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Science of Reading: The Podcast

S1-07. The missing link in reading comprehension: Anne Lucas

Science of Reading: The Podcast

Amplify Education

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

4.5642 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

What is the missing link in reading comprehension? Anne Lucas, former curriculum director and current product manager of Amplify Reading, discusses the multifaceted nature of comprehension, why it’s so difficult to teach, a teacher's powerful "eureka! moment," and the specific sentence-level skills which, if practiced, improve overall comprehension. Quotes: “The more tools we give to kids to grapple with texts and concepts, the better they’ll be able to do it.” “Background knowledge is ...

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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 amplifyplify.com slash SOR Guide.

0:40.3

What if a change in classroom practice could lead to change in reading outcomes?

0:49.3

What should reading instruction include to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed?

0:56.2

What does cognitive science tell us about learning to read and why aren't those learnings

1:00.8

applied in our classrooms?

1:03.4

Welcome to Science of Reading the podcast.

1:06.0

I'm your host, Susan Lambert from Amplify Education.

1:09.8

Join us every two weeks as we talk with

1:11.9

science of reading experts to explore what it takes to transform our classrooms

1:17.2

and develop confident and capable readers.

1:24.6

Anne Lucas is our guest today as we tackle the topic of comprehension.

1:29.3

Specifically, we dig into what Anne refers to as the missing link, an area of comprehension

1:34.3

that often gets little attention or instruction.

1:37.3

Our discussion takes a deep dive into comprehension, both during and after, interactions with text. Keep your ears open. I think you'll learn something new.

1:47.0

Hello, Anne. Thank you so much for joining us today.

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