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Literacy Now
by Parents For Reading Justice
Our podcast will feature parents, literacy experts, and thought leaders discussing current topics centered in the Science of Reading and parent advocacy. Our social media centered community is built from the ground up from all political and socioeconomic levels, and is laser focused on bringing evidence-based reading instruction to all our children, acknowledging the fact that scientifically based reading instruction helps every child learn to read. Full video episodes and daily clips can be watched on our YouTube Channel.
Episodes
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53% Get an A, what about the other half?
In this episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM sit down with Dr. Heather Peske, President of the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), and Ron Noble, NCTQ's Chief of Teacher Preparation, for a candid look at the findings…
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Can Ohio Keep Going?
In this episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM sit down with Steve Dackin, Director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, for a wide-ranging conversation about Ohio’s ambitious effort to ensure every child becomes a...
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Can Ohio Fix America's Reading Crisis?
In this episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM talk with Mike Duffey, Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, about Ohio’s bold effort to ensure that every new teacher enters the classroom prepared to teach…
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Poverty, Race, & Excellence In Schools
In this insightful episode of Literacy Now Together, hosts Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM welcome education journalist and author Karin Chenoweth for a wide-ranging conversation about what truly drives school improvement. Drawing on nearly two decades of...
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PRJ - Clarice Jackson Episode
In this compelling episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM interview ClariceJackson, a nationally recognized literacy advocate and founder of The Voice Advocacy Center and Black Literacy Matters. Clarice recounts how her journey...
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Literacy & Social Justice
In this episode of Literacy Now Together, hosts Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM talk with Dr. Louise Bay Waters, retired superintendent in Oakland, California, and Dr. Kelly Carvajal Hageman, Chief Academic Officer in Milford, Delaware, about what it…
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Dyslexia, Race, Power and Advocacy
In this powerful episode of Literacy Now Together, Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM sit down with Winifred Winston and LeDerick Horne, co-hosts of the Black and Dyslexic podcast, for an unflinching conversation about dyslexia, race, power, and advocacy....
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When do I Take Action When It Comes to my Child’s Right to Read.
In this timely and hard-hitting episode of Literacy Now Together, hosts Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice and Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM are joined by parent advocates Lindsay Nofelt and Niki Sidler Richardson for a powerful coast-to-coast conversation on dyslexia, accountability, and…
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Multilingual Learners and The Science of Reading, Can it be Done?
In this powerful episode of Literacy Now Together, hosts Brett Tingley (Parents for Reading Justice) and Kareem Weaver (FULCRUM) sit down with Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan and Dr. Antonio Fierro for an illuminating conversation on the science of reading and its vital application to multilingual...
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Built like Champions; Betrayed by Schools
This Dyslexia Awareness Month, we bring you a powerful conversation with two nationally recognized literacy advocates: Ameer Baraka has been a leading voice in national criminal justice reform; similarly, former Detroit Lion Deon Butler became a champion for Michigan’s literacy legislation. Both...
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Beyond Poverty: Learning to Read in Mississippi
Parents for Reading Justice has teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to bring you “Literacy Now, Together,” a podcast mini-series that takes a closer look at the reading crisis and explores real solutions with literacy leaders and families across the country. In this enlightening episode…
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How I Survived Until 32 Years Without Being Able to Read
In this moving episode of “Literacy Now, Together,” co-hosts Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM and Brett Tingley of Parents for Reading Justice sit down with Oliver James, a man who taught himself to read at 32 following a lifetime of hiding his illiteracy. During the COVID lockdown, Oliver set himself a...
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Mental Health & Literacy in Childhood
Why Basic Needs, like Literacy, Must Come Before Resilience Training — and What Schools Get Wrong Psychologist, educator, and Raising Moxie® founder Dr. Karin Hodges joins FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver and Parents for Reading Justice’s Brett Tingley in a thought-provoking episode, uncovering how…
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Is Poor Instruction Creating Our Struggling Reading Crisis?
We are so excited to bring you this powerful episode with Sonya Thomas, the passionate founder and Executive Director of Nashville P.R.O.P.E.L. Sonya shares her deeply personal journey into advocacy, beginning as a mother of four who was determined to secure a better future for her children. When...
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How Do We Hire Teachers?
We are thrilled to bring you this interview with Dr. Heather Peske. Heather is the President of the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) and a former elementary school teacher. She shares how her early experiences teaching reading, combined with her experience as a parent of a struggling...
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Why Are Teachers So Quick to Claim Dyslexia is Bad Behavior
We are thrilled to bring you this conversation with Missy Purcell, a former teacher and Mom of a son with dyslexia. Missy is also the co-Founder of the Facebook page, The Science of Reading for Advocates and Gwinnette County Advocates for Dyslexia. Missy's initial professional training and…
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Literacy Betrayal - Could Greed Harm Children's Futures?
We are excited to bring you a new mini-series called "Literacy Now, Together." We've teamed up with FULCRUM’s Kareem Weaver to interview parents, literacy experts, and thought leaders to examine the literacy crisis and highlight the steps people are taking to improve literacy rates across the...
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Why are so Many Teachers Graduating Without Knowing How to Teach Reading?
For our 18th episode, and 2nd international episode!, we are excited to bring you Kim Lockhart. Kim is a French bilingual immersion teacher and special education teacher in Canada. Despite attending a top-tier undergraduate teaching program and earning a master's degree, Kim didn't learn anything...
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Literacy Now Ep.017 - Rebecca Tolson
Summary: In this episode of Literacy Now, we talk with Rebecca Tolson. Rebecca is the Director of the Center for Structured Literacy at the University of Akron. Previously, she was the Vice President of Literacy Initiatives at Neuhaus Education Center and an adjunct professor in the master's of...
