E20: 20 Years of NRP 2000 with Dr. Tim Shanahan

Welcome to Episode 20 of the Teaching Literacy Podcast! I titled today’s Episode 20 Years of NRP 2000, which seemed fitting for Epsiode 20. I didn’t plan it that way, it’s just how the cookie crumbled. Before we get to that though, a few announcements. -Teaching Literacy Podcast is now available on Spotify, which is something I’m super excited about. If Spotify is a platform that you use for music and/or podcasts go check it out. -A heartfelt thanks to the listeners and guests of the podcast. I’ve been doing this for coming up on a year, and I’ve been blown away with the caliber of guests that have joined us on the show, and the kind feedback from listeners. The show has experienced some pretty remarkable growth the last six months, and I am grateful that folks find value in learning about literacy research. Thank you. -If you’re a new listener or someone who has been around for awhile, I’d encourage you to check out some of the early episodes. There’s some great episodes on a variety of topics. Let’s get the show. If you’ve attended a literacy conference or read a book on reading instruction in the last 20 years, I would bet money that you saw the National Reading Panel discussed, critiqued, cited, or otherwise mentioned. But what was the National Reading Panel (commonly referred to as NRP, 2000), why was it needed, and is it still relevant today? Today I discuss these questions and more with a member of that panel, Dr. Tim Shanahan. Dr. Shanahan. Dr. Shanahan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of more than 200 publications over the last 4 decades. Dr. Shanahan is an excellent communicator, and I learned a lot about this seminal report. I think you’ll find what he shares is very relevant to your classroom 20 years later. Once the show is over make sure to stick around for my two cents on the conversation. Check out Dr. Shanahan’s website, and make sure to subscribe to his blog! Shanahanonliteracy.com Download the NRP Sub Group Report Here: NRP 2000 Reference: National Reading Panel. (2000). Teaching children to read: Anevidence-based assessment of the scientific research literature onreading and its implications for reading instruction: Reports of thesubgroups (NIH Publication No. 00-4754). Washington, DC:National Institute of Child Health and Human Development