{"id":2467,"date":"2021-11-02T14:42:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T19:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2023-11-26T16:27:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:27:08","slug":"podcast-episode-075-lois-letchford-a-literacy-problem-solver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2021\/11\/02\/podcast-episode-075-lois-letchford-a-literacy-problem-solver\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 075 &#8211; Lois Letchford, a Literacy Problem Solver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Podcast Episode 0075, Season 5, Episode 6; 2 November 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Literacy Problem Solver<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From the Press Kit:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2470\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/2021\/11\/02\/podcast-episode-075-lois-letchford-a-literacy-problem-solver\/lois1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2470\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2470 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/Lois1.jpeg?resize=426%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lois Letchford\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lois Letchford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lois Letchford\u2019s dyslexia came to light at the age of 39, when she faced teaching her seven-year-old non-reading son, Nicholas. Examining her reading failure caused her to adapt and change lessons for her son. The results were dramatic. Lois qualified as a reading specialist to use her non-traditional background, multi-continental experience, and passion to assist other failing students. Her teaching and learning have equipped her with a unique skill set and perspective. As a teacher, she considers herself a \u201cliteracy problem-solver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Reversed: A Memoir<\/em> is her first book. In this story, she details her dyslexia and the journey of her son\u2019s dramatic failure in first grade. She tells of the twist and turns that promoted her passion and her son\u2019s dramatic academic turn-a-round.<\/p>\n<p>Lois Letchford: Literacy Problem Solver<br \/>\n<em>Reversed: A Memoir<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loisletchford.com\">https:\/\/www.loisletchford.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21032804\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/336699\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<h3>Transcript<\/h3>\n<p>Hello, and welcome to The Autistic Me Podcast. I am Christopher Scott Wyatt and on this episode I \u2019m pleased to be joined by literacy and reading specialist Lois Letchford.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the Neurodiverse individuals I consider academic colleagues became professors, teachers, and educational reform advocates to change the systems that caused us misery and trauma.<\/p>\n<p>As a parent and educator, I\u2019m painfully aware that our systems continue to fail many students. Some failures are obvious, such as crumbling access ramps and out-of-service elevators. Other failures, however, aren\u2019t as obvious. These are failures of curriculum design, teaching methods, and classroom policies.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re Neurodiverse, you become accustomed to policies and practices that obstruct your learning.<\/p>\n<p>Before the pandemic, my daughters were acutely aware of the competitive nature of reading at their schools. There were book lists, wall charts, and rewards for reading specific numbers of books. Reading was a race through pages, not a pleasurable activity.<\/p>\n<p>Lois Letchford is an educator, author, and speaker who earned a master\u2019s degree in Literacy and Reading from the State University of New York at Albany.<\/p>\n<p>Lois is also dyslexic. Her memoir, Reversed, recounts the experiences of Lois and her son Nicholas as they learn together about literacy\u2026 and the failings of educational systems.<\/p>\n<p>Again, I welcome Lois Letchford, a literacy problem solver, to The Autistic Me Podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Lois Letchford: Thank you for having me here Chris I&#8217;m delighted to be here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transcription in the Works!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The Autistic Me on Social Media<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/\">https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/autisticme.libsyn.com\/\">https:\/\/autisticme.libsyn.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autisticme\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autisticme\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/autisticme\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/autisticme<\/a><\/li>\n<li>YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CSWyatt\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CSWyatt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/autisticme\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/autisticme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Podcast Episode 0075, Season 5, Episode 6; 2 November 2021 Literacy Problem Solver From the Press Kit: Lois Letchford\u2019s dyslexia came to light at the age of 39, when she faced teaching her seven-year-old non-reading son, Nicholas. Examining her reading failure caused her to adapt and change lessons for her&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2021\/11\/02\/podcast-episode-075-lois-letchford-a-literacy-problem-solver\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Podcast Episode 075 &#8211; Lois Letchford, a Literacy Problem Solver<\/span> <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":10,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,4,10,11],"tags":[107,240,428,454,554,587,662,699],"class_list":["post-2467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advocacy","category-education","category-podcast","category-relationships","tag-books","tag-dyslexia","tag-literacy","tag-memoir","tag-podcast","tag-reading","tag-special-education","tag-teaching","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Podcast_Banner_800x400.png?fit=711%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfivLC-DN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2467"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3519,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2467\/revisions\/3519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}