Presented by Dr. Molly Ness, Literacy Specialist; and Heather Blankenship, M.Ed., Partnerships and State Initiatives Manager, Learning A-Z
Early Literacy
Building Early Literacy Skills for Nonverbal Children: Every Voice Counts
Presented by Cindy Mudroch, Educational Consultant, Special Education Teacher, and Author
Moderated by Laura Wilhelm, Ed.D., VP of Professional Learning Services, Kaplan Early Learning Company
The Language Foundation: Building Blocks for Deep Comprehension of Complex Texts
Presented by Susan Lambert, Ed.D., Chief Academic Officer of Literacy at Amplify and host of Science of Reading: The Podcast
Closing the K-3 Reading Gap: One School’s Journey
Presented by Dr. Traci Kervin, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Seaside Charter Schools (FL); Sarah Holt, Academic Instructional Coach, Seaside Charter Schools (FL); and Sam Deffes, Senior Literacy Advisor, Professional Learning and Academic Partnerships; Learning Without Tears
Science of Reading Made Easy: Practical Ways to Build Strong Literacy Foundations in Pre-K and K
Presented by Tisha Hayes, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education, University of Virginia; Kateri Thunder, Ph.D., Educator, Researcher, Author, and Coach; and Alisha Demchak, Ph.D., Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Teacher Education Program, University of Virginia
Moderated by Stephanie Roselli, Executive Editor, Gryphon House
Teaching Sentences with Intention: Differentiation, Language, and Transfer
Presented by Shawn Datchuk, Ph.D., M.Ed., Director, Iowa Reading Research Center, University of Iowa; and Cheryl Lundy Swift, Ed.D., Director, Professional Learning, Learning Without Tears
The Many Languages in Preschool Classrooms: New Approaches for Educators
Presented by Karen Nemeth, Consultant and Author of Many Languages, One Classroom
Moderated by Stephanie Roselli, Executive Editor, Gryphon House
Improving Reading Results: From Assessment to Action
Presented by Dr. Stephanie Stollar, Founder, Professor, and Literacy Consultant, Reading Science Academy; and Kate Winn, Teacher, Literacy Consultant, and Podcaster, IDA Ontario’s Reading Road Trip Podcast
Moderated by Tara Welty, Senior Vice President & Publisher of Scholastic Professional Books
Interrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Literacy Leadership
Presented by Hilderbrand Pelzer III, Educator and Author
Moderated by Dr. Martaluz Rodriguez Pozo, Account Manager, Learning Ally
Creating Happy, Healthy Early Readers: Proven Strategies to Support Emergent Readers
Presented by Lisa Blume, M.Ed., Instructional Designer, Nemours Children’s Reading BrightStart!
Moderated by Laura Wilhelm, Ed.D., VP of Professional Learning Services, Kaplan Early Learning Company