Presented by Caroline Davidson, Former Educator, Current Associate Manager of Learning Design, World Book; and Tom Evans, Vice President of Editorial, World Book
Reading
CANCELED: Reading Isn’t Enough: Why Writing Is the Missing Lever
Presented by Amy Siracusano, M.S.Ed., Experienced Educator, National Literacy Consultant; and Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift, Experienced Educator, Director of Professional Learning and Academic Partnership, Learning Without Tears
Morphological Awareness: Assessing a Crucial Skill for Literacy Success
Presented by Kenn Apel, Ph.D., Experienced Educator, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina; and Victoria S. Henbest, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Experienced Educator, Associate Professor, Speech-Language Pathology, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama
Leading Literacy: Perspectives From the Field’s Most Influential Voices
Presented by Marisa Ramirez Stukey, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, The Reading League; Danielle (Nell) Thompson, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, The Transformative Reading Teacher Group and The Big Sky Literacy Summit; and Dale Webster, Ph.D., President, CORE Learning
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
4 Elements of Vocabulary Instruction: More Than a Word List
Presented by Dr. Tim Rasinski, Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education at Kent State University, and Author; Melissa Cheesman Smith, Educator, Teacher Mentor, Las Sendas Elementary (AZ); and Savannah Campbell, Reading Specialist and Literacy Consultant, Campbell Creates Readers
Moderated by Tara Welty, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Scholastic Professional Books, Scholastic
Every Student, Every Text: How Language Comprehension Skills Support Access to Complex Texts
Presented by Lainie Augensen, Former Educator, Success Lead, Great Minds; and Daniel Velasco, Former Educator, Regional Director of Implementation Services, Midwest & Plains Regions, Great Minds
Beyond Decoding: How Purposeful Practice Builds Fluency
Presented by Dr. Carolyn Brown, Experienced Educator, Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, and Co-Founder, Foundations in Learning; and Angelia Hoyer, Experienced Educator, Professional Learning Consultant
Moderated by Allison Zimmermann, Experienced Educator, CEO, Foundations in Learning
Building an Actionable Framework for Language Comprehension
Understanding language is critical to reading, beginning with oral language and growing to include drawing inferences to determine meaning. So how do educators build a comprehensive framework for language comprehension?
How to Maximize Your K-4 Literacy Block
Presented by Peggy Price, Former Educator, Current Director of the Orton-Gillingham Institute, Stern Center for Language and Learning
Moderated by Leigh Buettler, Former Educator, Current Director of Professional Learning, Stern Center for Language and Learning