The Literacy View

By Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner

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The Literacy View podcast is dedicated to providing educators and parents with Breaking News and cutting-edge research in literacy instruction. Nicknamed by one of their listeners as the “Spice Girls of Literacy,” Faith and Judy, two veteran educators who still work in the trenches, bring their expertise, senses of humor, and passion for literacy instruction to the show, making it an engaging and informative experience for listeners. Never shying away from controversial topics and guests, and frequently disagreeing with each other, the hosts break down complex research into easy-to-understand takeaways and provide actionable solutions that teachers and parents can use in their classrooms and at home. And, they are never afraid to good-naturedly call BS or cheer on  their guests or each other when a point or item of discussion excites them. In fact, they have “BS” and “cheer” buttons at the ready for that very purpose!  With their engaging format and wealth of knowledge, Faith and Judy are sure to help you take your teaching to the next level!  It is no wonder that so many of their guests and listeners consider the Literacy View their favorite, can’t-miss podcast in the literacy space. Have fun and learn at the same time!
* You can find more information about The Literacy View on their website:
https://theliteracyview.com/


Episode Date
If Students Aren’t Doing the Thinking, They Aren’t Learning | Zaretta Hammond
May 19, 2026
Why Most School Initiatives Fail and What Actually Works-Live from researchED
May 12, 2026
What Actually Works In Schools with Jim Heal | LIVE from ResearchED
May 05, 2026
Tired of Useless PD? Why researchED Is Different!
Apr 29, 2026
Reid Lyon Episode:The Takeaways That Matter Most Without The BS
Apr 28, 2026
NEVER BEFORE‼️ The Controversial Four!
Apr 21, 2026
How to Rebuild a Weak Foundation in ANY Subject Without Lowering the Bar
Mar 30, 2026
The Truth About Small Group Reading Instruction and Why Nell Duke Says It Should Be Used Wisely
Mar 24, 2026
Are screens helping kids learn…or creating new problems?
Mar 17, 2026
Teacher Talk and Language Development: What Do You Think the Evidence Shows?
Mar 10, 2026
The Hard Truths and Persistent Myths Every Educator Must Know About the Science of Reading Featuring the Lion of Literacy Dr. Reid Lyon
Mar 03, 2026
The Literacy View Valentine’s Pop Up LIVE
Feb 17, 2026
Is Linguistic Phonics the New Gold Standard in Structured Literacy?
Feb 10, 2026
Phonics Was Supposed to Fix This. So Why Are So Many Kids Still Struggling? | Dominic Wyse
Feb 03, 2026
Overteaching or Overreacting? Mark Seidenberg Lights a Match."
Jan 27, 2026
Why Almost Everyone Is Wrong About Curriculum | Greg Ashman
Jan 20, 2026
A No-BS Conversation Calling Out Sloppy Literacy Language
Jan 13, 2026
Structured Literacy vs. Balanced Literacy: What the Research Really Says (The Verdict You Can’t Miss)
Jan 06, 2026
What If We’ve Been Teaching Spelling All Wrong? | Brennan Chandler & Jessica Toste
Dec 09, 2025
How to Motivate Reluctant Readers: Mystery Solved!
Nov 25, 2025
Background Knowledge Fact vs Fiction What Every Teacher Needs to Know with Dr. Timothy Shanahan
Nov 18, 2025
The Juicy Truth About Phonics and AI: What No One in Education Wants to Admit
Nov 11, 2025
Schools Say They Can’t Test for Dyslexia… But Is That True?
