Episode 345-Own The Diagnosis, Change The Trajectory with Faye Casell

About this episode

Faye Bankler Cressell discusses effective strategies for helping struggling readers and the importance of structured literacy.

Send us Fan Mail A lot of bright kids are still stuck on the basics of reading, and too many parents are told to wait—or sold cures that don’t work. We sit down with dyslexia therapist Faye Bankler Cressell to unpack what actually helps struggling readers and how families can start real progress at home without losing years to red tape. Faye shares her path from special education to structured literacy, sparked by helping her own child during lockdown. She explains why the science of reading...

People in this episode

Host: Sara Gullihur-Bradford

Guest: Faye Bankler Cressell

Topics covered

• dyslexia
• reading
• education
• parenting
• structured literacy

Keywords

• dyslexia
• reading strategies
• special education
• structured literacy
• parenting tips

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