Ep.6 | Bad Azz Parent Advocate with Nikki Francis
November 3, 2021
Join Winifred A. Winston and LeDerick Horne with Nikki Francis for another Bad Azz Parent segment. Nikki discusses her journey advocating for her daughter in Maryland public schools and as well as in North Carolina. She shares how instrumental her daughter’s self awareness was in her decision to leave the traditional public school system and decide to homeschool her daughter, more specifically join a Co-op.
Join Winifred A. Winston and LeDerick Horne with Nikki Francis for another Bad Azz Parent segment. Nikki discusses her journey advocating for her daughter in Maryland public schools and as well as in North Carolina. She shares how instrumental her daughter’s self awareness was in her decision to leave the traditional public school system and decide to homeschool her daughter, more specifically join a Co-op.
Here’s a breakdown of what to expect in this episode:
Here’s a breakdown of what to expect in this episode:
- Changing the narrative around parents' power to hold schools accountable and using data and documentation.
- Homeschooling isn’t just for stay at home parents; working parents can homeschool their children too.
- How Dr. Eden’s research study in partnership with Lindamood-Bell changed the trajectory of her daughter’s confidence as a learner.
- Using people skills to speak up and advocate for yourself in school and beyond.
- Why the banking model of education by Paulo Freire doesn’t work for children who learn differently?
- And so much more!
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About Nikki Francis...
Nikki Francis is a legal professional employed by a global education management company. She is also a fitness and women’s health advocate. Nikki believes that overcoming women’s health challenges and real healing comes in part, by telling our stories and sharing our truths.
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You can find Nikki Francis . . .
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Connect with Winifred!
Website: https://www.soallcanread.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/soallcanread
Instagram: https://instagram.com/blackanddyslexic
Instagram: https://instagram.com/soallcanread
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Connect with LeDerick!
Connect with LeDerick!
Website: https://lederick.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lederickh/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lederickhorne/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lederick?lang=en
Resources discussed in this episode
- Dyslexia Assessments: https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-assessment-what-is-it-and-how-can-it-help-2/
- Dolch Sight words list: https://sightwords.com/sight-words/dolch/#lists
- What is Dibels? https://dibels.uoregon.edu/about-dibels
- Tactual and Kinesthetic Learner: https://www.houghton.edu/current-students/center-for-student-success/academic-support-and-accessibility-services/study-advisement/general-study-information/kinesthetic-learning-style/
- The Difference between a 504 Plan and IEP: https://www.understood.org/articles/en/the-difference-between-ieps-and-504-plans
- Dr Eden Georgetown University Study – Research on students having trouble with learning: https://youtu.be/iUkiBwaUYPQ
- The biology of the dyslexic brain: https://youtu.be/-aRfWcfCYKM
- The Siena School in College Park Maryland: https://www.thesienaschool.org/
- Book: “Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education” by Clark Aldrich
- Book: “Raising Free People” by Akela S Richards
- Liberated Minds - Black Homeschool & Education Institute https://liberatedmindsinstitute.com/
- Book: “The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain” by Brock L. Eide M.D. M.A. and Fernette F. Eide M.D.
THIS PROJECT IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY MORGAN CARES AND THE CENTER FOR URBAN HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AWARDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES (NIMHD 1U54MD013376-01A1)