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The Literacy View
Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner
Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 173
The Literacy View podcast is dedicated to providing educators and parents with Breaking News and cutting-edge research in literacy instruction. Nicknamed by one of their listeners as the “Spice Girls of Literacy,” Faith and Judy, two veteran educators who still work in the trenches, bring their expertise, senses of humor, and passion for literacy instruction to the show, making it an engaging and informative experience for listeners. Never shying away from controversial topics and guests, and frequently disagreeing with each other, the hosts break down complex research into easy-to-understand takeaways and provide actionable solutions that teachers and parents can use in their classrooms and at home. And, they are never afraid to good-naturedly call BS or cheer on their guests or each other when a point or item of discussion excites them. In fact, they have “BS” and “cheer” buttons at the ready for that very purpose! With their engaging format and wealth of knowledge, Faith and Judy are sure to help you take your teaching to the next level! It is no wonder that so many of their guests and listeners consider the Literacy View their favorite, can’t-miss podcast in the literacy space. Have fun and learn at the same time!
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Schools Say They Can’t Test for Dyslexia… But Is That True?
Episode 147
mardi 4 novembre 2025 • Duration 01:39:12
Episode 147
Hey No BS Besties 💜
October was Dyslexia Awareness Month and we went LIVE for a special interactive taping of The Literacy View. This conversation gets to the heart of what matters most — truth, clarity, and every child’s right to learn to read.
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Evaluating for Dyslexia in the Schools
Can your school psychologist evaluate your child for dyslexia?
Many families are told to seek private testing but that is not the full story 🧐
We are bringing compassion, research, and real answers to this important issue.
🎤 Featuring
Andrew Shanock, Michael Paff, Kelly Caci
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The Most Controversial Conversations in Literacy Right Now
Episode 146
vendredi 24 octobre 2025 • Duration 01:36:17
🔥 Episode 146
ConCon™ Controversial Conversations in Literacy™
Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Unmissable. Unafraid.
Real teachers take on the hottest literacy debates from the Science of Reading and phonics to comprehension, instruction, and teacher PD. Authentic talk that bridges research and real classrooms.
🎙️ Watch and listen to The Literacy View — the bold education podcast where truth meets teaching.
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Grand Finale: Comprehension, Literacy Instruction & Language Development with Trina & Doug | Literacy Summit 2025 – Big Sky (137)
jeudi 14 août 2025 • Duration 01:12:22
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In this grand finale session from the Big Sky Literacy Summit 2025, Trina and Doug share powerful insights into comprehension, literacy instruction, and language development for all learners.
We also explore Story Champs, a family of instructional and intervention tools designed to build narrative language skills across ages and support needs. The commercially available Story Champs Multitiered Intervention Program is widely used, with extensions for children who need higher levels of support, including those with significant disabilities.
Watch Story Champs in Action:
- Large Group (5 minutes): Watch here
- Large Group – Full Lesson (Preschool): Watch here
- Small Group – Full Lesson (Preschool): Watch here and Watch here
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EP.54- Assemblymember Bobby Carroll: Literacy Advocacy and Dyslexia
Season 3
mercredi 10 janvier 2024 • Duration 01:26:51
The One About…
Assemblymember Bobby Carroll: Literacy Advocacy and Dyslexia
Article:
NYT
By Grace Ashford
January 3, 2024
As Literacy Lags, Hochul Proposes Changing How Schools Teach Readinghttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/nyregion/new-york-schools-reading-hochul.html
“This is a very big deal, because for a long time, people realized what was going on was not working. But nobody stood up and said it needs to change,” Ms. Hochul said…
Assembly District 44
Assemblymember Robert Carroll’s Bio:
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Robert-C-Carroll/about/
Assemblymember Carroll is the leading literacy advocate in the legislature. His Dyslexia Task Force Act, which establishes an expert panel to create standards for universal screening for dyslexia, evidence-based literacy interventions and professional development for teachers, is the first major piece of dyslexia and literacy legislation ever passed by the legislature.
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53-Curriculum Champions vs. the Teacher Defenders with Kata Solow
mardi 2 janvier 2024 • Duration 56:31
The One About: Curriculum Champions vs. the Teacher Defenders with Kata Solow
“Right now, the Curriculum Champions are winning politically. But if they’re going to succeed in the classroom, they need to win over teachers on the ground. This piece is about how to do that.” – Kata Solow
Article:
Comprehensive Reading Curricula and Teacher Expertise: We Don’t Have to Choose
November 30, 2023 by Kata Solow
https://www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/comprehensive-reading-curricula-and-teacher-
expertise-we-dont-have-choose
Kata Solow Bio:
Kata Solow is the Executive Director of the Goyen Foundation where she led its multi-year transformation process and created the Goyen Literacy Fellowship to recognize exceptional reading teachers. She is a former classroom educator, school administrator and field organizer.
Goyen Foundation Website:
https://www.goyen.io/
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52-Steve Dykstra’s Interpretation of Mark Seidenberg’s Slide Deck-“Where Does the Science of Reading Go From Here?” Season 3
Season 3 · Episode 16
vendredi 15 décembre 2023 • Duration 01:14:25
The One About…
Steve Dykstra’s Interpretation of Mark Seidenberg’s Slide Deck
“Identifying what was wrong was much easier than figuring out what to do instead.” – Mark Seidenberg How are teachers supposed to figure out what to do?
