📚 Empower Struggling Readers with Confidence-Building Tools
Welcome to another impactful episode of The Writing Glitch!

🎙️ Join Cheri Dotterer as she sits down with Cigdem Knebel, founder of Simple Words Books, to uncover how decodable books transform how students with dyslexia and other learning challenges experience reading and writing.

Are you ready to empower your students, children, or classroom with resources designed to build skills, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning? 🌟 This episode is your ultimate guide!

✨ What You'll Learn in This Episode

• 📖 The Story Behind Simple Words Books: Discover how Cigdem’s journey as a mom of a dyslexic child inspired her to create decodable books that follow a structured scope and sequence.
• 🧠 The Science of Decodable Texts: Learn how these resources align with proven reading and writing success methods.
• 🤝 Building Inclusion in the Classroom: Find out how representation and adaptable tools can create an inclusive learning environment.
• 🛠️ Practical Applications: Get tips on using Simple Words Books in classroom settings, occupational therapy sessions, and tiered interventions.
• 🤩 Exclusive Collaboration: Hear about Cigdem and Cheri’s partnership to bring these tools to educators through the Relief in 3D Subscription Box.

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🛠️ Resources Mentioned

🆓 Free Tools: Download phonics workbooks, comprehension guides, and decodable puzzles for free at Simple Words Books.
🍕 The Pizza Problem: Explore Cheri’s $14.95 ebook to enhance pattern recognition and math skills. https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/the-pizza-problem-ebook
📦 Relief in 3D Subscription Box: A monthly box packed with tools for teachers, including Cigdem’s decodable books, practical worksheets, and fun surprises just for you! 🎁
https://store.disabilitylabs.com/products/relief-in-3d

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Introduction to the podcast and guest, Cigdem Knebel.

03:00 Cigdem’s journey from a mom of a dyslexic child to a publisher.

05:09 The importance of representing neurodiverse characters in books.

06:24 Explaining scope and sequence in decodable books.

09:00 How schools and teachers utilize Simple Words Books.

10:58 Linking reading to writing and building confidence in students.

13:28 Free downloadable workbooks and how they integrate into OT sessions.

20:00 The role of decodable puzzles and games in literacy development.

28:48 Using decodable books in tiered interventions.

32:00 Cheri and Cigdem’s partnership on the Relief in 3D subscription box.
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BOOKS

Handwriting Brain Body DISconnect Digital Version: https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/hwbbd

 On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Handwriting-Br...

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MISSION

Dotterer Educational Consulting, a Therapy Services, LLC company: To provide professional development to improve writing skills through efficient lesson planning for regular education classrooms.

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