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The Science of Reading in Real Life: Real Strategies for Real Classrooms
Thursday, October 23, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Presented by Dr. Sharon Vaughn, Professor and Executive Director, Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin; Dr. Pamela Mason, Director, Jeanne Chall Reading Lab, Harvard Graduate School of Education; and Dr. Young-Suk Kim, Professor, School of Education, University of California, Irvine
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The Science of Reading is a powerful body of research that highlights the most effective ways to teach children how to read—but what does it actually look like in today’s classrooms? This edLeader Panel moves teachers beyond theory and gets to the heart of practical application!
Join a dynamic roundtable discussion with leading experts in the field of literacy research and education: award-winning researcher, professor, and author Dr. Sharon Vaughn; famed literacy researcher and advocate Dr. Pamela Mason; and renowned researcher and Science of Writing expert Dr. Young-Suk Kim.
After this engaging conversation, you are able to:
- Connect the Science of Reading to tangible, daily classroom strategies
- Build on current expertise by applying techniques for foundational skills
- Take advantage of teachable moments that naturally build knowledge across content areas
Viewers are provided access to the Science of Reading Digital Bookshelf, a free resource for educators that contains dozens of professional development resources and ready-to-use classroom activities.
All educators with an interest in literacy education—especially K-8 classroom teachers, reading coaches, intervention specialists, curriculum directors, and instructional leaders—are encouraged to view this edLeader Panel.
About the Presenters
Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D., is the Manuel J. Justiz Endowed Chair in Education and Executive Director of the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin. With more than 30 years of experience in teacher education, Dr. Vaughn is a prolific author and researcher who has conducted more than 60 experimental studies in school settings, written over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and published more than 50 intervention studies. Her work has shaped educational policy and practice, and she serves as a Senior Adviser to the National Center on Intensive Interventions. The University of Texas at Austin recently awarded Dr. Vaughn the President’s Research Impact Award.
Pamela A. Mason, Ed.D., is a Senior Lecturer on Education, a Co-chair of the Literacy and Languages Concentration, and Director of the Jeanne Chall Reading Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. With extensive experience as both a curriculum coordinator and an elementary school principal, she collaborates with colleagues nationally and globally on preparing reading specialist teachers and literacy coaches, developing the capacity of school leaders as literacy advocates, and evaluating schoolwide literacy programs. Dr. Mason is active in the International Literacy Association, serving on the Assessment Task Force, and in the National Council of Teachers of English, serving on the Standing Committee Against Censorship.
Dr. Young-Suk Kim is a Professor at the School of Education, University of California, Irvine. A former classroom teacher, she focuses on language and literacy development and effective instruction for diverse students. Her extensive research encompasses various aspects of literacy, including written composition, reading comprehension, reading fluency, oral language, listening comprehension, higher-order cognitive skills, and reading-writing relations. Dr. Kim’s research has received over $60 million in grants from the Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S. Department of Education, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Science Foundation. Currently, Dr. Kim serves as the Editor-In-Chief for Scientific Studies of Reading.
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