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Robin Zikmund - A worried mother does better research than the FBI!
'A worried mother does better research than the FBI!' We are so excited to bring you this inspiring conversation with Robin Zikmund! Robin is the founder of Decoding Dyslexia Idaho, a dyslexia advocate for the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education, and the parent of a child with dyslexia. Robin...
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School Board Member Todd Collins Proudly Describes His "Accidental Education Advocate" Status.
In this episode of Literacy Now, we talk with Todd Collins, a school board member in Palo Alto, California and founder of the California Reading Coalition. Todd is a self-described "accidental education advocate". Upon joining his school board, Todd assumed that the district knew how to teach...
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Episode 014 pt.2 - Literacy Now - Tracy White Weeden
Summary We are so excited to welcome Dr. Tracy White Weeden to our podcast! Tracy is the President and CEO of Neuhaus Education Center, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote reading success by providing evidence-based professional development to educators, information and...
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Episode 014 pt.1 - Literacy Now - Tracy White Weeden
Summary We are so excited to welcome Dr. Tracy White Weeden to our podcast! Tracy is the President and CEO of Neuhaus Education Center, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote reading success by providing evidence-based professional development to educators, information and...
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Episode 013 - Literacy Now - Kait Feriante
Summary We are excited to bring you this fascinating conversation with Kait Feriante. Kait is the co-founder of Redwood Schools (Chicago), which include two full-day K-8 schools for students with dyslexia, and a program for young adults who are court-involved who struggle with reading and…
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Episode 012 - Literacy Now - Jenine Hanson
Summary In this episode of Literacy Now, we meet an amazing parent advocate, Jenine Hanson. Jenine is from Naperville, Illinois, a city which is consistently listed in the top 10 U.S. cities in which to raise a family, particularly because of its excellent schools. So when her oldest child was...
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Episode 011 - Literacy Now - David Chalk
"You just gave me the code to the English language. I can read!" We are thrilled to bring you this inspiring conversation with David Chalk. David is a Canadian technology entrepreneur, cybersecurity specialist, and a media personality. Until very recently, he couldn't read. David has learning...
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Episode 010 - Literacy Now - Donna Hejtmanek
We are so excited to welcome Donna Hejtmanek to our podcast! Donna is the founder of the Facebook page, Science of Reading- What I Should Have Learned in College. She is also a retired special education teacher and reading specialist. In our conversation, Donna talks about what led her to form…
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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,...
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Episode 008 - Literacy Now - Margie Gillis
SUMMARY: In this episode, we talk with Margie Gillis, founder of the nonprofit Literacy How. Margie is a nationally recognized literacy expert whose career has been steeped in the science of reading from the very beginning. Margie has been teaching children to read for over 40 years, and she...
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Episode 007 - Literacy Now - Kevin Gorman
SUMMARY: "The children are our customers...and the parents are our stakeholders, and I think if you think of it in those terms, you can make a lasting effect on a district." We are thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Kevin Gorman. Dr. Gorman is a recently retired Director of Student Services in the...
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Episode 006 - Literacy Now - Julie Kowalczyk
"We weren't just a group of angry Moms; we were a group of Moms who were educated and knew what the school was supposed to be doing, and they weren't doing it." SUMMARY: We are so excited to introduce you to Julie Kowalczyk. She is President of Decoding Dyslexia - Ottawa Hills, Ohio, and a member...
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Episode 005 - Part 3 - Literacy Now - Kareem Weaver
SUMMARY: Today on Literacy Now is a special broadcast of a few extended conversations we had with our colleague and good friend Kareem Weaver. In Part 3, we dive more deeply into advocacy efforts- not just what advocates can and should do, but how to effectively partner with other stakeholders…
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Episode 005 - Part 2 - Literacy Now - Kareem Weaver
SUMMARY: Today in Part 2 of Literacy Now with Kareem Weaver, our conversation turns to reasons why so many are still so opposed to what has been learned from decades of reading research, and advice for parents on what to look for, what to ask for, and how to talk with your child's teacher about...
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Episode 005 - Part 1 - Literacy Now - Kareem Weaver
SUMMARY: "I'm focused on education because I think it is the root cause of a lot of our challenges- at the community level, at the district and school level, at the family level, and at the individual and personal level; and even at the state level..." - Kareem Weaver So begins this incredible...
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Episode 004 - Literacy Now - Jan Hasbrouck
SUMMARY: In this episode, Dr. Hasbrouck helps us understand what is the "science of reading" and the role of structured literacy in teaching all children to read and write. We'll also learn about some important considerations for school districts as they shift their language arts program to an...
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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....
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Episode 002 - Literacy Now - Kerry Agins
SUMMARY: In this episode, we meet with Kerry Agins, an Ohio attorney who represents individuals with disabilities. Kerry provided the Upper Arlington parent group legal advice as it worked through a systemic group complaint. That process ultimately flipped the school district from a balanced...
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Episode 001 - Literacy Now - Mindy Patrick
SUMMARY: Today on Literacy Now, we are excited to share with you our conversation with an amazing parent advocate, Mindy Patrick. Mindy is a co-founder of the Olentangy Dyslexia Network and a former president of her school district's Board of Education. She never expected to become an advocate…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Our podcast will feature parents, literacy experts, and thought leaders discussing current topics centered in the Science of Reading and parent advocacy. Our social media centered community is built from the ground up from all political and socioeconomic levels, and is laser focused on bringing evidence-based reading instruction to all our children, acknowledging the fact that scientifically based reading instruction helps every child learn to read. Full video episodes and daily clips can be watched on our YouTube Channel.
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