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Sold a Story
Sold a Story
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Millions of kids can't read well. Scientists have known for decades how children learn to read, but many schools don’t know about... more

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Episodes

The Outlier (Part 3)

Steubenville became a model of reading success. Then a new law in Ohio put it all at risk. In this... more

06 Mar 2025 · 33 minutes
The Outlier (Part 2)

There’s a name for the program at the heart of Steubenville’s remarkable reading results. It’s called Success for All. It’s... more

27 Feb 2025 · 30 minutes
The Outlier (Part 1)

There’s a school district in eastern Ohio where virtually all the students become good readers by the time they finish... more

20 Feb 2025 · 31 minutes
The podcast that's changing education

Nationally acclaimed journalist Emily Hanford's work is changing the ways schools around the country teach reading. In this award-winning podcast,... more

01 Nov 2024 · 3 minutes
10: The Details

Some of the teachers, students, parents and researchers we met in Sold a Story talk about the impact the podcast... more

11 Apr 2024 · 31 minutes
9: The Aftermath

Schools around the country are changing the way they teach reading. And that is having major consequences for people who... more

04 Apr 2024 · 27 minutes
Introducing: Sold a Story en español

A Spanish adaptation of Sold a Story is now available. Hosted by journalist Valeria Fernández, the podcast is condensed into one... more

19 Mar 2024 · 6 minutes
8: The Impact

Across the country, school districts are dropping textbooks, state legislatures are going so far as to ban teaching methods, and... more

18 May 2023 · 24 minutes
7: Your Words

Voicemails, emails, tweets: We got a lot of messages from people after they heard Sold a Story. In this episode,... more

11 May 2023 · 25 minutes
Brains On: How Do We Learn to Read — and Why is It Hard?

This week we have an episode of a show called Brains On. It’s a science podcast for kids from our... more

11 Apr 2023 · 37 minutes
What the Words Say

There are kids like C.J. all over the country. Schools tell their parents they are reading at grade level, but the... more

06 Apr 2023 · 53 minutes
At a Loss for Words: What's Wrong with How Schools Teach Reading

Molly Woodworth had a secret: She couldn’t read very well. She fought her way through text by looking at the... more

30 Mar 2023 · 53 minutes
Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?

Jack Silva had a problem. He was the chief academic officer of a school district in Pennsylvania, and more than... more

23 Mar 2023 · 52 minutes
Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

The parents knew something wasn’t right. The school said everything would be fine. But their kids weren’t learning how to... more

16 Mar 2023 · 53 minutes
6: The Reckoning

Lucy Calkins says she has learned from the science of reading. She's revised her materials. Fountas and Pinnell have not... more

17 Nov 2022 · 42 minutes
5: The Company

Teachers call books published by Heinemann their bibles. The company's products are in schools all over the country. Some of... more

10 Nov 2022 · 47 minutes
4: The Superstar

Teachers sing songs about Lucy Calkins. The longtime professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College is one of the most influential... more

03 Nov 2022 · 33 minutes
3: The Battle

President George W. Bush made improving reading instruction a priority. He got Congress to provide money to schools that used... more

27 Oct 2022 · 41 minutes
2: The Idea

Sixty years ago, Marie Clay developed a way to teach reading she said would help kids who were falling behind.... more

20 Oct 2022 · 51 minutes
1: The Problem

Lee Gaul watches his daughter’s lessons during Zoom school and discovers a dismaying truth: She can't read. Little Zoe isn't... more

20 Oct 2022 · 32 minutes
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Lee Gaul watches his daughter’s lessons during Zoom school and discovers a dismaying truth: She can't read. Little Zoe isn't the only... more