Spring Special '26: Systematizing literacy, with Reid Lyon, Ph.D.

From Science of Reading: The Podcast by Amplify Education

May 6, 2026 · 1h 0m

About this episode

Susan Lambert, Ed.D. interviews Reid Lyon, Ph.D. about systemic change in literacy instruction and the importance of a shared vocabulary.

On this week’s episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert, Ed.D., is joined by one of the most influential people in American education, Reid Lyon, Ph.D., to explore what it takes to make systemic change in literacy instruction. Together, Reid and Susan also discuss how literacy education could benefit from a shared vocabulary, how systems must work together from teacher preparation to classroom implementation, and what we can do to close the implementation gap. Show notes: Our...

People in this episode

Host: Susan Lambert, Ed.D.

Guest: Reid Lyon, Ph.D.

Topics covered

literacy instruction
systemic change
teacher preparation
classroom implementation
shared vocabulary
implementation gap

Keywords

literacy
education
systemic change
teacher preparation
classroom implementation
implementation gap
shared vocabulary

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Organizations: Amplify Education