• 7: Let's Get Political

  • Jul 13 2023
  • Length: 41 mins
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7: Let's Get Political

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  • Following the explosion of the Reading Wars in California, a push for nationwide literacy legislation swept the nation. In this episode of A Novel Idea we explore the consequences of this movement, including the influence of legislative efforts including The National Reading Panel and Reading First. Featuring thoughts from:

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

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    National Reading Panel
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pubs/nrp/Documents/report.pdf

    Episode transcript and sources
    https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/transcript-and-sources-novel-idea-episode-7

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