READ Podcast

Colby Hall, PhD, shares her research on reading and language from kindergarten through adolescence. Dr. Hall, an assistant professor at University of Virginia, discusses her vast research collaborations spanning across areas of literacy, age groups, and language, providing a window into the research process and offering implications for classroom practice. In this episode, you will learn about the...

Neena Saha, PhD, joins READ for an illuminating and entrepreneurial discussion about translating research to practice. In this episode, Dr. Saha offers insights on  shifting how educators interface with research through an entrepreneurial lens. integrating and broadening the role of technology in sharing research. developing a systematic and explicit approach to the translation of research to prac...

Join READ host Dr. Danielle Gomez as she offers a perspective on reading research from translation to implementation. She synthesizes key insights from READ guests in 2023, highlights current research from the broader community, and forecasts opportunities and challenges for the future of implementation of research in practice. In this episode, you will learn about the benefits of translating rese...

Amy Elleman, PhD, joins the READ Podcast to discuss the evidence supporting reading comprehension development and implications for effective instruction. This episode builds upon previous READ conversations in conceptualizing comprehension as an integration of skills. In this episode, you will learn about the components and processes of reading comprehension. research frameworks applicable for edu...

Sonia Cabell, PhD, joins the READ Podcast for the 50th episode! In this conversation, Dr. Cabell and Danielle discuss the integrated and interdependent nature of reading, oral language, background knowledge, and writing. Dr. Cabell cites her research on content-rich instruction and offers numerous effective practices for classroom instruction. Educators, bring a pen and your plan book as Dr. Cabel...

The Windward Institute and The Windward School are putting "Dyslexia in Focus" in recognition of Dyslexia Awareness Month. This month on READ, you will hear from four past READ experts on insights specific to dyslexia and topics related to screening and identification, education and intervention, and advocacy.  This "Dyslexia in Focus" READ bookmark features Dr. Devin Kearns fr...

The Windward Institute and The Windward School are putting "Dyslexia in Focus" in recognition of Dyslexia Awareness Month. This month on READ, you will hear from four past READ experts on insights specific to dyslexia and topics related to screening and identification, education and intervention, and advocacy.  This "Dyslexia in Focus" READ bookmark features Dr. Hugh Catts from...

The Windward Institute and The Windward School are putting "Dyslexia in Focus" in recognition of Dyslexia Awareness Month. This month on READ, you will hear from four past READ experts on insights specific to dyslexia and topics related to screening and identification, education and intervention, and advocacy.  This "Dyslexia in Focus" READ bookmark features Dr. Carolyn Strom f...

In this LEAD on READ episode, co-hosts Danielle Scorrano and Jamie Williamson interview Cheryl Cook, the executive director of The Association of LD Schools (ALDS). ALDS is a formal community for schools that educate students with learning differences like dyslexia.  This episode invites READers to learn about the benefits of networking in education for building relationships, sharing resources, a...

The Windward Institute and The Windward School are putting "Dyslexia in Focus" in recognition of Dyslexia Awareness Month. This month on READ, you will hear from four past READ experts on insights specific to dyslexia and topics related to screening and identification, education and intervention, and advocacy.  This "Dyslexia in Focus" READ bookmark features Dr. Maryanne Wolf f...

The 2023 National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) report on elementary reading instruction demonstrates how little teacher preparation programs spend on building teacher skills to support English Language Learners. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, EdD, joins READ to shares her expertise in integrating structured literacy with cultural and linguistic diversity to support English Language Learners.  READ list...

Yaacov Petscher, PhD, joins the READ Podcast to discuss whole child approaches to reading and child development, seeking to explore, “what works for whom under what conditions?” Dr. Petscher explains the role of research in testing ecological models and specific factors that may inform why children vary in their reading and language development. He specifically refers to his current work in unders...

In this special episode of LEAD on READ, Katie Pace Miles, PhD, discusses her leadership work at CUNY Reading Corps, which pairs high dose tutoring for students in NYC with training for pre-service graduate and undergraduate teachers in structured literacy programs.  High dose tutoring has received a lot of attention in current research and popular press to target the needs of struggling readers....

