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Lynn Givens from Connect to Comprehension joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth to discuss how Structured Litereacy and the Science of Reading is about more than just phonics. Comprehension plays a equally important role in the Right To Read.
Dr. Jennifer O'Sullivan joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth to discuss the how the impacts of the OHRC's Right to Read Recommendations have a broader audience. They apply to education around the world. They also discuss how things are changing in Ireland.
Lisa Virtue of Virtue Speech joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth to discuss the role a Speech and Language Pathologist can play to support teachers in the classroom with reading instruction that aligns with structured literacy.
Donna Hejtmanek, founder of The Science of Reading: What I Should Have Learned In College Facebook Group joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth to discuss why she created the group and why she thinks it has been so popular. They also speak about what needs to change so that teacher feel more prepared.
Una Malcolm from Bright Light Learners discuss the importance of screening students for the risk of reading failure. They discuss the practical side of screening students and what teachers are able to do with the results.
Dr. George Georgiou from the University of Alberta joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth to discuss how the recommendations from the Ontario Human Rights Commission's Right To Read Public Inquiry can be implemented in schools. He discusses the success that he has had at schools in Alberta using instruction aligned with Structured Literacy.
Faith Borkowsky from High Five Literacy and author of the "If only I would have known..." series joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth to discuss the importance of creating a multi-disciplinary approach to screening young children for risk of reading failure. If we were to take advantage of services already in place like libraries, preschool, daycare, the doctors office and more, we could screen children before they enter formal schooling. This would allow us to provide support in areas of weakness and when intervention is most effective before they begin learning to read at school.
Kate Winn joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth to talk about how she teaches phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and writing in her kindergarten classroom. She provides information about the resources she uses and why she has selected them.
Kate Winn joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth to discuss her journey to the Science of Reading. Kate shares several resources and books that she found useful as she is discovering more about the Science of Reading.
Dr. Kathryn Garforth and Nancy Young discuss how the information in the Ladder of Reading and Writing can help us understand the recommendations from the Ontario Human Rights Commission's Right To Read Public Inquiry.
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