Live from SSSR: What Reading Science Research Says Right Now

In this bonus episode, we're bringing you research right from the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) conference, one of the biggest gatherings of reading researchers in the world. We break down the key takeaways, emerging trends, and standout research that caught our attention, and talk about what it all means for your classroom. If you want to know where the science of reading is headed next, this one's for you.

Resources Mentioned

• Words as Tools (coming soon)
• Reading Ready + Reading Go 
• How To Plan for Differentiated Instruction (ACCESS Reading) 
• Anderson & Strong (2026)
• Jake Downs is the host of the Teaching Literacy Podcast (it's a M&L favorite!)
• Clarence Greene's British and American Word Families (BAWF) Database: https://cgg-projects.github.io/BAWF_V2/

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