early literacy

Supporting Your Developing Readers: Strengths First, Skills Forward

Supporting Your Developing Readers: Strengths First, Skills Forward

Presented by Taylor Hovish, Ed.M., Experienced Educator, Chief of Product Design, BrainScience Works; and Shama Hinard, Former Educator, Current Chief Learning Officer, BrainScience Works
Moderated by Anne Boswell, Director of Admissions and Outreach, Athena Academy

Strengthen PreK – Elementary Literacy Outcomes: Identify Needs, Prioritize Support, and Make Investments Count

Strengthen PreK – Elementary Literacy Outcomes: Identify Needs, Prioritize Support, and Make Investments Count

Presented by Wendy Buerk, Reading Specialist/Instructional Support Teacher, Warren County R-III School District (MO); Joey Dawson, Ed.D., Former Federal Programs Director, Current Senior Sales Associate, OxEd; and Anne Penn Cox, Ed.D., Former Principal, Washington School and Winans Primary School, Livingston Public Schools (MT), Current Senior Strategic Implementation Manager, OxEd

Teacher reading to students

Effective Tier 1 Literacy in the Primary Grades

Presented by Dr. Stephanie Stollar, Founder, Professor, and Literacy Consultant, Reading Science Academy
Moderated by Pam Austin, Professional Learning Facilitators Manager, Voyager Sopris Learning

How Literacy Can Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline

How Literacy Can Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline

The school-to-prison pipeline runs right through reading classrooms, said Hilderbrand Pelzer III, author of Unlocking Potential, school leader for over 30 years, and award-winning educator who organized one of the largest correctional education programs in the U.S.