In this special LEAD on READ edition of READ Podcast, Head of The Windward School and Executive Director of The Windward Institute, Jamie Williamson, sits down with former New York City Schools Chancellor Dr. Meisha Porter and Assemblymember Robert Carroll ’04, Windward alumnus and advocate for students with dyslexia. Together, they discuss why literacy must remain at the center of New York City’s educational priorities, especially as new leadership emerges.  From personal stories to policy insights, this powerful conversation highlights the necessity of evidence-based literacy practices, screening for dyslexia, teacher support, and community advocacy, and how all of this can shape a more equitable, literate future for all New York City students and beyond.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this special LEAD on READ edition of READ Podcast, Head of The Windward School and Executive Director of The Windward Institute, &lt;b&gt;Jamie Williamson&lt;/b&gt;, sits down with former New York City Schools Chancellor&lt;b&gt; Dr. Meisha Porter&lt;/b&gt; and Assemblymember&lt;b&gt; Robert Carroll ’04&lt;/b&gt;, Windward alumnus and advocate for students with dyslexia. Together, they discuss why literacy must remain at the center of New York City’s educational priorities, especially as new leadership emerges. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From personal stories to policy insights, this powerful conversation highlights the necessity of evidence-based literacy practices, screening for dyslexia, teacher support, and community advocacy, and how all of this can shape a more equitable, literate future for all New York City students and beyond.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this special LEAD on READ edition of READ Podcast, Head of The Windward School and Executive Director of The Windward Institute, Jamie Williamson, sits down with former New York City Schools Chancellor Dr. Meisha Porter and Assemblymember Robert Carroll ’04, Windward alumnus and advocate for students with dyslexia. Together, they discuss why literacy must remain at the center of New York City’s educational priorities, especially as new leadership emerges.    From personal stories...

A Path Forward: Prioritizing Literacy Instruction for All Students

The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years. In the final episode of this series, we dive into implementation where we bridge research, classroom, and systems. Our experts offer key pillars for supporting teachers and schools bring the evidence on literacy to practice. You will gain <ul><li>takeaways from bringing Virginia&apos;s universal screening legislation to practice with Carlin Conner, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Virginia Literacy Partnerships at UVA.</li><li>implications for robustly building teacher knowledge and skills through professional development with Jasmine Rogers, EdD, researcher and professional development expert at DC Reading Clinic.</li><li>a comprehensive synthesis on how to create effective systems for literacy change with Margie Gillis, EdD, founder of Literacy How.</li></ul>Thank you for joining our special READ Podcast series: What We All Can Learn About Reading, Together. You can also tune into this series at The Windward Institute&apos;s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thewindwardinstitute'>YouTube</a> page.We invite you to share your top bookmarks from this episode by connecting with us on Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/thewindwardinstitute/'>@thewindwardinstitute</a>, or <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thewindwardinst'>Facebook</a>.  Subscribe to READ&apos;s newsletter for access to monthly episodes: <a href='https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/read'>Subscribe</a>Until next time READers!

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, &lt;em&gt;What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together&lt;/em&gt;. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the final episode of this series, we dive into implementation where we bridge research, classroom, and systems. Our experts offer key pillars for supporting teachers and schools bring the evidence on literacy to practice. You will gain &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;takeaways from bringing Virginia&amp;apos;s universal screening legislation to practice with Carlin Conner, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Virginia Literacy Partnerships at UVA.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;implications for robustly building teacher knowledge and skills through professional development with Jasmine Rogers, EdD, researcher and professional development expert at DC Reading Clinic.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a comprehensive synthesis on how to create effective systems for literacy change with Margie Gillis, EdD, founder of Literacy How.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for joining our special READ Podcast series: &lt;em&gt;What We All Can Learn About Reading, Together&lt;/em&gt;. You can also tune into this series at The Windward Institute&amp;apos;s &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thewindwardinstitute'&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; page.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We invite you to share your top bookmarks from this episode by connecting with us on Instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/thewindwardinstitute/'&gt;@thewindwardinstitute&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/thewindwardinst'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.  Subscribe to READ&amp;apos;s newsletter for access to monthly episodes: &lt;a href='https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/read'&gt;Subscribe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Until next time READers! &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years.  In the final episode of this series, we dive into implementation wher...

