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S1E1 /// The Sound to Letter Code We Never Learned — And It’s Not Your Fault

S1E1 /// The Sound to Letter Code We Never Learned — And It’s Not Your Fault

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 Episode 1: The Sound to Letter Code We Never Learned — (And It’s Not Your Fault) What if everything you believed about how kids learn to read… was wrong? In this Season 1 premiere, host Jesica Glover — a mom, former reading specialist, and once-struggling reader herself — shares her family’s journey through confusion, frustration, and discovery. This episode uncovers how our education system lost sight of how reading really works… and why so many parents and teachers were left in the dark. You’ll hear from brain scientists, psychologists, educators, students, and parents asking the same painful question: Why can’t my child read — and why didn’t anyone prepare us to help them? This isn’t just a story about what went wrong. It’s the beginning of a reckoning — and a roadmap toward what’s possible. In Episode #1: • Jesica’s personal story of struggle — as a mom and an educator • A Kansas teacher reflects on feeling unprepared despite a degree • A parent discovers her child’s experience wasn’t unique • A teen describes what it’s like to believe you're stupid — until someone finally teaches you to read • Dr. Reid Lyon explains why reading isn’t natural — and why the science still hasn’t reached most classrooms. Featured Voices:
  • Jill Hodge, Kansas educator
  • Austin, age 10, student with dyslexia
  • Dr. G. Reid Lyon, Neuroscientist & Literacy Researcher
  • Emmie Johnston, former struggling reader
  • Sarah Collins, Parent & PFLC team member
Call to Action: If you’re a teacher who feels unprepared, a parent who feels unheard, or a student who feels invisible — you’re not alone. And it’s not your fault. Reading failure is not inevitable. It’s a problem with a solution. But we need to act. There is a code — and when taught, kids learn.
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Resources & Credits:

  • Alphabetic Phonics Curriculum (Multisensory Teaching Approach)

  • Children of the Code video series: What’s at Stake

  • Dr. Reid Lyon, Keynote, Summit for Literacy, 2024

  • LETRS Structured Literacy Training

  • Phillips Fundamental Learning Center (Wichita, KS)

  • Reading in the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene (Viking, 2009)

  • Sold a Story Podcast by Emily Hanford & APM Reports

  • Teaching Reading Is Rocket Science by Louisa Moats, AFT (2020)

  • G. Reid Lyon, “Why Reading Is Not a Natural Process,” via Reading Rockets

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