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Dyslexia Coffee Talk

Dyslexia Coffee Talk

By The Dyslexia Initiative

Welcome to Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Come join us for a cup of coffee and a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! Each Coffee Talk will be a different subject. We will discuss various topics about dyslexia, remediation advocacy, and all other areas relating to dyslexia.

Host: Ashley Roberts
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Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Mads Johan Øgaard

Dyslexia Coffee TalkNov 07, 2021

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Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Tiffany James of Nessy

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Tiffany James of Nessy

Dyslexia Coffee Talk is pleased to present educator and dyslexia advocate Tiffany James of Nessy. We discuss Nessy's program, the upcoming release in conjunction with Chris Woodin for math, the film Mikal, Tiffany's and Mike's books, and the Dyslexia Trust. Grab a cup of coffee and come join us for our chat. Host: Ashley Roberts

May 13, 202352:45
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Kareem Weaver

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Kareem Weaver

Dyslexia Coffee Talk is pleased to present educator, advocate Kareem Weaver as we discuss dyslexia, literacy, and the social justice of why literacy is critical for ALL children. Grab a cup of coffee and join us for our chat with host, Ashley Roberts.

May 05, 202301:24:13
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Christopher Woodin

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Christopher Woodin

Dyslexia Coffee Talk is pleased to present Christopher Woodin. We will be discussing mathematics as it relates to both dyslexia and dyscalculia. Grab a cup of coffee, or tea since it's the afternoon, and join us for our chat with host, Ashley Roberts.

Mar 31, 202357:35
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guests Pat Roberts & Nancy Blair

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guests Pat Roberts & Nancy Blair

Dyslexia Coffee Talk is pleased to present Pat Roberts and Nancy Blair of AIM Academy and AIM Institute as our guests. Grab a cup of coffee and join us for our chat with host, Ashley Roberts.

Mar 04, 202301:07:25
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Emily Hanford

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Emily Hanford

Dyslexia Coffee Talk is pleased to present Emily Hanford as our guest. Grab a cup of coffee and join us for our chat with host, Ashley Roberts.

Feb 11, 202301:07:26
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Dr. David Kilpatrick

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Dr. David Kilpatrick

Dyslexia Coffee Talk is pleased to present Dr. David Kilpatrick as our guest. Grab a cup of coffee and join us for our chat with host, Ashley Roberts.

Feb 04, 202358:44
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Dr. Louisa Moats

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Dr. Louisa Moats

Dyslexia Coffee Talk is pleased to present Dr. Louisa Moats as our guest for Saturday, January 7, 2023. Grab a cup of coffee and join us for our chat with host, Ashley Roberts.

Jan 07, 202301:07:20
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Donna Gargett

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Donna Gargett

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Donna Gargett. Donna is an adult with dyslexia raising dyslexic children.  Today we are discussing the new LinkedIn strength one can add to their professional profile on "Dyslexic Thinking."  We discuss the current business climate and how, while progress is being made, more work is yet before us all as advocates for diversity and inclusion.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Nov 06, 202257:22
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Ameer Baraka

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Ameer Baraka

Join us for this amazing episode where we speak with actor, author, and dyslexia advocate, Ameer Baraka.  We discuss his book, The Ugly Side of Dyslexia, his personal story of struggle and rising above it through sheer force of will, and his dedication to raising awareness for dyslexia for all children.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Oct 16, 202255:29
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Kerry Yonushonis

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Kerry Yonushonis

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with The Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Kerry Yonushonis of Kerry on Coaching. Kerry is a marathon swimmer, a therapist, a dyslexic and the mother of a dyslexic child, using her insights and gifts to work with dyslexic families and children.  We discuss mental health for our community, including anxiety and depression, as well as advice for families whose children are struggling with their emotions in the school environment.  

Host: Ashley Roberts

Feb 22, 202258:26
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Faith Borkowsky

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Faith Borkowsky

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with The Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Faith Borkowsky of High Five Literacy and Academic Coaching.  This episode is all about Faith's recent blog, “Lynbrook Leads the Way on Long Island!" This district is voluntarily changing their reading curriculum to ensure ALL children get the right start. Faith states that it is "such an honor to be the district’s literacy consultant for this monumental change."

Host: Ashley Roberts

Feb 22, 202201:05:33
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Josh Clark

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Josh Clark

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with The Dyslexia Initiative.  Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation.  We are so excited to have you join us!  On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Josh Clark.  Josh is an educator and the head of The Schenck School in Atlanta, Georgia, and a board member for the International Dyslexia Association.  Dyslexic himself, and the father of dyslexic children, Josh has incredible insight on today's education challenges, and great advice for parents.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Feb 22, 202201:06:37
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Maggie Spire discussing The Pipeline To Prison

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Maggie Spire discussing The Pipeline To Prison

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Maggie Spire. Maggie is an educator who shifted from elementary education to working as an educator in our prison system.  We discuss the pipeline to prison and how she worked with the prisoners to help them break the cycle.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Jan 31, 202254:37
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Natalie Wexler

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Natalie Wexler

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Natalie Wexler. Natalie is the author of The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix It (Avery 2019) & Co-author with Judith C. Hochman of The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades (Jossey-Bass 2017).  Please check out her website at www.nataliewexler.com. 

Host: Ashley Roberts

Jan 15, 202259:26
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Don Winn

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Don Winn

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Don Winn. Don is the author of Raising a Child With Dyslexia: What Every Parent Needs To Know.  We will discuss his book and the journey of raising a dyslexic child.  Don can also be found on DonWinn.com. 

