Twila Richards, B.G.S., B.Ed., Manitoba Educator, C/OGP,
Advocate: Right to Read Manitoba,
MTSLD Vice President,
DCM Vice President,
DC volunteer for Mark it Read lightings, and member of OIDEA.
"Reading allows people to live their lives to the fullest.
I want the same freedom for my students."
Twila Richards
My name is Twila Richards, I am a teacher, a certified OG practitioner, an advocate, and, most importantly, a parent. My child was diagnosed with LDs in 2016. With many years of experiencing teaching early and middle year grades, I did not know how to help my own child get caught up to grade level. After trying several programs, I was fortunate to study and learn Orton Gillingham (OG) approach and realized why I struggled in school. I helped my children become a confident reader, spelling, and writer. I am so grateful to the OG approach as the specialized instruction helped us understand how to read, spell, and write.
I understand that parents can become frustrated and confused when their child struggles to learn because I have been there.
I know how important it is for students to learn how to read, spell and write.
Students who struggle with reading, spelling, and writing have difficulties learning other skills in school as they can take a long time to read, or cannot read, the information or instructions. They typically avoid writing because they make spelling mistakes. This experience makes it hard for students to see themselves as intelligent, capable individuals. Some lose their confidence.
I am dedicated to teaching students to understand and overcome their reading, spelling, and writing difficulties while reminding them that their struggles have nothing to do with their intelligence.
Your child is intelligent and deserves to be a confident reader and writer, and to love reading and writing.
Although I struggled with learning to spell and to print, and that I still work hard on both today, I do not let that stop me. I have been a part of writing five books.
Twila Richards, B.G.S. (English major), B.Ed., Manitoba Educator, certified OGP
I understand that parents can become frustrated and confused when their child struggles to learn because I have been there.
I know how important it is for students to learn how to read, spell and write.
Students who struggle with reading, spelling, and writing have difficulties learning other skills in school as they can take a long time to read, or cannot read, the information or instructions. They typically avoid writing because they make spelling mistakes. This experience makes it hard for students to see themselves as intelligent, capable individuals. Some lose their confidence.
I am dedicated to teaching students to understand and overcome their reading, spelling, and writing difficulties while reminding them that their struggles have nothing to do with their intelligence.
Your child is intelligent and deserves to be a confident reader and writer, and to love reading and writing.
Although I struggled with learning to spell and to print, and that I still work hard on both today, I do not let that stop me. I have been a part of writing five books.
Twila Richards, B.G.S. (English major), B.Ed., Manitoba Educator, certified OGP
The bookshelf of a person who struggled to learn to read.
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A poem written by a person who struggled to learn to read and print.
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I am Marin's mom. Please contact if you are interested in Marin's Principle. |
Reading of Marin's Principle:
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We tried with Human Rights and were excluded; therefore, we wrote the petition above.
In 2017, I contacted the HRC and had to drop it due to chronic pain. No one took up the torch, so I contacted them again in 2020. Due to the delays and for the fact that Right to Literacy was not taken on, we were excluded as only right to read was declared. Orthographic dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia are disabilities that were excluded. There are other reasons to struggle with literacy (as disabilities).
Contact [email protected] to have your voice heard and make inclusive change.
Those who are functionally illiterate get help provided to them to overcome and learn literacy skills when they are diagnosed or suspect they have a disability.
"A quill represents literacy (reading, reading comprehension, spelling, written expression, and math) along with the freedom that comes with being functionally literate."
"A quill represents literacy (reading, reading comprehension, spelling, written expression, and math) along with the freedom that comes with being functionally literate."
