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The Reading Instruction Show

The Reading Instruction Show is a podcast about reading instruction (and other things) with a little bit of attitude. There is plenty here to inform and entertain all. And, by the way, I'm not trying to sell any books. I don't have any curriculum or programs to market. I don't accept speaking fees. And, I don't ever want to be a consultant.

Minnesota, Reading Legislation, and Tarot Cards

6 mins; March 11, 2026

Living Your Values, MAGA, and Christianity

7 mins; March 04, 2026

Trained Seals, Reading Instruction, and Educational Overlords

6 mins; March 02, 2026

The Rich Man, Brother Lazarus, and Donald J. Trump

7 mins; February 21, 2026

God Exists

3 mins; February 20, 2026

The Importance of Argument in Reading Instruction

6 mins; February 19, 2026

Teaching Reading at Home: Tips for Parents

26 mins; February 15, 2026

God Has a Plan

4 mins; February 14, 2026

The National Reading Panel: Phonics and Word Work

37 mins; February 11, 2026

The National Reading Panel: Comprehension

6 mins; February 11, 2026

Introduction to Systemic Racism

6 mins; February 10, 2026

Twisted Scripture

6 mins; February 10, 2026

A Journalist is NOT a Literacy Scholar

9 mins; February 06, 2026

Conference Presentation: LETRS - Behind the Pretty Words

46 mins; January 31, 2026

What is Evidence and Research?

61 hours 31 mins; January 31, 2026

Sunday Sermon: Bat Shit Crazy Ramblings

11 mins; January 31, 2026

Sunday Sermon: People of Faith or People of Belief?

11 mins; January 27, 2026

Sunday Sermon: The Lord Detests These Things

14 mins; January 24, 2026

8 Commonly Misunderstood Terms in Reading Instruction

6 mins; November 17, 2025

8 Comonly Misunderstoond Terms in Reading Instruction

6 mins; November 17, 2025

The Importance of Academic Journals: John Stossel Doesn't Know What they Are

24 mins; November 11, 2025

Dyslexia Summits, Disinvitations, and Reading Camps

11 mins; October 26, 2025

John Stossel: My Adventure in Television – Part I

20 mins; October 25, 2025

Dyslexia Summits, Disinvitations, and Abrasiveness

10 mins; October 18, 2025

Academic Buzzwords, Weasel Words, and Propagating Lexiconic Locution: Claude Goldenberg, and the International Dyslexia Association

13 mins; October 04, 2025

Academic Buzzwords, Weasel Words, and Propagating Lexiconic Locution: Claude Goldenberg, and the International Dyslexia Association

13 mins; October 04, 2025

Selective Umbrage: Emily Hanford is an Alexa App

14 mins; August 17, 2025

Show Me "The Research'

12 mins; August 12, 2025

Legitimate Professional Development for Reading Teachers

12 mins; August 05, 2025

Toadys, Transaction, and Reading Instruction

12 mins; July 08, 2025

The Ideology of Reading

17 mins; July 08, 2025

Forward to the Past: Writer Over to People

9 mins; June 19, 2025

Conversation with Daphne Russell

38 mins; June 18, 2025

Reading Wars and the Education Science Reform Act of 2002

21 mins; June 13, 2025

Cognitive Science and Reading

18 mins; June 11, 2025

Orthographic Mapping: Weak or Robust Theory?

