Presented by Joan Sedita, Author of The Writing Rope: A Framework for Explicit Writing Instruction in All Subjects
Moderated by Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology, Voyager Sopris Learning
Reading Skills
Why It’s Time to Teach Reading to Teens
Presented by Priscilla Barrera, English 1 Lead Teacher, IDEA San Juan College Prep (TX); Nick Brummer, Eighth-Grade ELA Lead Teacher, Eagle Valley Middle School (CO); and Leah Sewell, Former Teacher, Current Director of Partnerships, Zinc Learning Labs
10 Reading Maxims That Matter: What We Know About Learning to Read
Presented by Dr. Reid Lyon, Neuroscientist (Neuropsychology), Specialist in Learning Disorders, and Literacy Researcher
Moderated by Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology, Voyager Sopris Learning
How Morphology Grows Vocabulary: Hands-On Word Study for K-8
Presented by Dr. Donald Bear, Professor Emeritus and Literacy Center Director, Iowa State University and University of Nevada, Reno
Effective K–2 Vocabulary Instruction Rooted in Joyful Read-Aloud Experiences
Presented by Molly Ness, Ph.D., Author and Teacher Educator, Dirigo Literacy; and Angela Cammarata, M.Ed., National Literacy Consultant, Zaner-Bloser
The Literacy Breakthrough: Turn Parents into Your Most Powerful Reading Partners
Presented by Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer, ParentPowered, and Former Teacher; and Françoise Lartigue, Director of Content and Curriculum, ParentPowered, and Former Teacher
Sentence Writing: The Overlooked Element of the Science of Reading
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
Teaching Reading Today: Bridging Research, Practice, and the Social Value of Literacy
Presented by Carol Jago, Associate Director, California Reading and Literature Project, UCLA, and Past President, National Council of Teachers of English; Lorna Simmons, Former Special Education Teacher, and Author, Saxon Reading Foundations; Dr. JT Torres, Director, Houston H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning; and Samantha Garon, VP of Product Management, Heinemann
Connecting Digital Citizenship and Reading Comprehension: Safe Learning, Strong Literacy
Presented by Dyane Smokorowski, Coordinator of Digital Literacy, Wichita Public Schools (KS)
Bring the Science of Reading to Life Through Student Discussions
Presented by Dr. Mitchell Brookins, Former Teacher, Current Educational Consultant, Brookins Consulting; Lisa Pagano, Director of Advanced Studies, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC); and Teri Laliberte, Former Teacher, Current Assistant Director of Professional Learning, Great Books Foundation