WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.875 --> 00:00:03.628 Literacy is a basic human right, 00:00:03.628 --> 00:00:09.884 it is something that empowers a person and it liberates a person. 00:00:09.884 --> 00:00:13.096 That power, of being able to learn and grow 00:00:13.096 --> 00:00:16.725 and connect, I just don't think there's anything like it. 00:00:16.725 --> 00:00:19.477 My name is Tisha Hayes, and I'm an associate professor 00:00:19.477 --> 00:00:21.479 in the School of Education and Human Development. 00:00:21.479 --> 00:00:23.832 I'm pretty lucky because I get to work with 00:00:23.832 --> 00:00:26.476 pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, 00:00:26.484 --> 00:00:28.486 training to be reading specialists. 00:00:28.486 --> 00:00:32.407 Dr. Hayes laid out the roadmap for systematic reading instruction. 00:00:32.407 --> 00:00:36.619 I attended the Postgraduate Master's of Teaching Program at UVA's 00:00:36.619 --> 00:00:39.998 School of Education, and now I teach second grade at Johnson Elementary. 00:00:39.998 --> 00:00:42.917 What Dr. Hayes taught me. I apply every single day. 00:00:42.917 --> 00:00:46.588 A lot of times we think of learning to read like learning language. 00:00:46.588 --> 00:00:52.594 We learn our language very naturally our brains are set up to do that. 00:00:52.594 --> 00:00:56.639 Reading is, it's a different beast, because we're connecting 00:00:56.639 --> 00:00:59.768 a symbol to our sounds. 00:00:59.768 --> 00:01:01.728 which is really an abstraction, 00:01:01.728 --> 00:01:05.899 and it really is a big leap for a kid to make . 00:01:05.890 --> 00:01:08.176 Some kids make that leap easily, 00:01:08.193 --> 00:01:12.197 and some kids need more support and help along the way. 00:01:12.197 --> 00:01:17.535 And it's our job as a teacher to show them the magic of this system. 00:01:17.535 --> 00:01:19.287 In second grade they really make this connection 00:01:19.287 --> 00:01:24.417 between all of the letter sound spellings and basically their fluency in reading. 00:01:24.417 --> 00:01:28.254 You see the transition between learning to read and reading to learn. 00:01:28.254 --> 00:01:31.549 They can start reading the instructions on their work in math. 00:01:31.549 --> 00:01:35.095 And so their understanding of other concepts and other 00:01:35.095 --> 00:01:37.138 content areas becomes much more secure, 00:01:37.138 --> 00:01:38.998 so they gain confidence as a learner. 00:01:38.998 --> 00:01:40.784 And there comes this moment, 00:01:40.767 --> 00:01:45.063 where I have this big bank of words that I know 00:01:45.063 --> 00:01:48.441 And I do have this, this flow of what I'm reading. 00:01:48.441 --> 00:01:51.069 Then my mental resources move from 00:01:51.069 --> 00:01:55.156 the words on the page, to the meaning on the page. 00:01:55.156 --> 00:01:59.077 And that is a beautiful, beautiful moment. 00:01:59.077 --> 00:02:02.247 When you see their excitement and curiosity 00:02:02.247 --> 00:02:06.501 paired with their literacy, it breaks open a whole new learner and a whole new kid. 00:02:06.501 --> 00:02:08.586 Their world just expands immediately. 00:02:08.586 --> 00:02:12.257 We know from our statewide data, kids in kindergarten 00:02:12.257 --> 00:02:15.885 through third grade are feeling the impact of the pandemic. 00:02:15.885 --> 00:02:21.599 And so, we are at this place of reflection as a field 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:25.937 in how we can best meet the needs of all kids. 00:02:25.937 --> 00:02:28.548 All of our choices, the teacher, the schools, 00:02:28.548 --> 00:02:31.009 school board and teacher preparation 00:02:31.025 --> 00:02:33.019 programs come together and have 00:02:33.019 --> 00:02:36.189 a great impact on a child's learning and their 00:02:36.197 --> 00:02:38.283 potential opportunities in life. 00:02:38.283 --> 00:02:39.826 So we all have to work together, 00:02:39.826 --> 00:02:42.495 because we all want to get it right.