by NICOLA | Mar 17, 2025 | Phonics
BC Learning Progressions: A Phonics Shift We Actually Need. Recently, the BC Government released a draft of the ELA Foundational (k-4) Learning Progressions. For those of us longing for a structured phonics scope and sequence, it was a momentous day. While the...
by NICOLA | Feb 18, 2025 | Learning Disabilities, Uncategorized
The Growth Mindset Trap: What Schools Get Wrong About Learning Disabilities How misusing Growth Mindset keeps struggling learners stuck—and what actually helps. I’ve been mind-munching on this topic for a while. Like many of my thinks, it’s about the intersection of...
by NICOLA | Feb 4, 2025 | Autism and Reading
Myth Busting: Gestalt Language Processing …and why that is relevant to Reading Interventionists supporting Autistic learners. Last week, I read three recent studies (Beals, 2024; Bryant et al., 2024; Hutchins et al., 2024) that examined two newer concepts in the...
by NICOLA | Jan 15, 2025 | Learning Disabilities
Redefining Dyslexia In October, I was lucky enough to receive a scholarship to attend the IDA (International Dyslexia Association) Conference in Dallas, Texas. It was thrilling to travel all that way and learn live from some of my idols in the field. One of the key...
by NICOLA | Jan 7, 2025 | Data-Informed Decision Making
Wow, January 2025 🎉 … That came fast! Now that it’s January it’s time for Middle of Year (MOY) benchmarking assessments. 📊 Not doing MOY assessments? 🤔 Here’s why I think Universal Literacy Screening three times a year is worth the effort in elementary...
