Reading Swizzle

Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

Background knowledge is the most critical element to developing readers and writers.

Are K-8 schools teaching students knowledge or content that matters?

Or.. are schools teaching loose standards that don't show what students know?

Join Mary McCool Berry, a reading specialist and dyslexia practitioner, with decades of experience teaching students, as she presents information worth considering.

Why? Our schools need to deliver better results.
Schools need to deliver BETTER QUALITY and thereby give all students EQUAL ACCESS.https://youtu.be/bdOYn-hwrKo

Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

Reading Swizzle podcast presents educational ideas that ARE WORTH CONSIDERING because they will bring EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY to our American education system. 

 Reading Swizzle starts today with an episode wrapped around a book. 
The author’s ideas are indeed worth considering and acting upon. 

Why? 

·       The book is BOLD.

·       The book shows that shared knowledge matters.

·       The book shows that we must build background knowledge in our schools by teaching content.

What is the book?

How to Educate a Citizen- the Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation. 

It is written by an acclaimed author and researcher—Dr. E.D. Hirsch, Jr.  

Why did I choose Dr. Hirsch’s book and ideas?

• He discusses the need for commonality in what students learn in American Schools. 
• He believes shared knowledge will tilt the balance in favor of equality, democracy, and academic achievement
• Hirsch created the nonprofit Core Knowledge Foundation.

Why?

Only a well-rounded, knowledge-specific curriculum can impart needed knowledge to all children and overcome inequality of opportunity.

 - E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Core Knowledge Foundation Chairman and Founder

Why Knowledge Matters (2016)