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.

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I think the strength I have from being in this business for decades is that I've seen things go awry, good things, get interpreted incorrectly. I mean, the science of reading has

that potential.

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

where the science of reading lives. What is reading comprehension? How can background knowledge be built rather than taught?

And how can vocabulary be developed most effectively in the classroom?

These are some of the questions that Dr. Sharon Vaughn explores on this fascinating episode of the podcast.

Dr. Sharon Vaughn is the Manuel Eustiz Endowed Chair in Education,

an executive director of the Meadow Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University

of Texas at Austin. She was also the lead author of the What Works Clearinghouse Practice

Guide, providing

reading interventions for students in grades four through nine.

For those who may be unfamiliar, that guide is full of great information, which we also

discuss during this conversation.

And so without further ado, I'm thrilled to share this conversation with Dr. Sharon Vaughn.

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