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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 26 MIN

BIIE 238: Building Literacy in Students and Reading Education featuring Dr. Carolyn Brown

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BIIE 238: Building Literacy in Students and Reading Education featuring Dr. Carolyn Brown This week, Ryan sits with Dr. Carolyn Brown, the Chief Academic Officer and co-founder of Foundations in Learning, an organization whose mission is to unlock educational opportunity for all students by providing teachers and students with best-in-class literacy tools that leverage the science of learning. They discuss foundational reading skills for toddlers, reading education research, reading gaps for elementary students, how non-reading teachers can support student literacy, programs she and her team have found effective, and more.  Tune in! You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting https://www.wordflight.com/  Don’t just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasInEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair) Producer: Laura Blanco 

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