OC Indians Love To Read

12/13/2025

We know that we have large portions of our state that have not been represented. If you have not already filled out our survey, we want to hear from YOU! Because we have an important Literacy Day at the Capitol coming up in January, we want all districts to be represented - we want to hear about your experience. Now is the time for your voice to be heard. You are not alone. We are in this together.

Help us help you by:
*Filling out the survey - https://forms.gle/y2PcmXcEKzyj1LWJ8

*Registering for our Decoding Dyslexia Virtual Meeting Jan. 17 (attendance is limited) https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5EhMBm7MSTSlvdsV2G7ucw

*Joining us in Topeka on Jan. 20 https://bit.ly/LiteracyDayKSCapitol

12/11/2025

Great teaching catches students before they fall. Reading with our kids will help, but engaging instruction is what changes the game!

Engaging, effective, explicit instruction in letters, sounds, decoding, spelling, and writing gives every child the tools they need to thrive.

Read my latest post here.

https://www.theliteracyhill.com/post/from-sound-to-symbol-effective-practices-for-beginning-readers

09/05/2025

08/18/2025

Announcement. The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) has reached a significant milestone in the effort to advance understanding and support for

05/31/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱
Thanks to Georgia Ryan - Dyslexic Warrior for sharing this important post with quote from .
As students with dyslexia (or any reading challenge), we often hear how we need ‘to try harder’, we need to ‘read more at home’, or we just need to ‘concentrate’. But what we really need, is evidence-based, structured literacy instruction. Only then will EVERY child learn to read.
𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: https://tinyurl.com/3bdfj3cp

05/24/2025

See Language and Literacy Solutions to learn about Structured Word Inquiry.

SWI introduced the importance of morphology and etymology to the literacy world in 2010.

Learning How Words Work with Structured Word Inquiry ( SWI ). Learning How Words Work with Structured Word Inquiry ( SWI )

See Online Etymology Dictionary
Etymonline.Com

Empower Learning Center

Tools for Dyslexia

://www.wordworkskingston.com/WordWorks/About_WordWorks.html

https://padlet.com/pkastner/spelling-visible-language-to-inform-instruction-and-interven-z6lmgefksmeh5e47

A single graphic does not cover the complexity of any topic. Please look at the resources we provided for more in-depth information.

05/18/2025

It takes four times longer to intervene in 4th grade than in 1st grade.
- https://dyslexiaida.org/universal-screening-k-2-reading-2/

The longer we wait to identify a child that struggles to read, the more intervention, time, money and remediation is needed.
Not to mention the impact that waiting may have on self esteem and mental health.
Don’t wait. Close the gap.


Quote: Kathy Daigle