What’s Trending in the Science of Reading?

This recently released episode focuses on what happened after Sold a Story was brought to the forefront of the conversation about the Science of Reading. It depicts the turnaround implemented by school districts who opted to ban the balanced literacy approach, as well as curriculum such as, Lucy Calkins, Reading Recovery, and Fountas and Pinnell. Instead, they are choosing to adopt research based approaches grounded in the Science of Reading. Additionally, the investigative journalist and host, Emily Hanford, takes a deep dive into the reactions of those who have been building an empire creating and publishing curriculum that was not aligned with the research and was largely based on a false rationale about how reading skills are acquired. Some leaders in the balanced literacy arena are reinventing themselves and their curriculum while others are firmly holding their ground.

Hanford, Emily, Host. “The Aftermath” Sold a Story, APM Reports, 4 April 2024. https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/.