Presented by Chrisie Moritz, Literacy Consultant, Heinemann Publishing
They call them the “reading wars”—divisive debates about the “best” approach to developing foundational reading skills. But there doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing solution to helping young children learn to read and write with competence and pleasure.
Presented by Laura Stewart, Chief Academic Officer, 95 Percent Group; Dr. Mary Dahlgren, Founder, Tools 4 Reading, and Literacy Executive in Residence, 95 Percent Group; and Dr. Antonio Fierro, Vice President of Professional Learning and Academics, 95 Percent Group
Presented by Natalie Louis, Senior Lead Staff Developer, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project; Kristi Guinness, Staff Developer, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project; and Dr. Lucy Calkins, Founding Director, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
Presented by Kareem Weaver, Co-Founder and Executive Director, FULCRUM; Dr. Liz Brooke, Chief Learning Officer, Lexia Learning; and Andrea Setmeyer, National Chapter Coordinator of The Reading League
Moderated by Cassandra Wheeler, Senior Manager of LETRS State Success, Lexia Learning
Presented by Thomas Anderson, Superintendent of New Bedford Public Schools (MA); Jacqueline Greer, Chief Program Officer, Urban Teachers; Dr. Charlene Evans-Smith, Managing Director of Early Literacy, Instruction Partners; and Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Education Partnerships
Moderated by Cassandra Wheeler, Senior Manager of LETRS State Success, Lexia Learning
Presented by Horacio Sanchez, President and CEO, Resiliency, Inc.; Maya Goodall, Senior Director of Emergent Bilingual Curriculum, Lexia Learning; and Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Education Partnerships
Moderated by Cassandra Wheeler, Senior Manager of LETRS State Success, Lexia Learning
Presented by Donna Hejtmanek, Reading Advocate and Founder of Science of Reading-What I Should Have Learned in College Facebook Group; and fellow group moderator Jennifer Cyr
Moderated by Cassandra Wheeler, Senior Manager of LETRS State Success, Lexia Learning
Presented by Cheryl Lundy Swift, M.Ed., Professional Learning Director, Learning Without Tears; and Niamh Bushnell, Chief Marketing Officer, SoapBox Labs
Presented by Natalie Wexler, Education Writer and Author