Episode 57: Science of Reading in Preschool?

In her January 2026 Congressional testimony, Emily Cherkin put it simply: "Parents are not naive — we know our children will use technology for work and life in adulthood. We just want to ensure they have a childhood first." That testimony — covering the impact of screens, AI, an ...  Show more

A scoping review published in the Early Childhood Education Journal analyzed over 50 studies on play-based learning for ages 4-6, and the findings are too significant to ignore. This research synthesis shows play-based learning enhances cognitive skills, executive function, liter ...  Show more

Drew Perkins talks with Spencer Russell, the founder of Toddlers CAN Read, about applying the 'Science of Reading' to teaching young children to read.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode 

This week we have an episode of a show called Brains On. It’s a science podcast for kids from our colleagues at APM. In this episode, Emily joins the Brains On hosts to talk about how people learn to read. Grab the kids in your life and listen to this special episode made for kid ...  Show more

In this episode, we discuss how to teach, talk, read and sing to babies. We even show you a few examples in the podcast. Here is her podcast for babies if you're interested https://open.spotify.com/show/18JVSlByKE0tVPRkYumWgJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices ...  Show more

Have you ever had someone tell you that you should learn another language like a child? Does this actually work? And if so, how do you do this?  In this episode, we will share with you some surprising truths about how children learn languages and techniques that you need to be ap ...  Show more