Nov 04, 2025
The Most Controversial Conversations in Literacy Right Now
Oct 24, 2025
The Dirty Secrets Behind Lesson Planning!! Shhhh 🤫
Oct 14, 2025
The Sheriff Who’s Saving Literacy
Oct 07, 2025
How Music Builds Reading Skills: Rhythm, Phonemic Awareness, and the Brain 🎶 (143)
Sep 30, 2025
The Brutal Truth About Boys and Reading Literacy Motivation and the Science of Reading
Sep 23, 2025
No-BS Hot Takes: Vicki Ferrari on Carl Hendrick and the Science of Learning (141)
Sep 16, 2025
Phonemic Awareness Guide: Is It Accurate? Science of Reading Truth Bomb for Educators (140)
Sep 09, 2025
Back-to-School Special: Carl Hendrick’s No-BS Playbook Backed by the Science of Learning | The Literacy View Podcast Ep.139
Sep 02, 2025
Language Is Everything! Key Takeaways Literacy, Comprehension & Instruction Big Sky Summit 2025 (138)
Aug 19, 2025
Grand Finale: Comprehension, Literacy Instruction & Language Development with Trina & Doug | Literacy Summit 2025 – Big Sky (137)
Aug 14, 2025
Charles Hulme, Maggie Snowling, Nickie Dubbs & Patti Durgan on Oral Language Development, Literacy Instruction & Effective Screening Practices | Big Sky Literacy Summit 2025 (135)
Aug 13, 2025
Dr. Antonio Fierro: Bridging Research to Practice in Literacy & Effective Strategies for Multilingual Learners | Big Sky Literacy Summit 2025 (136)
Aug 13, 2025
Ann Kaiser on Building Early Relationships & Language Development: Positive Impacts on Student Success, Doctoral Students & School Outcomes | Big Sky Literacy Summit 2025 (134)
Aug 09, 2025
Dr. Ola Ozernov-Palchik on Neuroscience, Literacy & Scalable Human + AI Tutoring | Big Sky Literacy Summit 2025 (133)
Aug 08, 2025
Tiffany Hogan on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) & Literacy Development | Big Sky Literacy Summit 2025 (Day 2)
Aug 08, 2025
Syntax Is Everything! Julie Van Dyke, Nancy Eberhardt & Carla Stanford on Language, Literacy & Comprehension | Big Sky Literacy Summit 2025 (132)
Aug 07, 2025
Teaching Writing with Executive Function Strategies – Dr. Leslie Laud on Planning, Self-Regulation & Student Success (131)
Aug 01, 2025
Listen Again-56-Reading Fluency and the Science of Reading with Dr. Tim Rasinski
Jul 18, 2025
Listen Again: What Effective Phonological Awareness (PA) Instruction Looks Like with Tiffany Peltier & Marianne Rice, PhD (Ep. 139)
Jul 18, 2025
{Listen Again}~ Steve Dykstra’s Interpretation of Mark Seidenberg’s Slide Deck (52)
Jul 16, 2025
{Listen Again}-The Reading Recovery Lawsuit with Steve Dykstra-(41)
Jul 15, 2025
{Listen Again}-Nell Duke: What We Truly Know About the Teaching of Reading (46)
Jul 14, 2025
World Literacy Summit 2025: Oxford Recap (130)
Jun 24, 2025
The Literacy View Unplugged: In with The Reading League of Washington (129)
Jun 20, 2025
The Decodable Debate: What No One’s Telling You-(128)
Jun 17, 2025
126-CASE DISMISSED! Breaking News on Lucy, Fountas & Pinnell — with Special Ed Attorney John McGrath❤️(126)
Jun 03, 2025
125-Reading Comprehension Loses Out In The Classroom‼️ Language Is The Real MVP—Backed by Evidence! (Part 3)-(125)
May 30, 2025
124- Reading Comprehension Loses Out In The Classroom‼️ Language Is The Real MVP—Backed by Evidence! (Part 2)
May 20, 2025
122 –Part 1- Reading Comprehension Loses Out In The Classroom‼️ Language Is The Real MVP—Backed by Evidence!
