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Slow Reading in Dyslexia: What Goals Are Reasonable and How Do We Achieve Them?
Thursday, October 9, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Presented by Louisa Moats, Ed.D., Literacy Expert and Author of LANGUAGE! Live®, LETRS®, and Speech to Print
Moderated by Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology, Voyager Sopris Learning
Sponsored by Voyager Sopris Learning
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Join this inspiring and applicable edWebinar, the third in the Dyslexia Awareness Lunch and Learn Week, as Dr. Louisa Moats, literacy trailblazer and renowned author, addresses the topic of dyslexia and the instructional techniques for helping students who struggle. Dr. Moats explores how dysfluency and slow reading are enduring characteristics of dyslexia, not just in English reading, but across languages.
She discusses the research that suggests multicomponent approaches to instruction are more effective than a singular focus on reading faster, and she provides strategies and methods for instructors to understand and utilize. Viewers learn:
- How multicomponent approaches to instruction address all levels of language organization
- Several kinds of reading and writing practice and how they align with multicomponent instructional approaches
- The goals associated with slow reading instruction
We hope you join us for this fascinating presentation. This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers, school leaders, district leaders, literacy coaches, and intervention specialists.
This edWebinar is part of Voyager Sopris Learning’s Dyslexia Awareness Week.
About the Presenter
Dr. Louisa Moats has been a teacher, psychologist, researcher, graduate school faculty member, and author of many influential scientific journal articles, books, and policy papers about the topics of reading, spelling, language, and teacher preparation. Dr. Moats is the author of LANGUAGE! Live, a blended reading intervention program for grades 5–12, and the lead author of LETRS professional development and the textbook Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers. Dr. Moats is also co-author of Spellography, a structured language word study program. Dr. Moats’ awards include the prestigious Samuel T. and June L. Orton Award from the International Dyslexia Association® for outstanding contributions to the field, the Eminent Researcher Award from Learning Disabilities Australia, and the Benita Blachman Award from The Reading League.
About the Moderator
Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology for Voyager Sopris Learning, has over 35 years of experience as an educator. She has worked as a Professional Learning Facilitator Manager with over 17 years of experience in training and supporting districts in various literacy and numeracy interventions for Voyager Sopris Learning in addition to delivering LETRS professional development sessions. She has also shared her love of proven VSL solutions as a Product Marketing Manager when she began her role as an EDVIEW360 podcast host in 2019 and continues to this day. Her goal is to aid teachers in changing the lives of students so that they not only become proficient and successful learners but also individuals confident in pursuing personal and professional life goals.
She previously held the role of Literacy Specialist at the Center for Development and Learning (CDL) now the Center for Literacy and Learning. As an educator in the New Orleans Public Schools for 14 years, she served as an elementary teacher, a reading interventionist, a school-based reading coach, and a central office field literacy facilitator. These varying roles allowed her to gain a myriad of experiences that has enhanced her ability to work in collaboration with other educators, schools, and districts for impactful professional learning. Pam’s first steps into a lifelong career as an educator began as a fourth-grade teacher in a small school in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. And the journey continues…
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