In this episode, Dr. Rick Gilson with ARPDC visits with Christina Giddings, Stefanie McLeod, and Dr. Colleen Pollett of the University of Florida Literacy Institute - UFLI about their work to provide teachers (and parents) with materials, resources, lessons, and support to build foundational work in the classroom (and home) in developing confident and capable readers and writers of the English language. "Building Strong Readers" is the motto that motivates all that they do. Our guests share how they got into the work, what motivates them, what they have learned and how they hope the work can make a difference in the lives of students, teachers, and families. Along the way they share a couple of books they are reading and ideas you might apply at work, home or in your life.The UFLI website has a wealth of resources, all provided as open education resources(free of charge), the UFLI foundation manual complete with lessons, is the only component of the work that must be purchased directly from UFLI. In addition, the UFLI team is active in their support of the UFLI Facebook Group.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices