Tag: structured literacy

A Conversation about Education, Dyslexia, and Equity

Posted on by Emma Lalor

Our Executive Director Jennifer Hasser, M.Ed., was recently interviewed on the fantastic Dyslexia Duo podcast. Her conversation with Aimee and Melissa spanned two episodes!

In Episode 32, Jennifer talks about how her passion for education began in the high school behavior disorder classroom and transformed as she occupied different roles, including but not limited to being a parent of a dyslexic child and founder/director of a reading remediation center. They also dive into discussions about reading instruction.

During Episode 33, Jennifer discusses the importance of providing teachers with the knowledge, training, and tools needed to identify and support struggling students. In addition, they discuss Kendore Learning’s structured literacy training and multisensory materials, and how Syllables Learning Center provides assessments and one-on-one teletherapy to students nationwide. They’ve conducted 100,000 hours of student sessions in the past 20 years!

“A highly-trained teacher is a very valuable resource.” – Jennifer Hasser, M.Ed.

You can listen to the episodes NOW!

Dyslexia Duo Podcast Part 1

Dyslexia Duo Podcast Part 2

Chunking Information: A Teaching Strategy

Posted on by Jennifer Hasser

When delivering new content to students (particularly struggling learners), it is important to chunk information into small, digestible parts. Why?

By breaking content into smaller bits, and presenting it gradually over a period of time, we maximize retention rates in the classroom because chunking makes more efficient use of working memory. A child is more likely to remember twenty vocabulary words if they are presented with two or three new words each day rather than all at once.

Watch this short video to hear our Executive Director explain why this strategy helps students succeed!

Our Language Makes Sense!

Posted on by Jennifer Hasser

All too often, we hear people say that the English language doesn’t make sense and that spelling and word meaning “just have to be memorized.” This couldn’t be further from the truth! Our language does make sense…if you know the rules. For example, the word “have” follows the rule that English words should not end in <v>; therefore an <e> is added.

Let’s stop telling our students that our language is illogical, and let’s teach them the tools they need to easily break the code to read and spell thousands of words. Watch Executive Director Jennifer Hasser, M.Ed., explain more in our helpful video.

If you’d like to learn strategies that make structured literacy instruction more effective and memorable, attend our workshops. Our curricula and training program are accredited by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the International Multisensory Language Education Council (IMSLEC).