Episode 003 - Literacy Now - Jenny Mackenzie

SUMMARY: We are thrilled to speak today with Jenny Mackenzie, a documentary filmmaker whose work promotes social and racial justice issues.  Jenny's most recent film is The Right to Read which follows NAACP activist Kareem Weaver, a teacher, and two families with young children learning to read.  Join us as we learn about what inspired Jenny to make this film, what were some of the challenges in producing it, and what her goals are for the film. Jenny ends with thoughts for this generation of literacy advocates. You are sure to be inspired by this interview! RESOURCES: ⁠The Right to Read film⁠ ⁠The Purple Challenge, Part I⁠ ⁠The Purple Challenge, Part II⁠ ______________________________ Parents For Reading Justice is a nonprofit grassroots movement dedicated to ensuring every child learns to read by engaging parents and educators in adopting the science of teaching reading. Our mission is to activate, train, and guide parent groups to flip their school districts to evidence-based reading instruction. Our vision is to speed the nationwide shift to evidence-based literacy instruction so that 95% of students read proficiently. ______________________________ Host Brett Tingley is the President of OH-KID, a grassroots parent group dedicated to ensuring all children in Ohio learn to read. She is also an advisory board member of the International Dyslexia Association Central Ohio. She is the founder and President of Parents for Reading Justice. ______________________________ Please join us on our socials, watch our documentary, take our Masterclass, register your parent group, pay it forward and DONATE on our website! ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Our Dyslexic Children - Documentary⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Masterclass⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Parent Group Directory⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Donate⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ParentsForReadingJustice.org⁠⁠