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Dyslexia Duo Podcast

Dyslexia Duo Podcast

By: Aimee Rodenroth / Melissa Dean
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The Dyslexia Duo Podcast is an educational podcast dedicated to sharing stories, insights, and research about dyslexia, literacy, and learning differences.

Your hosts are Aimee and Melissa. We are dyslexia therapists who have decades of experience in dyslexia education at both the student and teacher education level.

The podcast episodes will discuss the early signs of dyslexia and delve into the intricacies of various dyslexia approaches and curricula. Many episodes will be dedicated to the challenges that parents experience when attempting to obtain the support that they need for their child from their school system. We will also have guest speakers who are dyslexia researchers, advocates, and leaders.

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Episodes
  • Dyslexia Duo Podcast Episode 91 - Dr. Kelly Cartwright

    Dyslexia Duo Podcast Episode 91 - Dr. Kelly Cartwright
    Jun 6 2026
    The Dyslexia Duo: Executive Function and Dyslexia - Putting Thinking on the Table with Dr. Kelly Cartwright Melissa Dean and Aimee Rodenroth of the Dyslexia Duo interview Dr. Kelly Cartwright (UNC Charlotte) about how executive functions—working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility—emerge within reading and help manage decoding, meaning-making, and comprehension. Dr. Cartwright explains why some dysfluent readers still comprehend, how weak executive skills can hinder retelling, summarization, and inference, and how “putting thinking on the table” with concrete scaffolds (manipulatives, story maps, inference maps, text-structure organizers, SRSD-style mnemonics) can reduce cognitive load and improve regulation of reading processes across subjects. They discuss dyslexia/ADHD differences, early identification of comprehension problems (including developmental language disorder), the need to teach decoding and comprehension in parallel, the value of connecting spelling-sound-meaning, concerns about fewer whole books and screen-driven attention, and secondary needs such as multisyllabic decoding and morphology. Cartwright shares READ Lab research on bridging processes and mentions a forthcoming educator toolkit. 00:48 Introducing Dr Cartwright 02:40 Executive Function Basics 05:49 Fluency vs Comprehension 09:20 Cognitive Flexibility in Reading 13:28 Tools and Resources 18:43 Retelling and Inference Scaffolds 24:00 Dyslexia ADHD Differences 27:16 Early Comprehension Instruction 34:09 Classroom Strategy Integration 36:55 Whole Books Decline 39:28 Anxiety and Motivation 41:35 Screens and Attention 44:17 Secondary Dyslexia Needs 47:28 Teacher Prep Myths 49:41 Parents Comprehension Tips 52:52 Building Background Knowledge 56:57 READ Lab Research 01:01:14 Lightning Round Wrap
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Dyslexia Duo Podcast Episode 90 - Dr. Maria Murray of The Reading League

    Dyslexia Duo Podcast Episode 90 - Dr. Maria Murray of The Reading League
    May 30 2026
    The Dyslexia Duo: Dr. Maria Murray on The Reading League, the Science of Reading, and Dyslexia as an Equity Issue On the Dyslexia Duo podcast, hosts Melissa Dean and Aimee Rodenroth interview Dr. Maria Murray, founder and CEO of The Reading League, about its origins in 2015 and its growth to 46 state chapters (including DC) with a goal of reaching all states by year’s end. Dr. Murray explains the science of reading as a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically based reading research and clarifies common misconceptions about dyslexia and ineffective approaches that waste time. She highlights The Reading League’s free “Science of Reading: Defining Guide” (also in Spanish and French), the organization’s resources (newsletter, Compass for families, journal, vetted shop, conferences, virtual courses on understanding and assessing dyslexia, and school/district professional learning), and argues literacy is a fundamental human right and civil rights issue tied to equity, poverty, and life outcomes. She emphasizes that most people who can’t read haven’t been taught and calls for better teacher preparation, implementation support, and broader public understanding. 00:42 Introducing Dr. Maria Murray 03:17 Building the Reading League 05:45 How Chapters and Membership Work 09:16 What Science of Reading Means 11:39 Dyslexia Myths and Misconceptions 15:48 Literacy as Equity and Public Health 24:49 Why Kids Aren’t Taught to Read 31:24 What Counts as Reading Science 34:46 TRL Resources for Dyslexia Families 37:14 Parent Compass and Chapters 37:48 Explicit Reading Instruction 40:08 Teacher Training and Coaching 42:21 Dyslexia Courses and Assessment 43:52 Literacy as Civil Rights 47:44 Beyond Test Scores 50:32 Finding Support and Resources 52:42 Research Stories and TRL Origins 56:53 Growing National Networks 59:53 Love of Reading Story 01:02:36 Final Advice and Policy 01:06:26 Rapid Fire and Wrap Up
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Listen Again: Dr. Brennan Chandler

    Listen Again: Dr. Brennan Chandler
    May 23 2026
    The Dyslexia Duo: Bridging Research and Practice in Dyslexia - Intensive Intervention, Spelling, and Data-Based Individualization (with Dr. Brennan Chandler) Melissa Dean and Aimee Rodenroth of the Dyslexia Duo interview Dr. Brennan Chandler, assistant professor of dyslexia at Georgia State University, about his path from classroom teaching to researching intensive reading interventions and training educators. Dr. Chandler emphasizes bridging research and classroom practice through explicit instruction in language structure (phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax), stronger attention to writing and spelling, and empowering teachers to use data for decision-making. He highlights misconceptions that older struggling readers only need more K–2 phonics and that accommodations alone replace remediation, arguing adolescents need qualitatively different instruction including flexible vowel “flexing,” morphology, and connected “stretch” text practice. He explains diagnostic versus progress-monitoring data, outlines data-based individualization to intensify validated interventions, shares research showing spelling supports durable learning, and describes developing an open-source grades 1–3 spelling intervention, Spell Squad. 00:36 Introducing Dr Chandler 01:41 From Classroom to Research 04:19 Why Spelling Matters 04:57 Rethinking Teacher Training 08:45 Bridging Research and Practice 12:21 Misconceptions About Dyslexia 15:58 Older Students Need Different 19:05 Flexing Vowels Strategy 22:00 Morphology and Stretch Text 28:13 Spelling Research Deep Dive 33:02 Spelling Beats Reading Practice 36:44 Spelling Builds Memory 37:24 Handwriting and Gamified Practice 40:29 DBI for Non Responders 46:54 What Data to Collect 50:26 Adolescent Assessment Focus 53:20 Fixing Teacher Prep 59:53 Key Takeaways for All 01:02:25 Spell Squad Preview 01:04:57 Lightning Round and Farewell
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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