Episode 009 - Literacy Now - Nora Chahbazi

SUMMARY: "Parents are the Key!" In this episode, we are thrilled to introduce you to Nora Chabazi. Nora is the founder of EBLI (Evidence Based Literacy Instruction), whose mission is to teach the world to read. Having left her career as a neonatal intensive care nurse to raise her three children, Nora soon found that she needed to quickly learn about reading instruction. Her daughter, who was gifted in math, was a year below grade level in early elementary school. Drawing on her scientific background and knowledge of the brain's plasticity for learning at any age, Nora educated herself on current research in the field of literacy, trained in the Phono-Graphix method, then opened a reading center, created the speech-to-print program EBLI, and has been teaching reading and training teachers ever since.  Listen in as we hear about her amazing journey from parent advocate to literacy expert, as well as her involvement as the literacy consultant for the documentary The Truth About Reading. Our conversation concludes with Nora's advice to parents on the importance of educating yourself and forming a community of parents for support and advocacy, because "parents are the key!". Resources: Website: EBLI: Evidence Based Reading Instruction Documentary: The Truth About Reading Book: Why Our Children Can't Read, by Diane McGuinness, PhD Book: Why Johnny Can't Read: And What You Can Do About It, by Rudolf Flesch Audio documentaries & Podcast: by Emily Hanford for APM Reports Facebook Group: Science of Reading-What I Should Have Learned in College Facebook Group: S2P / SLL / Linguistic Phonics Exploration SOCIALS: Instagram Pages:  @eblireads @thetruthaboutreading @EBLIreads @truthabout2023 Facebook Pages: EBLI Evidence-Based Reading Instruction The Truth About Reading LinkedIn Page: EBLI Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction ______________________________ 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