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Natalie Wexler: America's Knowledge Gap

From Critically Speaking · Hosted by Dr. Therese Markow

February 11, 2025·44:27

Episode summary

In this episode of Critically Speaking: In this episode, Therese Markow and Natalie Wexler discuss the poor reading skills of American students, as evidenced by NAEP test results.

Guests

  • Natalie Wexler

    Education journalist & author (The Knowledge Gap, The Writing Revolution)

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Original publisher description

In this episode, Therese Markow and Natalie Wexler discuss the poor reading skills of American students, as evidenced by NAEP test results. Natalie highlights the ineffectiveness of current reading programs and the focus on skills over…