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

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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?

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Watch past videos:

View our collection of past conference videos.

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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