Episode 83: Beyond the Label: How Churchill Transforms Learning for Students with Dyslexia

About this episode

Dr. Stephanie Brenner discusses how Churchill Center and School supports students with dyslexia through innovative educational practices.

In this inspiring episode of the Compass PD Podcast, Dr. Stephanie Brenner sits down with Anne Evers and Rachel Wheatley from Churchill Center and School, a St. Louis institution renowned for its evidence-based approach to supporting students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. Together, they explore how Churchill empowers both students and educators—through personalized instruction, 1:1 tutorials, small-group classes, and a culture grounded in research, relationships...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Stephanie Brenner

Guests: Anne Evers, Rachel Wheatley

Topics covered

• dyslexia
• education
• personalized instruction
• language-based learning differences
• empowerment
• research-based approaches

Keywords

• dyslexia
• education
• personalized instruction
• Churchill Center
• learning differences
• 1:1 tutorials
• small-group classes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Churchill Center and School

Places: St. Louis

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