Join Dr. Bruce McCandliss, professor at the Graduate School of Education of Stanford University, in the fifth episode of our Deconstructing the Rope series as he explains the role of sight and word recognition in the Science of Reading and highlights the importance of the rapid integration of print, speech, and meaning. Bruce also encourages listeners to be cognizant of the ever-changing, technological learning environment while nurturing young readers and writers.

Join leading experts Natalie Wexler, Ernesto Ortiz, Dr. Carolyn Strom, and Susan Lambert for a podcast on making the shift to the Science of Reading. In this special episode, they discuss how educators can implement the Science of Reading through an incremental change on all levels, from a classroom to entire districts. Sharing their research and both professional and personal experiences, the panelists share the leadership knowledge, training, and curriculum advice you’ve been looking for.

Join Dr. Louisa Moats, president of Moats Associates Consulting, in the third episode of our Deconstructing the Rope series as she highlights the significance of decoding in the Science of Reading and discusses the value of becoming students of our own language. She also mentions the reciprocal relationship between decoding and encoding and why both are essential to provide effective phonics instruction to children in the classroom.

Join Alice Wiggins, vice president of instructional design and products at UnboundEd, in the second episode of our Deconstructing the Rope series as she unwinds word recognition, a strand of Scarborough’s Reading Rope. Alice also highlights the importance of explicit phonics instruction and urges listeners to advocate for an aligned curriculum to bring forth a systematic and equitable approach to reading for all students.

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, explains why the Simple View of Reading is still relevant almost 40 years later, and describes how each element of the rope comes together to deconstruct the complexity of reading.

Join your host, Susan Lambert, as she recaps our season 3 Deconstructing the Rope series. She highlights the special guests we’ve had this season such as Louisa Moats, Bruce McCandliss, and Sonia Cabell and shares their expert insights on Scarborough’s Reading Rope. From vocabulary to word and sight recognition, all strands will be covered in this special episode that will help you cement this knowledge in your Science of Reading journey!

Join DeJunne’ Clark Jackson, vice president of program development for the Center for Development and Learning, as she underscores how to overcome barriers in the delivery of accessible instruction to students. She also urges listeners to recognize and confront bias both inside and outside of the classroom in order to foster better experiences for educators and students. Finally, she leaves us with an anecdote on diversity, equity, and inclusion and speaks on the connection between the Science of Reading and dyslexia.

Join Alana Mangham, literacy specialist for the Center for Development and Learning, as she shares her pathway from educator to changemaker in the Science of Reading field. She’ll also highlight her successful four-part literacy plan and urge you to question your instructional practices to better foster reading achievement in children today.

Join Kate Cain, professor of language and literacy at Lancaster University, in the latest episode of our Deconstructing the Rope series as she explores language structures in the Simple View of Reading and explains its connections across reading comprehension in literacy development. She also highlights the reciprocal relationship between books and conversation and underscores the importance of reading aloud to children from a young age to develop their vocabulary and semantics.

Join Nancy Hennessy, past president of the International Dyslexia Association, in the latest episode of our Deconstructing the Rope series in which Nancy defines the role of vocabulary and elaborates on the nuanced structures of comprehension in literacy instruction. She also highlights how to explicitly teach vocabulary to students through her research-backed, four-pronged approach.

Join Sonia Cabell, assistant professor at the School of Teacher Education at Florida State University, in the latest episode of our Deconstructing the Rope series as she unwinds language comprehension, a strand of Scarborough’s Reading Rope. Sonia explains the true definition of language comprehension in relation to the Simple View of Reading and highlights the role of parents and educators in the use of advanced language models in literacy development. She also reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teachers and families and discusses how it has highlighted the importance of education today.

In this special episode, Dr. Maria Murray, president and CEO of the Reading League, analyzes the intricacies of literacy instruction and shares common misconceptions educators have about the Science of Reading. She also explains why the Science of Reading: A Defining Movement coalition was founded—on a belief in establishing clear understandings of what the Science of Reading is, and what it is not, to promote the proper use of instructional practices aligned with its findings.

Join Susan Neuman, professor of childhood and literacy education at the Steinhardt School at New York University, in the sixth episode of our Deconstructing the Reading Rope series as she explains the important link between background knowledge and reading comprehension in the Science of Reading and shares her five research-based principles to build knowledge networks in literacy instruction. She also highlights the connection between speech and reading, and previews her upcoming studies on the role of cross-media connections in children’s learning.