13 mins; June 05, 2025

Everybody Uses Direct Instruction For Reading

10 mins; May 24, 2025

Research to Support the Three-Cueing Systems

10 mins; May 18, 2025

Orton-Gillingham: Behind the Pretty Words

17 mins; May 06, 2025

Defining the Science of Reading

13 mins; April 29, 2025

What Elephants Can Teach Us About Reading Instruction

19 mins; April 10, 2025

What Elephants Can Teach Us About Reading Instruction

19 mins; April 10, 2025

The 3 Q-ing Systems: What it Isn't and Is

16 mins; March 29, 2025

Metaphysicial Perspectives

14 mins; March 23, 2025

Belief Systems and Mental Sets

9 mins; March 23, 2025

Being and Becoming Responsible Consumers of Educational Research

23 mins; March 07, 2025

The Psycholinguistic Guessing Game

6 mins; February 25, 2025

Whole Language and Evidence-Based Reading Instruction

12 mins; February 23, 2025

Conversation with Claude Goldenberg

50 mins; February 18, 2025

Interview with Joe Lockavitch

40 mins; February 16, 2025

The Music of Balaned Literacy Instruction

10 mins; February 16, 2025

Whole-to-Part vs. Part-to-Whole Reading Instruction

13 mins; February 09, 2025

Ropes, Humpty Dumpty, and Systems Theory

11 mins; January 20, 2025

Ropes, Humpty Dumpty, and Systems Theory

11 mins; January 20, 2025

Little Timmy Learns to Read: A True Story

3 mins; November 04, 2024

Chilren of the Code: Hard-Wired to Learn Reading

10 mins; November 03, 2024

Defining the Science of Reading and SoR Research Standards

17 mins; October 12, 2024

Understanding Science, Research, and Research Methods

18 mins; October 06, 2024

Dr. Elana Aydarova. Science of Reading Mythologies

63 hours 30 mins; October 01, 2024

It’s Easier to Blame Teachers than to Fix Problems

11 mins; September 26, 2024

The Ample Testimony of Reading

11 mins; September 13, 2024

Understanding the Limitations of Data and Research in Educational Research

15 mins; September 01, 2024

The Reading Crisis the Isn't: Context Matters

9 mins; August 26, 2024

Reading Instruction in the Context of Crisis

9 mins; August 12, 2024

LETRS Does Not Meet Basic SoR Standards

14 mins; August 03, 2024

LETRS: Weasels or Engery Efficient Light Bubls

21 mins; July 20, 2024

Of Mice and Minnesota: Mouse World and Reading Instruction

20 mins; July 08, 2024

Emily Hanford is the Alexa App of Reading Instruction

13 mins; June 30, 2024

The New Reading Anti-Science Movement in Minnesota

37 mins; June 07, 2024

12 Essential Elements of a Comprehensive Reading Program

17 mins; May 10, 2024

I Was Wrong: Holy Books, Sacred Texts, Theories, Paradigms, and Reading Instruction

25 mins; April 28, 2024

I'm Woke!!!

26 mins; April 16, 2024

The Evangelical Department of Education of Minnesota

24 mins; March 30, 2024

The Read Act and the Lessons Beyond the Lesson

18 mins; March 24, 2024

Zealotry in the Guise of Reading Science

19 mins; March 03, 2024

The Dance and the Joy of Reading Instruction

22 mins; February 21, 2024

Science of Reading: Where's the Joy?

16 mins; February 17, 2024

Reading, Religion, and Time

22 mins; February 07, 2024

LETRS, Orthographic Mapping, and Ignorance Mapping

20 mins; February 03, 2024

Three-Cueing, Orthographic Mapping, and Ignorance Mapping

37 mins; February 03, 2024

Emotions, Logic, Intuition, Knowledge and the Science of Reading

18 mins; February 01, 2024

Exploring Creativity with Sven Johnson

34 mins; January 19, 2024

Killing Cows, Burning Witches, and Reading Instruction in Minnesota

29 mins; January 19, 2024

THE MINNESOTA LIE

15 mins; January 17, 2024

There Are No Reading Messiahs

29 mins; December 29, 2023

Consensus Among Researchers, Intensive Phonics, and Word-Building Instruction

27 mins; December 27, 2023

When Business paradigms are Used in Education

19 mins; December 22, 2023

WHAT IS READING WORKSHOP AND WHY DOES EMILY HANFORD HATE IT?

15 mins; December 19, 2023

TEACHER ACCOUNTABILITY, THE MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM, AND THE READING LEAGUE

29 mins; December 16, 2023

Interview with Marvin Melvinhaus from Moms for Liberty

12 mins; December 02, 2023

Forward to the Past: The History of Basals and the Science of Reading

25 mins; November 10, 2023

Pictures, Word Cues, and Memorization: Falderal or Foolishness in Reading Instruction

32 mins; November 05, 2023

Endings, Happiness, and Love: The Reading Instruction Show?

18 mins; October 25, 2023

Dysresearchlia and the Science of Reading

16 mins; October 23, 2023

Reading Instruction: Angels, Vampires, Lies, and the Educational Overlords

13 mins; October 14, 2023

Interview with Paul Gardner: A Scary Picture of Christmas Yet to Be for Reading Instruction

31 mins; October 13, 2023

The Lesson: Total Literacy Experience Activities, Problem-Solving and Change

22 mins; October 13, 2023

Problem Solving and Total Literacy Experience Activities

20 mins; October 10, 2023

Wrestling with Balanced Literacy Instruction in Wisconsin

26 mins; October 07, 2023

The Reading League Wisconsin and Personal Attacks.

22 mins; September 30, 2023

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