Join us in our last of 3 episodes covering the history of Mrs. Myers' Reading Room & Mrs. Myers' Education Services! Tammy Myers tells the story of how she took the Myers' Method from the Reading Room to teachers in local classrooms. Along the way, she met Amanda Nason who joined her to design the Mrs. Nason's Nifty Numbers math intervention curriculum, eventually renaming the original Reading Room to Mrs. Myers' Learning Lab.

Listen to the end for a unique at-home reading activity that can help your students advance their reading skills!

From the Reading Room to the Classroom

Tammy Myers, founder of Mrs. Myers' Reading Room, joins us again to share how connecting medical & academic interventions led to the development of the Myers' Method, a kinesthetic-based intervention system designed for educators.

Listen to the end for a fun way to engage your whole family in your child's learning process; hint, if you're the parent, you get to be the student!

 * Pivot to teaching HOW to learn when children aren't grasping the WHAT
 * Spelling tests - why is it such a hot topic for Tammy?
 * Learning to think like a teacher
 * "Our whole education process is truly not about WHAT we know ... it really is practicing HOW we are absorbing information and then to recall that information and apply it to other areas. It's how we work, it's how we build relationships, it's how we sustain our families, it's how we grow as individuals and how we contribute to communities."
 * How reciprocal learning improved the learning process

YouTube video of 2022 interview with Tammy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PewGzMblf4]

Establishing the Reading Room

Join us in Episode 3 as we hear Tammy share about her path to speech pathology and how she became a reading interventionist. 

 * 2:21 - Tammy is introduced to phonetics in high school
 * 4:56 - Tammy's academic journey & early career in speech pathology
 * 7:14 - Serving terminally ill children in rural Arkansas
 * 8:48 - Working with children & adults
 * 13:21 - Apraxia of speech and dysarthria
 * 17:11 - Treating apraxia of speech
 * 20:13 - Path to becoming a reading interventionist

2022 video interview with Tammy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2IbJI-qKkI

Tammy Myers' Path to Speech Pathology

 * Over 65% of our kids are not reading at grade level.
 * In some cases, 70% of incoming freshmen students are not reading at a college level, and are in remedial courses at college.
 * The lack of integration of cognitive and educational theories of learning.
 * Most schools use kinesthetic learning only a fraction of the time, while worksheet-based learning is standard.
 * Proper sequencing is key to effective literacy instruction.
 * How can we support dynamic shifts in our instruction when what we've implemented isn't as effective as we'd hoped?

Why Kids Are Struggling to Read

Tammy Myers, founder and CEO of Mrs. Myers' Education Services:

 * Breaks down why primary education is so critical for the long-term success of our students.
 * Reflects on specific ways literacy & math rates impact the personal lives of our students, the growth of our communities, and the health of our society at large.
 * Shares a fun literacy & language tip you can try at home.

The Importance of Education

Learning2Learn is a podcast with tools and resources for educators and parents of students looking for support in their academic journey. Learn philosophies, strategies, and tactics to improve academic proficiency, boost test scores, and help students chart a course to a lifetime of growth, all by discovering the joy of learning.