
        <p>11-year-old Alaska (from Colorado) wants to know: why do some kids love reading while others don’t? We know there’s a lot of debate lately about the best ways to teach kids how to read. But in this episode we leave the pedagogy to adults and let kids share with one another why they love to read and their best tips for kids like them, who may be struggling to learn (and love) to read. Plus, guest Fumiko Hoeft, medical doctor and professor at the University of Connecticut and at the University of California San Francisco, lifts the lid on our brains to explain what’s happening inside us when we learn to read. Dr. Hoeft runs a brain imaging research program and a lab called <a href="https://www.brainlens.org/home-page" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BrainLENS</a>.</p>

<p>Download our learning guides: <a href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/04/5d/ad772c2946809a3cb287c3073966/how-do-we-learn-to-read.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PDF</a> | <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cDrolW7ugJKMEVBNlL18BrEm1FM8z_tD50L9C08gTMQ/copy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Slide</a> </p>
      

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