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Science of Reading: The Podcast

ML/EL E1: Language is always an asset, with Kajal Patel Below

Science of Reading: The Podcast

Amplify Education

Education, Science, How To, Social Sciences, Early Literacy, Amplify, Science Of Reading

4.5642 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

To kick off our miniseries focused on how the Science of Reading serves multilingual/English learners (ML/ELs), Amplify Vice President of Biliteracy Kajal Patel Below joins Susan Lambert for a retrospective discussion of the history of literacy education through a biliteracy lens. Together, they discuss the significance of a recent joint statement put out by The Reading League and the National Committee for Effective Literacy. Below sheds light on why this statement is so monumental, and what...

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0:00.0

Hi listeners, it's Susan here. Just in time for the school year, I have a brand new resource to tell you about.

0:07.0

Science of Reading, a new teacher's guide. This free e-book gives you the critical information you need,

0:13.7

including a detailed breakdown of the reading rope and the 10 foundational science of reading principles.

0:20.0

It also provides key information on dyslexia, assessment,

0:24.2

serving multilingual learners, and so much more.

0:27.4

It's packed with beautiful diagrams,

0:29.7

a perfect compliment to the podcast if I do say so myself.

0:34.0

Download your science of reading guide at amplify.com.com slash S-O-R guide.

0:42.8

This is Susan Lambert and welcome to a special mini-series from Science of Reading the podcast from Amplify, where the science of reading lives.

0:52.3

In recent years, the Science of Reading movement has been gaining momentum around the country.

0:58.0

This new curriculum change goes into the science of reading.

1:02.0

Today, teachers here focus on the science of reading.

1:06.0

Teaching the science of reading.

1:08.0

Make it easier for school districts across the state to implement the science of reading

1:12.4

approach.

1:13.6

But amidst that excitement, experts and advocates for a particular group of students have raised

1:19.2

some concerns about the relationship between the science of reading and this critically

1:24.4

important population.

1:26.6

So there have been some differing viewpoints in the research community

1:30.8

among experts in the science of reading field and experts who focus on multilingual and English learners.

1:38.7

That's my colleague, Kajal Patel Bilo, Vice President of Biliteracy at Amplify. As Kajel has traveled the country

1:47.5

listening to experts and advocates for multilingual and English learners, she's heard concerns,

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