Children come to school differently resourced. Many children come to school knowing their ABCs and a rare few can read chapter books by the age of six. But what about children who have difficulty learning to read because of home circumstances? This episode explores the work of educators and volunteers who make it their mission to make reading for all a reality.

Episode Guests
Ms Michelle Yeo, Lawyer and Co-founder of ReadAble
Ms Joy Tan, Teacher Volunteer at ReadAble
Dr Tan Chee Soon, Lecturer, National Institute of Education

Recommended Reads
Neuman, S. & Celano, D. C. (2012) Worlds Apart: One City, Two Libraries, and Ten Years of Watching Inequality Grow. American Educator, 13-23.
This is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn
The Tyranny of Merit by Michael J. Sandel
Why Bedtime Stories are so Important to Helping our Children have a Headstart in Life

Children come to school differently resourced. Many children come to school knowing their ABCs and a rare few can read chapter books by the age of six. But what about children who have difficulty learning to read because of home circumstances? This episode explores the work of educators and volunteers who make it their mission to make reading for all a reality.
Episode Guests
<ul>
<li>Ms Michelle Yeo, Lawyer and Co-founder of ReadAble</li>
<li>Ms Joy Tan, Teacher Volunteer at ReadAble</li>
<li>Dr Tan Chee Soon, Lecturer, National Institute of Education</li>
</ul>
Recommended Reads
<ul>
<li>Neuman, S. &amp; Celano, D. C. (2012) <a href="https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ986677.pdf">Worlds Apart: One City, Two Libraries, and Ten Years of Watching Inequality Grow</a>. American Educator, 13-23.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ethosbooks.com.sg/products/this-is-what-inequality-looks-like">This is What Inequality Looks Like</a> by Teo You Yenn</li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084M1W9WB/ref=clair_cor__1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;cor=SG&amp;priceChange=1#ace-2545694624">The Tyranny of Merit</a> by Michael J. Sandel</li>
<li><a href="https://pride.kindness.sg/bedtime-stories-important-help-children-have-headstart-in-life/">Why Bedtime Stories are so Important to Helping our Children have a Headstart in Life</a></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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