Presented by Dr. Scott McConnell, Director of Assessment Innovation, Renaissance
Reading
Increase At-Home Reading Time Using Individual Goal Setting as a Tool
Presented by Angela Zanelli, VP, Policy & Advocacy at Lehigh Valley Public Media, and Campaign Director for Lehigh Valley Reads; and Lisa McManus, US Partnership and Program Manager, Worldreader
Moderated by Kristen Walter, US Director of Programs, Worldreader
Newcomers: Language and Literacy Development for a New Generation
Presented by Margarita Calderón, Ph.D., Author and English Language Learning Expert, Benchmark Education
Making Phonics Instruction More Meaningful and Effective
Presented by Wiley Blevins, Ed.M., Author and Literacy Expert, Benchmark Education
Ensuring Success for Students with Dyslexia: Identification and Intervention
Presented by Dr. Rachel Brown, Senior Research Associate, Illuminate Education, Inc.; and Dr. Laura Boynton Hauerwas, Professor, Providence College
Reading Fluency: The Bridge Between Phonics and Comprehension
Presented by Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, Author, Educational Consultant, Researcher and Trainer, Benchmark Education
Advance Beyond Doing Reading to Teaching Reading
Presented by Kristina Smekens, President and Lead Consultant, Smekens Education; and Courtney Gordon, Literacy Consultant, Smekens Education
Integrating English Language Arts into Elementary Science Instruction
Presented by Marjorie Frank, HMH Into Science Co-Author, ELD Specialist, and Adjunct Faculty of Hunter, Manhattan, and Brooklyn Colleges
Moderated by Whitney Yaple, Director of K-12 Science Product Marketing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Building a Culture of Writing: Strategies for Implementing a Student-Focused Writing Curriculum
Presented by Whitney Young, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Valerie Bolling, Instructional Coach and Author, Greenwich Public Schools (CT); and Brittany Kosumsuriya, Secondary ELA Facilitator, Grand Prairie Independent School District (TX)
Addressing Essential Literacy Skills Through Science
Presented by Rebecca Abbott, Professional Learning Lead, University of California Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science