Reading Realities
Changing how we teach reading isn’t simple. It’s complex, ongoing, and often overwhelming—and no one should have to figure it out alone.
Reading Realities is a podcast about what it really takes to change how we teach reading. Host Rose Else-Mitchell of the Science of Reading Center at SUNY New Paltz talks honestly with educators about the instructional shifts they're making, what they've learned about how humans learn to read, and what it takes to teach it. Guests discuss what they've tried, what worked (and what didn’t), and what they are learning to do differently now — making change durable, practical, and compassionate for anyone on this journey teaching reading.
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Reading Realities
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What does it take to change how you teach reading?
Reading Realities is a podcast for teachers who are somewhere in the middle of that shift, trying new strategies, reading the evidence, rethinking old habits, and figuring out what actually works in your classroom.
Each episode, host Rose Else-Mitchell, Executive Director of the Science of Reading Center at SUNY New Paltz, talks with an educator about the evidence-based, instructional, and mindset shifts they're making.
Because the truth is, changing reading instruction is not simple. It's complex, it's ongoing, and some days it can feel really overwhelming. But you don't have to figure it out alone.
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Interested in being on a future episode of Reading Realities? Or have a question or topic you’d like us to cover? Contact us at scienceofreading@newpaltz.edu.
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What does it take to change how you teach reading? Reading Realities is a podcast for teachers who are somewhere in the middle of that shift, trying new strategies, reading the evidence, rethinking old habits, and figuring out what actually works in your classroom. I'm your host, Rose Else- Mitchell, Executive Director of the Science of Reading Center at SUNY New Paltz. Each episode, I talk with an educator about the evidence based, instructional, and mindset shifts they're making. Because the truth is, changing reading instruction is not simple. It's complex, it's ongoing, and some days it can feel really overwhelming. But you don't have to figure it out alone. Follow Reading Realities wherever you listen to podcasts.