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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

Brightly colored sticky notes with the heading "How to Teach Reading Strategies like a Boss by Implementing Tangible Takeaways"

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

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Curious about why these made my SOR Betrayal List? Curious about why these made my SOR Betrayal List?

I spill it all in this week’s podcast episode! 🎙️

Comment LIST for a link 🔗 to listen!

AND let’s keep growing, keep learning, keep doing better — together! 🙏🏼🤍

What would you add to the list? ⬇️

#literacyincolor #literacyincolorpodcast #podcast #educationpodcast #podcastforteachers #podcastforeducators #literacycoach #readinginterventionist #elementaryteacher #literacyspecialist #betrayallist
Teaching students with dyslexia online? It’s a Teaching students with dyslexia online? 

It’s absolutely possible… when done right.

In Episode 65: Supporting Students with Dyslexia Online, I’m joined by Michelle Breitenbach from @readtorewire — an online dyslexia interventionist who’s redefining what real virtual teaching looks like.

Michelle reminds us that effective online instruction isn’t about flashy tech. It’s about replicating the multisensory, one-on-one experience that mirrors in-person learning. 🧠💬

Comment ONLINE for a link 🔗 to listen — and for the whole Dyslexia Awareness Playlist!

#literacyincolor #literacyincolorpodcast #podcast #educationpodcast #podcastforteachers #podcastforeducators #dyslexia #dyslexiaawareness #dyslexiaawarenessmonth #dyslexic
Happy Halloween from the Word Slayers! 🧛‍♀️

Move over, Buffy — there’s a new duo in town. 📝⚔️

(Buffy the Vampire Slayer… Sarah Michelle Gellar… Sarah Michelle SPELLER… get it?! 😆😆)

Armed with pencils sharper than stakes and shields made of morphemes,
we’re here to disrupt all bad spelling habits and slay linguistic confusion. 💥

👉 Drop a 🎃 if you’re a fellow Word Slayer!

#getlogofied #wordslayers #buffyfans #logosliteracyacademy #morphology
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month — and this b October is Dyslexia Awareness Month — and this bonus episode is targeted for parents! 

I’m joined by Melanie Brethour, founder of Soar with Dyslexia and Decoding Dyslexia Quebec.

Inspired by her son’s journey, Melanie has become a powerful voice for change — helping families and schools bridge understanding and action.

We talk about:
✨ The danger of the “wait to fail” model
✨ How parents can advocate early and effectively
✨ Why reading is a human right
✨ And how teacher–parent collaboration can change everything

This episode is a reminder that awareness is just the first step.

ACTION is what changes lives.

Comment PARENT for a link 🔗 to listen — and for the whole Dyslexia Awareness Playlist!

#literacyincolor #literacyincolorpodcast #podcast #educationpodcast #podcastforteachers #podcastforeducators #dyslexia #dyslexiaawareness #dyslexiaawarenessmonth #dyslexic #dyslexiaadvocate #parentadvocacy #decodingdyslexia #decodingdyslexisquebec
Last year, I launched my podcast, Literacy in Colo Last year, I launched my podcast, Literacy in Color, on my birthday. 🎉 

Here we are: 64 episodes in and I’m thrilled to be celebrating the show’s 1st birthday! 

Here’s to the next year! 🥳🥳🥳

If you’re an avid listener, let me know what one of your favorite episodes was — as well as what you hope to see in the coming year! 🥰

#literacyincolor #literacyincolorpodcast #podcast #educationpodcast #podcastforteachers #podcastforeducators
How do students actually learn? …And what can te How do students actually learn? …And what can teachers do to make learning stick? 🧠

If you follow @drshanesaeed , you already know & love all she has to share about the Science of Learning!

In Episode 62 of Literacy in Color, Shane joins me on a deep dive to unpack the Science of Learning: what cognitive science reveals about how information moves from working memory to long-term memory.

We talk about:
🧠 Different types of memory 
🧩 Retrieval practice, feedback loops, interleaving, paced practice, and metacognition 
💭 Desirable difficulty (and why challenge is a good thing)
📚 How to plan instruction so learning lasts

This one’s for every teacher who wants to go beyond “covering content” to actually creating lessons that promote learning.

Comment LEARN for a link 🔗 to listen!

#literacyincolor #literacyincolorpodcast #podcast #educationpodcast #podcastforteachers #podcastforeducators #literacycoach #readinginterventionist #elementaryteacher #literacyspecialist
“Dyslexia is not a bad word here.” 💬 Episo “Dyslexia is not a bad word here.” 💬

Episode 61 of Literacy in Color is one that every educator needs to hear.
Jean Peake (@myreadingjeanie ) shares what it looks like when a school truly celebrates neurodiversity, empowers teachers, and supports every learner—from screening to support.

We talk about universal screening, diagnostic assessments, early intervention, and the heart work behind teaching reading. ❤️

Comment SCREEN for a link 🔗 to listen — and for the whole Dyslexia Awareness Playlist!

#literacyincolor #literacyincolorpodcast #podcast #educationpodcast #podcastforteachers #podcastforeducators #dyslexia #dyslexiaawareness #dyslexiaawarenessmonth #dyslexic #dyslexiaadvocate #universalscreening

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