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Sold a Story

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Millions 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. The podcast has won some of the biggest awards in journali... more

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Nationally acclaimed journalist Emily Hanford's work is changing the ways schools around the country teach reading. In this award-winning podcast, she investigates why so many schools use an approach that cognitive scientists debunked decades ago.

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Some of the teachers, students, parents and researchers we met in Sold a Story talk about the impact the podcast has had on their lives and in schools — and share some of their hopes and concerns about the “science of reading” movement.

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Schools around the country are changing the way they teach reading. And that is having major consequences for people who sold the flawed idea we investigated in Sold a Story. But Lucy Calkins, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell are fighting back — and ... more

A Spanish adaptation of Sold a Story is now available. Hosted by journalist Valeria Fernández, the podcast is condensed into one 58-minute episode, plus a conversation between Fernández and Emily Hanford for Spanish-speaking parents whose children ar... more

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 10.1k ratings
  • Gobsmacked

    This goes a long way to explain why my students have such poor reading skills. It is not a definitive explanation, of course. However, this is a substantial piece of evidence. Thank you for investigative work. I look forward to your efforts and exploring the failure of reading comprehension and public education—let me assure you there has been a failure in teaching reading comprehension. My personal suspicion (which is not substantiated) is the removal of the liberal arts, by degree if not compl... more

    Audible
    5
    Christopher Haugen
    United States2 months ago
  • AMAZING

    For years I have watched people around me and thought I didn’t know anything because I didn’t buy into what the teachers around me were preaching about. Thank you for reminding me to trust my gut.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DKstl1
    United States2 months ago
  • Required Listening for all Educators

    No serious classroom teacher, instructional aide, admin, school board member, or parent can listen to this without being shocked and committed to improvement.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Light Dweller
    United States2 months ago
  • One sided

    This podcast did not share any success of guided reading and balanced literacy. It only talked about the negative.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Chicken man239
    United States2 months ago
  • Time to change

    Thank you for telling the story of how we have got to this point. Time to roll up our sleeves and change our instruction in line with researched approaches.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    RobGeel
    Australia2 months ago

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