EP.63-Dr. Holly Lane: Does Expensive Mean Better Quality?

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Dr. Holly Lane: Does Expensive Mean Better Quality?
Dr. Holly Lane couldn’t sell a used car for $500 until she raised the price to $1500! Why do we think free or inexpensive products aren’t very good? Why do we think programs and materials with all the bells and whistles are better?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc5SjcLQ5Ow
Bio:
Dr. Holly Lane is a faculty member at the University of Florida and director of the University of
Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI). Her research focuses on the prevention of reading difficulties through effective early literacy instruction, the remediation of literacy skills for students with
dyslexia, and methods for helping preservice and practicing educators develop the knowledge and skills they need to be effective reading teachers and interventionists. Dr. Lane has directed many grants to support reading research and the development of teachers and researchers.
She is also the author of numerous publications related to literacy, including UFLI Foundations:
An Explicit and Systematic Phonics Program.

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