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  • Understanding Dyslexia: Raising Awareness and Building Support

    Understanding Dyslexia: Raising Awareness and Building Support

  • Key Takeaways from Lexia’s LETRS Applied Inaugural Conference

    Key Takeaways from Lexia’s LETRS Applied Inaugural Conference

  • Guest on the Stellar Teacher Podcast: Evidence-Based Strategies for Building Student Vocabulary

    Guest on the Stellar Teacher Podcast: Evidence-Based Strategies for Building Student Vocabulary

  • Guest on the Route 2 Reading Podcast: Building Background Knowledge

    Guest on the Route 2 Reading Podcast: Building Background Knowledge

  • Guest Blog Post for Campbell Creates Readers: Teaching Phonemic Awareness with Letters

    Guest Blog Post for Campbell Creates Readers: Teaching Phonemic Awareness with Letters

  • What is the Science of Reading?

    What is the Science of Reading?

  • Guest on The Literacy Dive Podcast: Orthographic Mapping – What It Is and  How You Can Use It In Your Reading Instruction 

    Guest on The Literacy Dive Podcast: Orthographic Mapping – What It Is and How You Can Use It In Your Reading Instruction 

  • Guest on the Stellar Teacher Podcast: Understanding Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

    Guest on the Stellar Teacher Podcast: Understanding Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

  • Spelling Long A Vowel Teams like a champ: Is it AI or AY?

    Spelling Long A Vowel Teams like a champ: Is it AI or AY?

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    Do you know the definition confer when it comes to literacy instruction?

  • Why Orthographic Mapping is Important when Teaching High Frequency Words

    Why Orthographic Mapping is Important when Teaching High Frequency Words

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    How to Teach Reading Strategies like a Boss by Implementing Tangible Takeaways

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Who says the Science of Reading and joy are at odd Who says the Science of Reading and joy are at odds? 

They were never meant to compete!

In fact, Dr. Molly Ness joins the show to share about a new framework she’s contributing to the field: The Upward Spiral of Literacy — where the end goal is joyful & purposeful reading and writing! 

Comment UPWARD for a link to listen to the full episode with Dr. Molly Ness!🎧 

…and be sure to come back and share your thoughts in the comments! 💭 

#literacyincolorpodcast #podcastforteachers #upwardspiral #upwardspiralofliteracy #mollyness
Did you exercise your right to vote today? 🗳️ #Ele Did you exercise your right to vote today? 🗳️ #ElectionDay

…Here’s a little Election Day word play, inspired by @joethebookpusher who said his class was curious about the homophones poll & pole! 

The etymology of “poll” is too fun not to share! 

If you love words as much as we do, be sure to follow Sarah & Michelle @logosliteracyacademy !
What happens when a student with dyslexia reaches What happens when a student with dyslexia reaches adolescence? 

Or when systems don’t know how to support these students as they get older?

Comment POD123 for a link to listen to this deeply personal episode with Mallary Lattanze — and for the link to an entire Dyslexia Awareness Playlist.

#dyslexia #dyslexiaawareness #dyslexiaadvocate #dyslexic #structuredliteracymatters
🎃👻 Happy Halloween from Sarah & Michelle! No tric 🎃👻 Happy Halloween from Sarah & Michelle!

No tricks here — just lots of treats, a little nostalgia, and a whole lot of word nerd energy! 📼✨

Comment BEYOND if you want the details on how to join us inside Beyond Phonics Club!

In the meantime, wishing you a Happy Halloween! 🧡

#beyondphonicsclub #logosliteracyacademy
October 29th, 2024 — on my birthday — I hit “post” October 29th, 2024 — on my birthday — I hit “post” on my very first podcast episode… and here we are 122 episodes later! 🥳🩷

Today, we’re celebrating TWO years of Literacy in Color, and what better way to mark the occasion than by bringing together some of my favorite people in the literacy space for a very special birthday roundtable?

I’m joined by eight incredible friends and fellow literacy advocates: 
Amy Siracusano @knowbetterdobetterliteracy ,
Christina Winter @lead.in.literacy @surestartreading , 
Elizabeth Doherty @elizabeth_readingslp , 
Heidi Martin @droppinknowledgewithheidi @bumblebeereadingco @scienceofreadingminicon , 
Jessica Farmer @farmerlovesphonics , 
Justin Browning @sorformore_llc , 
Sarah Paul @snippetsbysarah @logosliteracyacademy , and 
Yvette Manns @the_lit_teacher @phonicsreadalouds .

Comment BIRTHDAY for a link to listen!

— and if you feel so inclined, please consider leaving Literacy in Color a 5-star review on Apple or Spotify! 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thanks for being here! Cheers to the next year! 

#literacyincolorpodcast #literacypodcast #podcastforteachers #scienceofreadingpodcast #structuredliteracypodcast
Does structured literacy look wildly different for Does structured literacy look wildly different for multilingual learners? 

No — but we can be very explicit & intentional in making connections between languages! 

Karina Cruz (@eldilemaedu ) shares her expertise in this rich episode targeted around multilingual learners this Dyslexia Awareness Month!

Comment POD121 for a link to listen to the full episode with Karina Cruz!🎧 

…and be sure to come back and share your thoughts in the comments! 💭 

#literacyincolorpodcast #podcastforteachers #multilinguallearners #dyslexiaawareness #readinginterventionist
What happens when a student isn’t responding to ev What happens when a student isn’t responding to evidence-based structured literacy intervention? 

Dr. Brennan Chandler @brennanchandlerphd says we have to turn up one of the dials!

Comment DIAL for a link to an incredible podcast episode with Brennan Chandler & Missy Purcell (@misspurcelladvocates ) emphasizing that we need to STOP making children with dyslexia wait for the help they need!

I’ll also send you a link to the paper Brennan referenced about these intensity dials from Fuchs et al. 

Be sure to check out The Dyslexia Parent Project as well! ❤️

#dyslexia #dyslexiaawareness #dyslexiaadvocate #dyslexiaparentproject #readingintervention

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