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
Presented by Paul Black, Ed.D., NCSP, Literacy Advocate, School Psychologist, and Board Chair, RISE Institute for Literacy; Angelica Hoffman, Reading Interventionist, Horn Lake High School (MS); and David Hoffman, Ph.D., Teacher, Horn Lake High School (MS)
Presented by Dr. Carolyn Brown, Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, and Co-Founder, Foundations in Learning; Dr. Maryanne Wolf, Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies; and Tina Zampitella, Director of Curriculum, AIM Academy
Presented by Jennifer Serravallo, Former K-8 Educator, Current Professional Development Provider, Heinemann Publishing
Presented by Lyn Stone, Author, Literacy Expert, and Advocate
Moderated by Pam Austin, Professional Learning Facilitators Manager, Voyager Sopris Learning
Presented by Dr. Charles Hulme, Founder and CEO, OxEd; Dr. Anne Penn Cox, Senior Strategic Implementation Manager, OxEd; and Dr. Laurie Rossback, Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Durango School District (CO)
Moderated by Dr. Allison Slone, Curriculum Designer, IMSE
Presented by Sharon Alonso, Experienced Educator, District Administrator, Hillsborough County Public Schools (FL); and Carisa Barnes, Experienced Educator, Literacy Instructional Coach, San Diego Unified School District (CA)
Presented by Dr. Molly Ness, Experienced Educator, Author, and Teacher Educator, Dirigo Literacy; and Dana Jaffee, Director, Professional Learning Services, Zaner-Bloser
Presented by Cindy Mudroch, Educational Consultant, Special Education Teacher, and Author
Moderated by Laura Wilhelm, Ed.D., VP of Professional Learning Services, Kaplan Early Learning Company
It seems obvious: early language learning in Pre-K and kindergarten forms an essential foundation for education. However, when educators talk about language, they are often referring to reading skills and not oral language.