Literacy Now

Nov 12 2024 18 ep. 49 mins 2
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Our podcast will feature parents, literacy experts, and thought leaders discussing current topics centered in the Science of Reading and parent advocacy. Our social media centered community is built from the ground up from all political and socioeconomic levels, and is laser focused on bringing evidence-based reading instruction to all our children, acknowledging the fact that scientifically based reading instruction helps every child learn to read. Full video episodes and daily clips can be watched on our YouTube Channel.

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School Board Member Todd Collins Proudly Describes His "Accidental Education Advocate" Status.

Nov 12 2024 78 mins  
In this episode of Literacy Now, we talk with Todd Collins, a school board member in Palo Alto, California and founder of the California Reading Coalition. Todd is a self-described "accidental education advocate". Upon joining his school board, Todd assumed that the district knew how to teach reading pretty well. Overall state test scores were high. But he started to wonder if this

Episode 014 pt.2 - Literacy Now - Tracy White Weeden

Oct 03 2024 42 mins  
Summary We are so excited to welcome Dr. Tracy White Weeden to our podcast! Tracy is the President and CEO of Neuhaus Education Center, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote reading success by providing evidence-based professional development to educators, information and resources to families, and direct services to adult learners. Tracy begins with her fam

Episode 014 pt.1 - Literacy Now - Tracy White Weeden

Oct 03 2024 47 mins  
Summary We are so excited to welcome Dr. Tracy White Weeden to our podcast! Tracy is the President and CEO of Neuhaus Education Center, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote reading success by providing evidence-based professional development to educators, information and resources to families, and direct services to adult learners. Tracy begins with her fam

Episode 013 - Literacy Now - Kait Feriante

Sep 05 2024 45 mins  
Summary ​We are excited to bring you this fascinating conversation with Kait Feriante. Kait is the co-founder of Redwood Schools (Chicago), which include two full-day K-8 schools for students with dyslexia, and a program for young adults who are court-involved who struggle with reading and writing. Kait is also a former Chicago Public Schools teacher and parent of a child with dy

Episode 012 - Literacy Now - Jenine Hanson

Jul 01 2024 67 mins  
Summary In this episode of Literacy Now, we meet an amazing parent advocate, Jenine Hanson. Jenine is from Naperville, Illinois, a city which is consistently listed in the top 10 U.S. cities in which to raise a family, particularly because of its excellent schools. So when her oldest child was having difficulty with learning to read as early as 1st grade, Jenine started asking a lo

Episode 011 - Literacy Now - David Chalk

Jun 04 2024 31 mins  
"You just gave me the code to the English language. I can read!" We are thrilled to bring you this inspiring conversation with David Chalk. David is a Canadian technology entrepreneur, cybersecurity specialist, and a media personality. Until very recently, he couldn't read. David has learning disabilities including acute dyslexia. He shares the physical, mental and emotional toll i

Episode 010 - Literacy Now - Donna Hejtmanek

May 08 2024 26 mins  
We are so excited to welcome Donna Hejtmanek to our podcast! Donna is the founder of the Facebook page, Science of Reading- What I Should Have Learned in College. She is also a retired special education teacher and reading specialist. In our conversation, Donna talks about what led her to form the Facebook group, how it supports teachers and parents, and how it developed into the i

Episode 009 - Literacy Now - Nora Chahbazi

Apr 08 2024 29 mins  
SUMMARY: "Parents are the Key!" In this episode, we are thrilled to introduce you to Nora Chabazi. Nora is the founder of EBLI (Evidence Based Literacy Instruction), whose mission is to teach the world to read. Having left her career as a neonatal intensive care nurse to raise her three children, Nora soon found that she needed to quickly learn about reading instruction.

Episode 008 - Literacy Now - Margie Gillis

Mar 07 2024 61 mins  
SUMMARY: In this episode, we talk with Margie Gillis, founder of the nonprofit Literacy How. Margie is a nationally recognized literacy expert whose career has been steeped in the science of reading from the very beginning. Margie has been teaching children to read for over 40 years, and she founded Literacy How in 2009 to provide professional development and coaching to teachers a

Episode 007 - Literacy Now - Kevin Gorman

Feb 13 2024 53 mins  
SUMMARY: "The children are our customers...and the parents are our stakeholders, and I think if you think of it in those terms, you can make a lasting effect on a district." We are thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Kevin Gorman. Dr. Gorman is a recently retired Director of Student Services in the Upper Arlington, Ohio school district. Many years ago, Dr. Gorman knew little about dys