Fall 2025 Series: Effective Systems for Reading Screening and Instruction

The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years. This episode brings the research on reading development into the classroom as we examine effective reading instruction. You will learn about<ul><li>evidence-based reading instruction through an integrated lens with Young Suk-Kim, EdD, Professor at UC Irvine. </li><li>a deeper dive into multicomponent instruction with Maryanne Wolf, EdD, Professor-in-Residence and Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA.</li><li>the implications for interventions for children who continue to have difficulty learning to read with Stephanie Al Otaiba, PhD, Patsy and Ray Caldwell Centennial Chair in Teaching &amp; Learning and Professor at Southern Methodist University</li><li>approaches to empower multilingual and bidialectal learners with Young Suk-Kim, EdD, and Jasmine Rogers, EdD, researcher and professional development expert at DC Reading Clinic.</li></ul>Thank you for joining our special READ Podcast series: What We All Can Learn About Reading, Together. You can also tune into this series at The Windward Institute&apos;s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thewindwardinstitute'>YouTube</a> page.We invite you to share your top bookmarks from this episode by connecting with us on Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/thewindwardinstitute/'>@thewindwardinstitute</a>, or <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thewindwardinst'>Facebook</a>.  Subscribe to READ&apos;s newsletter for access to monthly episodes: <a href='https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/read'>Subscribe</a>Until next time READers!

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, &lt;em&gt;What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together&lt;/em&gt;. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode brings the research on reading development into the classroom as we examine effective reading instruction. You will learn about&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;evidence-based reading instruction through an integrated lens with Young Suk-Kim, EdD, Professor at UC Irvine. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a deeper dive into multicomponent instruction with Maryanne Wolf, EdD, Professor-in-Residence and Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the implications for interventions for children who continue to have difficulty learning to read with Stephanie Al Otaiba, PhD, Patsy and Ray Caldwell Centennial Chair in Teaching &amp;amp; Learning and Professor at Southern Methodist University&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;approaches to empower multilingual and bidialectal learners with Young Suk-Kim, EdD, and Jasmine Rogers, EdD, researcher and professional development expert at DC Reading Clinic.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for joining our special READ Podcast series: &lt;em&gt;What We All Can Learn About Reading, Together&lt;/em&gt;. You can also tune into this series at The Windward Institute&amp;apos;s &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thewindwardinstitute'&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; page.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We invite you to share your top bookmarks from this episode by connecting with us on Instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/thewindwardinstitute/'&gt;@thewindwardinstitute&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/thewindwardinst'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.  Subscribe to READ&amp;apos;s newsletter for access to monthly episodes: &lt;a href='https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/read'&gt;Subscribe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Until next time READers! &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years.  This episode brings the research on reading development into the clas...

Fall 2025 Series: Effective Instruction for the Reading Brain

The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years. This episode explains the research on universal screening for risks of reading difficulties. As states around the country continue to introduce universal literacy screening programs in schools, you will learn about the evidence supporting the rationale and benefits through a public health lens. In this episode, you will learn about<ul><li>a definition of universal literacy screening and its benefits on student outcomes with Jay Russell, EdD, Associate Director of the Haskins Global Literacy Hub at Yale University.</li><li>the characteristics of effective literacy screeners with Marilu Gorno-Tempini, MD, PhD, Director of the Language Neurobiology laboratory of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center and the UCSF Dyslexia Center.</li><li>the role of screening and progress monitoring within coherent assessment and data systems with Jamie Williamson, EdS, Head of School at The Windward School and Executive Director of The Windward Institute.</li><li>the research on screening for emergent bilingual students learning to read in English with Laura Rhinehart, PhD, Assistant Researcher at the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA.</li><li>implications for translating screening policy into practice with Carlin Conner, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Virginia Literacy Partnerships at UVA.</li></ul>Thank you for joining our special READ Podcast series: What We All Can Learn About Reading, Together. You can also tune into this series at The Windward Institute&apos;s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thewindwardinstitute'>YouTube</a> page.We invite you to share your top bookmarks from this episode by connecting with us on Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/thewindwardinstitute/'>@thewindwardinstitute</a>, or <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thewindwardinst'>Facebook</a>.  Subscribe to READ&apos;s newsletter for access to monthly episodes: <a href='https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/read'>Subscribe</a>Until next time READers!

