Dyslexia and Literacy:
Friday, October, 15th 2021
Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professionals
“Dyslexia, Literacy, & Vulnerable Student Populations:
The science, policy, and culturally responsive practice”
Registration
Registration for our Virtual Fall 2021 conference in Boston is now open. Registration is $169 per person for our 1-day conference, as a virtual attendee. Click the button below to reserve your spot today.
2021 MGH Institute of Health Conference Sessions
Joanna A. Christodoulou, EdD
Associate Professor, Director of the BEAM Lab
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Poverty, the Brain, and Early Literacy Development
Paul Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor
Penn State University
Re-thinking Over and Underrepresentation of Black, Latinx and American Indian Students in Special Education
Gwendolyn Cartledge, Ph.D.
Professor of Physical Activities and Educational Services
The Ohio State University
Who Are Vulnerable Students?
Julie Washington, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Professor of Education
University of California, Irvine
Assessing Children who are Historically Underserved: Understanding and Adjusting for Inherent Complexities
Rachel R. Romeo, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Clinical Speech-Language Pathologist
University of Maryland
The Relationships between Language Development, Early Literacy, and Socioeconomic Status (SES)
Carla Stanford, M.Ed.
Ed.D. Candiate
University of California, Irvine
Culturally Responsive Reading in the Classroom: Teaching Beyond the Instruction
Who is our audience?
This Research to Practice conference is designed for teachers, practitioners, and parents to help them learn to identify, understand, and provide evidence-based instruction for students who have dyslexia and anxiety. The focus of these discussions will be for school-age students.
How can I learn more?
Watch past videos:
View our collection of past conference videos.
Learn about new research
Look through new findings and data from our affiliated researchers on the “New Research” page.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 am EST
Dr. Joan Mele-McCarthy
"Poverty, the Brain, and Early Literacy Development"
8:40 – 9:20 am EST
Dr. Joanna Christodoulou
"Who Are Vulnerable Students?"
9:30 – 10:10 am
Dr. Gwendolyn Cartledge
Break
10:10 – 10:35 am
"The Relationships between Language Development, Early Literacy, and Socioeconomic Status (SES)"
10:35am – 11:20am
Dr. Rachel Romeo
"Re-thinking Over and Underrepresentation of Black, Latinx and American Indian Students in Special Education"
11:30am – 12:30pm
Dr. Paul Morgan
Lunch
12:30pm – 1:00pm
"Assessing Children who are Historically Underserved: Understanding and Adjusting for Inherent Complexities"
1:00pm – 1:50pm
Dr. Julie Washington
"Culturally Responsive Reading in the Classroom: Teaching Beyond the Instruction"
2:00pm – 2:50pm
Carla Stanford, M.Ed.
Closing Remarks
2:50pm – 3:00pm
Diamond Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
AIM Academy
Atlanta Speech School
The Howard School
The Windward School
Westmark School
Platinum Sponsor
Jemicy School
The Southport School
Silver Sponsors
Brehm Preparatory School
Camperdown Academy
Currey Ingram Academy
Delaware Valley Friends School
Literacy How
The New Community School
The Roig Academy
The Schenck School
Spring Valley School
The Summit School
Bronze Sponsors
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Paula Tallal, Ph.D.
University of California, Riverside