Podcasts

Podcasts

Podcasts

Dr. Wolf on the air — conversations on the reading brain, fluency, dyslexia, and deep reading. Newest first.

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Deep Reading

On deep reading in a distracted world, the bi-literate brain, and what we owe young readers.

60 min

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POSSUM Model

How do you actually teach fluency? Wolf and Melissa Orkin walk through the linguistic systems behind POSSUM, with classroom examples.

50 min

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For Families

Twenty minutes of practical guidance from NPR: how to rebuild your own deep-reading habit — and model it for your kids.

25 min

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Deep Reading

Wolf on her relationship to the Science of Reading movement, what screens do to the reading circuit, and what children need before age five.

61 min

Young students engaged in class

Intervention

'The earlier the intervention, the better the results for that child over time.' Wolf on screening, dyslexia, and acting before failure.

62 min

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Deep Reading

A neurosurgeon and a reading scientist compare notes: how the brain builds its reading circuit, and what digital media does to it.

27 min

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Reading Science

What should a teacher do differently knowing how the reading circuit works? Wolf talks classrooms, engagement, and dyslexia with Jennifer Serravallo.

38 min

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Reading Science

An in-depth interview on what rapid naming reveals about the reading brain — the plain-language companion to her most influential research.

40 min

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Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

© 2026 Nido Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

Nido Learning logo

Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

© 2026 Nido Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

Nido Learning logo

Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

© 2026 Nido Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.