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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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