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Rebecca Silverman is an expert in how humans learn to read. It’s a complex process, she says. First we must connect letters and sounds to decode words in texts. Researchers know a lot about the decoding process and how to teach it. But, beyond that, we must also comprehend what the words in texts are conveying. Comprehension is complex, and researchers know much less about the comprehension process and how to teach it, Silverman tells host Russ Altman on this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast.

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•  Rebecca Silverman’s Research Lab: Language to Literacy Lab

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Chapters:

(00:00:00) Introduction to Reading Challenges 

Host Russ Altman introduces guest Rebecca Sliverman and her research into the complexities of reading.

(00:03:53) Decoding vs. Comprehension 

The breakdown of reading into decoding and comprehension, the challenges associated with each, and the lifelong process of improving these skills.

(00:07:18) Variability in Learning to Read  

How children learn to read, including the impacts of linguistic comprehension, memory and socio-emotional contexts.

(00:09:55) Cross-Cultural Differences in Reading 

The variability of reading acquisition across languages and cultures, highlighting the components of reading that vary in their developmental trajectory.

(00:11:35) Research Challenges and Interventions in Reading 

Current research on the challenges of reading, particularly in identifying and supporting children with difficulties.

(00:15:03) The Role of Technology in Reading 

The impact of technology on reading, the differences between reading on paper and digital formats, and the potential of educational technology in literacy development.

(00:20:38) Importance of Family in Reading Development

How families play a role in early reading, with emphasis on storytelling and culturally relevant practices. 

(00:23:52) Challenges for Teachers in Literacy Education

Responsibilities of teachers in teaching literacy and the need for comprehensive support and training for teachers.

(00:27:44) Future Directions and the Potential of AI 

Future research on AI in literacy education, and the importance of human oversight in technological interventions.

(00:29:29) Conclusion

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Producer and CEO of 3Pas Studios, Ben Odell, is our guest this week. He shares the fascinating story behind his critically acclaimed new film 'Radical,' starring Eugenio Derbez. The film centers on a gifted but disadvantaged group of students in Mexico whose lives are transformed by an unconventional new teacher. 

Hear how the film was received differently by Mexican versus American audiences, Eugenio’s decade-long journey to becoming a dramatic actor, the challenges Latinos face in gaining Oscar recognition, and the surprising story of how the film's rights were nearly lost.

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Alch Si - (Carin León feat. Grupo Frontera)

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In Blanca's class, students value, help, and learn from each other in English, Spanish, or Spanglish.

In today's episode, we welcome Blanca Hernandez a kindergarten dual language teacher from San Antonio, Texas. After the bilingual program at her school moved to a hub campus, Blanca worked tirelessly to bring the program back. Her dedication to bilingual education was recently recognized, as she was awarded the HMH Lighthouse Award. Tune in to hear how Blanca builds a bilingual classroom culture that fosters a growth mindset in English and Spanish.

Teachers in America profiles K–12 teachers across the country. Hear firsthand from the people who are shaping young lives in the classroom every day. If you or someone you know would be a good candidate for Teachers in America, please email us at shaped@hmhco.com.

Starting as a Montessori in her parent’s house, Abba Hughes is bridging the gap in bilingual STEM education for a holistic educational experience for children. As the only bilingual STEM education provider in the Eastern region, RoBA uploads videos of their training and student’s STEM-related work to their YouTube channel to keep parents and stakeholders informed of their work. Visit their page: https://bit.ly/RoBAYouTube

Abba talks about her entrepreneurial journey, reflects on the progress of RoBA in delivering its unique services in a relatively competitive education landscape, and shares their passion for developing a model school that deploys next-generation inventors, innovators, scientists, engineers, tech entrepreneurs, and many more!

Kate Mueller is an early years educator, deeply devoted to holistic instruction. She makes five-year-olds WANT to come to school.

