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Science of Reading: The Podcast

S2-08. Behind the scenes of the National Reading Panel: Tim Shanahan

Science of Reading: The Podcast

Amplify Education

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

4.5642 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

One of our most popular guests, Tim Shanahan, returns! In our most recent episode, he reminisces about the creation of the National Reading Panel in 1997 and the release of its subsequent groundbreaking report. He highlights how reading instruction has evolved and discusses how new research seems to be changing the landscape of the “reading wars” he thought were settled long ago. Quotes: “We continue to learn, and we continue to refine.” “When people are trying to tell you how you should teac...

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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.

0:43.0

Welcome to Science of Reading the podcast.

0:46.0

I'm your host, Susan Lambert.

0:48.1

As the reading science movement continues to grow even during this unprecedented time,

0:54.0

it's so important to stay focused on what

0:56.8

it takes to develop confident and capable readers. As we've learned, change can happen fast. That makes it

1:04.7

even more important to stay connected and learn from each other. The more we learn and listen,

1:10.4

the more prepared will be to lead.

1:13.5

Together, let's voice challenges and take action. Today we welcome back Tim Shanahan to celebrate

1:21.2

the 20th anniversary of the National Reading Panel Report. We're so thankful for Tim's

1:26.8

involvement on this panel, a true service to our country.

1:30.4

Our conversation today is all about that report, the context of education at the time it was

1:35.7

commissioned, what it was like for a member of the panel, and recommendations to keep up

1:40.9

on the research.

1:42.3

Happy anniversary to the National Reading Panel Report. Enjoy the episode.

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