Oct 24, 2025
On this episode of Leading Literacy, we’re joined by the incredible Kari Kurto. She’s the National Science of Reading Project Director at The Reading League, and honestly, just an all-around amazing human. Her passion and energy for this work is palpable. You’re going to love hearing about The Reading...
Sep 15, 2025
We spend a lot of time on Leading Literacy talking about reading, and for this episode we are going to switch things up and focus in on writing. We’re fortunate to have Joan Sedita, author of The Writing Rope here with us to talk about her book and some of her other amazing projects, like Keys to Literacy, as well as...
Apr 10, 2025
Hello Leading Literacy friends! As you know, Institutes of High Ed. play an important role in making the instructional shift from balanced to structured literacy with educators. On today’s episode, we talk with Nancy Walker and Shana Matamala from LaFetra College of Education at the University of La Verne,...
Mar 3, 2025
On this episode Leading Literacy, we welcome Tami Wilson, Director of Development and Training at the Sacramento County Office of Education and lead of the California Dyslexia Initiative. Tami has been a driving force in California’s shift from balanced to structured literacy instruction and a long-time literacy...
Jan 23, 2025
Welcome to Leading Literacy! In this episode, we are thrilled to have a conversation with three incredible leaders from the Lancaster School District in Lancaster, California. We partnered with Lancaster for three years on the $5 million dollar California State Literacy Development (CLSD) Grant. We worked with four...