catherinecook.bsky.social
Retired teacher but still teaching reading! 🇨🇦 Working towards changing literacy instruction in BC so all children will be taught to read and write. I like to post pictures of my horse, Tonya, too! 🐴
👤 Joined on 18 October 2024
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@catherinecook.bsky.socialResearch can be misleading--especially if it looks too good to be true. Even when an initiative is grounded in evidence, before we spend massive amounts of money on it, we need to ask if that money could be better spent elsewhere. More in my new post: nataliewexler.substack.com/p/if-researc...
Show PostCheck out this article featuring our work via BBC Science Focus. Thank you, Nate Scharping, for a thoughtful piece on #dyslexia and its causes: "Why we keep getting the cause of dyslexia wrong." www.sciencefocus.com/wellbeing/wh...
Show PostMy top 20 book recommendations for literacy interventionists #NationalYearOfReading Day 10: A really solid textbook that covers the main aspects of reading development, includes evidence-based suggestions for teaching practice, and maintains a friendly tone throughout! tinyurl.com/dktddp3r
Show PostI am thrilled to be teaching at @viuniversity.bsky.social again this year! It is my third year teaching the EDUC508 Literacy course at VIU so I figured I deserved a hoodie to celebrate!!! I am so proud to be part of this amazing community of educators & leaders in Bc. 🇨🇦 @anavieiraviu.bsky.social
Show PostI am truly honoured to be invited to speak at this year’s Queen’s Conference on Education at Queen’s Faculty of Education! @queenseduc.bsky.social I can’t wait to be back on Queen’s campus for this exciting event on January 24-25, 2026!!! #QCE2026 #TeacherTraining @queensuniv.bsky.social
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