Reading Swizzle

Louise Selby is an award-winning dyslexia educator and author of several books:
Today we will talk about-
All About Dyslexia: Practical Guides for Teachers

This book is an essential toolkit for parents, as well as primary and secondary educators.

Why I love Louise Selby's book:

The book is graphically pleasing with cartoon illustrations, bullet-pointed lists, charts, graphs, and provides EVIDENCE-BASED, PRACTICAL STRATEGIES for busy teachers.

Many of the ideas are prep-free, and Selby recommends trying one new strategy at a time. The strategies are beneficial for ALL students.

VOICES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY DYSLEXIA
Learners', practitioners', and parents' voices are included in this book with QR codes for you to listen.

INTERVENTIONS, DYSLEXIA FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTS, and PARENT COLLABORATION are included in All About Dyslexia.

https://louiseselbydyslexia.com/all-a...
https://louiseselbydyslexia.com/about...

Louisiana Key Academy is a public charter school that provides exceptional educational resources to students regardless of their financial standing.

Louisiana Key Academy SHOWS WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA in a PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Andromeda Cartwright, MA, CCC-SLP, CALT, serves as the Chief Academic Officer is the Chief Academic Officer at LKA.

Andromeda answers questions such as:
What makes your school different?
What training do teachers receive?
Does your school use a program like Wilson or Barton?
What is the new data tool- Microsoft Reading Progress?
How are other subject areas taught?
Should spelling hold students back?
How does LKA immerse students in the content they are learning?

Louisiana Key Academy partners with Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity.
Dr. Sally Shaywitz is the author of Overcoming Dyslexia and a preeminent leader.

Let's PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT WORKS!
LEADERS- LET'S GIVE ALL STUDENTS A PUBLIC OPTION!

https://dyslexia.yale.edu/

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/new-type-of-public-schools-specialize-in-teaching-students-with-dyslexia/2023/06

Reading Swizzle invites you to listen to Carmine Stewart, Ph.D., vice president of programming at Seeds of Literacy in Cleveland, Ohio.

Seeds of Literacy is a nonprofit whose mission is to provide free, personalized education to empower adults to thrive in our community.

Read the article attached to this video for information that is quite alarming.
https://www.propublica.org/article/literacy-adult-education-united-states
A Fifth of American Adults Struggle to Read. Why Are We Failing to Teach Them?
The nation’s approach to adult education has so far neglected to connect the millions of people struggling to read with the programs set up to help them.

WATCH THE CONVERSATION ON YOUTUBE
https://youtu.be/EtC6S01e0HQ

Joy Palmer is a self-taught, savvy, observant, informed, and connected parent who crusaded for the Columbus, Ohio, schools to teach her daughter to read. Why?
She knew her daughter was capable of learning to read.

Joy Palmer's story was featured in the New York Times article,
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/science-of-reading-literacy-parents.html?searchResultPosition=1

Joy Palmer's story was spotlighted in the documentary, Our Dyslexic Children.
https://youtu.be/oJ7xa6meD2Q

Joy Palmer talks about Parents for Reading Justice in this podcast.
https://parentsforreadingjustice.org/

Joy Palmer Quotes:

• "I will NOT sit back and watch my child fail."
• "Short-term fixes do not help."

• "A zip code determines what children receive in schools."
• "We have a lot of people in high places who make decisions for us but are not personally affected by our issues."

• "Parents put everything in writing when communicating with the school. Make sure you date the message and create a timeline."
• "Parents- join literacy Facebook groups to educate yourselves about your child's rights.
•  Networking is HUGE. 
• Join dyslexia support groups in your state or community."

• "Money determines what happens in education."

• "Definitely do not feel like you are by yourself."

Check out Parents For Reading Justice!

Joy Palmer needs a NATIONAL platform. She has much to teach our government leaders, parents, taxpayers, and educators, about LITERACY EQUALITY.

There is not a single mention of education in the U.S. Constitution. The United States Constitution DOES NOT GUARANTEE LITERACY.

"It's important to continue fighting for education to be protected under the Constitution by litigating this issue. This can create a direct path for the Supreme Court to establish a fundamental right to education and offer an opportunity to create consistency in the United States in the quality of education." Anna Nornes 

DR. NWOYE STATES:

"YOU CANNOT LEGISLATE MORALITY."
"ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL LEADERS SHOULD KNOW THE SCIENCE OF READING."
"THE SCIENCE NEEDS TO BE EMBRACED."
"EDUCATION IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR DEMOCRACY."

Dr. Nwoye is the author of Cultivating a Belief System for Peace, Equity, and Social Justice for All.