Apr 29, 2025
121-The Truth About English Language Learners
Apr 22, 2025
120-Literacy in Community with LINC- “Parents as Literacy Partners”
Apr 01, 2025
119-Takeaway Tuesdays on Morphology and Spelling with Sue Hegland
Mar 19, 2025
118-Why is Spelling Important? with Dr. Richard Gentry
Mar 11, 2025
117-AI: A New Writing Pathway with Steve Graham, Phil Weinberg, and Sherry Lewkowicz
Mar 04, 2025
116-Breaking News-FOMO ALERT! Sold a Story - The Evidence
Feb 28, 2025
115-Leadership Matters with Pati Montgomery and Angela Hanlin❤️❤️❤️
Feb 25, 2025
114-“The Outliers Unfiltered: A No-BS Literacy Talk–Breaking News Episode
Feb 24, 2025
113- Takeaway Tuesdays Quotes we LOVE
Feb 12, 2025
112-All Cues are NOT Created Equal with Claude Goldenberg
Feb 04, 2025
111-The One About… Phonics vs SWI for Beginning Readers with Peter Bowers
Jan 21, 2025
110- Game Changer: Research on the Baseball Study and Reading Comprehension with Dan Reynolds
Jan 14, 2025
109-Meta on Morphology! What Should We Do? with Dr. Danielle Colenbrander
Jan 07, 2025
108-Recap: Takeaways from the Top 5 Episodes of 2024
Jan 03, 2025
107-Spelling Rules with Angry Farmer Marshall Roberts
Dec 17, 2024
106-Practical Considerations for Implementing Small Group Instruction with Nathaniel Swain
Dec 10, 2024
105-Class Action Lawsuit: BS Hits the Fan
Dec 06, 2024
104-Will Lucy Make a Comeback? with Zach Groshell
Dec 03, 2024
103-Disciplinary Literacy with Joan Sedita-Deep Dive Into Comprehension
Nov 29, 2024
102-Recap of Episode 101 The One About… Misunderstandings of the Science of Reading with Nathan Clemens 🎯
Nov 26, 2024
101-Misunderstandings of the Science of Reading By Sharon Vaughn and Nathan Clemens
Nov 19, 2024
100- Recap of Ep.99-Evidence-based Answers to Questions About Decodable and Leveled Books with Dr. Devin Kearns
Nov 13, 2024
99-Evidence-based Answers to Questions About Decodable and Leveled Books with Dr. Devin Kearns
Nov 08, 2024
98-Teachers Need Support to Teach Reading in Grades 3-8: RAND RESEARCH REPORT
Oct 31, 2024
97-Adolescent Literacy Solutions with Tricia Millar Part 2
Oct 25, 2024
96-Does the Science of Reading Include Middle and High School? With James and Dianne Murphy
Oct 18, 2024
95-Teachers Who Speak Up are Written Up: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Oct 10, 2024
94-Badass Moms and Their Teens: Adolescent Literacy Kickoff!
Oct 04, 2024
93-SRSD Plus Oral Language, Handwriting, and Spelling with Dr. Young Kim
Sep 27, 2024
92-Everything you need to know about Universal Screeners, Benchmarks, and Progress Monitoring!
Sep 20, 2024
91-Are we “Sold a Story” on Science of Reading Books and Programs?
Sep 13, 2024
90-Using Questioning and Strategy Instruction to Support Upper Elementary Students with Marianne Rice, Kay Wijekumar, and Kacee Lambright
Sep 06, 2024
89-Report Cards: Parents are in the Dark
Aug 30, 2024
88-Dr. Mark Seidenberg’s latest blogs on Phonemic Awareness
Aug 16, 2024
The Best Review Of The Literacy View🎉🎉
Aug 15, 2024
87-Strict Synthetic Phonics: What Does That Mean?
Aug 09, 2024
86-Who Smarted?: Making Education Fun with Atomic Entertainment CEO, Jerry Kolber
Aug 02, 2024
85-Lifting literacy Through Handwriting Instruction with Shawn Datchuk
Jul 26, 2024
84- New Research Study on thinkSRSD Writing Instruction with Dr. Leslie Laud, Nate Joseph, and Robert Mitchell
Jul 19, 2024
83-Designing a Classroom Environment to Maximize Learning
Jul 12, 2024
82-Backlash in Australia: Teachers’ Union Slams New Structured Literacy Reform with Dr. Pamela Snow and James Dobson
Jun 28, 2024
81-College Students Aren’t Reading with Donna Hejtmanek
Jun 21, 2024
80-Five Dads, Five Stories: Coping with Reading Struggles
Jun 14, 2024
79-Curriculum Implementation with Robert Pondiscio and Rivet Education
Jun 07, 2024
78-What happens when the “experts” get it wrong? Real Teacher, Harriett Janetos
May 31, 2024
77-Program Review Protocols with Dr. Timothy Shanahan
May 21, 2024
76-Ann Sullivan: Phonics for Students with Special Needs
May 17, 2024
75-Which ELA Practices Should Be Removed? Anna Geiger, The Measured Mom, Weighs In!
