Minnesota, Reading Legislation, a...

Minnesota, Reading Legislation, and Tarot Cards

The Reading Instruction Show by Dr. Andy Johnson
S26 · E18
Mar 11, 2026
06:11

Episode notes

In Minnesota our special reading law called The Read Act. The Read Act makes certain kinds of reading instruction mandatory and other kinds illegal. I will confess that during the last two years at Minnesota State University, Mankato, I’ve been teaching illegal reading instruction. Every day I expect masked READ agents to kick down my door, handcuff me, and drag me off to a LETRS training facility somewhere in Wyoming or Texas.

Keywords

reading
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andy johnson
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professional development
reading research
science of reading
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LETRS
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