​This episode is all about literacy and the Science of reading in schools with April Hackett and Julie McDermid, Canadian speech-language pathologists. April and Julie talk to us about the Science of reading and a wonderful resource that they have created as well as useful tips, resources and much much more. Be sure to check out the episode show notes at theparlepodcast.com for links to all of the fantastic resources discussed during the episode. If you are a teacher or a speech-language pathologist working with children, you won’t want to miss this episode.
 
Resource by April Hackett, Tiffany Kalsi and Julie McDermid: Focus on Phonemic Awareness
www.focusonphonemicawareness.ca
 
Their Facebook group: The Reading Brain: Thinking critically about reading instruction
https://www.facebook.com/groups/842135683198550

 Courses on the topic of Science of reading and literacy:
LETRS course:
https://www.voyagersopris.com/professional-development/letrs/overview?fbclid=IwAR3VcpYCMqlP9H9RdcQ3TGKe37jdNIGyG_TRRrb04T8vHAzIjLnw-y8KMmQ
 
Advanced Literacy Practice : www.osla.on.ca Link to register: https://www.osla.on.ca/event/ALP2022
 
Podcasts:
Alex Cross episode about the relationship between language and math: https://www.theparlepodcast.com/the-parleacute-podcast/episode-2-is-it-language-is-it-math-or-is-it-both-with-alex-cross.html
 
Science of Reading, The Podcast: https://amplify.com/science-of-reading-the-podcast/
 
Teaching, Reading & Learning: The Podcast: https://www.thereadingleague.org/teaching-reading-and-learning-the-podcast/
 
Websites:
 
Simple View of Reading: Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network. PaTTAN snippet :
https://youtu.be/xV89e_IR7qw (5 min)
 
Ontario Human Rights Commission Right to Read: public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities: http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/right-read-public-inquiry-on-reading-disabilities
 
The reading league decodable text sources:
https://www.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Decodables-Update-September-2020.pdf
 
The Kastner Collection: Open Mic A Grass Roots Movement: How Three Speech Language Pathologist are Changing Reading Instruction in their School District: https://wakelet.com/wake/myVDp_1Vz6QT5yWe5t-8a
 
Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Resources:
 
Promo code: PODCAST for Oral Language at Your Fingertips. Order here:
https://www.osla.on.ca/store/ListProducts.aspx?catid=705856
 
Advanced Literacy Practice : www.osla.on.ca Link to register: https://www.osla.on.ca/event/ALP2022
 
OSLA School services presentation and Guide regarding The Right to Read
 
Right to Read (En):
 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Oz7l7ziCkwrLP1jBt7n3ZLQvViCYR73EQGfIU3SxGyQ/edit?usp=sharing
Droit de Lire (Fr):
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MC0t30hJHEJNKHz-qxsi-Hsp9hEn67xNCFI1ryvjDng/edit?usp=sharing
Presentation Guide (En):
 https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.osla.on.ca/resource/resmgr/documents/school_services_presentation.pdf
Presentation Guide (Fr):
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.osla.on.ca/resource/resmgr/documents/fr_school_services_presentat.pdf
  
Upcoming conference:
The Reading League virtual conference: A Grassroots Movement:
How 3 Speech-Language Pathologists are changing Reading Instruction in Their School Board https://www.thereadingleague.org/conference/?utm_source=The+Reading+League+Membership&utm_campaign=4f452a6b50-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0c1a78d340-4f452a6b50-376685166&ct=t()&mc_cid=4f452a6b50&mc_eid=c5c3a1d701
October 13 2021
 
Useful textbooks to get you started:
 
Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties
Understanding and Teaching Reading Comprehension a Handbook
The Knowledge Gap; The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System and How to Fix it
Uncovering the Logic of Reading
Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers

I'm thrilled to release this episode on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, "a free book gifting program devoted to inspiring a love of reading in the hearts of children everywhere. Each month, enrolled children receive a high quality, age appropriate book in the mail, free of charge. Children receive books from birth to age five."

Join me as I interview three guests on the topic: Jeanne Smitiuch, Regional Director for the Dollywood Foundation of Canada; Chaya Kulkarni, BAA, M.Ed. Ed D, Director of Infant Mental Health Promotion (IMHP) at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Angela M. Neglia, Speech-Language pathologist for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and in private practice.

Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has mailed over 48 million books worldwide and 1.5 million in Canada alone.

Here are some of my guests' favorite resources:

• Chaya talks about the Llama Llama books series. They can be found on the Penguin Random House Canada Website.

• Angela talks about Maya's Book Nook: "It is our goal to share books where young children of color can see themselves, and the stories they relate to, represented within the pages. Book reviews and resources will incorporate language-focused strategies that may be used by parents, educators, and speech-language pathologists. A strong language foundation is one of the pillars to future academic success. We’d like to support you in building that foundation, one book at a time.", by Lakeisha Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP 
• Jeanne talks about:
  • the Jim Trelease Read aloud handbook website where you can find great resources about the importance of reading to young children
  • the Enchanted Hour book "A Wall Street Journal writer’s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction."
  • The Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation, an organization that strives "to enable Canada’s children to become the most literate in the world. We promote and develop literacy initiatives, champion literacy partners across Canada, and empower people to build literacy skills in their homes and communities."

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