Episode 34: Teaching Reading Effectively with Dr. Karen Gazith

Welcome to Episode 34! Today I am speaking with Dr. Karen Gazith who is a professor at McGill University. She recently published the book, The Power of Effective Reading Instruction: How Neuroscience Informs Instruction Across All Grades and Disciplines, which addresses so many of the questions and issues in literacy education today.

Dr. Gazith explains neuroscience and what it says about reading instruction. She also discusses the term dyslexia and how a teacher may notice if a student is dyslexic. This book is so practical and provides strategies that can be implemented in the classroom. Karen shares some of her strategies with us during the episode - one of my personal favorites is the Word Bag to support vocabulary!

We end the episode with some ways parents can support their children with reading at home!

To purchase Karen's book: https://www.solutiontree.com/power-of-effective-reading-instruction.html

Karen's Website: https://teachingmeanslearning.com/