May 10, 2024
74-APM Reports Journalist Christopher Peak Breaking News Episode!
May 03, 2024
73-Kathy Rastle on Having a Database of Books for Children
Apr 30, 2024
72-Is Reading Recovery the Science of Reading?
Apr 26, 2024
71-TRL Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines with Dr. Maria Murray and Kari Kurto
Apr 17, 2024
70-The Most Effective Reading Instruction with Dr. Molly Ness
Apr 10, 2024
69-Text Structure and Inference Skills: The Latest Instructional Research!
Apr 05, 2024
Ep.68-The One About… What’s the Research Behind Mouth Picture Sound Walls?
Mar 30, 2024
67-Joan Sedita on Comprehension Strategy Instruction
Mar 22, 2024
66-Is the term “SoR” overused? Special Guest Emina McLean SoR? SoL? Structured Literacy?
Mar 15, 2024
65-Latest Curriculum Craze Part 2: Fact Checking with Dr. Leslie Laud and Jennifer Binis
Mar 12, 2024
64-Where is the Evidence? Latest Curriculum Craze Part 1
Mar 08, 2024
63-Dr. Holly Lane: Does Expensive Mean Better Quality?
Mar 05, 2024
62-Speech to Print Flaws with Lyn Stone
Feb 27, 2024
61-Conflating Leveled Books with Predictable Texts and Thinking About Decodables with Tiffany Peltier and Wiley Blevins
Feb 15, 2024
Ep.60-Strengthening Implementation of SoR with Dr. Maureen Ruby
Feb 13, 2024
58-Community-Based Screening Tools with Kate Mayer
Feb 06, 2024
59-Community-Based Screening Tools with Kate Mayer
Feb 06, 2024
57-What Should PA Instruction Look Like? Tiffany Peltier and Marianne Rice
Jan 30, 2024
56-Reading Fluency and the Science of Reading with Dr. Tim Rasinski
Jan 26, 2024
55-A Speech to Print Approach with Dr. Jan Wasowicz
Jan 16, 2024
EP.54- Assemblymember Bobby Carroll: Literacy Advocacy and Dyslexia
Jan 10, 2024
53-Curriculum Champions vs. the Teacher Defenders with Kata Solow
Jan 02, 2024
52-Steve Dykstra’s Interpretation of Mark Seidenberg’s Slide Deck-“Where Does the Science of Reading Go From Here?” Season 3
Dec 15, 2023
51-Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System is Often Wrong with Dr. Matt Burns-Season 3
Dec 13, 2023
50 The One About... Is 'Sold a Story' an incomplete and oversimplified picture of reading? Nick Covington's view-Season 3
Dec 08, 2023
Ep:49-The One About: Don’t Discard Comprehension Strategies with Jennifer Buckingham-Season 3
Dec 05, 2023
48 Season 3-The One About...Reading Curriculum Overhaul with Chalkbeat Journalist Alex Zimmerman
Nov 29, 2023
47-The One About… Powerful Writing Instruction with Karen Harris-Season 3
Nov 21, 2023
46: The One About… Nell Duke: What We Truly Know About the Teaching of Reading
Nov 11, 2023
44: The One About: Writing Research with Stephen Ciullo and Alyson Collins
Nov 07, 2023
45: The One About… Selective Research Findings with Dr. Michael Paff
Nov 07, 2023
43: The One About Pamela Snow's Call to Action
Oct 31, 2023
42: The One About… An Attorney’s View on The Reading Recovery Lawsuit? Do they have a case?
