If you are looking for a real story about a Black parent who navigated dyslexia advocacy in a time when no one wanted to name the disability in US schools, listen to this episode. The esteemed guest, Winifred Winston, shares her empowering story and honest challenges she faced ensuring her child learned how to read.

Winifred A. Winston is a dedicated community organizer and a powerful voice for parents of students with disabilities. She co-hosts the award-winning Black and Dyslexic Podcast with LeDerick Horne, authored the engaging Dyslexia Word Search Puzzle Book with her daughter, and founded Dyslexia Advocation, Inc. to help families access quality, affordable remediation for struggling readers. As a member of the Maryland State Department of Education's Blueprint Special Education Workgroup, she actively contributed to discussions to ensure that parent voices inform policy.

Winifred shares actionable tips and clarifies so many misconceptions. Bottom line, parent education is a must.

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@soallcanread

@blackandyslexic on Instagram

Guest's Recommended Resources:

BLACK AND DYSLEXIC PODCAST

DYSLEXIA WORD SEARCH PUZZLE BOOK

The Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children - THE COMPLETE ROADMAP

Black Literacy Matters FB Page

Dr. Dyslexia Dude's 8 Week Word Analyst Course

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates

Teach Your Child to Read with resources designed for families based on the science of reading research at School.ReadingGardenClub.com.

Parents invest in their children’s education through time, energy, money, and often a second language. Part two of “Bilingualism via Books” with my guest Miss Vale Quintero explores how we invest in learning more than one language within our families. Miss Vale is passionate about how to improve her children’s lives through multilingualism. She shares how to leverage technology to provide equity or igualdad in multilingual education. She is a bilingual homeschool mom and teacher from Colombia, South America that inspires families on social media to teach English to their children. She is actively teaching her child to read and write in English and Spanish.

Visit the Reading Garden Club School Store for free early reading resources, including a “Good Readers” or “Los buenos lectores” awards or certificates for children. They celebrate early readers in Spanish and English and can be used by families or educators.

Guest Information:

Instagram - @⁠⁠MissVale.Teacher⁠

TikTok - @⁠MissVale.Teacher⁠

Website - ⁠https://missvaleteacher.my.canva.site/⁠

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Teach your child to read using a new paperback coloring book available at Amazon ⁠⁠⁠Teach Your Child to Read: A Mommy + Me Coloring Book⁠⁠⁠ or download from the Reading Garden Club ⁠⁠⁠School Store⁠⁠⁠.

Many parents around the world already live in bilingual households, but many of us do not. For those parents working to teach their child a new language, what obstacles do we face? We discuss this and more in part one of “Bilingualism via Books” with the Bilingual Spanish-English Teacher, Miss Vale Quintero. Miss Vale lives and teaches in Colombia, South America. She is a bilingual homeschool mom and inspires others in her home country to try bilingual homeschooling. She is actively teaching her child to read and write in English and Spanish.

Download or view the “Good Readers/Los Buenos Lectores Reading Affirmations'' free PDF. This free tool will support anyone teaching their child to read in Spanish and English. The 4 accordion style books were created in collaboration between #DearReadingTeacher podcast and @MissVale.Teacher. They encourage good reading habits for early readers in Spanish and English.

Guest Information:

Instagram - @⁠MissVale.Teacher

TikTok - @MissVale.Teacher

Website - https://missvaleteacher.my.canva.site/

Follow #DearReadingTeacher on social media:

Instagram - @DearReadingTeacher

Facebook - @ReadingGardenClub

Teach your child to read using a new paperback coloring book available at Amazon ⁠⁠Teach Your Child to Read: A Mommy + Me Coloring Book⁠⁠ or download from the Reading Garden Club ⁠⁠School Store⁠⁠.