26 Ex-teacher and Reading Specialist Scott McMickle: His Dyslexia, His Time Teaching, and Why He Left Education

In this episode, Scott discusses his background, why he got into teaching, what he loved about it, what made him so successful -- and why he got out of education. He discusses the problems he had with dyslexia, how he helped students learn to read (even students with reading difficulties), and what he recommends for teaching reading.To support the show and help us grow our audience -- so we have more of an impact on education and the culture -- please help us with a donation:1. https://www.patreon.com/reasonrxpodcast 2. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=SP6QPQKJU4XSS&source=url Also, please consider liking us on your podcast app, and leaving a rational review.And if you find an episode valuable, please share it with parents, teachers, school personnel, friends, and family. Help spread the word, help spread rational ideas for better living. About Scott. Scott McMickle is a former schoolteacher with a history degree from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas and a M. Ed. In Educational Administration from Concordia University in Austin, Texas. He spent five years teaching elementary bilingual full content at an inner-city school in the Dallas Independent School District. Once he finished his master’s degree while teaching in Dallas, he transitioned to a charter school and taught for three years in the Primary Years Programme for the International Baccalaureate school teaching 6th grade, Spanish, and reading. Scott also has experience tutoring for the SAT and ACT college entrance exams and writing college application essays.As a student he struggled with dyslexia, culminating in his failing fourth grade, so as a teacher, reading instruction was a passion. While with the DISD, he gained a reputation with the special education department for being able to teach their students to read. At the IB school he introduced the Reading/Dyslexia Specialist position and remediated dyslexia using the Multisensory Teaching Approach.Contact Melanie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-katragadda-nctm-9b14522aContact Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/Show notes and external links:1. IEP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualized_Education_Program2. ARD: https://www.navigatelifetexas.org/en/education-schools/ard-process3. Dyslexiaa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexiab. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-203535524. Marilyn Jager Adams at Browna. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Jager_Adamsb. https://www.amazon.com/Marilyn-Jager-Adams/e/B001HMPVG8%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share5. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein: https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484/6. Phonics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonics7. DIBELSa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIBELSb. https://dibels.net/?ourl=/c. https://acadiencelearning.org8. SOUNDATIONS!: https://mtspublications.com/product/soundations/9. Tree Tops, Christine Calstrom10. TEKSa. https://tea.texas.gov/curriculum/teks/b. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Essential_Knowledge_and_Skills11. Helen Kellera. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Kellerb. https://www.biography.com/activist/helen-kellerc. the movie The Miracle Worker: https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Worker-Anne-Bancroft/dp/B07N2P8NSX/the three queuing method Australia12. Nathaniel Brandena. bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Brandenb. Six Pillars of Self Esteem: https://www.amazon.com/Six-Pillars-Self-Esteem-Definitive-Leading/dp/055337439713. Marva Collinsa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marva_Collinsb. https://www.amazon.com/Marva-Collins-Way/dp/087477572814. Jaime Escalantea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Escalanteb. https://thefutureschannel.com/jaime-escalante-math-program/c. https://thebestschools.org/magazine/jaime-escalante-21st-century-still-standing-delivering/ 15. The Albanesi Educational Center: https://montessoriresources.com16. Horace Manna. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Horace-Mannb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Mann17. Fire-Hunter by Jim Kjelgaard and Ralph Raya. free pdf: https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/kjelgaardj-firehunter/kjelgaardj-firehunter-00-h-dir/kjelgaardj-firehunter-00-h.htmlb. on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Hunter-Jim-Kjelgaard-ebook/dp/B07R6BK7SG/18. Montessori Educationa. https://www.montessori.edub. http://imsmontessori.org/index.htmlc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_educationd. https://amiusa.orgSee also:1. Good history classes are taught by Scott Powella. his Outschool page: https://outschool.com/teachers/Scott-Powellb. his website: https://historyatourhouse.com 2. Michael's Outschool page (not many courses yet; just starting on the site): https://outschool.com/teachers/Michael-Gold3. Contact teacher and teacher consultant Scott Harris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-k-harris-b037966Image courtesy Scott McMicklePlease consider liking us on your podcast app, and leaving a rational review.Email us at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/Gold Academy: https://goldams.comTotal Human Fitness: https://total-human-fitness.com