Oct. 6, 2026

Writing: The Missing Literacy Link: Featuring Laura Stewart and Lyn Stone

Writing: The Missing Literacy Link: Featuring Laura Stewart and Lyn Stone
Writing: The Missing Literacy Link: Featuring Laura Stewart and Lyn Stone
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Writing: The Missing Literacy Link: Featuring Laura Stewart and Lyn Stone
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Welcome to Digital Learning Today. In this episode, Jeff Bradbury explores the strategic systems that shape the future of education, focusing on Instructional Coaching, Artificial Intelligence, Professional Learning, and the latest Educational Technology Trends. This episode features Lynn Stone, an educational linguist and author, discussing innovative strategies to enhance literacy through writing, modeling, and early morphological instruction. Discover practical tips grounded in research to improve literacy teaching and support student development.

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About our Guest: Laura Stewart

Laura Stewart is the Chief Academic Officer at 95 Percent Group. She is a nationally recognized Science of Reading and Structured Literacy advocate who has dedicated her career to improving literacy achievement at leading education companies. Stewart has more than 25 years of academic leadership experience. Most recently, she served as the Chief Innovation Officer for The Reading League and Chief Academic Officer for professional development with the Highlights Education Group. Other key education roles include vice president of professional development for the Rowland Reading Foundation and Zaner-Bloser, school district administrator and adjunct professor. She is the author of several training guides and training workshops, as well as 12 children’s books, and the co-author of The Everything Guide to Informational Text, K-2: Best Texts, Best Practices (Corwin Press, 2014). She serves on several advisory boards, including The Path Forward for Teacher Preparation and Licensure in Early Literacy.

About Lyn Stone

Lyn Stone, linguist, author, and founder of Lifelong Literacy, joins Laura Stewart to discuss one of the most important elements of literacy, writing. Lyn will share why writing is sometimes forgotten and yet is one of the most powerful accelerants for literacy development. She will also share three practices she has found in her worldwide travels that should be employed to get better results from writing instruction.

About the 95 Percent Group

95 Percent Group is an education company whose mission is to build on science to empower teachers—supplying the knowledge, resources, and support they need—to develop strong readers. Using an approach that is based in structured literacy, the company’s One95 Literacy Ecosystem™ integrates professional learning and evidence-based literacy products into one cohesive system that supports consistent instructional routines across tiers and is proven and trusted to help students close skill gaps and read fluently. 95 Percent Group is also committed to advancing research, best practices, and thought leadership on the science of reading more broadly. For additional information on 95 Percent Group, visit: https://www.95percentgroup.com.

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