E108
You Can't Teach Every Vocabulary Word, So Teach This Instead with Dr. Trina Spencer
From The Science of Reading Formula · Hosted by Malia Hollowell
2026-05-11·4179
Episode summary
In this episode of The Science of Reading Formula: Teaching kids to decode words is essential, but what happens when they can read the words and still don’t understand what they’re reading? In this episode, we dive deep into the often overlooked role of academic language in reading comprehension.
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Teaching kids to decode words is essential, but what happens when they can read the words and still don’t understand what they’re reading? In this episode, we dive deep into the often overlooked role of academic language in reading comprehension. Language expert Trina Spencer joins us to explain why strong language skills are the true foundation…