In this episode, I focus on struggling readers in middle and high school.
Adolescent-literacy expert, Matt Bardin is with us today to discuss how to increase the reading levels of middle and high-school struggling students. He is an educator with 25 years of experience and founder of Zinc Learning Labs. He has written on adolescent literacy for the Hechinger Report and The 74. He also authored the book, Zen and the Art of the SAT, as well as hosted the REAL Learning show on Sirius XM.
Matt's motto is “Advancing Literacy to End Information Inequality," with the mission to deliver reading growth to middle and high school students using love-based learning and conscious reading, referred to as the ZINC approach. He states that zinc is known as “the hidden element.” Most people don’t realize its importance for health, but without it, we can’t survive. Reading is often similarly undervalued. It’s the hidden element in school and career success. Zinc stands for: Get in the ZONE, IGNITE Reading Success, NURTURE Skills and Love, and CONTINUE to Grow.
So here is the call to action: Get involved with tween and teen literacy. Advocate for reading interventions at the middle and high school levels.
If you would like to know more about Matt Bardin and Zinc Learning Labs, you can go to https://www.zinclearninglabs.com.
