Introducing Season 2: Know Better, Do Better: Comprehension

The Knowledge Matters Podcast

Season 2 of the Knowledge Matters Podcast is coming soon! Teachers and reading experts David and Meredith Liben host “Know Better, Do Better: Comprehension,” a six-part podcast series based on their book of the same name.

With their signature charm and straight talk, David and Meredith take on an urgent problem in American schools today—kids not understanding what they read—and how reading comprehension can be taught more effectively.

Over six digestible episodes, David and Meredith explore how comprehension works in the mind of the reader; the role building knowledge and vocabulary play in understanding text; the importance of reading language-rich, grade-level texts; and how text-centered classroom instruction is the key to building reading comprehension and students’ reading confidence. The series features a range of teachers and expert voices, like Margaret McKeown and Lily Wong-Filmore, as well as practical ideas for classroom implementation.

Episodes 1 and 2 drop October 15, 2024!

For more information, visit the episode webpage on the Knowledge Matters Podcast website.

This podcast is produced by the Knowledge Matters Campaign and Standards Work. You can learn more about our work at www.knowledgematterscampaign.org and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Search #knowledgematters and join this important conversation. If you'd like to get in touch with David and Meredith, you can contact them through their website, readingdoneright.org.

Production by Tressa Versteeg. Original music and sound engineering by Aidan Shea. Narration recorded at Bamboo Recording Studios.