Recovering Reading in a Distracted Age with Doug Lemov
Jennifer Ramirez and Doug Lemov
In this conversation from the National Symposium for Classical Education, Jennifer Ramirez sits down with Doug Lemov, author of Teach Like a Champion, to discuss why reading, attention, vocabulary, and background knowledge remain essential to a true education. Lemov offers practical wisdom for teachers navigating distracted classrooms, including how routines, read-alouds, phase reading, and carefully shaped participation can help students recover the joy and discipline of sustained reading. For anyone thinking seriously about how schools can form thoughtful, attentive, and articulate students, this interview is well worth watching.