Reading teachers chat about the Simple View of Reading and how that affected reading instruction in the 1980s and 1990s. Then they discuss how the research following the Simple View of Reading has shifted and become more defined. This conversation provides context to reading research over the last few decades and helps reading teachers understand how Science of Reading discoveries impact classroom instruction.

Shannon BettsJanuary 12, 2023decoding, word recognition, reading comprehension, language comprehension, Science of Reading, literacy research, simple view of reading, active view of reading