What Do I Do When My Child Isn't Responding To Traditional Reading Interventions?

📩 JOIN MY EMAIL LIST Get practical literacy tips, resources, and podcast updates delivered straight to your inbox. Join here: https://link.fgfunnels.com/widget/form/M03vMOX9hAn6YOt6J7HNIN THIS EPISODEKatie talks with reading specialist Dawn Jagannath about what happens when struggling readers aren't responding to traditional reading interventions.They explore structured linguistic phonics, speech-to-print instruction, why older striving readers need meaningful "catch-up growth," and how parents can tell whether an intervention is actually working. Dawn also shares practical ways families can support struggling readers at home without turning home into another intervention session.ABOUT DAWNDawn Jagannath is a reading specialist with more than 20 years of experience as a special educator, classroom teacher, and literacy specialist. She is an EBLI Certified Educator and is currently pursuing her Ed.D. in the Science of Learning at Gordon College.DAWN'S LINKSWebsite: https://www.jagannathliteracy.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-jagannath-88a225426/Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction (EBLI): https://eblireads.com/Reading Simplified: https://readingsimplified.com/CHAPTERS00:00 Why Some Struggling Readers Need a Different Approach00:40 Meet Dawn Jagannath02:33 From Special Education to Reading Specialist04:45 Learning the Science of Reading After Graduate School06:12 What Struggling Looks Like for Older Readers07:45 Why "Catch-Up Growth" Matters10:47 What Is Structured Linguistic Phonics?13:04 How Dawn Discovered Speech-to-Print Instruction14:34 When More Intervention Isn't the Answer16:04 Changing How Students See Themselves as Readers18:24 Why Speech-to-Print Can Be More Efficient19:18 How the Brain Finds Patterns in Words24:15 Helping Students Reach "Escape Velocity"25:11 Moving From Decodable to Authentic Text28:16 Questions Parents Should Ask Schools31:10 Helping Older Striving Readers Catch Up33:21 What Parents Can Do at Home35:04 Protecting a Child's Identity as a Learner36:20 Another Tool for Educators and Parents38:12 Dawn's Future Research Into Linguistic Phonics40:09 Where to Find Dawn