Setting The Record Straight On How We Learn with Holly Korbey

📚 Join Me for My Stop the Summer Slide Workshop – June 14thLearn practical, evidence-based strategies to help your child maintain reading progress and confidence over the summer.👉 Register here:https://go.thereadingsymphony.com/offer-5901Katie hosts education journalist and author Holly Korbey to discuss the science of learning and what parents and educators should understand about how children actually learn.Holly explains concepts like cognitive load, explicit instruction, retrieval practice, background knowledge, and why step-by-step teaching matters more than many people realize.Katie and Holly discuss study habits, flashcards, the science of reading, writing instruction, and how evidence-based teaching practices can help more students succeed.Holly Korbey writes The Bell Ringer newsletter focused on the science of learning.Holly’s links:Newsletter: https://thebellringer.substack.com/Website: https://hollykorbey.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/hollykorbeyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-korbey-21617331/📩 Join My Email ListGet practical literacy tips, resources, podcast updates, and insights to help every child become a confident reader.Join here:https://link.fgfunnels.com/widget/form/M03vMOX9hAn6YOt6J7HNChapters:00:00 – Why the Public Needs to Understand How Learning Works00:43 – Meet Holly Korbey: Education Journalist & Author05:00 – Why Holly Asked to Speak on Podcasts About Education06:00 – “We Need to Understand How Humans Learn”07:20 – Science of Reading vs. Science of Learning10:40 – What Cognitive Load Theory Actually Means15:00 – Homework, Apps & Cognitive Overload17:00 – Why Explicit Instruction Matters19:30 – Creative Thinking Is the Goal, Not the Starting Point21:00 – Sports, Music & How the Brain Learns Skills24:00 – Why Flashcards Are a Miracle for Learning26:00 – Effective Study Habits & Spaced Retrieval28:00 – What Gives Holly Hope About Education