Dr. Nwoye is the Institutional & Corporate Diversity Leader and Trainer at SYSTEMIC DIVERSITY and INCLUSION GROUP, comprised of members from nations around the world.

https://youtu.be/pX3QabROg7c

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49638766-cultivating-a-belief-system-for-peace-equity-and-social-justice-for-all?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=Zj8w98hwvK&rank=1

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Cultivating+a+Belief+System+for+Peace%2C+Equity+and+Social+Justice+for+All&crid=S7Y0NZMEKKCG&sprefix=cultivating+a+belief+system+for+peace%2C+equity+and+social+justice+for+all%2Caps%2C179&ref=nb_sb_noss

https://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1642&context=pilr

𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐄      𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑             𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐓             𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃

Caitlin Condie


Caitlin Condie's experience includes working as a classroom teacher, U.S. Department of Education staffer, innovation team leader at the Center for Education Reform, and current CEO of Condie Consulting.

Caitlin joins Reading Swizzle to answer the questions:

• What is possible for education?

• What is achievable?

• What types of robust opportunities for students can change learning?

Caitlin answers these questions by tackling issues that are real and futuristic.

Education can occur in a brick-and-mortar school AND out in the world.

We discuss:

• Igniting interest in learning just as camp and out-of-school moments do. These are educational opportunities!

• Incorporating elements of camp (campifying) education into a regular school day

• Providing real-world practical application to classroom learning

• Weaving community service schools' mission

• Forming education meet-ups; roundtable discussions promoting idea exchange, synergy, and networking.

Caitlin Condie shares her challenge with dyslexia. She states, “ Everyone has challenges. Dyslexia has been influential in helping me see things in different ways. No one is escaping the challenge, the struggle.”

Caitlin says, “Everyone will learn differently. Too many kids are considered broken, and we must change."

Founder of Condie Consulting, Caitlin is focused on helping America's students, families, schools, and communities achieve their highest level by developing, strategizing, and executing solutions to their problems and challenges.

@condieconsulting 

https://youtu.be/EtC6S01e0HQ

🔥 🔥 MARTIN DEARLOVE is a highly skilled, qualified, and professional Child Protection & Family Support Social Worker in the U.K.


🔥 🔥 Martin and his wife are parents of adopted children who experienced trauma. 


🔥 🔥 Listen to Mr. Dearlove talk with Mary about:


❓ HOW WILL  SCHOOLS  MEET THE LITERACY NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH TRAUMA?


❓WHAT DO IDEAL SCHOOLS DO TO EDUCATE THE WHOLE CHILD?


❓WHAT DO SCHOOLS MISS WITH STUDENTS WITH TRAUMA?


❓ THE UK HAS SOMETHING CALLED THE HEALTH AND EDUCATION PLAN. WHAT IS THIS?

❓HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM AN IEP (Individualized Education Plan)?


💯💯💯 This episode is for PARENTS, EDUCATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, THOSE SUFFERED TRAUMA, AND PEOPLE WITH DYSLEXIA, DYSCALCULIA, and DYSGRAPHIA. 


Martin Dearlove has over 51 000 followers on LinkedIn because he speaks to the hearts and minds of people.


You don't want to miss this episode of READING SWIZZLE!

Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

You can teach anything you like if you have the Common Core Standards.

Questions:
Do the Common Core standards outline content knowledge students are expected to learn?

Which country consistently PERFORMS at the top in International Progress for 15-year-olds (PISA)?

WHY does the country score SO WELL in READING, MATHS, AND SCIENCE?

WHAT DOES THE U.S. NEED TO DO?

AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT:

"The demonization of the other in our politics results from ignorance and LIVING BY SLOGAN." 

WHO SHOULD DECIDE WHAT WE SHOULD ALL KNOW?

STATE GOVERNORS! SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE! 

Can the Common Core Standards Be Improved?

IDEAS WORTH CONSIDERING.

Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!

Do our teacher training colleges and universities do a good job of training teachers?

“The education our teachers receive today is determined more by ideology and personal predilection than the needs of our children.”
Arthur Levine – former president of Teacher’s College- Columbia University

Hirsch:
“Because of our educational romanticism, many young students still struggle to decode print- A MORAL AND EDUCATIONAL SCANDAL.
Teacher training is more like theological seminaries than training institutes such as nursing or medical school."

JOIN MARY MCCOOL BERRY, a reading, and dyslexia specialist, with over 3 decades of experience https://youtu.be/8w7-CrYohY0 for INFORMATION WORTH CONSIDERING.

Strong foundational knowledge of concepts and topics is ESSENTIAL for building equity in education. 

Why does strong background knowledge matter in schools today?

Dr. Jenna Finnegan, a researcher and former math teacher,  offers a FRESH PERSPECTIVE about teaching in American classrooms.

What do teachers need to be successful? 
What do students need to be successful?