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.

We have a very special episode today, one that will remind us of the important work that happens every day in every classroom, a connection between the teacher and student.

Joining me today is Mickey Smith Jr., an acclaimed educator, author, saxophonist,

and winner of the Grammy Music Educator Award in 2020.

Most recently, he was a keynote at the Plain Talk Conference, and we thought everyone needed to hear his message.

Thank you to all our teachers who play such an important role in the development of students beyond academics.

And enjoy today's episode.

Music episode. Well, hello, Mickey. Thank you so much for joining us on Science of Reading the

podcast. Thank you for having me. It's an absolute pleasure. Looking forward to just some

time well spent together. That's awesome. It's an absolute pleasure. Looking forward to just some time well spent together.

That's awesome.

You're a music teacher and you're on a reading podcast.

So for our listeners, we're not going to talk about reading today, but we are going to talk a lot about teaching.

We would love for you to share with our listeners just a little bit of your story.

We want to jump right into it.

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