Science of Reading

What Makes Literacy Implementation Work? Turning Evidence Into Student Growth

What Makes Literacy Implementation Work? Turning Evidence Into Student Growth

Presented by Wiley Blevins, Ed.D., Author, Educational Consultant, and Researcher; William P. Stropkaj, Ed.D., Superintendent, Keystone Oaks School District (PA); Shannon Varley, Ed.D., Assistant to the Superintendent for Student Achievement, Keystone Oaks School District (PA); Steven Ross, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Professor, and Director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins School of Education; Michael A. Cook, Ph.D., Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins School of Education; and Eleni C. Giorgos, Research Assistant, Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins School of Education
Moderated by Nicole Stephen, Senior Director, Professional Learning and R&D, William H. Sadlier, Inc.

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

Policy Into Practice: State Literacy Leadership

Policy Into Practice: State Literacy Leadership

Presented by Bobbie Burnham, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Teaching and Learning, Minnesota Department of Education; Dr. Claudia Ladd, Literacy and Early Childhood Division Administrator, CLSD Language and Literacy Director, and Education Innovation Research Grant Director, Wyoming Department of Education; and Maya Valencia Goodall, Chief Impact Officer, CORE Learning

District Actions for Systemwide Literacy Impact

District Actions for Systemwide Literacy Impact

Presented by Laura Mendes, M.Ed., Director of Literacy, Springfield Public Schools (MA); Gabi Bell Jiménez, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Milwaukee Public Schools (WI); and Maya Valencia Goodall, Chief Impact Officer, CORE Learning