In this special episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Assistant Professor of Literacy and Coordinator of Reading Science Programs at Marian University Karen Betz, Ed.D., to discuss a key topic in the Science of Reading movement: higher education. Betz describes how we can better prepare new teachers to provide evidence-based instruction, and her tool to help teachers in higher education assess whether their courses align to reading research. Betz also offers advice for current practitioners on how they can support change at the university level.
“Don't be afraid to say ‘I don't know.’ I think people respect that, that you say, ‘I just don't know’ and ‘how can you help me learn more?’”—Karen Betz, Ed.D.
And it ultimately always is going to come down to the children, and we can never lose sight of that. It's about the kids.” —Karen Betz, Ed.D.
Episode timestamps* 02:00 Introduction: Who is Karen Betz 07:00 First lightbulb moment 09:00 Why is higher education teacher education a hot topic right now? 12:00 Relationship between schools and universities 14:00 Partnering with reading science aligned grade schools 17:00 Legislation for teacher development 20:00 Collaboration between universities 23:00 Professional development for higher education 25:00 Creating a tool to help higher education teachers 32:00 Key takeaways for Dr. Karen Betz 35:00 Final thoughts *Timestamps are approximate, rounded to nearest minute
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