{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Learning Bridge with Richard Gerver","title":"Erin Bailey — Literacy Researcher and Educator on Increasing Reading Joy","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2346,"description":"In this episode, I’m excited to share my conversation with Erin Bailey, Vice President of Literacy Programs and Research at Reading Is Fundamental. This episode is part of our National Literacy Month series of podcasts, presented in partnership between the Be Podcast Network and Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).\n\nYou’ll hear about the latest in literacy research, bringing joy to the classroom, the greatest successes in developing readers, and more. \n\nAbout the host\nRichard Gerver is a sought-after speaker, world-renowned thinker, and bestselling author of books including Change and Simple Thinking. His career began in education, first as a teacher and then as a school principal, when he turned the fortunes of a failing school and its pupils around in just two years.\n\nNow regarded as one of the world's leading thinkers on human leadership and organisational transformation, Richard has worked with an extraordinary range of people, from elite athletes to former US President Barack Obama. Named UK Business Speaker of the Year three times, Richard has been invited to speak on the world’s most recognised stages, including TED, the RSA and the BBC.\n\nFollow Richard on Twitter @richardgerver and on LinkedIn. \n\nAbout today’s guest\nErin Bailey, Ed.D., joined Reading Is Fundamental in 2021 and currently serves as the Vice President of Literacy Programs and Research. Her role includes serving as the subject matter expert and developing, curating, and managing content and professional learning for educators and families on literacy. Dr. Bailey has been an educator in U.S. and international classrooms. Her teaching experience spans from PreK-8 including roles as a classroom teacher, literacy specialist, English language learning specialist, and university instructor. \n\nExplore more BE Podcast Network shows:\nLeading Collaborative Response: https://bit.ly/4dkzMlG\nThe Fabulous Learning Nerds: https://bit.ly/3OOoDiu \nTransformative Principal: https://bit.ly/3vPSMY3 \nThe Authority...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/A1lMqOdPJIBHCWmQp74ZO0-z-gk7ffPEhJ3odbRi9T8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ3OTM2LzE3MDMx/MTI5OTUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}