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Brains On: How Do We Learn to Read — and Why is It Hard?

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Apr 11, 202300:37:51Society & Culture

This week we have an episode of a show called Brains On. It’s a science podcast for kids from our colleagues at APM. In this episode, Emily joins the Brains On hosts to talk about how people learn to read. Grab the kids...

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Brains On: How Do We Learn to Read — and Why is It Hard? is an episode from Sold a Story by APM Reports. This week we have an episode of a show called Brains On. It’s a science podcast for kids from our colleagues at APM. In this episode, E...

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