Early Literacy

Supporting Your Developing Readers: Strengths First, Skills Forward

Supporting Your Developing Readers: Strengths First, Skills Forward

Presented by Taylor Hovish, Ed.M., Experienced Educator, Chief of Product Design, BrainScience Works; and Shama Hinard, Former Educator, Current Chief Learning Officer, BrainScience Works
Moderated by Anne Boswell, Director of Admissions and Outreach, Athena Academy

Strengthen PreK – Elementary Literacy Outcomes: Identify Needs, Prioritize Support, and Make Investments Count

Strengthen PreK – Elementary Literacy Outcomes: Identify Needs, Prioritize Support, and Make Investments Count

Presented by Wendy Buerk, Reading Specialist/Instructional Support Teacher, Warren County R-III School District (MO); Joey Dawson, Ed.D., Former Federal Programs Director, Current Senior Sales Associate, OxEd; and Anne Penn Cox, Ed.D., Former Principal, Washington School and Winans Primary School, Livingston Public Schools (MT), Current Senior Strategic Implementation Manager, OxEd

Learning Without Tears 20261020 event

Reading Isn’t Enough: Why Writing Is the Missing Lever

Presented by Amy Siracusano, M.S.Ed., Experienced Educator, National Literacy Consultant; and Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift, Experienced Educator, Director of Professional Learning and Academic Partnership, Learning Without Tears

Talking to Families About Screen Time in Early Learning: What to Say When Parents Ask

Talking to Families About Screen Time in Early Learning: What to Say When Parents Ask

Presented by Eisha Buch, Head of Teaching and Learning, Common Sense Media; Dr. Katie DiGregorio, Director of Learning: ENL, Data, and Student Success, West Hempstead Union Free School District (NY); and Dr. Lisa Minicozzi, Principal, Chestnut Street School, West Hempstead Union Free School District (NY)
Moderated by Caroline Hu Flexer, Co-Founder and Vice President, Khan Academy Kids

Where Literacy Meets Inquiry: Making Elementary Social Studies Manageable

Where Literacy Meets Inquiry: Making Elementary Social Studies Manageable

Presented by Dr. S.G. Grant, Professor Emeritus of Social Studies Education at Binghamton University, and Co-Author of C3 Framework; and Dr. Kara Ball, Former Educator, Current Academic Officer, Teacher Created Materials
Moderated by Heather Brooke, Former Educator, Current Vice President of Professional Learning, Teacher Created Materials

Using Movement to Boost Early Literacy Skills: From Wiggles to Words

Using Movement to Boost Early Literacy Skills: From Wiggles to Words

Presented by Lisa Blume, Manager, Early Literacy Training and Development, Reading BrightStart!, Nemours Children’s Health; and Rebekah Duchette, RN BSN, Senior Program & Policy Analyst, Nemours Children’s Health
Moderated by Laura Wilhelm, Ed.D., VP of Professional Learning Services, Kaplan Early Learning Company