In this episode, Dr Kathryn Garforth has a candid conversation with Lyn Stone about her thoughts about reading. This conversation covers many of today's hot topics related to the teaching of reading. Ms. Stone shares how her training as a linguist provides her with a unique perspective when it comes to teaching reading. 

In today's episode we learn about Lyn Stone's journey as a linguist and how it has helped on her journey of life long literacy. Lyn's expertise in the English language and knowledge about it's orthography gives her a unique insight into how we can help learners of all ages on their literacy journey.

This episode features the Live Q & A Pannel Discussion from the Comprehensive Approach to Improving Literacy Symposium from August 18, 2022. The panelists include Dr. George Georgiou, Pamela Guilbault, Dr. Matthew Keirstead and Ms. Heather Wilson.

In this episode Dr. Matthew Kierstead speaks about the Leadership's role in making changes at their school. Unfortunately, this was from a live symposium and we forgot to hit record when the presentation started after a lunch break. Fortunately Dr. Keirstead has provided us with a copy of his presentation and notes for you to review for the first part of the presentation.

In this episode, Ms. Heather Wilson gives her advice for teachers looking to make changes in their literacy instruction to meet the needs of more of their students.

Ms. Pamela Guilbault is a District Superintendent in Alberta. She speaks about the changes she has made within her school district over the past year and provides suggestions for how to make similar changes.

The University of Alberta's Dr. George Georgiou presents on his research in Alberta Schools and how his work on Alberta's new draft curriculum rpvides a comprehensive approach to teaching literacy.

This episode serves as an introduction to the Comprehensive Approach to Improving Literacy Symposium highlighting effective practices in Alberta and how we can make the changes.

In this episode, Dr. Kathryn Garforth discusses the relationship between executive functioning and literacy development.

In this episode, Corina Fitznar discusses Big Bangs for the Buck: Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Vocabulary and Comprehension in Intermediate & Secondary. It is a recording from her presentation at the Effective Practices for BC Educators Symposium in July.