Increasing Language Skills for Children from Low Income Backgrounds (ILS Playlist)
In this module series, Stephanie Downey Toledo presents on the need for increasing language skills for children from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
Contextualize Language for Learning (ILS: Module 06)
In this module, Stephanie Downey Toledo discusses how to increase contextualization in the classroom in a way that best helps our students learn in the classroom.
The Achievement Gap (ILS: Module 01)
In this first module, Stephanie Downey Toledo defines the achievement gap and its importance in our society.
Increasing Literacy in Adolescents (ILS: Module 04)
Stephanie reminds us to be sympathetic to the challenges our students face and provides strategies to motivate and support adolescent readers.
Strategies to Support Emergent Literacy (ILS: Module 03)
Stephanie provides strategies that providers and parents alike can use with children from low income backgrounds to support emergent literacy.
Importance of Parent Training in Early Literacy (ILS: Module 02)
Stephanie discusses the importance of educating parents so that they know how to support their child’s literacy development before they enter school.
Reading Development (Playlist)
This playlist of 8 modules presents information on typical reading development, including information specifically for English Language Learner (ELL) and speech and language impaired (SLI) populations.
The Role of the SLP in Vocabulary Instruction (Reading Development: Module 05b)
This module explains why the SLP is a key part of evidence based literacy development.
Myths About Vocabulary Instruction (Reading Development: Module 05a)
This module examines myths persistent in vocabulary instruction and provides evidence based strategies to appropriately support vocabulary acquisition.
Bilingual Considerations (Reading Development: Module 08)
In this module, Stephanie Downey Toledo explores considerations for students who are bilingual in regards to reading development.
