How to Read a Wordless Picture Book

She’s an educator, a therapist, a mom, and she has some great ideas for you about early literacy.Meet Megan Lingo, Educational Therapist, creator of Chickadee Lit, and co-creator of KidArt Lit. In this episode of Learn With Less, Megan spoke to Ayelet about wordless picture books.Have you ever sat down with a wordless picture book and thought, “am I doing this right?” The first answer is, probably! Listen to our conversation and hear Megan’s 5 great tips to get you excited about reading wordless picture books.Megan Lingo is a veteran reading teacher, Educational Therapist and mom to three small children. She writes about reading for kids and families on her blog, Chickadee Lit and co-creates wonderful art and story kits at KidArt Lit.Disclosure: I love KidArt Lit. I love it so much, I became an affiliate, which means that if you click on this link and decide to purchase, I may receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you)!Connect With Us:Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / PinterestMegan at Chickadee Lit: Website / Instagram Megan at KidArt Lit: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest>>Don’t Miss Our Corresponding Blog Post!<<Transcript of this episodeAyelet: Today, i have a special guest to welcome to Learn With Less, Megan Lingo, educational therapist, mother to three young children, and creator of Chickadee Lit [and co-creator of KidArt Lit.] Megan, welcome!Megan: Thanks so much for having me, I’m so excited – this is my first podcast experience.Ayelet: Very exciting! So, why don’t you start by telling me a little bit about your professional background. I think a lot of people listening might stumble over the term “educational therapist.”Megan: Well, an educational therapist is a professional who works with individuals with learning differences or learning disabilities, usually in a school setting, or in a clinical setting. An educational therapist might provide some diagnostic help, some direct remediation, and also some kind of advocacy or case management for people who have learning disabilities and are navigating a public school system or a university system, or the workplace. So, as an educational therapist myself, I’ve worked in a variety of school settings and also clinical settings, mostly with kids who have language-based learning disabilities which affect their reading skills.Ayelet: And how has all that translated to Chickadee Lit and what you are doing now?Megan: Well, before I was an educational therapist, I was a reading teacher in public, private and charter schools for a number of years, and I’m just super passionate about reading. I think it’s just the best thing that you can do with your free time and so, so important. And then when I became a mother, it became even more important to me. Reading is something that’s always been a passion of mine, professionally and personally, and now as a mother, the opportunity to share this intimate and emotional experience with my kids as they are just beginning to make meaning out of story… it’s just the most beautiful thing!