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The Literacy View

Written by: Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner
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  • Teachers are tired and want to be excited about teaching again. Too often, professional development is boring, not substantive, or lacks a practical how-to approach. The Literacy View invites viewers to sit with Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner to discuss best literacy practices in easy-to-implement ways. The two women are educators and literacy coaches. Faith and Judy encourage all educators to enter lively discussions about literacy's most pressing issues.


    Faith's Bio-Faith Borkowsky, the founder of High Five Literacy, LLC, is an internationally respected and sought-after literacy consultant, certified dyslexia practitioner, and award-winning author and speaker. She has over thirty-five years of experience in literacy instruction - as a classroom teacher, reading and learning specialist, regional literacy coach, administrator, and private tutor. Faith counsels and provides professional development for school districts and teachers,
    and offers parent workshops, presentations, and private consultations on science-based literacy practices. She is the author of the award-winning book, Failing Students or Failing Schools? A Parent’s Guide to Reading Instruction and Intervention, and the “If Only I Would Have Known…” series of books, conceived as a roadmap for literacy-readiness and success for parents of young children. Faith regularly blogs about literacy issues and tirelessly advocates for community-based solutions to promote literacy for all children and social justice. She works with school districts and community-based literacy professionals all over the world, and in 2021, Faith was a finalist for the World Literacy Foundation Award for her significant contributions to literacy.
    Faith is honored to have a role in the 2022 feature-length documentary, The Truth About Reading.

    Judy's Bio-Judy Boksner has over 25 years of New York City Education experience as an educator, classroom teacher, coach, and reading specialist. Judy works with teachers and children all throughout areas in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Greenwich Ct. She has extensive training in evidence-based methodologies such as Orton Gillingham, Wilson’s Fundations, and The Hochman Method, also known as The Writing Revolution. Judy's work may be seen and followed on her show The Literacy View YouTube channel and
    podcast where Judy and her co-host Faith Borkowsky discuss and interview some
    of the leading voices in education about shifting to evidence and science aligned
    practices to accelerate student outcomes. Judy works with many private clients as a reading specialist and is also teaching mini courses at Manhattanville College.



    For Professional Inquiries Please Reach Out To: realteacherstheliteracyview@gmail.com

    DISCLAIMER: THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS PUBLICATION ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS. THEY DO NOT PURPORT TO REFLECT THE OPINIONS OR VIEWS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR THEIR MEMBERS. THE DESIGNATIONS EMPLOYED IN THIS PUBLICATION AND THE PRESENTATION OF MATERIAL THEREIN DO NOT IMPLY THE EXPRESSION OF ANY OPINION WHATSOEVER ON THE PART OF- CONCERNING LEGAL STATUS OF ANY COUNTRY, AREA, OR TERRITORIES, OR OF ITS AUTHORITIES. THE LITERACY VIEW IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE NYCDOE OR LITERACY TEAM.
    © 2024 The Literacy View
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  • Ep.78-What happens when the “experts” get it wrong? Real Teacher, Harriett Janetos

    Ep.78-What happens when the “experts” get it wrong? Real Teacher, Harriett Janetos
    May 31 2024

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    The One About…

    What happens when the “experts” get it wrong?

    Real Teacher, Harriett Janetos



    Quotes:

    “Full transparency from researcher to practitioner is too often lacking…”



    “Tasking teachers with evaluating expert advice and determining the “right” reasons to accept or reject it is a tall order.”



    Harriett’s blog:

    “Do Our Literacy Heroes Fail Us, Or Do We Fail Ourselves?”

    https://highfiveliteracy.com/2024/05/23/do-our-literacy-heroes-fail-us-or-do-we-fail-ourselves/





    Book Recommendation: From Sound to Summary: Braiding the Reading Rope to Make Words Make Sense available on Amazon.



