How do we learn to read - and why is it hard?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Reading is your one-way ticket to adventure! You can ride fire-breathing dragons, explore outer space, or even save the world – all within the pages of a book. But have you ever wondered how we learn to read? And why it can sometimes feel hard to do? Molly and co-host Anna talk to American Public Media reporter Emily Hanford, host of the podcast Sold a Story (https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/) about how some teaching techniques make it harder to learn how to read. Plus tips on how to become a rockstar reader and a brand-new Mystery Sound! Listen to our episode about dyslexia here: https://www.brainson.org/episode/2019/08/20/what-is-dyslexia-and-how-do-our-brains-read This episode was sponsored by: Liquid I.V. (LiquidIV.com - Use code BRAINS at checkout to receive 20% off anything you order when you order.) Indeed (Indeed.com/BRAINS - Terms and conditions apply. Cost per application pricing not available for everyone.) Buy A Toyota (BuyAToyota.com - Explore Toyota SUVs.) *****Do you have your Smarty Pass yet?? Get yours today for just $4/month (or $36/year) and get bonus episodes every month, and ad-free versions of every episode of Brains On, Smash Boom Best, Moment of Um, and Forever Ago. Visit www.smartypass.org to get your Smarty Pass today! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Hey Brains on Universe Superfans, it's Mark.
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0:34.3	You're listening to Brains on, where we're serious about being curious.
0:38.5	Brains on is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
0:48.3	So then I said, kitty, that kangaroo kept that kabob all to herself.
0:53.3	Not very kind, and it was quite a croffawful.
0:56.5	Hasn't that kangaroo heard of karma?
0:58.7	Oh, letter K. Don't look now, but letter C is headed this way.
1:04.4	And you're both wearing the same outfit again.
1:09.2	Oh, M-G. This is so embarrassing.
1:12.8	Every single alphabet party.
1:16.1	Here they come.
1:17.6	Oh, high letter C.
1:20.4	High letter N.
1:22.3	Hello, letter K.
1:24.0	Hello, letter C.
1:26.4	Look, I wasn't going to say anything, but you needed to stop copying me.
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