen to! We should all be aware of the history of teaching reading and what it has has been doing to our children.

I was brought to this podcast through a school assignment, and have listened to all the episodes! It truly is eye-opening for how we teach our kiddos how to read!!

This was an incredibly enlightening and informative podcast! It is such a shame that despite the science, the real experiences, the educators who questioned, the parents who struggled to understand, and mostly the kids who suffered and believed that they were flawed and incapable of reading - the system continued to support a curriculum over so many years. This explains so much! And now this information is out in the open. So grateful for the excellent reporting!