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IN THIS EPISODE
Katie talks with reading specialist Dawn Jagannath about what happens when struggling readers aren't responding to traditional reading interventions.
They explore structured linguistic phonics, speech-to-print instruction, why older striving readers need meaningful "catch-up growth," and how parents can tell whether an intervention is actually working. Dawn also shares practical ways families can support struggling readers at home without turning home into another intervention session.
ABOUT DAWN
Dawn Jagannath is a reading specialist with more than 20 years of experience as a special educator, classroom teacher, and literacy specialist. She is an EBLI Certified Educator and is currently pursuing her Ed.D. in the Science of Learning at Gordon College.
DAWN'S LINKS
Website: https://www.jagannathliteracy.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-jagannath-88a225426/
Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction (EBLI): https://eblireads.com/
Reading Simplified: https://readingsimplified.com/
CHAPTERS
00:00 Why Some Struggling Readers Need a Different Approach
00:40 Meet Dawn Jagannath
02:33 From Special Education to Reading Specialist
04:45 Learning the Science of Reading After Graduate School
06:12 What Struggling Looks Like for Older Readers
07:45 Why "Catch-Up Growth" Matters
10:47 What Is Structured Linguistic Phonics?
13:04 How Dawn Discovered Speech-to-Print Instruction
14:34 When More Intervention Isn't the Answer
16:04 Changing How Students See Themselves as Readers
18:24 Why Speech-to-Print Can Be More Efficient
19:18 How the Brain Finds Patterns in Words
24:15 Helping Students Reach "Escape Velocity"
25:11 Moving From Decodable to Authentic Text
28:16 Questions Parents Should Ask Schools
31:10 Helping Older Striving Readers Catch Up
33:21 What Parents Can Do at Home
35:04 Protecting a Child's Identity as a Learner
36:20 Another Tool for Educators and Parents
38:12 Dawn's Future Research Into Linguistic Phonics
40:09 Where to Find Dawn
