Presented by Kara Arnold, Staff Developer, The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower
Reading Skills
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
Building Literacy Across the Curriculum: Why Every Teacher Is a Reading Teacher
Presented by Susan Lambert, Ed.D., Host of Science of Reading: The Podcast and Chief Academic Officer of Literacy, Amplify; Ana Torres, Host of Beyond My Years and Senior Biliteracy and Multilingual Product Specialist, Amplify; and Eric Cross, Classroom Insider for Beyond My Years, Amplify, and Middle School Science Teacher, Albert Einstein Academies, International Baccalaureate Schools (CA)
Building Reading Fluency: The Role of Rich and Varied Practice – Part 2
Presented by Dr. Carolyn Brown, Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, and Co-Founder, Foundations in Learning; and Dr. Carolyn Strom, Former Teacher, Current Clinical Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Literacy, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development
Moderated by Allison Zimmermann, Former Teacher, Current CEO, Foundations in Learning
5 Writing Essentials of an Effective K–12 Program: The Science of Writing Part 1
Presented by Kristina Smekens, President and Lead Consultant, Smekens Education
Moderated by Holly Sluyter, Literacy Consultant, Smekens Education
Adolescent Literacy Research to Practice: Combining HQIM and Evidence-Based Instruction
Presented by Joan Sedita, Founder and Lead Author, Keys to Literacy; Jillian Roche, Former Teacher, Current Director of Curriculum, Lavinia Group; and Keely Keller, Former Teacher, Current Director of Professional Programs and Author, K12 Coalition
How to Incorporate Reading Full Books in ELA Classrooms, and Why
Presented by Freda Shatara, First Grade Teacher, Ann Arbor Public Schools (MI); Lorraine Griffith, Former Teacher, Current Senior Director, Content Architect, Great Minds; and Melissa Loftus, Former Teacher, Current Lead Curriculum Developer, Great Minds
Dyslexia Defined: Unpacking the 2025 IDA Definition
Presented by Tim Odegard, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Chairholder, Chair of Dyslexic Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
Moderated by Terrie Noland, Ph.D., CALP, Senior Advisor of Educator Initiatives, Learning Ally
Strengthening Literacy Across California: An Introduction to Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction
Presented by Claude Goldenberg, Ph.D., Nomellini & Olivier Professor of Education, Emeritus, Stanford University; and Susan Lambert, Ed.D., Chief Academic Officer of Literacy and Host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Amplify Education
Small Groups That Work: Purposeful Routines for Big Literacy Results
Presented by Dr. Julia B. Lindsey, Foundational Literacy Expert and Consultant