106. How New York City Is Transforming Reading Instruction with Dr. Katie Pace Miles
About this episode
Dr. Katie Pace Miles discusses the cognitive process of orthographic mapping and its implications for reading instruction in New York City.
What does it actually mean for a word to become "stored" in the brain – and how do we design instruction that helps that happen for every student? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Katie Pace Miles, associate professor at Brooklyn College, founder of The Reading Institute, co-founder of CUNY Reading Fellows, and one of today's leading voices in reading science. She not only shares about the cognitive process of orthographic mapping, but also why understanding how words become permanently stored in memory changes the way we think about reading instruction and intervention. Dr. Miles also shares the fascinating origin story behind Reading Ready , the structured literacy intervention she originally created while teaching her own daughter to read during the pandemic, and explains how both Reading Ready and Reading Go have expanded to support thousands of students through The Reading Institute and CUNY Reading Fellows. She shares the dramatic literacy shifts happening across New York City Public Schools: from increased use of structured literacy and decodable texts to high-impact tutoring, universal screening, and stronger teacher preparation – and what still lies ahead. Key…
People in this episode
Host: Michelle Sullivan
Guest: Dr. Katie Pace Miles
Topics covered
- reading instruction
- orthographic mapping
- structured literacy
- intervention strategies
- literacy shifts
- teacher preparation
Keywords
- orthographic mapping
- structured literacy
- Reading Ready
- CUNY Reading Fellows
- literacy intervention
- high-impact tutoring
- decodable texts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Reading Institute, CUNY Reading Fellows
Places: New York City, Brooklyn College
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