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Spring Special '26: Systematizing literacy, with Reid Lyon, Ph.D.
May 6, 2026
1h 00m 00s
Spring Special '26: Assessment as your best friend, with Kate Winn and Stephanie Stollar, Ph.D.
Apr 22, 2026
51m 29s
Spring Special '26: Fighting for people with dyslexia, with Teresa May, Ph.D.
Apr 8, 2026
48m 43s
S10 E14: Your comprehension questions answered, with Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.
Mar 25, 2026
46m 02s
S10 E13: Building blocks for deep comprehension, with Susan Lambert
Mar 11, 2026
24m 05s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/26 | Spring Special '26: Systematizing literacy, with Reid Lyon, Ph.D.✨ | literacy instructionsystemic change+4 | Reid Lyon, Ph.D. | Amplify Education | — | literacyeducation+5 | — | 1h 00m 00s | |
| 4/22/26 | Spring Special '26: Assessment as your best friend, with Kate Winn and Stephanie Stollar, Ph.D.✨ | assessmentstudent progress+3 | Kate WinnStephanie Stollar, Ph.D. | Reading Assessment Done Right | — | assessmentstudent progress+3 | — | 51m 29s | |
| 4/8/26 | Spring Special '26: Fighting for people with dyslexia, with Teresa May, Ph.D.✨ | dyslexiaeducation advocacy+4 | Teresa May, Ph.D. | Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute | — | dyslexiaeducation+5 | — | 48m 43s | |
| 3/25/26 | S10 E14: Your comprehension questions answered, with Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D.✨ | comprehension strategiesteaching mindset+3 | Nathaniel Swain, Ph.D. | Amplify Education | — | comprehensionliteracy+3 | — | 46m 02s | |
| 3/11/26 | S10 E13: Building blocks for deep comprehension, with Susan Lambert✨ | reading comprehensionliteracy+3 | — | — | — | comprehensiondecoding+3 | — | 24m 05s | |
| 2/25/26 | S10 E12: Filling the gaps with inferences, with Kristen McMaster, Ph.D.✨ | reading comprehensioninference skills+3 | Kristen McMaster, Ph.D. | University of Minnesota | — | readingcomprehension+5 | — | 47m 55s | |
| 2/11/26 | S10 E11: Learning to read vs. reading to learn, with Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D.✨ | reading comprehensionlearning to read+3 | Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D. | University of Illinois at Chicago | — | reading comprehensionlearning to read+3 | — | 51m 11s | |
| 2/4/26 | Special episode: Cultivating critical thinkers in your classroom, starring Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D.✨ | critical thinkingeducation+3 | Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D. | Beyond My Years | — | critical thinkingeducation+3 | — | 41m 56s | |
| 1/28/26 | S10 E10: How language skills shape reading success, with Charles Hulme, D.Phil., and MaryKate DeSantis✨ | oral language developmentreading comprehension+3 | Charles Hulme, D.Phil.MaryKate DeSantis | University of OxfordLeft Side Strong LLC | — | language skillsreading success+3 | — | 46m 03s | |
| 1/14/26 | S10 E9: From research to reality: Breaking down comprehension barriers, with Phil Capin, Ph.D.✨ | reading comprehensioneducation practices+3 | Phil Capin, Ph.D. | Harvard Graduate School of Education | — | reading comprehensioneducation+4 | — | 52m 46s | |
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| 12/31/25 | S10 E8: Beyond decoding: The power of syntax, with Nancy Chapel Eberhardt✨ | syntaxcomprehension+3 | Nancy Chapel Eberhardt | Science of Reading: The PodcastAmplify Education | — | syntaxreading comprehension+3 | — | 59m 38s | |
| 12/17/25 | S10 E7: Syntax and comprehension, with Julie Van Dyke, Ph.D. | In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by research scientist and professor Julie Van Dyke, Ph.D., who explains why syntax instruction may be the missing piece in our mission to improve comprehension outcomes for all students. Together, Julie and Susan discuss why syntax is the part of the language system that matters for comprehension, how the same systematicity and rule governance that you find in teaching phonics also exists in syntax, and how explicit s... | 49m 25s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | S10 E6: Understanding assessment, with Melissa Farrall, Ph.D. | In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Affiliated Scholar at the Stern Center for Language and Learning, Melissa Farrall, Ph.D., to discuss understanding assessment. Melissa explains why it's beneficial for every educator to understand the fundamentals of assessment, especially comprehension assessment. Together, Melissa and Susan discuss the relationship between reading comprehension and language comprehension, why reading comprehension can be challeng... | 52m 06s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | S10 E5: Reimagining comprehension assessment, with Gina Biancarosa, Ed.D. | In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by University of Oregon College of Education Professor and Ann Swindells Chair in Education Gina Biancarosa, Ed.D., to explore how best to assess for comprehension. Gina elaborates on her extensive work developing more precise and informative measurements of reading comprehension and discusses think-aloud research, demonstrating how to infer for coherence, and examining how students who are struggling with comprehensi... | 46m 14s | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | S10 E4: The science of memory and misinformation, with David Rapp, Ph.D. | In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Northwestern University Professor of Education, Social Policy, and Psychology David Rapp. David’s research focuses on language and memory, and his conversation with Susan gives insight into how memory is connected to comprehension. The first half of the episode is spent defining comprehension as a process, a product, and a higher-order cognitive process. David then digs into how that definition informs the ways in ... | 49m 51s | ||||||
