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Using Science to Decode the Literacy Crisis with Ken Pugh, PhD
READ Podcast
English - October 07, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBEducation read dyslexia literacy child development education neuroscience research advocacy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Dr. Ken Pugh, an internationally renowned scientist and the President and Director of Research at Haskins Laboratories, addresses the global literacy crisis, drawing attention to the moral responsibility we have to ensure all children can read. He highlights the advances and promise of neuroscience in understanding complex brain mechanisms for reading, as well as the role of neuroscience in exploring potential brain co-morbidities. Finally, we discuss the promise of educational neuroscience as a “translational collaboration” between research and educators, which can ultimately improve learning outcomes for all children.