Reading Fluency and Dyslexia: The Science and the Practice
Friday, October 27th, 2023
Our conference will be available virtually and in person, streaming live from the MGH Institute in Boston, MA.
Dr. Joanna Christodoulou
Associate Professor
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Neuroscience of reading and reading fluency
A tribute to Will Baker
President and Founder of TDF
Dr. David Chard
Dean and Professor
Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Research related to reading fluency and reading fluency instruction
Dr. Elizabeth Norton
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Northwestern University
Cognitive/linguistic aspects of reading fluency
Dr. Maryanne Wolf
Director of the Center for Dyslexia,
Diverse Learners, and
Social Justice at the UCLA
Fluency intervention
8:45 - 9:00 am - Welcome and Opening Statements
9:00 - 10:15 am - Dr. Joanna Christodoulou
“Neuroscience of reading and reading fluency”
A Tribute to Will Baker - 10:15 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45 am - Break
10:45 - 12:00 pm - Dr. David Chard
“Research related to reading fluency and reading fluency instruction”
Lunch- 12:00 - 12:45 pm
12:45 - 2:00 pm - Dr. Elizabeth Norton
“Cognitive/linguistic aspects of reading fluency”
2:00 - 3:15 pm - Dr. Maryanne Wolf
“Fluency intervention”
3:15 pm - Closing Remarks
Dr.Tiffany Hogan
Diamond Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
AIM Academy
The Summit School
Platinum Sponsor
Jemicy School
The Southport School
Silver Sponsors
Brehm Preparatory School
Camp Spring Creek
Camperdown Academy
The Howard School
Literacy How
The New Community School
The Schenck School
Spring Valley School
The Windward School
Bronze Sponsors
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
MGH Institute of Health Professions