Presented by Stacy Hurst, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Southern Utah University, and Chief Academic Officer, Reading Horizons; Lindsay Kemeny, Second Grade Teacher, Davis School District (UT); and Donell Pons, Dyslexia Educator and Consultant
Presented by Stacy Hurst, M.Ed., Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Southern Utah University, and Chief Education Officer, Reading Horizons; and Lindsay Kemeny, Second Grade Teacher, Davis School District (UT)
Changing the reading instruction provided by a school or district is a complex, multi-step process that can take years to accomplish, but as one presenter noted during the edLeader Panel, “Leadership and the Science of Reading: An Honest Look at the Joys and Challenges of School Transformation,” it can transform students’ lives as well as significantly increase their academic achievement.
Watch the Recording For decades educators have known that children who can read on grade level by the third grade stand a much better chance of succeeding in school and in life. The fundamental skills needed to read begin in early childhood and require the developmental scaffolding of skills to put all the pieces together… read more →
Presented by Nancy Akhavan, Ed.D., Author and Literacy Expert, Benchmark Education
Presented by Laura Stewart, Chief Academic Officer, 95% Group; Nancy Young, M.Ed., Reading/Writing Specialist and Author, Nancy Young Educational Consulting; Donna Hejtmanek, Founder and Administrator, Science of Reading—What I Should Have Learned in College Facebook group; Casey Bertram, Superintendent, Bozeman Public Schools (MT); Dr. Danielle Thompson, CCC-SLP, Founder and President, The Transformative Reading Teacher Group; and Pati Montgomery, Founder and President, Schools Cubed
Moderated by Terrie Noland, Ph.D., CALP, Vice President, Educator Initiatives, Learning Ally
Presented by Peter Kelpin, District Implementation Resource Specialist, EVERFI; and Dr. Jaumeiko Coleman, Vice President of Early Literacy Impact, EVERFI
Presented by Dr. Kim Gibbons, Director, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, University of Minnesota
Presented by Dr. Scott McConnell, Director of Assessment Innovation, Renaissance
Presented by Wiley Blevins, Ed.M., Author and Literacy Expert, Benchmark Education