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
Dr. David Chard
Research related to reading fluency and reading fluency instruction
Dr. Elizabeth Norton
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
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AIM Academy
Atlanta Speech School
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Delaware Valley Friends School
Literacy How
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Westmark School
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The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk
MGH Institute of Health Professions