Sold a Story
APM ReportsMillions of kids can't read well. Scientists have known for decades how children learn to read, but many schools don’t know about the research. They buy teacher training and books that are rooted in a disproven idea. In Sold a Story, Emily Hanford investigates four authors and a publishing company that have made millions selling this idea.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 21 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | DocumentarySociety & Culture | |||
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Education research is at a turning point in the United States. The Trump administration is slashing government funding for science and dismantling the Department of Education. We look at what the cuts mean for the science of reading — and the effort ... more
Steubenville became a model of reading success. Then a new law in Ohio put it all at risk. In this episode, we look at the "science of reading" lists some states are making, why the program Steubenville has been using for 25 years isn't getting on ma... more
There’s a name for the program at the heart of Steubenville’s remarkable reading results. It’s called Success for All. It’s been around for decades, and numerous studies have shown it’s effective. But relatively few school districts use it. We trace ... more
There’s a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all the students become good readers by the time they finish third grade. Many of the wealthiest places in the country can’t even say that. And Steubenville is a Rust Belt town where the state... more
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You can’t use a drug or provide a treatment unless it has been through evidence based trials. Why can this be the standard for reading programs?
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United States13 days ago - Essential to know.
I’m an academic. I teach mainly Humanities courses. (Not at elite universities but mid-level ones.) Lately colleagues and I have noticed that a drop-off (on average) in apparent in reading skills, and reading-avoidance in our students. And such students don’t perform as well as they could in college because they take too many shortcuts. Of course we’ve speculated that it’s an effect of online culture and the pandemic-era school situation. But then I heard this podcast. And it was eye-opening.
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Apple Podcasts5Allston-TollcrossUnited States18 days ago - Mind blowing
As a parent and an educator this was eye opening yet not surprising!! I will share this with everyone I know
Apple Podcasts5SabinemmmUnited States24 days ago - Excellent!
I have been a special education teacher since 1981 and I cannot tell you how much I learned from this podcast. The deep dive into the science of reading and how it is taught, and how it needs to change is absolutely phenomenal!
Apple Podcasts5marymosher55United Statesa month ago - Of course you need phonics to read!
This series is so well done. I took special education courses, but never took a course in reading methods and never actually became a teacher. I couldn’t imagine learning how to read or teaching how to read without understanding the relationship between the shape of the letter and the sound it should say in your head. I grieve for the bewildered parents, the children deprived of the joy of decoding mystery squiggles and the teachers who struggled with a method that was not science based and did ... more
Apple Podcasts5KdkhandsUnited Statesa month ago
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