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The Practitioner-Researcher Connection With Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan and Margaret Goldberg - Part 1


Season 4, Episode 3 • March 4 • 31 min
The mutually beneficial relationship between educators and researchers is critical to the implementation of the science of reading. In Season 4, Episode 3, of the All For Literacy podcast, host Dr. Liz Brooke sits down with Margaret Goldberg and Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan for an insightful conversation about the ever-changing landscape of the science of reading.

It's a bidirectional kind of relationship—we learn from each other, we build together, we look to see what's working, and we make adjustments.
Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan
All For Literacy, Season 4, Episode 3:
The Practitioner-Researcher Connection
As the crucially important ideas of the science of reading spread, a shift of focus to sustainable implementation will ensure evidence-backed instruction continues to change the literacy landscape. Implementation relies on the mutually beneficial relationship between educators and researchers to work effectively and sustainably.
In Season 4, Episode 3, of the All For Literacy podcast, host Dr. Liz Brooke sits down with Margaret Goldberg and Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan for an insightful conversation about research access for educators. Goldberg, a literacy coach and co-founder of the Right to Read Project, brings an educator’s viewpoint, while Cárdenas-Hagan pulls back the curtain on the world of research.
Together, this episode’s guests explore:
- Effective partnerships between schools and researchers
- Best practices for research dissemination
- Evidence-based practices for Emergent Bilinguals
- Integrating repetition and feedback into day-to-day classroom activities
Walk away from this episode with a thoughtful look into the ever-changing landscape of the science of reading, and subscribe to never miss an important literacy discussion!
Episode Breakdown
(00:00) - Introducing the Right to Read Project
(00:00) - Cárdenas-Hagan/Goldberg path to education
(00:00) - Effective partnerships between schools and researchers
(00:00) - Best practices for research dissemination
(00:00) - Evidence-based practices for emergent bilinguals
(00:00) - Integrating repetition and feedback into day-to-day classroom activities
(00:00) - Importance of research grants in education
(00:00) - Implementation science
(00:00) - Literacy statistics and the science of reading
(00:00) - What makes Cárdenas-Hagan/Goldberg hopeful for the future
Margaret Goldberg
Margaret Goldberg is a literacy coach at Nystrom Elementary School in a large urban district in California and the co-founder of the Right to Read Project—a group of teachers, researchers, and activists committed to the pursuit of equity through literacy.
Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan
Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan is president of the Valley Speech Language and Learning Center in Brownsville, Texas, as well as a research associate with the Texas Institute for Measurement Evaluation and Statistics at the University of Houston.
Related Resources
Mentioned in This Episode
Liz Brooke, Twitter/X @LizCBrooke
Valley Speech Language and Learning Center
Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics at the University of Houston
Reading for Understanding Initiative
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Language Learning
Regional Educational Laboratories
Florida Center for Reading Research
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The Institute for Education Science
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Reading for Understanding Grant
RIISE Center – University of Washington
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