Zach Russell

A Journey of Learning and Unlearning

I was thrilled to be joined by eight other educators from Fort Madison Community School District at the Decoding Dyslexia Iowa Conference this past week.  We were treated to a host of sessions that furthered our knowledge around dyslexia and structured literacy. Our keynote speaker on Thursday morning was Mindy VanZuiden, a reading tutor and … [Read more…]

Taking Action

Literacy Advocates Take Action Emily Hanford has done it again.  She and colleague, Christopher Peak, have poured blood, sweat, and tears into the podcast, Sold a Story, that reveals, once again, the cause of the literacy crisis in America.  Hanford is the reason that I, and so many others, have shifted our way of thinking … [Read more…]