Hey listeners, it's Susan with a quick announcement before we get to this episode. Dr. Mitchell

Brookens, one of our all-time favorite guests, joined our sister podcast Beyond My Years to discuss

developing students' critical thinking. When we talk about knowledge building, when we talk about

knowledge acquisition, it's actually predicated on critical thinking.

Listen today to Dr. Brooken's appearance on Beyond My Years, wherever you get this show.

If the teacher is doing most of the retrieving of knowledge, if the teacher is the one that's

actively engaged in reading, then I think they is the one that's, you know, actively

engaged in reading, then I think they're the ones that are going to get better at reading.

This is Susan Lambert and welcome to Science of Reading the podcast from Amplify.

Today in our comprehension season, we've got a big one. We're sharing practices that educators can use to enhance students' reading comprehension.

Dr. Phil Capen is an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

He recently led a fascinating meta-analysis exploring the gaps between research-backed practices and what's really

happening in schools. Today, he'll share his findings and offer some ideas for how educators can

more effectively support students' comprehension. Here's Dr. Phil Capon. Well, I am so excited, Dr. Phil Capon, to have you join us today on the episode.

Excited to talk with you a little bit more about comprehension.

So welcome.

Thank you for having me, Susan.

It's a pleasure to be here.

Before we get started, I would love it if you could tell our listeners just a little bit

about you and actually how

you became interested in literacy.

Yes.

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