    Harriett Janetos Bio:

    Over 35 years in education, Harriett has taught every grade level K-12: beginning reading to Advanced Placement English. After teaching high school English for 8 years, she took child-rearing leave and spent that time presenting as a teacher-consultant for the Bay Area Writing Project, getting her Master's in writinginstruction, and doing volunteer lessons in her children's elementary school classrooms. Following a move to the elementary school level where she taught kindergarten through fourth grade, she received a reading specialist credential and has worked as a reading specialist for the past 13 years, initially with grades 4th to 6th and then over the past eight years with grades first and second. This year she published an instructional guide to reading, From Sound to Summary: Braiding the Reading Rope to Make Words Make Sense.

    Support the Show.

    The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

    Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.

    Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.

    Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!
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    57 mins
  • Ep. 77-Program Review Protocols with Dr. Timothy Shanahan

    Ep. 77-Program Review Protocols with Dr. Timothy Shanahan
    May 21 2024

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    Program Review Protocols with Dr. Timothy Shanahan
    Timothy Shanahan’s latest blog on problems with textbook reviews got us talking!
    Shanahan took some time out of his busy schedule to join us on The Literacy View to
    discuss problems and his suggested solutions.
    Shanahan on Literacy Article:
    What About Textbook Reviews?
    https://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/what-about-the-textbook-reviews
    Quote:
    Despite the rhetoric of these groups, the term “evidence aligned” is meaningless. Often
    there is no direct evidence that what is being required has ever benefited children’s
    learning in a research study.

    TIMOTHY SHANAHAN bio:
    Timothy Shanahan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at
    Chicago where he was Founding Director of the UIC Center for Literacy. Previously, he
    was director of reading for the Chicago Public Schools. He is author/editor of more than
    200 publications on literacy education. His research emphasizes the connections
    between reading and writing, literacy in the disciplines, and improvement of reading
    achievement.
    Tim is past president of the International Literacy Association. He served as a member
    of the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Literacy under Presidents George W.
    Bush and Barack Obama, and he helped lead the National Reading Panel, convened at
    the request of Congress to evaluate research on the teaching reading, a major influence
    on reading education. He chaired two other federal research review panels: the National
    Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth, and the National Early
    Literacy Panel, and helped write the Common Core State Standards.
    He was inducted to the Reading Hall of Fame in 2007 and is a former first-grade
    teacher.

    Support the Show.

    The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

    Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.

    Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.

    Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • EP.76-Ann Sullivan: Phonics for Students with Special Needs

    EP.76-Ann Sullivan: Phonics for Students with Special Needs
    May 17 2024

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    Ann Sullivan: Phonics for Students with Special Needs
    Autistic people’s cognitive potential has been underestimated as well as their linguistic
    potential. Ann Sullivan offers suggestions for how teachers can help children access phonics.
    Article:
    “Literacy in Nonspeaking Autistic People”
    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/13623613241230709

    Ann Sullivan Bio:
    Ann has over 30 years’ experience in mainstream and specialist education. Based in the UK, her
    career includes roles as a KS1 and KS2 class teacher, secondary specialist literacy teacher,
    school-based Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), an advisory teacher for pupils
    with special educational needs and a Specialist Leader in Education (SLE).
    In 2018 her ‘Phonics for Pupils with Special Educational Needs’ programme was published by
    Speechmark Routledge. In 2022 her book & A Parents Guide to Phonics was published and a
    year later her & Access to Phonics book. Ann is on the writing team for (a network for
    those supporting children with physical disabilities in schools). Ann is now a literacy consultant,
    trainer and writer.
    Ann’s website:
    PhonicsforpupilswithSpecialEducationalNeeds.com

    Support the Show.

    The Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

    Co-hosts Faith Borkowsky and Judy Boksner coach teachers, teach children to read, and hold master's degrees in education.

    Our goal is to leave listeners thinking about the issues and drawing their own conclusions.

    Get ready for the most THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DELICIOUSLY ENTERTAINING education podcast!
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    1 hr and 10 mins
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