S1-05. Connecting confidence in school and literacy development: Lois Letchford

<p>Lois Letchford, author of <em>Reversed: A Memoir</em>, shares personal accounts of her son’s struggles with learning how to read as well as her own in school with dyslexia. After being told by a teacher that her son was “the worst child [she’s] ever seen in [her] 25 years of teaching,” she persisted with endless patience to help her son and began writing poems to pique his interest in reading. What is he doing now? Was she successful?<br/><br/><b>Quote: <br/><br/></b>“Believe in your child, believe they are capable of anything--and tell them that.”</p><p><b>Resources:</b></p><p><a href='https://www.loisletchford.com/thebook'><em>Reversed: A Memoir</em></a> by Lois Letchford</p><p><a href='https://www.loisletchford.com/poetry'>Poetry for kids</a> by Lois Letchford</p><p>Website with articles and blog: <a href='https://www.loisletchford.com/'>https://www.loisletchford.com/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/LetchfordLois'>@LetchfordLois</a><br/><br/>Want to discuss the episode? Join our <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/729021010879697/?fref=mentions&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB19MDO9h2XaT7NPmdurqUcIWKdw-c7A4FN3ttABBPKJJHh50fSJjSNGgMr10PjyDcNVduxzexsP75fRdm00AVrPj36IqIWQn-ChVnpYFI0y5htYV0OIujQH0pW7HU8W4GDE0f7v3tHJQnFcSj9IFMcsUNuouMltvOZ97ixorSJI5_2h7X9_TDh12ng-Njx1V85Rnzu38AZv3XFMl_qml392W7jzH7Fw8Vs_JyvNolAmRgWqdIdAyqEKho2WQgoAoXANVgWto8wyZSpVikJdzwgrYmlIR120zQ8V4yI5_eDTI9GN_GYiU6SswHclY45l7IMEiSkMnKKiWyAefpUVc2ilg&amp;__tn__=K-R'>Facebook group <em>Science of Reading: The Community</em></a>.</p>