Marnie Ginsberg

In this insightful conversation, Dr. Marnie Ginsberg, creator of Reading Simplified and an expert in decoding strategies, delves into crucial reading skills. She highlights the 'set for variability' technique, essential for correcting pronunciation errors. The discussion also covers balancing support and independence in reading, teaching multi-syllable words through phonological chunking, and the art of self-teaching in literacy. Dr. Ginsberg emphasizes the importance of diverse texts and structured instruction to help young readers thrive.

Dr. Marnie Ginsberg, founder of Reading Simplified, discusses the challenges of traditional reading instruction, the importance of phonics, and her streamlined approach called reading simplified. She also introduces the Switch It Game for phonemic awareness and the Quill program for young children. The benefits of physical letter tiles in teaching reading and overcoming perfectionism in writing are explored.