{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why So Many Kids Still Can't Read!","description":"Despite extraordinary advances in technology\u2014and even the rise of artificial intelligence\u2014too many students are still not learning to read at grade level proficiency. Weak early literacy doesn\u2019t just affect test scores; it shapes a student\u2019s entire academic future and limits opportunity long before careers even begin. In this episode of Game Changers Silicon Valley, Jim Connor sits down with Dr. Laura Saylor, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Education at Mount St. Joseph University, to explore the Science of Reading\u2014an evidence-based approach that\u2019s changing how teachers are trained and how reading is taught. They discuss why reading is not a natural skill, how policy and research are driving real change, and why a new generation of teachers is giving reason for optimism. This is a conversation about what\u2019s broken in literacy education, what\u2019s finally changing, and what it will take to make sure every child gets a real chance to learn to read\u2014and succeed. ","author_name":"Game Changers Silicon Valley","author_url":"http:\/\/gamechangersv.libsyn.com\/website","html":"