
Irene Daria, PhD
@stepstoreading
Developmental psychologist specializing in early reading & education. Founder/director of Steps Tutoring, author, literacy advocate, passionate parent educator.
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Excited to be appearing on The Literacy View tomorrow! We discuss why report cards are misleadingš, the mislabeling of children, why teachers wish parents would stop blindly trusting their child's school, how parents can advocate for their children, and more! High Five Literacy



New Episode Release Alert:šØšØšØ Back to school special.šāļø Link to listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the⦠Link to watch: youtu.be/iUsGwAZDUho?si⦠High Five Literacy Irene Daria, PhD #theliteracyview TIME Tennessean









In a valuable post, Melanie Raymond recently likened the grief many of us feel over the incorrect teaching of reading to the stages of grief experienced after the death of a loved one. Below šis an important message for all the teachers and parents grieving what they did not



Recently, The Principalās Office asked a valuable question: "Iām not saying keep teenagers in elementary school, but why canāt they go to an intensive program before middle school if they still canāt read?" As a mom whose child suffered through not being taught how to read in school,


"Letās get reading doneā¦and done right this year. Have your influencers help with that this time around"--PA state rep Jason Ortitay. Much to my surprise, I have become an influencer. My book, I Didn't Believe Him, has opened the eyes of many teachers and gotten schools to


Becki Uccello Marilyn Muller U.S. Department of Education Linda McMahon Department of Government Efficiency Vivek Ramaswamy You were so smart to move her. I am currently volunteering in a third grade public school classroom in NYC where half the kids are reading at a K or 1st grade level. I am showing the teacher how to provide explicit, systematic phonics instruction and it is working. This week, I

Becki Uccello Marilyn Muller U.S. Department of Education Linda McMahon Department of Government Efficiency Vivek Ramaswamy OMG. Every week, I walk out of that very well-intentioned school with my head spinning. Every week, I see teaching practices that I think can't be true. Most disheartening is that the teacher was told to focus on her "pushables"--the kids who have the potential to be "pushed" to