E115
Stop Teaching Vocabulary the Wrong Way - Try This Instead with Natalie Wexler
From The Science of Reading Formula · Hosted by Malia Hollowell
2026-08-31·1825
Episode summary
In this episode of The Science of Reading Formula: Still asking your students to guess word meanings from context? It’s time for a change. In this episode, Natalie Wexler breaks down the science of how vocabulary really works—and why it’s the key to unlocking reading comprehension.
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Still asking your students to guess word meanings from context? It’s time for a change. In this episode, Natalie Wexler breaks down the science of how vocabulary really works—and why it’s the key to unlocking reading comprehension. You’ll learn how to move beyond surface-level word lists and start building deep, long-term word knowledge using…