The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers

Les enseignant·es ont des questions, et personne ne le sait mieux que Melissa Loftus et Lori Sappington, animatrices du célèbre balado « Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ». Elles ont rassemblé les questions que les enseignant·es leur posent le plus souvent sur la manière dont les enfants apprennent à lire, et ont fourni des réponses solides, fondées sur des preuves et inspirées par des entretiens avec leurs invité·es expert·es. Ce guide pratique de questions et réponses peut être lu d’un bout à l’autre, par sections ou par questions, selon votre emploi du temps. Rédigé dans un style proche de celui des enseignant·es, il offre des conseils solides, des références à des recherches fiables et de nombreuses idées d’enseignement à mettre en œuvre immédiatement. Consultez-le comme vous le feriez avec un/une collègue de confiance qui peut répondre à vos questions les plus urgentes sur la conscience phonémique, la phonétique, la fluidité, le vocabulaire et la compréhension. Comprendre la science de la lecture est devenu plus facile et plus fascinant grâce à ce nouveau livre essentiel.

Melissa Loftus is a National Board-Certified teacher who taught middle and high school ELA nearly 15 years in New Orleans and Baltimore. Her interest in teaching students how to read was sparked when she taught a reading program for ninth grade students in her second year of teaching. She briefly coached other teachers using the reading program before returning to the classroom and deciding to pursue a master’s degree to learn more about reading instruction. In addition to teaching, Melissa has served as a teacher coach at both the school and district level and as an adjunct professor of education at Johns Hopkins University. She has deep experience providing professional development to teachers about effective instruction, especially in literacy. Most recently, she created the popular podcast "Melissa & Lori Love Literacy" with her co-host Lori Sappington. She feels grateful to have hosted nearly 200 podcast episodes with experts about how to teach reading and writing that have reached more than 1 million listeners. A primary goal of the podcast, to bring research-based practices to teachers and elevate the voices of educators in the field, is also a goal of her new book coauthored with Sappington, The Literacy 50–A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night. In addition to hosting the podcast, she is currently a curriculum writer with Great Minds and lives in Pennsylvania with her son where they spend their free time in their beautiful garden.