The Reading Instruction Show
by Dr. Andy Johnson
The Reading Instruction Show is a podcast about reading instruction (and other things) with a little bit of attitude. There is plenty here to inform and entertain all.
Podcast episodes
Season 19
S19 E18 - Science of Reading - Why are you Blocking Me? What are you Afraid Of?
I’ve been blocked from posting comments on some literacy Facebook groups and other websites related to reading instruction. They don’t want my words to appear on their pages. I had the temerity to post thoughts with which they dis...
S19 E17 - You Can't Be Just a Little Science of Reading
If you are going to embrace the science of reading, you can’t be just a little bit SOR. You can’t be partial SOR, or somewhat SOR. You can’t be semi-science of reading. If you are going to be a SOR advocate, you must embrace and a...
S19 E16 - The Basics of Science and Reading Science
In order to understand the science of reading, and how this term is misused, we must first get a better handle on science. I will cover some of the basics and end with a description of 7 questionable claims, based on I-think-isms,...
S19 E15 - The Science of Reading or the Ideology of Reading?
Despite having the word “science” in their title, the ideas put forth by the Science of Reading are not grounded in science at all, but in pseudo-science, I-think-isms, and anecdotal evidence. In fact, they are promoting an ideolo...
S19 E14 - How Science Works: Reading Science, Reading Research, and Reading Theories
This podcast explains what reading science is, how data collected from research studies are used to create theory, how theories are used to inform practice, and how one should used research to inform policy, practices, and program...