Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ® | Science of Reading for Teachers Ep. 100: Trauma and Reading with Dr. Steven Dykstra
The axis of rating trauma is frequent and repetitive. Over time, the chronic trauma wears down kids who can’t read. This has devastating effects. In our official 100th episode, Dr. Steven Dyskstra discusses Trauma and Reading. He explains the connection between not being taught to read using evidence-based practices and the subsequent, unnecessary trauma this causes in children’s lives. Stepping away from science-based approaches creates issues for kids that don’t need to be there. This is a pervasive problem happening everywhere.
Dr. Steven Dykstra is a psychologist, advocate, and troublemaker in the reading world. He has worked with the most severely traumatized and mentally ill children for more than 25 years. His passion for reading comes from the recognition that the thousands of children he has served often pay the highest price for our failures and mistakes.
Related Episodes:
- Ep. 74: Dyslexia and Reading Science: A Parent Advocate’s Perspective
- Ep. 67: Learning to Read at 62 Years Old: A Conversation Illuminating Adult Literacy
- Ep. 99: An Important Discussion about Reading with Our Dyslexic Children’s President, Brett Tingley
Resources:
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- NAEP Report Card: Reading
- Teaching Reading is Rocket Science by Louisa Moats
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