In this episode, we delve into the world of experts who work with pre-schoolers and primary school children to uncover how young children learn to read. We examine how the human brain learns to read, and ask how the capacity to read in different languages has an impact on our brain and social and cultural development.

Episode Guests
Dr Beth O’Brien, Principal Research Scientist, National Institute of Education
Dr Sun Baoqi, Research Scientist, National Institute of Education
Dr Mukhlis Abu Bakar, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education
Dr Maryanne Wolf, Professor and Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
Ms Ling Xin Jin & Nadia

Recommended Reads
Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf
The Reading Brain by Staislas Dehaene
The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read
Whorfian Hypothesis
Sun, B., Loh, C. E. & Curdt-Christiansen, X. L. (2020) Leisure reading in multilingual Singapore: Reading Enjoyment, Habits and Preferences of Singaporean Children. Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices 1(2), 313-339.

In this episode, we delve into the world of experts who work with pre-schoolers and primary school children to uncover how young children learn to read. We examine how the human brain learns to read, and ask how the capacity to read in different languages has an impact on our brain and social and cultural development.
Episode Guests
<ul>
<li>Dr Beth O&rsquo;Brien, Principal Research Scientist, National Institute of Education</li>
<li>Dr Sun Baoqi, Research Scientist, National Institute of Education</li>
<li>Dr Mukhlis Abu Bakar, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education</li>
<li>Dr Maryanne Wolf, Professor and Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies</li>
<li>Ms Ling Xin Jin &amp; Nadia</li>
</ul>
Recommended Reads
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reader-Come-Home-Reading-Digital-ebook/dp/B074DTJ2CT/ref=pd_sim_nf_351_1/136-9304379-9165017?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B074DTJ2CT&amp;pd_rd_r=95a47f42-89f5-4677-b2e7-af7d60c6f21a&amp;pd_rd_w=ufHK2&amp;pd_rd_wg=CPX9O&amp;pf_rd_p=90765e8c-a52e-4c61-b338-0577ef37d819&amp;pf_rd_r=M13JV56FJATKJK6Z9C29&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=M13JV56FJATKJK6Z9C29">Reader, Come Home</a> by Maryanne Wolf</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Brain-New-Science-Read-ebook/dp/B002SR2Q2I/ref=pd_sim_nf_351_2/136-9304379-9165017?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B002SR2Q2I&amp;pd_rd_r=9a2a4835-1f8c-49d4-833a-c550a1f12ea5&amp;pd_rd_w=mbjkN&amp;pd_rd_wg=bwgLf&amp;pf_rd_p=90765e8c-a52e-4c61-b338-0577ef37d819&amp;pf_rd_r=MY12574E5SYM202ESTJV&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=MY12574E5SYM202ESTJV">The Reading Brain</a> by Staislas Dehaene</li>
<li><a href="●%09https:/www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2014/01/05/the-teacher-who-couldnt-read">The Teacher Who Couldn&rsquo;t Read</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/Whorfian-hypothesis">Whorfian Hypothesis</a></li>
<li>Sun, B., Loh, C. E. &amp; Curdt-Christiansen, X. L. (2020) <a href="https://journal.equinoxpub.com/JMTP/article/view/17610/20842">Leisure reading in multilingual Singapore: Reading Enjoyment, Habits and Preferences of Singaporean Children</a>. Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices 1(2), 313-339.</li>
</ul>

Hi, I’m Loh Chin Ee and welcome to the How We Read Podcast.  
 
I started this podcast because I wanted to help people better understand the art and science of learning to read. 
 
As an educator and researcher at the National Institute of Education, people often ask me about reading. With questions ranging from how they can help their children improve their reading skills to book recommendations on why they should read literature, I know there is a keen interest in reading.
 
Join me as I talk to experts and educators who share their rich experiences with us.  
 
The How We Read podcast launches the 4th of January 2021. 

Hi, I&rsquo;m Loh Chin Ee and welcome to the How We Read Podcast. &nbsp; &nbsp; I started this podcast because I wanted to help people better understand the art and science of learning to read.&nbsp; &nbsp; As an educator and researcher at the National Institute of Education, people often ask me about reading. With questions ranging from how they can help their children improve their reading skills to book recommendations on why they should read literature, I know there is a keen interest in reading. &nbsp; Join me as I talk to experts and educators who share their rich experiences with us. &nbsp; &nbsp; The How We Read podcast launches the 4th of January 2021.&nbsp;

How We Read Podcast

In this educational podcast series brought to you by the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University, we explore how children, adolescents and adults and learn to read.

Learning to read is not just a matter of phonics as many might believe. Neither is learning to read something that stops at childhood. Rather, learning to read is a complex enterprise that includes finding the right book, having reading role models, being immersed in book-full environments and searching for new ways to approach different kinds of texts through different stages of life.

This series takes you into the world of reading, from childhood to old age, to uncover the art and science of learning to read. 

In this educational podcast series brought to you by the National Institute of Education at the Nanyang Technological University, we explore how children, adolescents and adults and learn to read.
Learning to read is not just a matter of phonics as many might believe. Neither is learning to read something that stops at childhood. Rather, learning to read is a complex enterprise that includes finding the right book, having reading role models, being immersed in book-full environments and searching for new ways to approach different kinds of texts through different stages of life.
This series takes you into the world of reading, from childhood to old age, to uncover the art and science of learning to read.&nbsp;

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