Sold a Story

APM Reports

Millions of kids can't read well. Scientists have known for decades how children learn to read but many schools are ignoring the research. They buy teacher training and books that are rooted in a disproven idea. Emily Hanford investigates four authors and a publishing company that have made millions selling this idea.

  • 11 April 2024, 5:05 am

    10: The Details

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    31 minutes 19 seconds
  • 4 April 2024, 5:05 am

    9: The Aftermath

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    27 minutes 39 seconds
  • 19 March 2024, 5:05 am

    Introducing: Sold a Story en español

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    6 minutes 19 seconds
  • 18 May 2023, 5:05 am

    8: The Impact

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    24 minutes 29 seconds
  • 11 May 2023, 5:05 am

    7: Your Words

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    25 minutes 36 seconds
  • 11 April 2023, 5:05 am

    [GUEST EPISODE] Brains On: How Do We Learn to Read — and Why is It Hard?

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    38 minutes 4 seconds
  • 6 April 2023, 5:05 am

    [RERELEASE] What the Words Say

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    53 minutes 4 seconds
  • 30 March 2023, 5:05 am

    [RERELEASE] At a Loss for Words: What's Wrong with How Schools Teach Reading

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    53 minutes 19 seconds
  • 23 March 2023, 5:05 am

    [RERELEASE] Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?

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    52 minutes 20 seconds
  • 16 March 2023, 5:05 am

    [RERELEASE] Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia

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    53 minutes 35 seconds
  • 17 November 2022, 6:05 am

    6: The Reckoning

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    41 minutes 55 seconds
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