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Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong Professional Learning and Reflection

Emily Hanford has been working in public media for more than two decades as a reporter, producer, editor, news director and program host. Her work has won numerous honors including the Excellence in Media Reporting on Education Research Award from the American Educational Research Association. In 2022, Hanford released her most recent work, a six-episode podcast titled, “Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong.” Through the series, Hanford surfaces how research about the “science of reading” intersects with current methods, causing educators across the country to reflect on their practices and mindsets about how students learn to read.

This course is a self-paced, asynchronous learning opportunity; therefore, you can complete your learning and application when it works best for you (ensuring that all work is done between July 31 and September 29, 2023 for SCECH credit). Participants will listen to each of the six (6) episodes of Sold a Story. Following each episode, participants will reflect on the content and respond to questions, intended to compel participants to think critically about what they learned. To join, the link for each episode is included on the syllabus below.

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Chld (WSCC) Tenet
Engaged and Supported

Dates
July 31-September 29

Course Facilitator
Michael Haynes, Char-Em ISD Director of Instruction

Syllabus

Listen	Respond & Reflect
Listen to Episode 1 - The Problem	What causes the parents in this episode to question the instruction their children are getting in school? What is "The Problem" detailed in this episode? Based on your learning from this episode, identify at least one action that will accomplish one or more of the following: further enhance your understanding of reading; deepen your understanding about the science of teaching reading; or implement or change a strategy based on your learning. What questions do you have after listening to this episode? Submit responses here.
Listen to Episode 2 - The Idea	Why do you think the episode begins and ends with Dan Corcoran's story? This entire podcast explores one idea about reading. The idea is described in this episode. What is the idea? Based on your learning from this episode, identify at least one action that will accomplish one or more of the following: further enhance your understanding of reading; deepen your understanding about the science of teaching reading; or implement or change a strategy based on your learning. What questions do you have after listening to this episode? Submit responses here.
Listen to Episode 3 - The Battle	Who knew what about the problems with cueing? When did they know? Why was there a battle over cueing? Based on your learning from this episode, identify at least one action that will accomplish one or more of the following: further enhance your understanding of reading; deepen your understanding about the science of teaching reading; or implement or change a strategy based on your learning. What questions do you have after listening to this episode? Submit responses here.
Listen to Episode 4 - The Superstar	What do you learn about Lacey Robinson? Are you surprised that she was drawn to Lucy Calkins' approach to teaching reading? What was Calkins' idea about how kids learn to read? Where did it come from and how did she help spread that idea? Based on your learning from this episode, identify at least one action that will accomplish one or more of the following: further enhance your understanding of reading; deepen your understanding about the science of teaching reading; or implement or change a strategy based on your learning. What questions do you have after listening to this episode? Submit responses here.
Listen to Episode 5 - The Company	What are some reasons why reading research hasn't had much impact on how schools teach reading? Based on your learning from this episode, identify at least one action that will accomplish one or more of the following: further enhance your understanding of reading; deepen your understanding about the science of teaching reading; or implement or change a strategy based on your learning. What questions do you have after listening to this episode? Submit responses here.
Listen to Episode 6 - The Reckoning	Many questions are asked in this episode — by parents, teachers, and Emily. What questions did you have, and were they answered? What questions do you have after listening to this episode? Submit responses here.

Learner Outcomes

Participants will identify opportunities to apply what they learned within their own school or classrooms and identify at least one action that will accomplish one or more of the following:

Further enhance their understanding of reading;
Deepen their understanding about the science of teaching reading; or
Implement or change a strategy based on their learning.

Pending approval, State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) will be available for this training. Further information will be provided by the course instructor.

No Sessions available for registration.

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