Right To Read Initiative

Right To Read Initiative

By Kathryn GarforthEducation
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Right To Read Initiative episodes

  • Right to Read Inquiry & Connect to Comprehension

    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.

    50 min
  • Right to Read Inquiry & an Irish Perspective

    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.

    1 hr 11 min
  • Right To Read Inquiry & What I Should Have Learned In College

    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.

    54 min
  • Right to Read Inquiry & Screening

    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.

    1 hr 3 min
  • What the Right to Read Inquiry Looks Like in Practice

    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.

    1 hr 54 min
  • Right to Read Inquiry: If Only I Would Have Known

    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.

    50 min

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Listen to Dr. Kathryn Garforth and her guests as they discuss ways to support children's #RightToRead. These conversations provide information for educators and advocates about: