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Dr. Andy Johnson
The Reading Instruction Show
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. And, by the way, I'm not trying to sell any books. I don't have any curriculum or programs to market. I don't accept speaking fees. And, I don't ever want to be a consultant.
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Ratings & Reviews
2.5 stars from 26 ratings
This man knows what he’s talking about. He clearly understands literacy research and is magnifying the many, many issues that reading researchers have with SOR mania. The zealots will look foolish when this is all over, and Dr. Johnson will be standing tall on the mountains of evidence we have....Read full review »
bethager via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/07/24
No real substance, just insults
I started listening to this podcast after I listened to “Sold a Story”. I wanted to learn more about literacy education from a different perspective. This podcast has actually solidified my support for the Science of Reading (SoR) as the presenter does little more than repeatedly call SoR...Read full review »
oddmountain via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/21/23
Just another biased man who will say or defend anything to sell his curriculum and books. His audience is ignorant people because they don’t know any better.
April118653 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/12/23
Recent Episodes
Phonics is important, but if that’s all you’re teaching, you limit students’ ability to recognize words and create meaning with print. And that is the end goal – to create meaning, not to fill out phonics worksheets, or pass end-of-unit tests, or sound out words in isolation
Published 11/04/24
Published 11/04/24
I was having a discussion with a fellow online who insisted that early reading instruction should consist primarily of direct instruction of phonics. His argument was that unlike learning to use oral language, learning to use written language is not a natural process for humans. “We’re not...
Published 11/03/24
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