Human Chapters

It was an honour to engage in a conversation with Elise about her Chapter, Decodable Books Fixing the I Can't Read. We explore the following points in this discussion:

- Elise's introduction

- Her passion for literacy

- Her journey in founding the Express Readers company

- The importance of decodable books in the classrooms

- The research she draws upon when creating these stories

- The structure of her decodable stories

Elise's work can be found at https://expressreaders.org/decodable-books/An enormous thanks to Elise for sharing this Chapter and everyone else who engages with the conversation on  @humanchapters  YouTube, Podcast, and/or Facebook Page.

It was an honour to engage in a wonderful conversation with Brent about his Chapter, Literacy Leadership. Brent was generous in sharing and discussing the following points:

- His introduction

- His journey into becoming an educator and why he was selective in only wanting to teach students in years 5 and 6,

- His first principalship at the age of 29 in a school that had approximately 3 principals in 5 years,

- His journey and experience in this role

- The focus on creating a change in the systems and structures of a school

- Effective literacy instruction

- Elements (not an exhaustive list) to take into account when leading a system-wide change

An enormous thanks to Brent for taking the time to engage in this important conversation and to everyone else that will be engaging with it on Human Chapters YouTube, Podcast, and/or Facebook Page. Please share it with others that may find value in it.

It was a deep honour to engage in a conversation with Mike and Tiffany about their Chapter, Their Journey with Dyslexia, and the Birth of Nessy. The 8th of October marks International Dyslexia Day and the month of October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Mike and Tiffany openly shared the following (not an exhaustive list):

- His movie, MICAL was based on Mike and his mum, Pat - https://youtu.be/p-Eycme4NFM?si=kN760Fd3xOpN-xS6

- Mike's experience at school

- His mum's determination to learn how to teach reading, so she could teach him to read at home

- His return to school and ongoing education endeavours

- A Dyslexia Centre founded by his mother and his role in it

- Tiffany's experience at school

- Her brief perspective as a mother of children with dyslexia

- Some of her achievements - program creation, author of a book, Dyslexia Explained, etc.

- The birth of Nessy and all that it has to offer globally for students with Dyslexia and across the spectrum including those who may be gifted, parents/carers, and educators

They can be contacted on Nessy (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube):

- https://www.nessy.com/en-us

Please share this conversation with anyone and everyone who may connect with it.

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Kate about her Chapter, The Intersection Between Cancer Diagnosis, Media, and Education. In this hearty chat, Kate generously discussed the following points:

- Her aspiration to become a writer when she was a child

- Her teaching career

- Her love for writing, media, self-development, etc.

- Her journey from being diagnosed with cancer to where she is at now

- The passion for education, and her journey in the Science of Reading - from volunteering at IDA Ontario, being involved in Ontario's Right to Read Inquiry, and more recently hosting the Reading Road Trip podcast.

The following links were mentioned in this podcast:

Kate's Cancer Story - Blog Series

Structured Literacy in Kindergarten Webinar

Literacy Leaders Series: Universal Screening

Ontario's Right to Read Report: Executive Summary

Reading Road Trip PodcastKate - TV Appearances

Kate can be found on:

Website - http://thismomloves.ca/

Instagram - @thismomloves

Facebook - @thismomloves

Twitter - @thismomloves

Pinterest - @thismomloves77

An enormous thanks to Kate for openly sharing her Chapter and to everyone else who will engage with it on @Human Chapters Podcast, YouTube, and/or Facebook.

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Kim about her Chapter, My Current Chapter in Education. During this conversation, Kim discussed the following points:

- Her career progression in 3 different countries, Singapore, France, and Mexico

- Her passion for other languages and their affordances (meaningfully communicating with different cultural groups, ease of travel, and much more)

- Her passion for teaching students who are learning more than one language

- Her work in the French Immersion Program

- The distinction between the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy, and much more.

Below is a suite of links for Kim's social media handles and her presentations:

-Twitter (aka "x"): @MmeLockhartLDSB

- Instagram: @MmeLockhartLDS

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FIparentresources

- Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-lockhart-852788249/

https://camerisefsl.ca/.../structured-literacy-in-the.../

https://right2readinitiative.com/right-to-read-inquiry.../

Kim Lockhart and Emily Moorhead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=pdSkPds3TIM

Structured Literacy 1:1 or Small Group setting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnr3FU6YJJ8

Structured Literacy in the Upper Grades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXfy-rYXF-Y

Missing Link Podcast on Students' Right to Read: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../episode.../id1396013834...

An enormous thanks to Kim for taking the time, effort, and energy to share this Chapter and to everyone else who will also engage with it.

It was an absolute honour to engage in a heartfelt conversation with Marnie about her Chapter, Education Journey From Being a Teacher to Coaching Teachers. Marnie generously shared the following points:

- Marnie's teaching career

- Her identification of the problem in how students were being taught to read and the inequity struck her deeply

- Her initial research in effective reading intervention through a Federal grant

- The journey of her business, Reading Simplified, and its impact on students and teachers

- How students learn how to decode words and the importance of this knowledge

- The connection between reading and writing

- Some statistics (American) around the percentage of students with low literacy skills

Marnie can be contacted on:

Website - https://readingsimplified.com/

Instagram - @readingsimplified

Facebook - @readingsimplified

An enormous thanks to Marnie for taking the time to have this conversation and to the wider public that will engage with it. Please share it with those who may connect.

It was an absolute honour to engage in a heartfelt conversation with Shiro about her Chapter, A General Practitioner Channeling Perceptions Through Strokes and Textures. Shiro generously shared the following points:

It was an honour to engage in a conversation with Hamuera about his Chapter, A Transition to a Career in Art. Hamuera openly shares about:

It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Linda about her Chapter, Linda Rhyne Consulting. Linda generously shares the following about her journey as an Educator:

- her engagement in facilitating teacher training for a period of 6 months after her resignation (March, 2020)

- the commencement of her consulting business

- her passion for change at a systems level

- the various elements of literacy that need to be considered when learning to read

- the impact of low literacy levels, and much more.

Linda can be found on:Website - https://www.lindarhyneconsulting.com/ Socials: Instagram - @lindarhyneconsulting; Facebook - @Linda Rhyne Consulting, LLC, etc.

An enormous thanks to Linda for taking the time, energy, and effort in sharing this important Chapter and to everyone that will engage with it on  @humanchapters  YouTube, Podcast, and/or the Facebook Page. Please share this conversation with others that may resonate with it.