About me
Dr. Nancy Young is an independent Canadian educational consultant providing professional development for an international audience.
Nancy’s current focus is the WHO, WHAT and WHY of literacy instruction in the early primary grades. Nancy’s emphasis is instruction based on need, particularly differentiation as a means to more effectively address the wide range of skills in classrooms. Nancy’s expertise encompasses students who have challenges in learning to read (including students with dyslexia), students who have ADHD, and students who are advanced in reading at an early age (AIR). She is a strong advocate for the provision of appropriate educational programming, materials, and experiences for students who are gifted (intellectually). Nancy is the creator of The Ladder of Reading & Writing, a widely-recognized translational framework visually representing the ease at which children learn to read and write and the instructional implications of that ease. Nancy is the co-editor (with Dr. Jan Hasbrouck) of the popular book Climbing THE LADDER OF READING & WRITING: Meeting the Needs of ALL Learners (2024).
