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Episode Synopsis
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, NICHDDr. Maryanne Wolf, author, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain and Dyslexia, Fluency, and the BrainDr. Timothy Shanahan (Twitter: @ReadingShanahan), distinguished professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago Learn More“The Reading Wars,” Nicholas Lemann, The Atlantic Monthlyhttps://www.pbs.org/weta/twoschools/thechallenge/history/Scarborough’s Ropehttps://institute.aimpa.org/resources/readingropeEpisode transcript and sourceshttps://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/transcript-and-sources-novel-idea-episode-6A Novel Idea website: irrc.education.uiowa.edu/resources/novel-idea-podcast
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