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From Sounds to Words: Fixing the Missing Link in Early Reading Instruction with Katie Pace Miles

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Route2Reading
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Apr 27, 2026
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Summary

In this episode of the Route2Reading Podcast, I sit down with Katie Pace Miles to unpack one of the biggest challenges in early literacy—why phonemic awareness and phonics instruction don't always translate into real reading and spelling success for struggling readers. Katie shares insights from her extensive work in literacy research, teacher education, and intervention, along with the development of her program, Reading Ready . We dig into what's often missing in classroom instruction, how to intentionally build transfer from sounds to words, and what effective, efficient instruction actually looks like in real classrooms. CLICK HERE FOR FULL SHOW NOTES