Una Malcolm
@unamalcolm.bsky.social
Chief Academic Officer of Dyslexia Canada
Project Lead of ONlit.org
Part-time faculty at Mount St. Vincent University
Learning to read is a basic & essential human right.
Project Lead of ONlit.org
Part-time faculty at Mount St. Vincent University
Learning to read is a basic & essential human right.
Heading home after a great few days in Prince George BC with some wonderful educators.
A long plane ride means lots of time to revisit this old favourite - my copy from undergrad!
Inspiration for a fun new course I am lucky to be able to teach at Mt St Vincent University.
A long plane ride means lots of time to revisit this old favourite - my copy from undergrad!
Inspiration for a fun new course I am lucky to be able to teach at Mt St Vincent University.
April 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Heading home after a great few days in Prince George BC with some wonderful educators.
A long plane ride means lots of time to revisit this old favourite - my copy from undergrad!
Inspiration for a fun new course I am lucky to be able to teach at Mt St Vincent University.
A long plane ride means lots of time to revisit this old favourite - my copy from undergrad!
Inspiration for a fun new course I am lucky to be able to teach at Mt St Vincent University.
Reposted by Una Malcolm
Dyslexia isn't linked to greater creativity. A meta-analysis of 20 studies found no consistent advantage, debunking the myth of dyslexia as a "creative gift." #Dyslexia #Creativity #MetaAnalysis
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Read more: shorturl.at/uZkAj
No Evidence of Creative Benefit Accompanying Dyslexia: A Meta-Analysis - Florina Erbeli, Peng Peng, Marianne Rice, 2022
Research on the question of creative benefit accompanying dyslexia has produced conflicting findings. In this meta-analysis, we determined summary effects of me...
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January 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Dyslexia isn't linked to greater creativity. A meta-analysis of 20 studies found no consistent advantage, debunking the myth of dyslexia as a "creative gift." #Dyslexia #Creativity #MetaAnalysis
Read more: shorturl.at/uZkAj
Read more: shorturl.at/uZkAj
New year, new adventures - a quick re-read of this gem before I start teaching a course this week in the
@memorialu.bsky.social Reading Development and Instruction program!
…and yes, I’m procrastinating taking down the tree!
@memorialu.bsky.social Reading Development and Instruction program!
…and yes, I’m procrastinating taking down the tree!
January 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
New year, new adventures - a quick re-read of this gem before I start teaching a course this week in the
@memorialu.bsky.social Reading Development and Instruction program!
…and yes, I’m procrastinating taking down the tree!
@memorialu.bsky.social Reading Development and Instruction program!
…and yes, I’m procrastinating taking down the tree!
“A one-time meeting and a box of materials won’t cut it. [Teachers] need learning opportunities, resources and in-class coaching. And they should not have to spend their own time and money seeking out training.”
@j-metsala.bsky.social
macleans.ca/the-year-ahe...
@j-metsala.bsky.social
macleans.ca/the-year-ahe...
How Structured Literacy Will Upend Canadian Education - Macleans.ca
Canadian students have struggled to read and write. That stops this year.
macleans.ca
December 7, 2024 at 1:44 PM
“A one-time meeting and a box of materials won’t cut it. [Teachers] need learning opportunities, resources and in-class coaching. And they should not have to spend their own time and money seeking out training.”
@j-metsala.bsky.social
macleans.ca/the-year-ahe...
@j-metsala.bsky.social
macleans.ca/the-year-ahe...
Reposted by Una Malcolm
November 18, 2024 at 1:25 AM