Shanahan on Literacy

Author: Timothy Shanahan

Timothy Shanahan is a renowned expert on the teaching of literacy. This podcast addresses practical issues in teaching students to read and to read better.
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Whole Books or Excerpts? Which Do the Most to Promote Reading Ability
Episode 29
Saturday, 8 November, 2025

Recently, there have been claims that reading achievement is being suppressed because schools are teaching reading with excerpts and other short pieces rather than with complete books. These critics say that they want to go back to a time when reading was taught with complete books. This podcast explores those claims and reveals what research has to say on the matter.