When educational policies require pre-service teacher practicum mentors to continuously implement a mandated scripted reading curriculum, limits are placed on pre-service teachers observing only these reading instruction methods. Novice teachers, who are developing their reading pedagogy, need the opportunity to explore a variety of methods…

This booklet contains transcripts of two radio programs on the teaching of reading that were coproduced by the National Public Radio and the Institute for Educational Leadership of the George Washington University. The first transcript emphasizes the child's readiness and motivation in learning to read and provides an overview of children's…