| 10/22/25 | S10 E3: Finding fluency at the heart of comprehension, with Doug Lemov | In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Doug Lemov, former teacher and school principal, to discuss how teachers can identify when disfluency is actually the root cause for students’ struggles with comprehension—and what they can do about it. Using his new book, The Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading, to guide the discussion, Susan and Doug address building attention stamina, the argument for reading whole books, and the value of... | 58m 53s | ||||||
| 10/8/25 |  Science of Reading Essentials: Dyslexia | In this special dyslexia-focused Essentials episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert pulls from past episodes to summarize everything you need to know about dyslexia, from experts Emily Lutrick, Ed.D.; Nadine Gaab, Ph.D.; Tim Odegard, Ph.D.; Sally Shaywitz, M.D.; and Francisco Usero-González, Ph.D. You'll also hear first-hand accounts from young people about their personal experiences with dyslexia, reading, and the education system. Even if you have little prior knowledge of... | 38m 31s | ||||||
| 9/24/25 | S10 E2: Orthographic mapping is a cognitive process, with Katie Pace Miles, Ph.D. | In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Katie Pace Miles, Ph.D., founder of The Reading Institute and director of the Advanced Certificates in Reading Science, Brooklyn College. An expert in orthographic mapping, Pace Miles explains why it’s a cognitive process, why that means it can’t be “taught,” and how we can instead leverage an understanding of it to inform instructional practices across reading, writing, and spelling to improve comprehension. Pace ... | 49m 06s | ||||||
| 9/10/25 | S10 E1: The (not so) Simple View of Reading, with Wesley Hoover, Ph.D. | In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Wesley Hoover, a psycholinguist at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss the Simple View of Reading and how it can serve as the basis for our understanding of comprehension. Wesley digs into all the complexities of this model—which is only simple at a high level—including the meaning of language comprehension vs. reading comprehension, the impact of word recognition, and using the simple view to identify st... | 44m 36s | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | Season 10 trailer: The comprehension season | Podcast host Susan Lambert gives you a first look at Season 10 of Science of Reading: The Podcast. This season will focus on reading comprehension, taking a deep dive into what is ultimately the goal of every classroom: breaking down why comprehension matters and how to achieve it. Get a glimpse into the season’s different angles on comprehension, as well as the expert guests you can look forward to hearing from. Show notes: Access free, high-quality resources at our brand new, companion prof... | 1m 56s | ||||||
| 8/27/25 | Everything is literacy, with Susan Lambert, Ed.D. | In this crossover episode Susan Lambert joins host Ana Torres and Classroom Insider Eric Cross from sister podcast, Beyond My Years. Together, the trio dive into the idea that all educators contribute to—and thus must invest in—student literacy development, regardless of the content they teach. Throughout the conversation, they discuss how all teachers are literacy teachers, offer four simple tips for developing academic language in any classroom, and explore why Susan still doesn't feel like... | 45m 50s | ||||||
| 8/13/25 | Translating research into action, with Amie Burkholder | In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, literacy coach (and podcast host in her own right) Amie Burkholder joins us to discuss her new book, Literacy Unlocked: How to Implement the Science of Reading With Young Learners. Amie talks through the origins of the book, how she structured it to be really actionable for educators, and what she hopes educators will take away from it. Amie and Susan also discuss some of the biggest recent changes to the Science of Reading movement, the are... | 29m 25s | ||||||
| 7/30/25 | Leveled reading, leveled lives, with Tim Shanahan, Ph.D. | In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, top literacy scholar Tim Shanahan, Ph.D., returns to discuss his new book, Leveled Reading, Leveled Lives: How Students’ Reading Achievement Has Been Held Back and What We Can Do About It. During his conversation with Susan Lambert, he outlines what existing research says about leveled reading—and why it’s not effective. He also shares how the misuse of theory can lead to ineffectual conclusions, makes a case for the efficacy of more explici... | 43m 07s | ||||||
| 7/16/25 |  Science of Reading Essentials: Comprehension | In this special Essentials episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert pulls from past episodes to distill reading comprehension insights from experts Hugh Catts, Ph.D.; Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D.; and Reid Smith, Ph.D. Listeners will walk away from this episode with a foundational introduction to the complexities of reading comprehension, and gain an understanding of topics such as reframing comprehension as an outcome rather than a skill, choosing the right texts and asking the righ... | 39m 55s | ||||||
| 7/2/25 | Summer ‘25 Rewind: The missing link in reading comprehension, with Anne Lucas | In this rewind episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, we revisit a Season 1 conversation between host Susan Lambert and Anne Lucas, former curriculum director and current Associate Vice President of Product, Literacy Suite Initiatives & Supplementals at Amplify on the complexities of reading comprehension.Together they dive into the complex nature of comprehension and why it’s so difficult to teach. Show notes: Access free, high-quality resources at our brand new, compani... | 34m 05s | ||||||
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