Zil Jaeger (they/them) is a Montessori educator, consultant and coach, with a passion for literacy and a commitment to anti-bias, antiracist education. They are Montessori trained at the 3-6 and 6-12 levels, with multiple literacy certifications. They believe that classrooms should be spaces of joy, critical engagement, and community-minded learning. An advocate for literacy learning, Zil is devoted to translating research into effective classroom strategies. They love supporting teachers, caregivers, and schools to empower children in their learning.
In this conversation, Zil shares insights into the sciences of reading, and how we can support literacy learning in Montessori environments according to the latest research. They also share their memories of going to Montessori school as a child, and their experience being the parent of a child attending a public Spanish-language immersion elementary school in Portland, Oregon!
Zil is offering listeners of the Multilingual Montessori Podcast a 15% discount on their shop with code LITERACY.
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Resources that Zil and I mention in the episode:
Disrupting Racism and Whiteness in Researching a Science of Reading by H. Richard Milner IV
What I learned from debating the Science of Reading more than 20 years ago is still true by Leigh Patel
Literacy Learning for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Key Practices for Educators
Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong (Podcast from American Public Media)
What is Translanguaging and How Can It Be Used in the Classroom? (American Montessori Society)
Reading for Life: High Quality Literacy Instruction for All by Lyn Stone
The Antiracist Kid: A Book about Identity, Justice, and Activism by Tiffany Jewell
Raising Antiracist Children by Britt Hawthorne
Campbell Creates Readers on Instagram
