Jul 05 2023 47 mins
Whole language is one of the most talked about developments in literacy instruction in the past several decades. In this episode of A Novel Idea, we take a look at the history and founders of this popular teaching philosophy and examine its effects on contemporary instruction. Featuring insight from:
- Dr. G. Reid Lyon, former director, NICHD
- Natalie Wexler (Twitter: @natwexler), author, The Knowledge Gap
- Kate Will, program coordinator, Iowa Reading Research Center
- Melissa Loftus and Lori Sappington (Twitter: @literacypodcast), co-hosts, Melissa and Lori Love Literacy
- Dr. Maryanne Wolf, author, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain and Dyslexia, Fluency, and the Brain
- … & more.
Episode transcript and sources
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/transcript-and-sources-novel-idea-episode-5
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