Susan Neuman, EdD, joins the READ Podcast for a discussion on integrating rich content, background knowledge, and language into literacy instruction. She breaks down code-based and meaning-based reading skills and explains the importance of background knowledge, language, and vocabulary within a comprehensive lens of reading instruction. She discusses her work and passion for building literacy in...

Shayne Piasta, PhD, joins the READ Podcast to share her expertise on the evidence in early literacy education including alphabet instruction and oral language. She cites integrated approaches to the Science of Reading and supporting evidence-based practices that inform both educators and families. Dr. Piasta then discusses the knowledge educators need to effectively deliver reading instruction, wi...

Lakeisha Johnson, PhD, returns to the READ Podcast for the second episode of LEAD on READ. Dr. Johnson, Director at The Village at FCRR, associate professor at Florida State University (FSU), and creator of Maya’s Book Nook, shares her leadership story from her childhood through her professional career.  Dr. Johnson tells more about her partnership with Dr. Nicole Patton Terry in creating The Vill...

The READ Podcast invites Margaret McKeown, PhD, for a deep dive on vocabulary development and instruction. Dr. McKeown is a celebrated researcher, professor, teacher educator, and co-author of numerous books on vocabulary such as Bringing Words to Life. In this episode, Dr. McKeown discusses robust, integrated, and comprehensive approaches to engaging children with vocabulary. She explains the rol...

What does it truly mean to invest in the livelihood of all children? Lakeisha Johnson, PhD, joins the READ Podcast for a timely and important discussion on an integrated, systems approach to supporting all students in school communities, with a focus on vulnerable and marginalized populations.   Applying an ecological systems framework to reading, Dr. Johnson explains the “both, and” of applying t...

Kristen Wynn joins LEAD on READ, a special, four-part series on the Research Education Advocacy Podcast with co-hosts, Danielle Scorrano, host of the READ Podcast, and Jamie Williamson, Head of School at The Windward School and Executive Director of The Windward Institute. LEAD on READ explores the central question: What does it mean to be a leader in education right now? Kristen Wynn, the State L...

The READ Podcast introduces listeners to a special, four-part series, LEAD on READ, co-hosted by READ host Danielle Scorrano and The Windward School’s Head of School and Executive Director of The Windward Institute, Jamie Williamson.  LEAD on READ explores the central question: What does it mean to be a leader in education right now? In this introduction episode, Jamie and Danielle outline the “wh...

Tiffany Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP returns to the READ Podcast for a timely and important discussion on addressing reading and language development for all children. She explains how school disruptions during the pandemic impacted literacy and language development – highlighting the disparate consequences on children in vulnerable populations. Dr. Hogan, a researcher and advocate for people with developm...

Katie Pace Miles, PhD, joins the READ Podcast to discuss the foundations of word level reading instruction. Dr. Miles explains orthographic mapping, a fundamental strategy for literacy development, in which readers map out letter patterns, sounds, spelling, and meaning to learn words. She discusses the essential building blocks for orthographic mapping, demonstrating to READers that children do no...

Dr. Dave Anderson, leading expert in child and adolescent mental health and Vice President of School and Community Programs at Child Mind Institute, joins the READ Podcast for a timely and vital conversation about wellness and mental health in the wake of the pandemic. Dr. Anderson addresses the current mental health crisis and discusses its disparate impacts that could last for decades. He provid...

Rebecca Rolland, EdD, speech pathologist and author of The Art of Talking with Children , joins the READ Podcast to share her expertise in cultivating high quality conversations with children. Dr. Rolland explains the science and art to high quality conversations, which can be used to build better relationships with our kids.  She identifies skills adults can use to bring mindfulness, curiosity, a...

In this enlightening summer READ episode, Dr. Carolyn Strom explores the fundamental question: How do we share the science of the reading brain more effectively? Dr. Strom, a teacher educator and researcher at NYU, connects the science and story of the reading brain and offers applicable strategies for educators and families, from the “classroom to the kitchen table,” to support reading developmen...