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Science of Reading: The Podcast

S3-01. Deconstructing the Rope: An Introduction with Dr. Jane Oakhill

Science of Reading: The Podcast

Amplify Education

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

4.5642 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Dive into our first episode as Dr. Jane Oakhill, Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Sussex, gives a high-level overview of Scarborough’s Reading Rope. She also emphasizes the importance of inferencing in comprehension, why the Simple View of Reading is still relevant almost 40 years later, and how each element of the rope comes together to deconstruct the complexity of reading. Quotes: “We’re often quite surprised at what children don’t understand and we make a lot of a...

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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.

0:43.4

How do we help students become confident readers? And what do all our students need so they can

0:49.2

enjoy reading success, especially during this unprecedented time? Welcome to Season 3 of Science of Reading

0:56.6

the podcast. I'm your host, Susan Lambert. This season, we're celebrating the 20th

1:02.0

anniversary of Scarborough's Reading Rope, a model that helps us understand the complexities of

1:07.3

learning to read and helps us focus on evidence-based practices. Each episode

1:12.5

will cover elements of the model, what it means, and how it should impact classroom instruction.

1:18.5

We've lined up a dream team of science of reading experts we think you'll really love.

1:23.9

The science of reading movement continues to grow and at a time that is more important than ever.

1:29.3

It's vital we focus on research-based practices to deliver classroom instruction that allows students to learn.

1:37.3

If they aren't learning, we need to examine our practices.

1:41.3

We may not know what changes are coming next, but we do know we need to stay

1:46.5

connected and learning from each other will get us through it. The more we learn and listen,

1:52.0

the more will be prepared to lead. Our students are counting on us. Today we kick off a new series, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Scarborough's Reading

2:06.7

Rope.

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