In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Lyn Stone. Lyn is an author, linguist and consultancy and tutoring practice, Lifelong Literacy. In this chat, she addresses a number of misconceptions about teaching literacy and provides loads of practical tips for teachers. You will find out how Lyn’s passion for literacy developed, why we can’t teach the English language like we have a transparent orthography and how reading and writing are not simple, but you can view them simply
Resources mentioned:
Dolores G. Hiskes - Reading Pathways: Simple Exercises to Improve Reading Fluency
Ollie Lovell - Sweller’s Cognitive Load Theory in Action
Ollie Lovell - Tools for Teachers
Tom Bennett - Running the Room
Lorraine Hammond
Pamela Snow and Tanya Serry - SOLAR Lab
www.etymonline.com/
You can connect with Lyn:
Twitter @lifelonglit
Website: lifelongliteracy.com/
You can connect with Brendan:
Twitter: @learnwithmrlee
Facebook: @learningwithmrlee
Website: learnwithlee.net