Oct 27, 2023
41: The One About… The Reading Recovery Lawsuit with Steve Dykstra
Oct 20, 2023
40: The One About…Reading and Writing Go Together with Leah Mermelstein
Oct 18, 2023
39: The One About… Multicomponent Literacy Instruction with Bruce Howlett
Oct 03, 2023
38: The One About… Margie Gillis on Storytelling and Oral Language
Sep 21, 2023
37: The One About... Sam Bommarito (Dr. Sam) Presents a Centrist's View in the Reading Wars
Sep 07, 2023
36: The One About… Finding Your Outlet, Part 4 of the SUMMER SELF-CARE SERIES!
Aug 16, 2023
35: The One About… Self-Esteem and Confidence Part 3 of the Self-Care Series!
Aug 02, 2023
34: The One About Nutrition and Cognition-Self Care Series
Jul 25, 2023
33: The One About… Mindfulness and Stress Reduction with Rachel
Jul 11, 2023
32: The One About ...Nate Joseph's Analysis on Sor State Policies
Jun 20, 2023
31: The One About...Wiley Blevins Talks About Teaching Reading
Jun 08, 2023
30: The One About... Seeking Structured Literacy in a Balanced Literacy World
Jun 02, 2023
29: The One About... Forcing Schools to Change How They Teach Kids to Read
May 23, 2023
27: The One About ...Missy Purcell talks about Rebranding Balanced Literacy
May 10, 2023
26: The One About... Should we question the science in the Science of Reading?
Apr 18, 2023
25: The One About... Picture Books and The Science of Reading with Lindsay Kemeny
Apr 03, 2023
24: The One About.. Geoff Vaughan Chats About Chat GPT and Literacy
Mar 21, 2023
23: The One About... Does switching to a content-rich curriculum improve general reading comprehension?
Mar 10, 2023
22: The One About: NYC Continues to Use Teachers College Reading Curriculum Despite Push for Change
Feb 27, 2023
21:The One About...Tim Shanahan’s Take on Emily Hanford
Feb 09, 2023
20: The One About… Fountas and Pinnell Meta-Analysis with Nate Joseph.
Feb 01, 2023
19: The One About…Race and Equity “NAACP Targets a New Civil Rights Issue - Reading.”
Jan 20, 2023
18: The One About… Fluency Expert Tim Rasinski's Response to Parents
Jan 06, 2023
17: The One About: The Literacy View Wraps Up 2022
Dec 30, 2022
16: The One About… Robert Pondiscio- From the Halls of Montezuma to the Halls of Central High
Dec 15, 2022
15: The One About: “Parents Say Enough with the Strawman, Fix Reading Education Based on the Science”
Dec 02, 2022
14 :THE ONE ABOUT...NATALIE WEXLER, JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR JOINS US
Nov 17, 2022
13: THE ONE ABOUT New Podcast Examines Why Teachers Have Been ‘Sold A Story’ On Reading Instruction
Oct 31, 2022
12: THE ONE ABOUT TEACHERS LEAVING THE PROFESSION
Oct 14, 2022
11: THE ONE ABOUT PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS HAVE PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITIES TOO
Sep 30, 2022
10: DON'T SINK THE SHIP WITH JUST PHONICS- DISCUSSING SHANAHAN ON LITERACY
Sep 13, 2022
9-Discussing Kristen Simmer's-Simmering Article-We Need More Teacher-Researcher Partnerships-is Hot!
Aug 09, 2022
8-DISCUSSING- New York Post Article: ‘Expert’ idiocy on teaching kids to read is beyond comprehension
Jun 17, 2022
7-RTI TAKEDOWN! IS RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION 'FAKE NEWS'?
May 27, 2022
6-Syllables: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
May 06, 2022
5-Oh, Dear! Do Kids Really Drop Everything and Read During Independent Reading?
Apr 20, 2022
4-DO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS NEED STRUCTURED LITERACY?
Apr 01, 2022
1-HEAR YE, HEAR YE, DOWN AND DIRTY WITH- PHONEMIC AWARENESS DO YOU HEAR ME? Ep.1
Mar 20, 2022
2-TO BE OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION-READING DECODABLE OR LEVELED BOOKS?
Mar 13, 2022
3-Run from Running Records?
Mar 12, 2022