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.

At a certain point in time, you've got to deal with the root cause.

Literacy is at the root.

And for me, I just got tired of dealing with the edges.

This is Susan Lambert and welcome to Science of Reading the podcast from Amplify, where the science of reading lives.

Today I've got something very special to share, our first ever episode recorded in front of a live audience.

While in New Orleans this past March for the Plain Talk conference, I had the chance to sit down with one of our all-time favorite guests, Karim Weaver, co-founder and executive director of the organization, Folkrum.

Full and complete reading is a universal mandate.

Best of all, Karim and I got to speak in front of you, our fantastic listeners. We know not

everyone could make it to New Orleans, so I'm thrilled to now share this conversation with all

of you. A lot has changed since Kareem joined us on season four of the podcast, so we caught up

about his key role in the recent right to read documentary,

his work as the Oakland NAACP's second vice president and chair of its education committee,

and we also shared some behind-the-scenes info about this podcast. I really hope you enjoy

listening to this conversation from Plain Talk with

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