A discussion with award-winning educator and Author Hilderbrand Pelzer III and Asher Yearout, Host of Empower Dyslexia Student Edition.   It is all about how to support students with learning challenges. What can we do to cut off the pipeline to prison. Hilderbrand Pelzer III is an award-winning educator with three decades of wide-ranging experience in the urban educational field. Having served in wide-ranging capacity as an assistant regional superintendent, a high school principal, an elementary school principal, an assistant principal, and a teacher, Pelzer is highly familiar with th ..read more

Show #1 Welcome to Empower Dyslexia Student Edition.  My name is Asher Yearout and I am the host of this show.  This is a show 4 us, by us.  Let's go! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Empowerdyslexia ..read more

Today’s we’ll be speaking with Rich Sanchez  About Mr. Rich Sanchez: Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker -       Founder & CEO: Product Fit (Professional Services Training, Consulting, Internet Publishing & Broadcasting company)  -       Founder & Managing Partner: PFG Capital (Private Equity Investment Fund - Raising $100M to deploy on a portfolio of digital properties focused on education, health & wellness, finance and real estate industries to produce 25%+ ROI to investors by leveraging my network of corporate executives, invest ..read more

Please join us as we speak to Terrie Noland about Transformative Power of Access to Literature.  ·         Building confidence with connected text  ·         Decoding Level vs. Cognitive Level  ·         The Power of Story  ·         Connection, Relevance and Meaning     Terrie’s greatest strengths lie in the ability to motivate, inspire, and create enthusiasm in others to be passionate educators that support the diverse needs of students.  Terrie serves a ..read more

    Please join us as we speak to Angelita Hunter about Can the courts help stop the pipeline to prison?          Angelita Hunter Lives in Van Alstyne, Texas. She currently works as a Court Supervisor. She is on the following commissions. TX    Judicial Commission on Mental Health Collaborative Council Member SPARK for Autism Research Community Advisory Council Member North Chpt TX Court Clerk Association TX Municipal Court Education Center Educational Speaker Collin Co. Mental Health Symposium committee member Disabilities Right’s Advocate VA’s lov ..read more

Today’s we’ll be speaking with Terrie Noland:          Please join us as we speak to Terrie Noland about audiobooks and how to use them in today’s learning environment.          Terrie’s greatest strengths lie in the ability to motivate, inspire, and create enthusiasm in others to be passionate educators that support the diverse needs of students.  Terrie serves as the Vice-President of Educator Initiatives for Learning Ally where she works to develop engagement programs, professional learning services and communities for educators.  ..read more

Today’s we’ll be speaking with Tim Conway PhD Many parents are asking how do we know that the dyslexia program my child is receiving really works.  Join us as Dr. Tim Conway explains what is needed in a program and how to prove it works. This show is sponsored in part by: Learning Ally: www.learningally.org Impact Dyslexia: www.Impactdyslexia.org 3 Dudes Design: https://3dudesdesign.com/ Learning Ally Demo https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-School/Schedule-Demo Texas Education Association Partnership https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-School/school-grants/Texas   Learning Al ..read more

Today’s we’ll be speaking with Hilderbrand Pelzer III about Unlocking Potential (Cutting Off the Pipeline to Prison) About Hilderbrand Pelzer III: Hilderbrand Pelzer III is an award-winning educator with three decades of wide-ranging experience in the urban educational field. Having served in wide-ranging capacity as an assistant regional superintendent, a high school principal, an elementary school principal, an assistant principal, and a teacher, Pelzer is highly familiar with the interconnected pathway of educational problems and solutions from the classroom to the district level.  As ..read more

Join Empower Dyslexia as we speak with Deputy Sheriff David Agata. He currently works as a SRO for an elementary school in Florida and has just finished his master's degree. Deputy Sheriff Agata is also Dyslexic and won the Presidential award for American military university for his project. This show is sponsored in part by:  Learning Ally: www.learningally.org  Impact Dyslexia: www.Impactdyslexia.org  3 Dudes Design: https://3dudesdesign.com/ Learning Ally Demo https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-School/Schedule-Demo Texas Education Association Partnership https://learning ..read more

Today’s we’ll be speaking with Dr. Conway we are honored  to have you back on the show. Comprehension, Attention & Executive Function - the what, why & how. Attention: ·Precedes cognition ·sensorimotor components/foundation ·auditory vs visual ·wholistic approach to attention management MEMORY/COMPREHENSION: ·Paivio's Dual-Coding Theory ·Visual vs Verbal memory EXECUTIVE FUNCTION: reasoning, problem-solving, planning, organizing, cause & effect impacted by ·Attention ·Memory/Working Memory ·Language  This show is sponsored in part by: Learning Ally: www.learningally.org I ..read more