Podcast Episodes

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

Season 25 Episode 16

Below are seven big ideas that you should take from this chapter.

1. Having a body of knowledge is important in any field.

2. Disagreement followed by academic discourse enables a field to evolve.

3. Si…

Published on 3 hours ago

Dyslexia Summits, Disinvitations, and Reading Camps

Season 25 Episode 15

Let’s review. A couple of months ago, I recorded an online interview for a dyslexia summit. I also put together and recorded a short video presentation. These were both to be shown at a dyslexia s…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

John Stossel: My Adventure in Television – Part I

Season 25 Episode 14

It is very hard to have a serious and substantive discussion about a topic like reading instruction with somebody whose knowledge base is shallow and disjointed. You end up in a teaching role.

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Dyslexia Summits, Disinvitations, and Abrasiveness

Season 24 Episode 14

The abrasiveness of a writing tone is determined largely by the cognitive framework held by the reader. A cognitive framework is the mentally constructed structures that guide individuals in interpr…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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

Season 24 Episode 13

This podcast describes the following:

Words - sound groups that represent things in the real world.

Buzzwords - are words used to elicit an emotional response rather than accurately transmitting infor…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

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

This podcast defines the following:

Words - sound groups that represent things in the real world.

Buzzwords - are words used to elicit an emotional response rather than accurately transmitting informa…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Selective Umbrage: Emily Hanford is an Alexa App

Season 24 Episode 12

In a recent show, I referred to Emily Hanford as the Alexa App of reading instruction. This was a metaphor, a common literary device in which one makes a comparison without using the words ‘like’ or…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Show Me "The Research'

Season 24 Episode 11

If somebody makes the claim that research says something, one has an obligation to have read a research article at least once in their life. And if somebody says, “Show me the research,” that person…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Legitimate Professional Development for Reading Teachers

Season 24 Episode 10

Legitimate professional development for teachers is necessary. I used the term ‘legitimate’ to exclude programs and services that are profit-based. These are usually little more than infomercials d…

Published on 3 months ago

Toadys, Transaction, and Reading Instruction

Season 24 Episode 9

Toadys sometimes call themselves “consultants”. They promote methods and say things that just happen to coincide with the products and services being sold by Big Publishing. Quite a coincidence, ye…

Published on 4 months ago