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

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/route2reading-5928595/from-sounds-to-words-fixing-the-missing-link-in-early-reading-instruction-with-katie-pace-miles
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/route2reading-5928595/from-sounds-to-words-fixing-the-missing-link-in-early-reading-instruction-with-katie-pace-miles.md
Podcast: [Route2Reading](https://stenobird.com/podcast/route2reading-5928595)
Published: 2026-04-27T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://f6ffcc8c-6daf-407e-b863-572fe477226b.libsyn.com/from-sounds-to-words-fixing-the-missing-link-in-early-reading-instruction-with-katie-pace-miles
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/f6ffcc8c-6daf-407e-b863-572fe477226b/Katie_Pace_Miles_ELA_112k.mp3?dest-id=3778560
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/route2reading-5928595/episodes/from-sounds-to-words-fixing-the-missing-link-in-early-reading-instruction-with-katie-pace-miles
Duration seconds: 2273

## Resource

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

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/route2reading-5928595/episodes/from-sounds-to-words-fixing-the-missing-link-in-early-reading-instruction-with-katie-pace-miles/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/route2reading-5928595/from-sounds-to-words-fixing-the-missing-link-in-early-reading-instruction-with-katie-pace-miles.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.