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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.
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- 2 days ago50 min
Adolescent Literacy, Episode 1: Foundational skills for adolescent learners, with Doug Fisher, Ph.D.
In this first episode of our special four-part Science of Reading: The Podcast Adolescent Literacy miniseries, Susan Lambert, Ed.D., speaks with Doug Fisher, Ph.D., a celebrated professor, author, and one of the most influential voices in adolescent literacy. They explore what the evidence really tells us about supporting adolescent learners, and what it means for classroom practice. They also discuss why Doug and his colleagues set out to find a new model for adolescent literacy, how self-ef...
- 2 weeks ago33 min
Science of Reading Essentials: The Science of learning
On this Science of Reading Essentials episode we're diving into the science of learning to explore how memory, cognitive load, and knowledge building can transform your literacy instruction. Host Susan Lambert, Ed.D., weaves in the insights of our experts—Natalie Wexler; Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.; Hugh Catts, Ph.D.; Daniel Willingham, Ph.D.; Peter C. Brown; Jamey Peavler, Ph.D.; and David Rapp, Ph.D. Susan reflects on: how memory works and why understanding its processes is foundational to effec...
- May 6, 20261h 0m
Spring Special '26: Systematizing literacy, with Reid Lyon, Ph.D.
On this week’s episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert, Ed.D., is joined by one of the most influential people in American education, Reid Lyon, Ph.D., to explore what it takes to make systemic change in literacy instruction. Together, Reid and Susan also discuss how literacy education could benefit from a shared vocabulary, how systems must work together from teacher preparation to classroom implementation, and what we can do to close the implementation gap. Show notes: Our...
- Apr 22, 202651 min
Spring Special '26: Assessment as your best friend, with Kate Winn and Stephanie Stollar, Ph.D.
In this episode of Science of reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert, Ed.D., is joined by Kate Winn and Stephanie Stollar, Ph.D, coauthors of Reading Assessment Done Right, who explain how to use assessment to actually accelerate student progress and drive instructional decisions. Stephanie, Kate, and Susan also discuss how to cut through assessment overload and focus on what truly drives instruction, the four essential purposes of assessment, and how they work together within Multi-Tiered Syste...
- Apr 8, 202649 min
Spring Special '26: Fighting for people with dyslexia, with Teresa May, Ph.D.
In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan is joined by executive director of the Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute, Teresa May, Ph.D. Teresa shares her powerful story, from being a student with dyslexia to fighting systemic barriers in education. Teresa and Susan also discuss Teresa's legal advocacy for her sons' right to appropriate dyslexia education; the legacy of Margaret Byrd Rawson, a groundbreaking activist who dedicated her life to helping students with dyslexia success; ...
- Mar 25, 202646 min
S10 E14: Your comprehension questions answered, with Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.
In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, returning guest, Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D., joins Susan Lambert to close out the season by answering thoughtful and thought-provoking comprehension questions submitted by listeners. Nathaniel and Susan answer questions about comprehension strategies, the relationship between comprehension and memorization, and how to shift the mindset amongst your teaching colleagues to help them understand comprehension. Show notes: Submit your literacy questions! Bonus: Watch Dr. Hoover's complete responses to a listener guest. Learn more about Nathaniel Swain on his website Connect with Nathaniel Swain on LinkedIn. Access free, high-quality resources—including our recent Essentials episode on Science of Reading: The Podcast—at our companion professional learning page Download our free Comprension 101 bundle for comprehension resources, including ebooks, and on-demand professional learning Listen to Season 2 of Amplify's Beyond My Years podcast Join our community Facebook group Connect with Susan Lambert Quotes: "What we're trying to do is create meaningful text experiences. ... The strategies are background, the powerhouse behind the work we're doing, but the star of the show is the language and the text." —Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D. "If you ever feel like your comprehension work only allows students to produce or perform something on a particular day in which you've just read that text, then you may be missing the opportunity to weave meaningful text together." —Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D. "When we're teaching reading comprehension, really let the text be the center of what we're doing." —Susan Lambert Timestamps*: 00:00 Introduction: Answering listeners' questions on comprehension 03:00 The difference between oral and written language as it relates to comprehension 06:00 Supporting students who read fluently but struggle with comprehension 16:00 The role of comprehension strategies 21:00 Oral language development and comprehension 28:00 The connection between memory and comprehension 36:00 How to help colleagues adjust their mindset on comprehension 42:00 Overall takeaways from this batch of mailbag questions *Timestamps are approximate, rounded to nearest minute