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Hannah & Suzanne welcome PhD candidate Karen Feagin. Her research specialty is educational language policy and she helps us pull apart the racist turducken of the US education system's policies for students who are English learner classified. Her 3-ish things (*sparkle emojis*) take us through policies and laws at the federal/national level which have had (and continue to have) long-lasting impact on English learner classified students. We also meet a new villain: the No Child Left Behind Act.

  References and Resources

• Look up information about your state's Board of Education
• On Lau v. Nichols (1974) Supreme Court Case 
• On the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015)
• Eve L. Ewing, Ghosts in the Schoolyard
• On the impact of Brown v. Board on Black schools, teachers, and administrators
• Vanessa Siddle Walker, Lost Education of Horace Tate (Note: We cited the incorrect book, Hello, Professor, in the episode.)
• Fact sheet on English learner classified students
• RAND study of dual-language education (demonstrating academic benefits of bilingual education)

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The Book of Enoch is an ancient Hebrew apocalyptic religious text, ascribed by tradition to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah. Enoch contains unique material on the origins of demons and Nephilim, why some angels fell from heaven, an explanation of why the Genesis flood was morally necessary, and prophetic exposition of the thousand-year reign of the Messiah.

The older sections (mainly in the Book of the Watchers) of the text are estimated to date from about 300–200 BCE, and the latest part (Book of Parables) probably to 100 BCE.

Various Aramaic fragments found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as Koine Greek and Latin fragments, are proof that the Book of Enoch was known by Jews and early Near Eastern Christians. This book was also quoted by some 1st and 2nd century authors as in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. Authors of the New Testament were also familiar with some content of the story. A short section of 1 Enoch (1:9) is cited in the New Testament Epistle of Jude, Jude 1:14–15, and is attributed there to "Enoch the Seventh from Adam" (1 Enoch 60:8), although this section of 1 Enoch is a midrash on Deuteronomy 33:2. Several copies of the earlier sections of 1 Enoch were preserved among the Dead Sea Scrolls.

It is not part of the biblical canon used by Jews, apart from Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews). While the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church consider the Book of Enoch as canonical, other Christian groups regard it as non-canonical or non-inspired, but may accept it as having some historical or theological interest.

It is today wholly extant only in the Ethiopian Ge'ez language, with earlier Aramaic fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls and a few Greek and Latin fragments. For this and other reasons, the traditional Ethiopian belief is that the original language of the work was Ge'ez, whereas modern scholars argue that it was first written in either Aramaic or Hebrew, the languages first used for Jewish texts; Ephraim Isaac suggests that the Book of Enoch, like the Book of Daniel, was composed partially in Aramaic and partially in Hebrew. No Hebrew version is known to have survived. It is asserted in the book itself that its author was Enoch, before the biblical flood.

The most complete Book of Enoch comes from Ethiopic manuscripts, maṣḥafa hēnok (መጽሐፈ ሄኖክ), written in Ge'ez, which were brought to Europe by James Bruce in the late 18th century and were translated into English in the 19th century.

If you're an adult learning Spanish, you might regret that you didn't start when you were  younger.  And if you have children of your own, you may want them to grow up bilingual so they have an advantage you might not have had.⁣
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The good news is, there's no need to wait.  In this episode, I chat with Dr. Kami Anderson, founder and CEO of Bilingual Brown Babies. ⁣
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She'll share how you can start your own journey to raising bilingual children.   We talk about the best ways to teach your children Spanish--even if you're not fluent yet--and some basic phrases you can start using around the house right away.⁣
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¿Quieres mejorar tu español, pero te sientes estancado? En esta entrevista con Andrea Alger de Spanishland School, hablamos sobre las 3 claves para superar los obstáculos y llegar al siguiente nivel de español.

Si tu nivel es principiante y quieres ser intermedio, o si ya eres estudiante intermedio y te gustaría alcanzar el nivel avanzado, este episodio es para ti.

Escucha para descubrir las 3 cosas que debes hacer para mejorar.


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