English, Language Arts, Writing

Morphological Awareness: Assessing a Crucial Skill for Literacy Success

Morphological Awareness: Assessing a Crucial Skill for Literacy Success

Presented by Kenn Apel, Ph.D., Experienced Educator, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina; and Victoria S. Henbest, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Experienced Educator, Associate Professor, Speech-Language Pathology, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama

Smiling students reading

The Literacy Crisis: If It’s a Right, Why Is It Still a Privilege?

Presented by Octavia Gray-Essex, Ed.D., Former Educator, Current Senior Education Advisor, Lexia; Caresa Dodson, Ph.D., LETRS Professional Learning Customer Success Manager, Lexia; Carly Waters, Ph.D., LETRS Dedicated District Success Manager, Lexia; and Jessica Stroven, LETRS Professional Learning Customer Success Manager, Lexia

Improving Literacy Outcomes with AI: Lessons from Schools Around the World

Improving Literacy Outcomes with AI: Lessons from Schools Around the World

Presented by Dr. Sherri N. Wilson, Former Director of Innovative Learning, Current Principal, William Dandy Middle School, Broward County Public Schools (FL); Dr. Geri Gillespy, Experienced Education Leader, Director, Industry Advisor, Microsoft Elevate in the Americas; Leigh Williams, Information and Technology Executive, Brisbane Catholic Education; and Allie Thompson, Former Special Education Teacher, Current Senior Marketing Manager, Microsoft Education

Teacher helping students

4 Elements of Vocabulary Instruction: More Than a Word List

Presented by Dr. Tim Rasinski, Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education at Kent State University, and Author; Melissa Cheesman Smith, Educator, Teacher Mentor, Las Sendas Elementary (AZ); and Savannah Campbell, Reading Specialist and Literacy Consultant, Campbell Creates Readers
Moderated by Tara Welty, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Scholastic Professional Books, Scholastic

Writing Rockets: A Unique Approach to Building Stronger Paragraphs and Essays

Writing Rockets: A Unique Approach to Building Stronger Paragraphs and Essays

Presented by Zisel Roth, MS, Experienced Special Educator, Curriculum Writer; Mindy Reifer, MA, Elementary and Middle School Principal; and Shanita Francis, Social-Emotional Learning Consultant
Moderated by Jennah Schuh, M.Ed., SBL, SDL, Director of Education and Training, Rockland County-Based Non-Profit

Beyond Decoding: How Purposeful Practice Builds Fluency

Beyond Decoding: How Purposeful Practice Builds Fluency

Presented by Dr. Carolyn Brown, Experienced Educator, Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, and Co-Founder, Foundations in Learning; and Angelia Hoyer, Experienced Educator, Professional Learning Consultant
Moderated by Allison Zimmermann, Experienced Educator, CEO, Foundations in Learning