- Mar 11, 202624 min
S10 E13: Building blocks for deep comprehension, with Susan Lambert
Host Susan Lambert hits the home stretch of her comprehension-focused season of Science of Reading: The Podcast with a reflective episode based on her presentation at this year's Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning conference. Instead of being joined by a guest, Susan breaks down some of her biggest takeaways from this season—explaining how reading comprehension is far more intricate than the ability to decode words on a page, and detailing how the expert guests this season helped illustrate all of comprehension's amazing complexities. Whether you hear her Plain Talk conversation live or not, this episode captures those same insights in a format you can revisit anytime. Show notes: Submit your literacy questions! Access free, high-quality resources—including our recent Science of Reading: The Podcast Essentials: “Comprehension” episode—at our companion professional learning page. Download our Comprehension 101 bundle: Access free comprehension resources, including ebooks and on-demand professional learning. Listen to Season 2 of Amplify’s Beyond My Years podcast. Join our community Facebook group. Connect with Susan Lambert. Quotes: "Comprehension is an active process. It usually requires active engagement and effect from the reader." —Susan Lambert "Comprehension is an integration of knowledge and experience that requires the reader to connect new information from the text with their own knowledge and experiences." —Susan Lambert "Comprehension is dynamic and ongoing. It requires the reader to update and revise their understanding as new information is encountered." —Susan Lambert "What constitutes good comprehension is relative, and it depends on who is reading the text and why they're reading it." —Susan Lambert "The components of comprehension don't develop in isolation. They bootstrap and support each other throughout a reader's development." —Susan Lambert Timestamps*: 00:00 Introduction: Building blocks for deep comprehension 04:00 Common themes from guests' definitions of comprehension 07:00 The simple view of reading 10:00 Oral language, syntax and fluency 13:00 Syntax is the critical missing piece needed to improve reading comprehension outcomes 16:00 Fluency is a critical but often overlooked prerequisite to reading comprehension 21:00 The components of comprehension don't develop in isolation 22:00 Closing thoughts o our comprehension focused season *Timestamps are approximate, rounded to nearest minute
- Feb 25, 202648 min
S10 E12: Filling the gaps with inferences, with Kristen McMaster, Ph.D.
In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Kristen McMaster, Ph.D., Guy Bond Chair in Reading and professor of special education in the Department of Educational Psychology at University of Minnesota. Together, they explore how reading comprehension isn't just about what's on the page—it's also about what's not there—and share practical insights on how to support students in developing inference skills. Susan and Kristen also discuss the dual processes of activation and integration when making inferences; the distinction between teaching students to process text actively versus teaching students to apply comprehension strategies; and different types of inferences, including causal, bridging, and elaborative. Show notes: Submit your questions to our listener mailbag Access free, high-quality resources—including our recent Science of Reading: The Podcast Essentials "Comprehension" episode—at our companion professional learning page Download our Comprehension 101 bundle: Access free comprehension resources, including e-books, and on-demand professional learning Connect with Kristen McMaster Learn more about Kristen McMaster Listen to Season 2 of Amplify's Beyond My Years podcast Join our community Facebook group Connect with Susan Lambert Quotes: "Inferencing is really central to comprehension. We wouldn't comprehend if we didn't make inferences." —Kristen McMaster "I would encourage teachers not to underestimate the importance of supporting even the inferences that might seem obvious to us." —Kristen McMaster "Good comprehenders are often making very automatic inferences that they don't even realize." —Kristen McMaster "It helps to explicitly teach what an inference is in language that students will understand." —Kristen McMaster Timestamps*: 00:00 Introduction: Filling in the gaps with inferences, with Kristen McMaster, Ph.D. 05:00 Comprehension is how we make sense of the world around us 09:00 The types of inferences: Causal, bridging, elaborative, and theory of mind 17:00 How teachers can help students develop inference skills 22:00 Creating an effective questioning strategy 27:00 How teachers can preview a text and think about the inferences that might need to be made 31:00 Supporting students who process texts in different ways 37:00 The timing of comprehension questions 40:00 The connection between oral language comprehension and text comprehension 45:00 Final thought: Teacher's shouldn't underestimate the importance of inferences that might seem obvious. *Timestamps are approximate, rounded to nearest minute
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