Host: Ashley Roberts

Nov 14, 202101:04:17
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Mads Johan Øgaard

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Mads Johan Øgaard

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Mads Johan Øgaard. Mads is a Special Education teacher, an artist with an award winning animated short called I am Dyslexic, and he is dyslexic himself. Sit back as we discuss Mads' journey. 

Host: Ashley Roberts

Nov 07, 202143:04
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guests Dr. Shawn Robinson and Tony Cina

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guests Dr. Shawn Robinson and Tony Cina

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Dr. Shawn Robinson and Tony Cina. Sit back as we discuss adult literacy. 

Host: Ashley Roberts

Oct 24, 202101:21:16
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Sherri Lucas-Hall

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Sherri Lucas-Hall

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! Join us while we talk to educator Sherri Lucas-Hall of Designed To Teach Tutoring Services.  Sherri is a former Balanced Literacy teacher who discovered the Science of Reading via LETrS and is not looking back.  She shares her insights and lessons learned with us.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Oct 17, 202101:08:44
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Special Edition - THE DADS TAKE OVER

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Special Edition - THE DADS TAKE OVER

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are turning it over to the DADS. Sit back as we discuss dyslexia, comedy, life, and more. 

Host: Ashley Roberts

Oct 11, 202101:08:18
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Liz Miele

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Liz Miele

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Liz Miele. Sit back as we discuss dyslexia, comedy, life, and more. 

Host: Ashley Roberts

Oct 10, 202101:04:08
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Elizabeth Hamblet

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Elizabeth Hamblet

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative. Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation.   We are so excited to have you join us!  On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Elizabeth Hamblet. Sit back as we discuss 504s / IEPs, accommodations, disability services, and more. 

Host: Ashley Roberts

Oct 03, 202101:29:52
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Lets Talk About Fluency with Dr. Hasbrouck

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Lets Talk About Fluency with Dr. Hasbrouck

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation.   We are so excited to have you join us!  On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk we are joined by Dr. Hasbrouck. Sit back as we discuss fluency - what it is and how it can be assessed.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Sep 26, 202151:56
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Carla Siravo

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Carla Siravo

Welcome   to Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk Carla Siravo joins us.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Apr 11, 202140:11
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Dr. Dale Webster

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Dr. Dale Webster

Welcome to Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee   Talk Dr. Dale Webster joins us.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Mar 28, 202101:05:30
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Peter Wright

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Peter Wright

Welcome to Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk Peter Wright joins us.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Mar 21, 202101:10:01
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest William Van Cleave

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest William Van Cleave

Welcome to Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk William Van Cleave joins us.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Mar 07, 202101:01:32
Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Peggy Stern of Super D!ville

Dyslexia Coffee Talk with guest Peggy Stern of Super D!ville

Welcome to Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk Peggy Stern joins us.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Feb 21, 202101:16:21
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: A Parent's Perspective on Due Process

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: A Parent's Perspective on Due Process

Welcome to Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation. We are so excited to have you join us! On this week's episode of Dyslexia Coffee Talk a parent joins us to discuss her perspective on due process.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Feb 14, 202101:00:10
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Let's Talk Endrew F. with Holly Terrell, Special Education Attorney

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Let's Talk Endrew F. with Holly Terrell, Special Education Attorney

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation.   We are so excited to have you join us. Sit back as we discusses tech, being diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult, and that inclusion in the workplace will create diversity once employees feel that they are safe to be themselves.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Sep 17, 202001:03:13
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: What is FAPE? A Conversation with SpEd Attorney Holly Terrell, Part 2

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: What is FAPE? A Conversation with SpEd Attorney Holly Terrell, Part 2

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation.   We are so excited to have you join us. Sit back as we discusses tech, being diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult, and that inclusion in the workplace will create diversity once employees feel that they are safe to be themselves.

Host: Ashley Roberts

Jun 05, 202020:24
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: What is FAPE? A Conversation with SpEd Attorney Holly Terrell, Part 1

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: What is FAPE? A Conversation with SpEd Attorney Holly Terrell, Part 1

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation.   We are so excited to have you join us. Sit back as we discusses tech, being diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult, and that inclusion in the workplace will create diversity once employees feel that they are safe to be themselves.

Host: Ashley Roberts 


Jun 04, 202042:19
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Do you have to sign the IEP / 504 at the table? Holly Terrell, Special Education Attorney

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Do you have to sign the IEP / 504 at the table? Holly Terrell, Special Education Attorney

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation.   We are so excited to have you join us!  Sit back as we discusses tech, being diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult, and that inclusion in the workplace will create diversity once employees feel that they are safe to be themselves.

Host: Ashley Roberts 

May 29, 202020:07
 Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Understanding Diagnostic Scores with a Bell Curve

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Understanding Diagnostic Scores with a Bell Curve

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation.   We are so excited to have you join us!  Sit back as we discusses tech, being diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult, and that inclusion in the workplace will create diversity once employees feel that they are safe to be themselves.

Host: Ashley Roberts 


May 21, 202023:48
Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Organizing Your Child's 504 / IEP Documents

Dyslexia Coffee Talk: Organizing Your Child's 504 / IEP Documents

Welcome to Dyslexia Coffee Talk with the Dyslexia Initiative.

Grab your coffee and join us for a conversation.   We are so excited to have you join us. Sit back as we discusses tech, being diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult, and that inclusion in the workplace will create diversity once employees feel that they are safe to be themselves.

Host: Ashley Roberts

May 18, 202044:28