The weekly Lunch & Lit aims to bridge the research to practice divide by bringing scientists and practitioners together to discuss their work.
The Lunch & Lit 2023-24 season, including recordings and presentations, is archived here. 2023-24 presenters include:
Lunch & Lit sessions are on Fridays, beginning at 12:45 pm ET/ 11:45 CT/ 9:45 PT. They run for 90 minutes, including a presentation (recorded and posted to this page) and discussion (for Lunch & Lit participants only). If you are interested in participating in the Lunch & Lit, send us an email (see About Us), and please include a note about yourself.
September 13, 2024
Claude Goldenberg
What to do about misinformation and ill-informed influencers in discussions of reading policies and practices?
Recommended Resources:
Russo, A. (2024, July). English Learners and the Science of Reading (An Interview with Claude Goldenberg). Kappan.
Mora, J., Flores B., and Diaz, E. (2024, August). Response to English Learners and the Science of Reading. Kappan.
Goldenberg, C. (2024, August). English Learners, Literacy Reform, and the Role of Journalism. Kappan.
Goldenberg, C. (2024, May). To improve how California students read, we must get past confusion and misinformation. EdSource.
Goldenberg, C. (2023, May). Research must guide how we teach English learners to read. EdSource.
Dehaene, S. (2024, April). Response to California Association of Bilingual Educators Webinar, Debunking SoR Neuroscience Claims. Reading League.
September 6, 2024
Jane Ashby
Discussion and Q&A
A follow-up to last season’s: Let’s see what this sentence tells us. The cognitive journey from print to meaning when reading text as revealed by eye movements.
