Beyond Phonics: Dr. Maryanne Wolf on RAVE-O, POSSUM, and Teaching Reading in Today’s Classrooms

Beyond Phonics: Dr. Maryanne Wolf on RAVE-O, POSSUM, and Teaching Reading in Today’s Classrooms 

In this powerful follow-up episode of Classroom Dynamics, host Adam Todd welcomes back renowned literacy expert Dr. Maryanne Wolf, Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA and Professor-in-Residence in the School of Education and Information Studies. Building on last year’s most-downloaded episode, Dr. Wolf shares exciting updates on the RAVE-O reading program, a fluency-based, research-backed approach that helps students think differently about words by engaging multiple linguistic pathways. Listeners will also be introduced to the innovative POSSUM Framework, which expands foundational reading skills beyond traditional phonics and aligns with the science of reading to better support diverse learners in early elementary classrooms. This episode dives into practical classroom strategies, common misconceptions about how children learn to read, ways to integrate phonics across subjects like math and science, and thoughtful guidance for parents navigating literacy development in a technology-heavy world. Bridging research, practice, and heart, this conversation is a must-listen for educators, literacy coaches, administrators, and caregivers committed to improving reading instruction and supporting all learners. 

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