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July 2025.
Summer Reads

Have an idea for a book, but want to learn more about the process? Hear from two authors, Dr. Susan Zoll and Dr. Katie Keller Wood, bringing their recent publications to the life in conversation with E.G. Slade.

March 2025 Roots & Wings

Language development and Montessori education. Listen to podcast host, Jess Davis, share her views of reading development in conversation with Dr. Susan Zoll. Together they make connections to Dr. Zoll’s recent publications: Effective Literacy in the Montessori Classroom (2025) and Powerful Literacy in the Montessori Classroom (2023).

April 2023 Amplify

For the second episode in Season 7, Dr. Susan Lambert takes on a question that listeners have asked: how can we apply the Science of Reading in a Montessori setting? To help explore that question, we’re joined by the three authors of the recent book Powerful Literacy in the Montessori Classroom: Aligning Reading Research and Practice. Listen to Dr. Susan Zoll, Dr. Natasha Feinberg, and Dr. Laura Saylor as they explore the shared qualities between the Science of Reading and Montessori approach. They share tips and guidance for literacy instruction both inside and outside a Montessori setting and end with an impassioned call to educators from all approaches to come together and learn from each other for the benefit of students everywhere.

February 2023 Illinois Early Learning Project

In this podcast episode, led by Dr. Natalie Danner, we speak with Dr. Susan Zoll. We’re talking about the science of reading in preschool and developing pre-reading skills.

January 2023 Voices in Montessori

Dr. Susan Zoll, Laura Saylor, and Natasha Feinberg discuss their research that aligns the Science of Reading to the Montessori Language curriculum. They describe what led them to undertake this project and their collaboration. Susan, Laura, and Natasha share the foundational elements of the Science of Reading and how these match the lessons and materials we use in our Montessori classrooms. This information is validation for Montessori Guides and parents, as well as a call to action for more research to be conducted on the efficacy of Montessori language curriculum so that we have the scientific data to validate our methods and encourage other educators to learn about Montessori pedagogy.

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