Sessions
Title: Enhancing Instruction in Word-Level Reading: The Case for Developing Phonemic Skills and Letter-Sound Skills to Automaticity: Part 2
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Sun
Shira Naftel, M.Ed., founder of It’s a Teachable Moment, is an educational consultant who for the past 26 years has worked with school administrators, teachers, students, and parents. She has many years of training and experience with Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, the Slingerland® Approach and Equipped for Reading Success (Dr. David Kilpatrick). Shira engages in the use of multisensory techniques to enhance educational outcomes in the areas of reading, spelling, and language comprehension. She has
dedicated 20 summers to organizing and teaching a four-week practicum course, under the auspices of the Slingerland® Institute for Literacy, to empower teachers to meet the needs of their students. Shira is known for her practical, clear, and engaging presentation style. Organizational affiliations include:
Everyone Reading/Presenter, The Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI)/Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist, The Reading League/Member and Presenter, International Dyslexia Association (IDA)/Member and Slingerland Institute for Literacy/Member and Certified Slingerland Instructor of Teachers. Currently, Shira is enrolled in a doctoral program at Mount St. Joseph University, focused on the Science of Reading.