Presented by Dr. Carolyn Brown, Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, and Co-Founder, Foundations in Learning; and Dr. Carolyn Strom, Former Teacher, Current Clinical Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Literacy, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development
Moderated by Allison Zimmermann, Former Teacher, Current CEO, Foundations in Learning
Across the nation, students struggle with reading. If educators want to help their students, there’s one resource they’ll need to bring in: families.
Presented by Claude Goldenberg, Ph.D., Nomellini & Olivier Professor of Education, Emeritus, Stanford University; and Susan Lambert, Ed.D., Chief Academic Officer of Literacy and Host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Amplify Education
Presented by Linda Diamond, Former Educator, Current Executive Director, Evidence Advocacy Center; and Dr. Paige C. Pullen, Former Educator, Current Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer, Mindset CoPilot
Moderated by Dr. Katy Cortelyou, Former Teacher, Current Senior Regional Director, Collaborative Classroom
Presented by Dr. Reid Lyon, Neuroscientist (Neuropsychology), Specialist in Learning Disorders, and Literacy Researcher
Moderated by Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology, Voyager Sopris Learning
Presented by Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer, ParentPowered, and Former Teacher; and Françoise Lartigue, Director of Content and Curriculum, ParentPowered, and Former Teacher
Presented by Shawn Datchuk, Ph.D., M.Ed., Director, Iowa Reading Research Center, University of Iowa; and Cheryl Lundy Swift, Ed.D., Director, Professional Learning, Learning Without Tears
Presented by Kai-leé Berke, Former Educator, Current CEO, Heggerty; Heather Minter, Author and Thought Leader; Dr. Diane Davison King-Shaw, Child and Family Therapist, Lourie Center School (MD); and Marjorie Bottari, Former Educator, Current Vice President, Academic Content & Learning Design, Heggerty
The Science of Reading has become widely accepted in education, so what does it look like in practice? In the edLeader Panel “The Science of Reading in Real Life: Real Strategies for Real Classrooms,” Sarah Von Heal, Literacy Marketing Manager at Savvas Learning Company, discussed the practical applications of the Science of Reading with experts Dr. Sharon Vaughn, Professor and Executive Director of the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Pamela Mason, Director of the Jeanne Chall Reading Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Dr. Young-Suk Kim, Professor at the School of Education at University of California, Irvine.
Presented by Dr. Mitchell Brookins, Former Teacher, Current Educational Consultant, Brookins Consulting; Lisa Pagano, Director of Advanced Studies, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC); and Teri Laliberte, Former Teacher, Current Assistant Director of Professional Learning, Great Books Foundation

