In each episode of Reading Road Trip from IDA Ontario, host and classroom teacher Kate Winn explores evidence-based literacy instruction with a fabulous guest. ...
Surprise! Special Bonus Episode: Kate & Una Share Road Bumps and Refuels
For this surprise bonus episode, buckle up and join Kate Winn and Una Malcolm for a candid conversation about all things reading! Kate and Una share their "road bumps" and "refuels" along the road to reading for all.Â
Stay tuned for Season 4 of Reading Road Trip this summer where we'll bring another carload of fabulous guests along for the ride.
Keen to explore some of the resources Kate and Una mentioned in the episode?
Kate's UFLI in Ontario Kindergarten document, co-authored with Dr. Holly Lane and Dr. Valentina Contesse
Season 3 Episode 1 of Reading Road Trip featured Dr. Anita Archer and Dr. Sonia Cabell
SISEP and NIRN host the Active Implementation Formula Framework Modules
IDA's Perspectives on Language and Literacy has an issue focused on implementation
Dr. Stephanie Stollar has an active Facebook page and leads the Reading Science Academy
ONlit's Screening: The Reel Deal is a series of short videos addressing common questions about early reading screening
Dr. Diana Burchell was a guest on Season 1 Episode 9, and Dr. Steve Graham joined us for Episode 9 of Season 2
Mount St. Joseph University offers access to their library database through the Center for Reading Science membership program
Ontario teachers - the wonderful Jenni vanRees made this brief video showing how to navigate the OCT Library
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S3 E10: The Science of Learning with Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden
Season 3 wraps up with a jam-packed episode featuring Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden. Kate and Amanda have a wide-ranging conversation about the science of learning and human behaviour - how do children learn new things? From the instructional hierarchy to incremental rehearsal, don't miss this fabulous episode!
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Show Notes:
Curious about Amanda's insights into Kindergarten math instruction? Take a peek at the links she shared:
Skills for screening, by grade level and time of year
Kindergarten classwide intervention for making a quantity with numbers to 10:
Paired partner practice
Independent practice
Teacher-directed whole-class error correction
Tier 2 intervention - guided practice for finding a missing number
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S3 E9: Supporting Gifted and Advanced Readers with Dr. Amanda Nickerson
This week Kate is joined by Dr. Amanda Nickerson for a candid conversation about supporting gifted and highly advanced readers. Don't miss this episode that highlights the value of advanced decoding and spelling instruction for skilled readers!
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S3 E8: Higher Education & Systems-Level Literacy with Dr. Andrea Fraser
Dr. Andrea Fraser joins Kate to chat about her systems change journey: first in a board central team role, shifting her district's literacy instruction to structured literacy, and then preparing preservice teachers to teach with a structured literacy approach. Tune in to hear her insights on bridging the gap between research and practice at the district level and in higher education!
The Basics of Decoding and Spelling Instruction is a low-cost, asynchronous online course offered by IDA Ontario. Students in Canadian education, EA, or SLP programs, as well as educators working in First Nation schools, can receive free access here.
IDA Ontario partners with Dyslexia Canada to develop ONlit.org, a free website designed to support educators with the revised Ontario Language curriculum. Don't miss the most recent resource - a free embedded picture mnemonic set!
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S3 E7: Dyslexia - Remediation & Comorbid Disorders with Dr. Marc Joanisse
Kate welcomes Dr. Marc Joanisse for a discussion about the neurobiology of dyslexia and other comorbid disorders, including ADHD and DLD.Â
Dr Marc Joanisse is a professor at the University of Western Ontario in the Department of Psychology and the Western Institute for Neuroscience. His research examines the cognitive and brain basis of reading dyslexia and developmental language disability in children, as well as typical reading and language and development. His research team at the Language Reading and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab uses a multimodal approach, including eye tracking, EEG and MRI. His research in dyslexia focuses on better understanding the links between poor reading and spoken language and phonology, and the comorbidities of dyslexia with other kinds of learning disorders like DLD and ADHD.
Stay up to date on research and upcoming studies from Marc's lab:Language, Reading and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab Facebook page and website
In each episode of Reading Road Trip from IDA Ontario, host and classroom teacher Kate Winn explores evidence-based literacy instruction with a fabulous guest. From researchers and authors to educators and advocates, they're all sharing practical ideas that can be implemented now in your class, school or district!
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