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S1-05. Connecting confidence in school and literacy development: Lois Letchford

S1-05. Connecting confidence in school and literacy development: Lois Letchford

FromScience of Reading: The Podcast


S1-05. Connecting confidence in school and literacy development: Lois Letchford

FromScience of Reading: The Podcast

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Dec 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Lois Letchford, author of Reversed: A Memoir, shares personal accounts of her son’s struggles with learning how to read as well as her own in school with dyslexia. After being told by a teacher that her son was “the worst child [she’s] ever seen in [her] 25 years of teaching,” she persisted with endless patience to help her son and began writing poems to pique his interest in reading. What is he doing now? Was she successful?Quote: “Believe in your child, believe they are capable of anything--and tell them that.”Resources:Reversed: A Memoir by Lois LetchfordPoetry for kids by Lois LetchfordWebsite with articles and blog: https://www.loisletchford.com/Twitter: @LetchfordLoisWant to discuss the episode? Join our Facebook group Science of Reading: The Community.
Released:
Dec 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Science of Reading: The Podcast will deliver the latest insights from researchers and practitioners in early reading. Via a conversational approach, each episode explores a timely topic related to the science of reading.