03 - Lyn Stone on misconceptions about teaching literacy and how we should actually teach it

In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Lyn Stone. Lyn is an author, linguist and consultancy and tutoring practice, Lifelong Literacy. In this chat, she addresses a number of misconceptions about teaching literacy and provides loads of practical tips for teachers. You will find out how Lyn’s passion for literacy developed, why we can’t teach the English language like we have a transparent orthography and how reading and writing are not simple, but you can view them simply

Resources mentioned:

Dolores G. Hiskes - Reading Pathways: Simple Exercises to Improve Reading Fluency

Ollie Lovell - Sweller’s Cognitive Load Theory in Action

Ollie Lovell - Tools for Teachers

Tom Bennett - Running the Room

Lorraine Hammond

Pamela Snow and Tanya Serry - SOLAR Lab

www.etymonline.com/

You can connect with Lyn:

Twitter @lifelonglit

Website: lifelongliteracy.com/

You can connect with Brendan:

Twitter: @learnwithmrlee

Facebook: @learningwithmrlee

Website: learnwithlee.net