Videos

Video presentations from a variety of sources

Casualties of War: Reading Science Denial and Racism’s Impact on African American Children

Kareem Weaver - excellent - 50 minutes but worth it!

Is My Kid Learning How to Read? Part 1: Purple Challenge

Parent experiment with her child - can her child actually "read"?

Can We Afford to Ignore the Science of Reading?

TED Talk from Melissa Hostetter, a 7th grade language arts teacher in Springfield, Illinois and a graduate student in the Masters of Education program at University of Illinois.

Right to Read Movie

Trailer to upcoming documentary on the literacy crisis in the US

Is the Science of Reading Influencing Mainstream Practices? Not Enough

From Dr. Susan Brady, who for many years, led the Haskins Literacy Initiative at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, Connecticut which promotes the "science of teaching reading."

The Legacy of Anti-Literacy Laws - Lacey Robinson

Lacey Robinson, head of UnboundEd: "Even when the research is telling us what to do, why do we withhold the code from some children?"