Presented by Zaretta Hammond, Founder and CEO, Transformative Learning Solutions; and Maya Goodall, Chief Strategy Officer, CORE Learning
Moderated by Kristie Shelley, Chief Product Officer, CORE Learning
Science of Reading
Science of Reading Implementation: Integrating Instruction and Assessment
Presented by Dr. Roland Good, Co-Founder, Acadience Learning; Jason Borges, Executive Director, NYC Public Schools Literacy Collaborative; O’Kiyyah Lyons-Lucas, Principal, Powell Elementary School (DC); Alisa Dorman, President, Acadience Learning; and Jermal Riggins, Literacy Advisor, Wilson Language Training
Neurodiversity in the School Building: Intersecting Special Education with the Science of Reading
Presented by Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia; Jesse Sanchez, Managing Director of Programs, The Neurodiversity Alliance; Lily Eisele, Student, Personnel Director, Student Senate Leadership, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire; Dr. Nancy Nelson, Assistant Professor of Special Education, Boston University, and Deputy Director, National Center on Improving Literacy; and Davis FitzGerald, Master’s Student in Special Education, George Washington University
Hosted by Cassandra Wheeler, Director, LETRS State Success, Lexia
Beyond the Labels: Unpacking the Diversity of Emergent Bilinguals for School Leaders
Presented by Dr. José Viana, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia; Rachel Hawthorne, English Learner Senior Specialist, Really Great Reading; Andrea Bitner, ELL Educator, Author, Speaker; Dr. Jennifer Pendergrass-Bennefield, ESOL/Title III Coordinator, Floyd County Schools (GA); and Dr. Lynmara Colón, Director, Student Opportunity and Multilingual Services, Prince William County Schools (VA)
Hosted by Cassandra Wheeler, Director, LETRS State Success, Lexia
Conquering Dyslexia: Strategies Based in Science to Help ALL Students
Presented by Dr. Jan Hasbrouck, Literacy Expert, Researcher, and Author
Moderated by Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology, Voyager Sopris Learning
Level Up Your Structured Literacy Practices: Leverage the Science of Learning to Build Automaticity and Fluency
Presented by Leah Zimmermann, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Iowa; and Carolyn Brown, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa, and Co-Founder of Foundations in Learning
Moderated by Angelia Hoyer, Partner Success and Professional Development Lead, WordFlight
Literacy Challenges: Addressing the Unnatural Literacy Hierarchy in the Elementary Grades
Presented by Dr. Alfred W. Tatum, President, Literacy Research Association
Small Groups and the Science of Reading: Helping Students Get Unstuck
Presented by Julia Lindsey, Ph.D., Literacy Expert, Consultant, and Author; and Courtney Lofgren, Learning Designer, Learning A-Z
Building School Culture by Learning Together: A Conversation for School Administrators
Presented by Rich Zigarovich, Principal, Lordstown Elementary School (OH); and Kimberly Stockton, Ed.D., Senior Education Advisor, Lexia Learning
The Science of Reading: A Blueprint for Comprehension Instruction
Presented by Nancy Hennessy, M.Ed., Literacy Consultant; and Julia Salamone, M.Ed., Instructional Specialist, The Haverford School for Boys (PA)