{"podcast":{"title":"Knowledge for Teachers","slug":"knowledge-for-teachers-6005113","podcast_index_feed_id":6005113,"rss_url":"https://knowledgeforteachers.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://knowledgeforteachers.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15825125/KNOWLEDGE_FOR_TEACHERS_LOGO_2026_9ab6z.png","author":"Brendan Lee","episode_count":77,"summary":"In the Knowledge for Teachers podcast, host Brendan Lee chats to researchers, teachers and experts about what evidence-informed education is and the nuances involved with actually implementing effective and sustainable school based education.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knowledge-for-teachers-6005113"},"episode":{"title":"S03E19 - Natalie Wexler on the Knowledge Gap and What Lies Beyond the Science of Reading","slug":"s03e19-natalie-wexler-on-the-knowledge-gap-and-what-lies-beyond-the-science-of-reading","published_at":"2025-12-06T21:03:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knowledge-for-teachers-6005113/s03e19-natalie-wexler-on-the-knowledge-gap-and-what-lies-beyond-the-science-of-reading","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knowledge-for-teachers-6005113","url":"https://knowledgeforteachers.podbean.com/e/s03e19-natalie-wexler-on-the-knowledge-gap-and-what-lies-beyond-the-science-of-reading/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8iiv8dxe8ek7xegh/S03E19_-_Natalie_Wexler7q4zo.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Knowledge for Teachers, host Brendan Lee speaks with Natalie Wexler, education writer and author of The Knowledge Gap, The Writing Revolution, and Beyond the Science of Reading. Together they explore what truly drives reading comprehension and why knowledge rich instruction is essential for every learner. Natalie unpacks the surprising limits of treating comprehension as a set of isolated skills, explains how background knowledge shapes understanding in powerful ways, and shows why writing can be one of the most effective tools for securing learning. Listeners will also hear how cognitive load theory connects to literacy and what strong knowledge building lessons look like in real classrooms. A practical and thought provoking conversation for teachers and leaders who want to strengthen literacy through the lens of research. Resources mentioned: The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler The Writing Revolution by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler Beyond the Science of Reading by Natalie Wexler Why Don’t Students Like School by Daniel Willingham You can connect with Natalie: Twitter/X: @natwexler Linkedin Website: nataliewexler.com Substack: http://nataliewexler.substack.com You can connect with Brendan: Twitter/X: @learnwithmrlee Facebook: @learningwithmrlee Linkedin: @brendan-lee-kft Website: learnwithlee.net Support the Knowledge for Teachers Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/KnowledgeforTeachersPodcast The Primary Maths Instruction Framework For teachers This is a three day online course for teachers where we focus on how learning happens and how to design maths lessons that support acquisition, build fluency and help students generalise what they know. Register here Implementing Effective Primary Maths Instruction For School Leaders This is a two day onli…","meta_description":"In this episode of Knowledge for Teachers, host Brendan Lee speaks with Natalie Wexler, education writer and author of The Knowledge Gap, The Writing Revo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4349,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/knowledge-for-teachers-6005113/episodes/s03e19-natalie-wexler-on-the-knowledge-gap-and-what-lies-beyond-the-science-of-reading/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/knowledge-for-teachers-6005113/s03e19-natalie-wexler-on-the-knowledge-gap-and-what-lies-beyond-the-science-of-reading.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}