Finding common ground among the many sides of the reading wars with Claude Goldenberg (part 1)

“We need to stop these ridiculous reading wars because they’re really not helping anyone,” Stanford professor of education Dr. Claude Goldenberg says in Episode 6 of our All for Literacy podcast, where we explore the science of reading with industry leaders. 

 

Goldenberg began his career by teaching eighth-grade remedial reading classes in San Antonio, Texas, before going on to earn a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in early childhood education studies. Goldenberg’s current research focuses on improving achievement for language minority students, particularly those from Latino backgrounds.

 

Join our podcast host Dr. Liz Brooke as she carries out an in-depth, detailed discussion with Goldenberg about finding common ground among the many sides of the reading wars, the polarizing aspect of the science of reading, and how bilingual education fits into the literacy landscape. 

 

Brooke and Goldenberg cover several critical literacy topics educators and administrators need to understand, including: 

• Real classroom results from implementing science of reading best practices
• How to design and implement a schoolwide improvement plan
• How to accomplish student-centric educational goals 
• Whether multilingual learners and Emergent Bilinguals benefit from science of reading implementation

 

This conversation will be available across two episodes—first, discussing a recent white paper and second, examining Goldenberg’s career and the impact of his studies on his understanding of multilingual education.

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