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;

How We Read

Ep3 - Helping Others Read

In this bonus episode, Professor Tommy Koh speaks about why reading literature is vital for understanding technology, mastering a language and comprehending the world. A top-notch negotiator and seasoned diplomat, Professor Koh believes that the study of literature is one of the best investments he has made.

Episode Guest
Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rector of Tembusu College at the National University of Singapore and Chairman of the National Heritage Board

Recommended Reads
Humanities at the heart of a holistic education in a tech-driven world by Professor Tommy Koh.
Literature in the 21st Century
Professor Tommy Koh’s Recommended Reads for Understanding America

In this bonus episode, Professor Tommy Koh speaks about why reading literature is vital for understanding technology, mastering a language and comprehending the world. A top-notch negotiator and seasoned diplomat, Professor Koh believes that the study of literature is one of the best investments he has made.
Episode Guest
<ul>
<li>Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rector of Tembusu College at the National University of Singapore and Chairman of the National Heritage Board</li>
</ul>
Recommended Reads
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/tommy-koh-humanities-education-fourth-industrial-revolution-10522334">Humanities at the heart of a holistic education in a tech-driven world</a> by Professor Tommy Koh.</li>
<li><a href="https://singteach.nie.edu.sg/issue47-people01/">Literature in the 21st Century</a></li>
<li>Professor Tommy Koh&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/h9odhjz6vxzgqc8/Professor%20Tommy%20Koh%27s%20Recommended%20Reads.pdf?dl=0">Recommended Reads for Understanding America</a></li>
</ul>

Ep7 Bonus - Professor Tommy Koh on the Importance of Reading Literature

This episode re-imagines the future of reading. We examine whether reading in print or digitally has an impact on the way we read, and on the evolution of our species as a learning species. We ask, what does the skills future of reading look like? And how do we ensure we embrace all the different complexities and elements of reading as parents, educators, learners, and citizens?

Episode Guests
Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rector of Tembusu College at the National University of Singapore, and Chairman of the National Heritage Board
Dr Angelia Poon, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education
Dr Victor Lim Fei, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Education
Ng Kah Gay, Publisher, Ethos Books

Recommended Reads

Links
7 ways the printing press changed the world
What my students taught me about reading: old books hold new insights for the digital generation
Reading literary fiction improves theory of the mind
EU Common Framework for Intercultural Digital Literacies
Mark Pegrum Overview of Digital Literacies

 

This episode re-imagines the future of reading. We examine whether reading in print or digitally has an impact on the way we read, and on the evolution of our species as a learning species. We ask, what does the skills future of reading look like? And how do we ensure we embrace all the different complexities and elements of reading as parents, educators, learners, and citizens?
Episode Guests
<ul>
<li>Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rector of Tembusu College at the National University of Singapore, and Chairman of the National Heritage Board</li>
<li>Dr Angelia Poon, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education</li>
<li>Dr Victor Lim Fei, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Education</li>
<li>Ng Kah Gay, Publisher, Ethos Books</li>
</ul>
Recommended Reads
Links
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.history.com/news/printing-press-renaissance">7 ways the printing press changed the world</a></li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/what-my-students-taught-me-about-reading-old-books-hold-new-insights-for-the-digital-generation-127799">What my students taught me about reading: old books hold new insights for the digital generation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://science.sciencemag.org/content/342/6156/377">Reading literary fiction improves theory of the mind</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.eumade4ll.eu/common-framework-of-reference-for-intercultural-digital-literacy/">EU Common Framework for Intercultural Digital Literacies</a></li>
<li>Mark Pegrum <a href="https://markpegrum.com/overview-of-digital-learning/e-learning-with-web-3-0/">Overview of Digital Literacies</a></li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

Ep7 - Reading into the Future

In this world of ceaseless information, how do we make sense of what we read and decide what counts, what works and what is real? In this episode, we break into the world of journalism to find out how these investigators sieve truth from falsehood and decide what counts as news. We explore how online reading has changed our reading consumption and learn how to be critical readers.

Episode Guests
Dr Csilla Weninger, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education
Mr Tan Tarn How, Former Journalist, Playwright and IPS Fellow
Mr Jaime Ho, Chief Editor, CNA Digital
Dr Jiow Hee Jhee, Associate Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology and Member of the Media Literacy Council (IMDA) 

Recommended Reads
S.U.R.E., the National Library’s Learning and Information Literacy Resources
Quick Tips on Fact-Checking by Media Literacy Council
Factitious, an online game that tests your ability to detect fake news
Singapore MOE National Digital Literacy Programme
Tandoc, E.C, Jr., Lim, Z.W., & Ling, R. (2018). Defining “fake news.”Digital Journalism, 6(2), 137-153. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2017.1360143

In this world of ceaseless information, how do we make sense of what we read and decide what counts, what works and what is real? In this episode, we break into the world of journalism to find out how these investigators sieve truth from falsehood and decide what counts as news. We explore how online reading has changed our reading consumption and learn how to be critical readers.
Episode Guests
<ul>
<li>Dr Csilla Weninger, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education</li>
<li>Mr Tan Tarn How, Former Journalist, Playwright and IPS Fellow</li>
<li>Mr Jaime Ho, Chief Editor, CNA Digital</li>
<li>Dr Jiow Hee Jhee, Associate Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology and Member of the Media Literacy Council (IMDA)&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Recommended Reads
<ul>
<li><a href="https://sure.nlb.gov.sg/">S.U.R.E.</a>, the National Library&rsquo;s Learning and Information Literacy Resources</li>
<li><a href="https://www.betterinternet.sg/Resources/Resources-Listing/Fact-checking-tips">Quick Tips on Fact-Checking</a> by Media Literacy Council</li>
<li><a href="http://factitious.augamestudio.com/#/">Factitious</a>, an online game that tests your ability to detect fake news</li>
<li>Singapore MOE <a href="https://www.moe.gov.sg/microsites/cos2020/refreshing-our-curriculum/strengthen-digital-literacy.html">National Digital Literacy Programme</a></li>
<li>Tandoc, E.C, Jr., Lim, Z.W., &amp; Ling, R. (2018). <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21670811.2017.1360143">Defining &ldquo;fake news.&rdquo;</a> Digital Journalism, 6(2), 137-153. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2017.1360143</li>
</ul>
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