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Science of Reading: The Podcast

Science of Reading: The Podcast

S11 E3: Tier 1: Your MTSS Foundation, with Sarah Brown, Ph.D.

Oct 7, 2026 · 46m

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While Tier 1 instruction is the foundation of a successful Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), it is also the element we most often overlook. On this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Sarah Brown, Ph.D., consultant and co-author of Effective Universal Instruction: An Action-Oriented Approach to Improving Tier 1, joins host Susan Lambert, Ed.D., to explore why this is and what it takes to give Tier 1 the attention it deserves. Together, Sarah and Susan also discuss common misconc...