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, &lt;em&gt;What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together&lt;/em&gt;. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode explains the research on universal screening for risks of reading difficulties. As states around the country continue to introduce universal literacy screening programs in schools, you will learn about the evidence supporting the rationale and benefits through a public health lens. In this episode, you will learn about&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;a definition of universal literacy screening and its benefits on student outcomes with Jay Russell, EdD, Associate Director of the Haskins Global Literacy Hub at Yale University.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the characteristics of effective literacy screeners with Marilu Gorno-Tempini, MD, PhD, Director of the Language Neurobiology laboratory of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center and the UCSF Dyslexia Center.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the role of screening and progress monitoring within coherent assessment and data systems with Jamie Williamson, EdS, Head of School at The Windward School and Executive Director of The Windward Institute.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the research on screening for emergent bilingual students learning to read in English with Laura Rhinehart, PhD, Assistant Researcher at the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;implications for translating screening policy into practice with Carlin Conner, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Virginia Literacy Partnerships at UVA.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for joining our special READ Podcast series: &lt;em&gt;What We All Can Learn About Reading, Together&lt;/em&gt;. You can also tune into this series at The Windward Institute&amp;apos;s &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thewindwardinstitute'&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; page.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We invite you to share your top bookmarks from this episode by connecting with us on Instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/thewindwardinstitute/'&gt;@thewindwardinstitute&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/thewindwardinst'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.  Subscribe to READ&amp;apos;s newsletter for access to monthly episodes: &lt;a href='https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/read'&gt;Subscribe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Until next time READers! &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years.  This episode explains the research on universal screening for risks o...

Fall 2025 Series: Universal Literacy Screening for Every Reader

The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years. This episode explores why some children struggle to read and dives into diagnosed disabilities including dyslexia and developmental language disorder. You will learn about <ul><li>factors that can contribute to reading difficulty through a whole child lens with Cynthia U. Norris, PhD, a researcher at Florida State University.</li><li>the role of language in reading development and variability with Kate Cain, PhD, professor at Lancaster University.</li><li>the characteristics of dyslexia and developmental language disorder (DLD) with Tim Odegard, PhD, Murfree Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies and Professor of Psychology at Middle Tennessee State University and Norma Hancock, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at SAiL Literacy Lab at MGH Institute.</li><li>ways to understand reading difficulties in readers learning to read in English with Laura Rhinehart, PhD, Assistant Researcher at the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA.</li></ul>Thank you for joining our special READ Podcast series: What We All Can Learn About Reading, Together. You can also listen to this series at The Windward Institute&apos;s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thewindwardinstitute'>YouTube</a> page.We invite you to share your top bookmarks from this episode by connecting with us on Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/thewindwardinstitute/'>@thewindwardinstitute</a>, or <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thewindwardinst'>Facebook</a>.  Subscribe to READ&apos;s newsletter for access to monthly episodes: <a href='https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/read'>Subscribe</a>Until next time READers!

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, &lt;em&gt;What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together&lt;/em&gt;. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode explores why some children struggle to read and dives into diagnosed disabilities including dyslexia and developmental language disorder. You will learn about &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;factors that can contribute to reading difficulty through a whole child lens with Cynthia U. Norris, PhD, a researcher at Florida State University.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the role of language in reading development and variability with Kate Cain, PhD, professor at Lancaster University.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the characteristics of dyslexia and developmental language disorder (DLD) with Tim Odegard, PhD, Murfree Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies and&lt;br/&gt;Professor of Psychology at Middle Tennessee State University and Norma Hancock, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at SAiL Literacy Lab at MGH Institute.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ways to understand reading difficulties in readers learning to read in English with Laura Rhinehart, PhD, Assistant Researcher at the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you for joining our special READ Podcast series: &lt;em&gt;What We All Can Learn About Reading, Together&lt;/em&gt;. You can also listen to this series at The Windward Institute&amp;apos;s &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thewindwardinstitute'&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; page.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We invite you to share your top bookmarks from this episode by connecting with us on Instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/thewindwardinstitute/'&gt;@thewindwardinstitute&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/thewindwardinst'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.  Subscribe to READ&amp;apos;s newsletter for access to monthly episodes: &lt;a href='https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/read'&gt;Subscribe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Until next time READers! &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Windward Institute invites all new and returning READ listeners for a five-part Fall 2025 series, What We all Can Learn about Reading, Together. This series brings together 20 guests including researchers and educators. We’ll dive into reading research, practice, and lived experience. This series is for everyone, whether you’re just starting to learn about reading education or you’ve been immersed in it for years.  This episode explores why some children struggle to read and dives in...

Fall 2025 Series: Cracking the Code to Understand Why Some Kids Struggle to Read

READ: Research Education ADvocacy Podcast connects you with prominent researchers, thought leaders, and educators who share their work, insights, and expertise about current research and best practices in fields of education and child development. READ is hosted by Danielle Gomez, EdD, and produced by The Windward Institute.&nbsp; Learn more at &nbsp;www.thewindwardschool.org/wi or visit READ's homepage at www.readpodcast.org

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