• 6: The Reading Wars

  • Jul 13 2023
  • Length: 32 mins
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6: The Reading Wars

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  • In the 1990s, debates over literacy instruction reached a tipping point in the nation’s most populous state. Learn more about the reading crisis in California and the start of the so-called “Reading Wars” in this episode of A Novel Idea. Plus, hear from:

    • Dr. G. Reid Lyon, former director, NICHD
    • Dr. Maryanne Wolf, author, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain and Dyslexia, Fluency, and the Brain
    • Dr. Timothy Shanahan (Twitter: @ReadingShanahan), distinguished professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago

    Learn More
    “The Reading Wars,” Nicholas Lemann, The Atlantic Monthly
    https://www.pbs.org/weta/twoschools/thechallenge/history/
    Scarborough’s Rope
    https://institute.aimpa.org/resources/readingrope

    Episode transcript and sources
    https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/transcript-and-sources-novel-idea-episode-6

    A Novel Idea website:

    irrc.education.uiowa.edu/resources/novel-idea-podcast
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