To show that learning to read should be exciting and fun, the children are waving and happy. Under Young’s direction, Dean Stanton’s artwork features three smiling children in various stages of learning to read. Infographics are visual presentations with minimal text to explain complex information. With a few well-chosen words, the Ladder conveys the point, frequently unknown, that a Structured Literacy approach to beginning reading is advantageous for most students. To counter that misunderstanding, she created an infographic featuring the categories and percentages that illustrated the ratio of individuals who require an explicit, sequential, systematic, phonics-based approach to learning to read, compared to the small proportion of individuals who learn to read effortlessly. The concept of The Ladder of Reading emerged during Young’s lectures with teachers and parents who believed the myth that Structured Literacy was only beneficial and necessary for struggling readers. She is the author of Secret Code Actions, a book that offers the instructional basics most children need to learn the code using creative movement as an integral part of instruction. In schools across Canada, Young provides professional development that includes coaching, assessment, IEP planning, and reading/writing program development and evaluation. She has extensive experience and knowledge in teaching evidence-based approaches in reading, spelling, and writing to parents, teachers, and students. Nancy Young, a member of IDA, holds a Master’s of Education in Special Education with a focus on dyslexia. Please click here to access the current version on Nancy Young’s website.} July 2018 [Editorial Note: This infographic has been updated.
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