The Literacy View

Faith Borkowsky, Judy Boksner

Booking Overview

This education interview show focuses on literacy instruction, reading research, and practical guidance for educators and parents, featuring external literacy researchers, authors, and experienced practitioners. PR agencies could credibly pitch reading researchers, structured-literacy specialists, education authors, curriculum experts, and classroom leaders with evidence-based insights; booking difficulty is medium because the show attracts both prominent experts and accessible professionals.

Metrics

Episodes: 178

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.2k subscribers

Instagram: 1.2k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

faithandjudy@gmail.com

faithandjudy@theliteracyview.com

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Host

Faith Borkowsky - Literacy educator and specialist focused on structured literacy and evidence-based reading instruction.

Judy Boksner - Veteran literacy educator focused on practical, research-aligned instruction for teachers, school leaders, and families.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Literacy researchers, cognitive scientists, education authors, structured-literacy and phonics specialists, curriculum experts, and experienced classroom or school practitioners with evidence-based expertise.

Required Achievements:

Published research or influential education writing, Authorship of books or widely used professional resources, Recognized expertise in literacy, reading, spelling, phonics, or classroom instruction, Leadership or substantial practical experience in schools, teacher development, or curriculum

Recent Guest Discussions

Daniel Willingham - The Role Of Background Knowledge, Comprehension, Decoding, And Knowledge-rich Curriculum In Reading.

Sean Morrisey - Explicit Spelling Instruction, Orthography, Morphology, Phonics, Vocabulary, And Writing.

Sean Morrisey - The Research Basis For Effective Spelling Instruction And Its Connection To Reading And Writing.

Wiley Blevins - Small-group Phonics Instruction, Differentiation, Diverse Learner Needs, And Grade-level Access.

Zaretta Hammond - Cognitive Engagement, Productive Struggle, Student Thinking, Rigor, And Equity In Instruction.

Recent Topics

Education, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Phonics, Structured Literacy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Literacy View

The HOW: Building Knowledge That Makes Readers Stronger | Daniel Willingham

September 29, 2026

Ep.174The How: Building Knowledge That Makes Readers Stronger (with Daniel Willingham)Hey, no BS besties. Decoding gets kids in the door, but it doesn't carry them through a text. Comprehension depends on what readers already know about the world, and that knowledge doesn't build itself.In this episode, I'm joined by Daniel Willingham, cognitive psychologist at the University of Virginia and author of The Reading Mind and Why Don't Students Like School? Last time we dug in...

Rediscovering Knowledge as the Key to Reading with Daniel Willingham: The Why

September 19, 2026

Rediscovering Knowledge as the Key to Reading with Daniel Willingham: The WhyEp.173ValueFor years, comprehension instruction leaned almost entirely on skills and strategies. Strategies have a place, but they can't do the heavy lifting alone. In this episode, I sit down with cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham to dig into the why behind "Rediscovering Knowledge as the Key to Reading," the Education Next article he wrote with E. D. Hirsch Jr. We talk about why kids can decode e...

Spelling “The How” and Practical Tips With Sean Morrisey

September 15, 2026

Ep.172ValueSpelling often gets squeezed out of the literacy block, treated as a Friday list test or handed off to spell-check. In this episode, I'm joined by Sean Morrisey, fifth grade teacher, former school psychologist, and creator of The Word Mapping Project, to break down Timothy Shanahan's article on the essential fundamentals of spelling instruction. The article pulls together advice from five leading word experts: Donald Bear, Peter Bowers, Richard Gentry, Steve Graham, and L...

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faithandjudy@theliteracyview.com

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