Dr. Diane's Adventures in Learning
Dr. Diane's Adventures in Learning
Dr Diane Jackson Schnoor
The Missing Piece in Reading Instruction: Motivation (with Behind the Book’s Anmarie Paul)
31 minutes Posted Jan 28, 2026 at 5:00 am.
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What if the biggest gap in reading instruction isn’t phonics or fluency — but motivation?Dr. Diane Jackson Schnoor sits down with Anmarie Paul, Executive Director of Behind the Book, to explore how intrinsic motivation, belonging, student choice, and joyful literacy experiences help children become lifelong readers. Together, they unpack how Science of Reading practices and reading engagement strategies must work together because children don’t just need to learn how to read, they need to wan...