On July 19, 2019, PLC published PEP Talk Episode 4: Rethinking Reading Instruction Using Brain Words. This PEP Talk episode features author and researcher, Dr. Gene Ouellette, who shares key points in his book, Brain Words: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching. Ouellette describes how the reading brain develops and offers concrete steps teachers and parents can take to help children build better functioning neural pathways for word reading and comprehension. Dr. Ouellette is an internationally recognized researcher in reading, spelling, and the links between oral and written language. He is professor and head of the Psychology Department at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada.