Noah Text: An Evidence-Based Method of Displaying Text that Increases Reading Skill for Striving, Dyslexic, and English Language Learning Readers
Join Noah Text founder Sarah K. Blodgett and co-director of Rhode Island Tutorial & Educational Services Lisa Bigney for an informative online workshop about Noah Text®. Grounded in the science of reading, Noah Text® is a specialized scaffolded text that shows readers the structure of words—bolstering their reading skill—while providing them independence and enjoyment in wide reading. Learn how Noah Text® simulates simpler writing systems, like Finland’s for instance, in which learning to read is made easier due to visible, predictable word patterns, thus increasing reading fluency, stamina, and accuracy, while building reading skill. Highly recommended by structured literacy specialists, Noah Text® enables resistant and striving readers to advance their reading skills beyond basic proficiency, and beyond decodable text reading, so that they can tackle higher-level learning. This webinar will explain the research behind Noah Text®, demonstrate the free and affordable tools Noah Text® provides, and how these tools can conveniently be put to practice in any classroom or home setting.
June, 5 @ 7pm CDT
We are offering 1 CEU credit for attendance!
FREE for Members, $10 for Non-Members
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Sarah K. Blodgett
Founder & CEO, Noah Text, LLC
Sarah is a skilled researcher and writer who developed Noah Text® after working with her own child who struggled with reading. Her journey started in 2003 and was heavily influenced by Dr. Miriam Cherkes-Julkowski, an expert in learning and literacy. The Noah Text® patented method has received ongoing recognition from structured literacy specialists and education professionals since its release in 2016 and was selected as an Innovation Showcase Panelist by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), Education Business Forum, in 2017. Since 2019, Sarah has partnered with New Century Education Foundation and Michigan State University researching and developing specialized Noah Text® lessons for New Century’s Online Intelligent Tutoring System. Sarah is continuing to expand Noah Text® technology tools and publications through partnership development. Her fervent mission is to make Noah Text® available in ALL print and digital media for ALL readers. For further information, please visit www.noahtext.com.
Lisa Bigney
Co-Director, RI Tutorial & Educational Services
Lisa is a Certified Dyslexia Interventionist and Co-Director of Rhode Island Tutorial & Educational Services (RITES) serving students and adults with learning disabilities, specializing in multi-sensory methods. Her specialties include Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Disorder, Asperger’s, and Orton-Gillingham Instruction. Lisa founded RITES in 1997, a non-profit organization that serves Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. RITES’ employs more than 40 certified and highly qualified, experienced teachers, using research-based approaches for students of all ages. Prior to founding RITES, Lisa was a Special Education Teacher at the Hamilton School at Wheeler. Lisa earned her M.Ed. at Harvard University in Curriculum and Learning Environments, M.Ed. at Lesley College in Computers in Education, and B.S. in Elementary and Special Education at Boston University.