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Reading Skills
Baking a Simple Early Literacy Cake in the PreK-1 Classroom: Ingredients and Method
Presented by Dr. Theresa Roberts, Early Literacy Researcher; and Dr. Aparna Ramanathan, Founder and CEO, SoundTown
Culturally Responsive Instruction, Part 1: 10 Tips for Liberating Your Literacy Instruction
Presented by Kamania Wynter-Hoyte, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of South Carolina; Michele Myers, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University; Sanjuana C. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Reading and Literacy Education, Kennesaw State University; Eliza Braden, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Elementary Education, University of South Carolina; Natasha Thornton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Spelman College; and Amanda Alexander, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic
Science of Reading Week: Literacy Is a Civil Right
Presented by LeVar Burton and Liz Brooke, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Chief Learning Officer, Lexia
Moderated by Cassandra Wheeler, Director of LETRS State Success, Lexia
Big Words for Young Readers – Why We Must Start Earlier and How to Do It! The Science of Reading in Practice Series
Presented by Dr. Heidi Anne Mesmer, Professor of Literacy Education, Virginia Tech; and Dr. Amanda Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic
You’re Brilliant! How to Close Literacy Gaps for Students Using Your Intuition
Presented by Nancy Akhavan, Ed.D., Author and Speaker; and Nichole Walsh, Ed.D., Instructional Coach
Unlocking the Science of Reading for High School Students
Presented by Elena Canaras-Raoul, 10th Grade English Teacher, Community High School (NY); Deborah Reck, Chief Product Officer, Riveting Results; and Arthur Unobskey, Ed.D., CEO, Riveting Results
Science of Reading Week: Teachers: Be the Ultimate Expert in the Science of Reading
Presented by Kari Kurto, National Science of Reading Project Director, The Reading League; Jessica Farmer, Literacy Advocate and Content Creator, Farmer Loves Phonics; and Julie Harris, Director, Language and Literacy Curriculum, Lexia
Moderated by Cassandra Wheeler, Director of LETRS State Success, Lexia
Reading Science, MTSS, and Data Use: How to Make 3 Initiatives Only 1 New Thing
Presented by Annette Duncan, Ed.D., Literacy Coach, Waterloo Schools (IA); and Sarah Brown, Ph.D., President, System Impact Consulting
Closing the Fluency Gap Series – Part 1: What the Science of Learning Says
Presented by Jennifer Flieder, Reading Interventionist, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (IA); and Carolyn Brown, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer and Co-Founder, Foundations in Learning
Moderated by Allison Zimmermann, President and CEO, Foundations in Learning
From Football to Phonics: A Winning Game Plan for K-8 Literacy
Presented by Malcolm Mitchell, Super Bowl Champion, and Founder and CEO, Share the Magic Foundation; and Susan Lambert, Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities, and Host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Amplify
The Power of Purposeful Reading Practice Week: Strengthening Explicit Literacy Instruction Through Effective Practice
Presented by Dr. Anita Archer, Author and Educational Consultant; and Linda Diamond, Author and Executive Director, Evidence Advocacy Center
Moderated by Dr. Michelle Hosp, Director of Foundational Literacy, Renaissance
The Power of Purposeful Reading Practice Week: Strategies for Elevating Purposeful Reading Practice in Tier 1
Presented by Dr. Gene Kerns, Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance; Dr. Chastity McFarlan-Hudson, Director of Content Quality and DEI, Renaissance; and Chris Payne, Senior Manager of Audio Production, Renaissance
The Power of Purposeful Reading Practice Week: Fulfilling the Promise of Reading Interventions: Purposeful Practice at Tiers 2 & 3
Presented by Dr. Alejandra Estrada-Burt, Principal, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School (MN); and Dr. Rachel Brown, Senior Research Consultant, Renaissance
Moderated by Amy Patnoe, Director of Go-to-Market Readiness, Renaissance
Teaching Reading Fluency: The Art and Science Behind It
Presented by Tim Rasinski, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education at Kent State University, and Author; and Chase Young, Ph.D., Author, Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at Sam Houston State University, and Editor of Literacy Research and Instruction
Moderated by Kim Carlton, Senior Academic Officer, Teacher Created Materials
Building Foundational Reading Skills Through Application and Continual Review
Presented by Lorna Simmons, Author; and Michele Lynch, National Content Specialist, Heinemann Publishing
Elementary Writing Week: The Writing Rope and Integration of Reading and Writing Instruction
Presented by Joan Sedita, Founder and CEO, Keys to Literacy
Moderated by Alisa VanHekken, Chief Academic Officer, Heggerty
Unlocking Literacy: Exploring the Science of Reading and Early Literacy Strategies
Presented by Joy Allcock, M.Ed., Author and Educator, Code-Ed; and Myra G. Crouch, Ph.D., CEO and Education Consultant, EarlyEd Consulting & Strategy Group, LLC
Closing the Fluency Gap Series – Part 2: Building the Foundations for Fluency and for Deep Reading
Presented by Maryanne Wolf, Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies; and Carolyn Brown, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer and Co-Founder, Foundations in Learning
Moderated by Tim Odegard, Murfree Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies and Professor of Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University