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>

In this educational podcast series, Associate Professor Loh Chin Ee from the National Institute of Education (NIE) discusses all things related to reading. Series 1, supported by the NIE Incentivising ICT-Use Innovations Grant (I3G), explores the complex issue of learning to read across life stages, from childhood to adolescence and adulthood. Series 2, supported by the Singapore Book Council, focuses on the technologies and cultures of reading, asking why and how reading and infrastructures for reading matter in this age of Generative Artificial Intelligence.

For show transcripts, please visit https://www.lohchinee.com/hwr-s2.

In this educational podcast series, Associate Professor Loh Chin Ee from the National Institute of Education (NIE)&nbsp;discusses&nbsp;all things related to reading. Series 1, supported by the NIE&nbsp;Incentivising&nbsp;ICT-Use Innovations Grant (I3G),&nbsp;explores the complex issue of learning to read across life stages, from childhood to adolescence and adulthood. Series 2, supported by the Singapore Book Council, focuses on the technologies and cultures of reading, asking why and how reading and infrastructures for reading matter in this age of Generative Artificial Intelligence.
For show transcripts, please visit https://www.lohchinee.com/hwr-s2.

How We Read Podcast

In this educational podcast series, Associate Professor Loh Chin Ee from the National Institute of Education discusses all things reading. Series 1 explores the complex issue of learning to read across life stages, from children to adolescence and adults Series 2, supported by the Singapore Book Council, focuses on the technologies and cultures of reading, asking why it matters and how it matters. 

For show transcripts, please visit https://www.lohchinee.com/hwr-s2 

In this educational podcast series, Associate Professor Loh Chin Ee from the National Institute of Education discusses all things reading. Series 1 explores the complex issue of learning to read across life stages, from children to adolescence and adults Series 2, supported by the Singapore Book Council, focuses on the technologies and cultures of reading, asking why it matters and how it matters.&nbsp;
For show transcripts, please visit <a href="https://www.lohchinee.com/hwr-s2">https://www.lohchinee.com/hwr-s2</a>&nbsp;

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