117. Beneath the Surface of Words: What English Spelling Reveals and Why It Matters with Sue Scibetta Hegland

Podcast: Literacy in Color: A Science of Reading Aligned Podcast for Educators · Michelle Sullivan • Literacy Coach & Science of Reading Advocate

Opublikowano: 2026-10-13

What if the English spelling system isn't nearly as irregular as we've been led to believe? What if the letters we sometimes call “silent” are actually telling us something important about a word's structure, identity, or history? Sue Scibetta Hegland, author of Beneath the Surface of Words: What English Spelling Reveals and Why It Matters joins the show for a fascinating conversation about what lies beneath the surface of English spelling. Sue shares how her son's experience with dyslexia sparked her journey into understanding the English spelling system and why learning to read and learning to s...