In this *Special Episode* Nathaniel Hansford, Dr. Kathryn Garforth, Dr. Rachel Schechter and Dr. Brandi Noll get together for a round table discussion on the Science of Reading and curriculum. The discuss an article the co-wrote called A Road Map to Evidence Based Instruction in Reading and Writing Education: A Secondary Meta-analysis on the Science of Reading & Writing Instruction and what it means for classroom teaching.

Lyn Stone joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth for a fourth time to discuss her thoughts about writing. It is probably no surprise that she feels the need for systematic, explicit instruction from the start. Beginning with the sub word level, letter formation and a proper writing position and posture. 

Life Long Literacy's Lyn Stone joins Dr. Kathryn Garforth to speak about her thoughts spelling and the importance of explicit spelling instruction. They dispell the myth that the English spelling system is illogical and discuss some of the way we understand the why behind the orthography.

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.