Brittany Philipsen is entering her 18th year in public education, having spent eleven years as an elementary classroom teacher, and beginning year seven as an instructional coach.

Passionate about research-based literacy instruction, Brittany has completed LETRS training twice, Orton Gillingham training twice, holds a Structured Literacy certificate, and has a Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in Reading Science.

It is Brittany's mission to support teachers in ensuring that all students have access to high quality explicit reading instruction.

In this episode you'll hear us chat about:

-The importance of explicit spelling instruction -The skills kids need to have in order to be proficient spellers -Why kids experience difficulty with spelling and how to support their learning -Brittany's favourite spelling resources

Books Mentioned in the Episode:

Uncovering the Logic of English - A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling and Literacy by Denise Eide Amazon Canada https://amzn.to/3OAD07n Amazon US https://amzn.to/3HMrSSF Spelling for Life - Uncovering the Simplicity and Science of Spelling by Lyn Stone Amazon Canada https://amzn.to/3OBsEUV Amazon US https://amzn.to/3tYTled The ABC's and All Their Tricks - The Complete Reference Book of Phonics and Spelling by Margaret M. Bishop Amazon Canada https://amzn.to/3Okz5fa Amazon US https://amzn.to/3zYYreg

Resources Mentioned in the Episode:

https://education.ufl.edu › ufli

https://www.readingrockets.org

https://keystoliteracy.com/

https://www.grammarly.com/

Click the following link to access information about the Science of Reading Summer Summit: https://www.myliteracyspace.com/science-of-reading-summer-summit