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My Child Couldn't Read and No One Noticed with Missy Purcell
From The Science of Reading Formula · Hosted by Malia Hollowell
2026-09-14·2832
Episode summary
In this episode of The Science of Reading Formula: Missy Purcell was a teacher. Her son went to a “good” school. But in third grade, she realized something no one else had: he couldn’t read.
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Missy Purcell was a teacher. Her son went to a “good” school. But in third grade, she realized something no one else had: he couldn’t read. In this powerful conversation, Missy shares the story that shocked her district—and later, the country—when she told it on Emily Hanford’s Sold a Story . What happens when a bright, well-behaved child falls…