Science of Reading: The Podcast
Science of Reading: The Podcast
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S10 E7: Syntax and comprehension, with Julie Van Dyke, Ph.D.
49 minutes Posted Dec 17, 2025 at 7:00 am.
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In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by research scientist and professor Julie Van Dyke, Ph.D., who explains why syntax instruction may be the missing piece in our mission to improve comprehension outcomes for all students. Together, Julie and Susan discuss why syntax is the part of the language system that matters for comprehension, how the same systematicity and rule governance that you find in teaching phonics also exists in syntax, and how explicit s...