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

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

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

It also provides key information on dyslexia, assessment,

serving multilingual learners, and so much more.

It's packed with beautiful diagrams,

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

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

Today I talk with Kareem Weaver, an award-winning teacher and administrator and founder of Fulcrum.

He has been passionate about helping all students learn to read for years, and his passion places him in the center of some very interesting and important work.

This episode is filled with wisdom and exhortation, all wrapped in the warmth of Kareem's personality.

Just a caution, it's a bit longer than our typical episodes, and once you start listening,

you won't want to stop. I'm going to have this one on repeat, and I think you will too. Enjoy.

Well, hello, Kareem. Thank you so much for joining us today.

My pleasure.

My pleasure.

Glad to be here.

We're really excited to dig in a little bit.

And as you know, before we start digging into your passion work, we would love if you

would tell our listeners just a little bit about how you ended up doing this work, how you became

passionate about this science of reading space. Well, you know, that seems like a very simple

question, but it's not. You know, so I've always wanted to be an educator. I wanted to be a teacher

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