The Knowledge Matters Podcast
The Knowledge Matters Podcast
Knowledge Matters
Doug Lemov on the Power of Whole Books | Literacy and the Science of Learning
26 minutes Posted Jul 15, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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Season 3 Episode 4 | “The book is in a death struggle with electronic and social media. And right now, it’s losing.” Host Doug Lemov makes a spirited case for reading whole books in the classroom—especially since today’s students read almost no books outside of school. He’s joined by guests Stephen Sawchuk of Education Week and cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham and speaks with two Texas educators using whole books in their school. “Learning to be able to struggle—to read a challen...