The Literacy View asked Dr. Steve Dykstra to help us unpack Mark Seidenberg’s Yale
presentation slides. Mark Seidenberg’s Slide Deck from a presentation given at Yale:
“Where Does the Science of Reading Go From Here?”
https://seidenbergreading.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Yale-talk.pdf
Dr. Steve Dykstra has worked as a psychologist for over thirty years in the public sector. He is a founding member of the Wisconsin Reading Coalition and Vice President of the Coalition for Reading Excellence.
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51-Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System is Often Wrong with Dr. Matt Burns-Season 3
Season 3 · Episode 15
mercredi 13 décembre 2023 • Duration 52:41
The One About…
Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System is Often Wrong with Dr. Matt Burns
“Flipping a coin would actually be better.”
“And when it came to identifying the readers who were furthest behind, Burns said, the BAS performed even worse.”
Matt Burns is a special education professor who conducted the first peer-reviewed study of the BAS.
Article: “Benchmark Assessment System Reading Test is Widely Used and Often Wrong” APM Reports
December 11, 2023 by Christopher Peak
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2023/12/11/benchmark-assessment-system-reading-test- often-wrong
Matt Burns Bio:
https://education.ufl.edu/faculty/matthew-burns/
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50 The One About... Is 'Sold a Story' an incomplete and oversimplified picture of reading? Nick Covington's view-Season 3
Season 3 · Episode 14
vendredi 8 décembre 2023 • Duration 01:06:36
The One About…
Is ‘Sold a Story’ an incomplete and oversimplified picture of reading?
Nick Covington’s view
“My goal with this piece is to capture the questions and criticisms that I have not just about the narrative of Sold A Story but of the broader movement toward “The Science of Reading,” and bring in other evidence and perspectives that inform my own. I hope to make the case that “The Science of Reading” is not a useful label to describe the multiple goals of literacy; that investment in teacher professionalization is inoculation against being Sold A Story; and that the unproductive and divisive Reading Wars actually make it more difficult for us to think about
how to cultivate literate kids.” – Nick Covington Nick Covington bio:
Nick is the creative director for the Human Restoration Project and former high school Social Studies teacher in Iowa public Schools. He promotes progressive education across the board. Nick aims to reestablish the idea of what school could be to one of student-centered success that relies on their ideas and knowledge instead of a dictated “future-ready” curriculum.
Website:
Humanrestorationproject.org
Article:
Unsettling the Science of Reading: Who is Being Sold a Story?
https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/who-is-being-sold-a-story-unsettling-the-
science-of-reading
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Ep:49-The One About: Don’t Discard Comprehension Strategies with Jennifer Buckingham-Season 3
Season 3 · Episode 13
mardi 5 décembre 2023 • Duration 57:10
The One About:
Don’t Discard Comprehension Strategies with Jennifer Buckingham
“The arguments against teaching comprehension skills and strategies are often framed in these ways: 1) Comprehension skills/strategies are not generic, transferable competencies … so it is a waste of time to teach them explicitly.
2) Reading comprehension is highly dependent on background knowledge … so an evidence-based approach to reading comprehension is to always embed instruction in a knowledge-building context.
These two statements are only partly true.” – Jennifer Buckingham
Article: Don’t Discard Comprehension Strategies
June 22, 2023
https://fivefromfive.com.au/blog/dont-discard-comprehension-strategies/
Bio:“Dr Jennifer Buckingham OAM is Director of Strategy and Senior Research Fellow at MultiLit, and Director of the Five from Five Project.
Jennifer is the founder of the Five from Five project which provides evidence-based information on effective reading instruction. Her PhD research was on effective instruction for struggling readers. She has provided advice on reading instruction, curriculum and policy to the NSW,
Victorian, South Australian and federal governments and was the chair of the expert advisory group to the federal government on a Year 1 literacy and numeracy assessment. Jennifer works with systems, schools and teachers to improve literacy instruction and assessment. She is a board member of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, an affiliate member of the La Trobe University SOLAR Lab and a member of the National Catholic Education Commission’s Standing Committee on Educational Excellence.”
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48 Season 3-The One About...Reading Curriculum Overhaul with Chalkbeat Journalist Alex Zimmerman
Season 3 · Episode 12
mercredi 29 novembre 2023 • Duration 49:37
The One About:
Reading Curriculum Overhaul with Journalist Alex Zimmerman
Is your school using a new reading curriculum for the first time this year? ��
Do you feel prepared to transition to a new reading curriculum? ��
Is your district “building the plane while flying it?” ��
Teachers and school leaders are struggling to make the transition.
Alex Zimmerman Bio:
Alex Zimmerman is a reporter at Chalkbeat New York, where he covers the largest school
system in the country. Before covering schools, he focused on police accountability, LGBT
issues, public health and transportation. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Village Voice,
Vice and Atlas Obscura.
Article:
“How is NYC’s literacy curriculum mandate going? Teachers feel unprepared.”
Chalkbeat
November 27, 2023
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2023/11/27/teachers-want-more-training-for-reading-
curriculum-overhaul/
To contact Alex Zimmerman via email: azimmerman@chalkbeat.org
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