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8:00 AM-CommonsCheck-In, Coffee and Exhibits• 45 minEveryone8:45 AM-AuditoriumKeynote: The Right to Read — Where Iowa StandsDr. Renata Oyelaran, Director of Literacy Research at Prairie Literacy Institute • 1 hr 15 minEveryone Leadership & Policy10:15 AM-Room 114Orton-Gillingham Fundamentals: A Lesson Walk-ThroughTom Kessler, Certified Orton-Gillingham Practitioner at Independent Tutor • 1 hr 15 minEveryone Structured Literacy10:15 AM-Room 110Structured Literacy Routines for K–2Jenna Albrecht, Reading Specialist at Prairie Ridge Elementary • 1 hr 15 minPreK–2 Structured Literacy10:15 AM-Room 112Screening and Early IdentificationPriya Ramaswamy, School Psychologist at Heartland Area Education Agency • 1 hr 15 minPreK–2 Grades 3–5 Assessment & Data11:30 AM-CommonsLunch• 1 hrEveryone12:30 PM-Room 110Morphology Matters: Word Parts in Grades 3–6Dr. Lorena Vasquez-Hale, Associate Professor of Literacy at Prairie Literacy Institute • 1 hr 15 minGrades 3–5 Structured Literacy12:30 PM-Room 112Assistive Technology ToolkitDerek Oyinlola, Assistive Technology Consultant at AccessWorks Iowa • 1 hr 15 minEveryone Assistive Technology12:30 PM-Room 114Dyslexia in the Secondary Content ClassroomHannah Steinberg, High School English Teacher at Riverbend High School • 1 hr 15 minSecondary Structured Literacy2:00 PM-Room 114Family Partnerships: What Parents Wish Teachers KnewAlyssa Pemberton, Parent Advocate at Decoding Dyslexia Iowa • 1 hr 15 minFamilies Family Partnership2:00 PM-Room 112What Administrators Need to Know About the Science of ReadingDr. Samuel Achterberg, Superintendent (retired) at Iowa School Leadership Network • 1 hr 15 minAdministrators Leadership & Policy2:00 PM-Room 110Dyslexia and Math: Dyscalculia and Number SenseCarla Nguyen-Brooks, Math Interventionist at Lakeview Community Schools • 1 hr 15 minGrades 3–5 Secondary Assessment & Data
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8:00 AM-CommonsCoffee and Exhibits• 45 minEveryone8:45 AM-AuditoriumKeynote: From Research to RoutineMarcus Thibodeaux, Former Principal, Literacy Coach at Cedar Bend Learning Collaborative • 1 hr 15 minEveryone Leadership & Policy10:15 AM-Room 110The IEP and 504 Process for Students With DyslexiaRob Delacroix, Special Education Director at Grant Wood Area Education Agency • 1 hr 15 minEveryone Leadership & Policy10:15 AM-Room 112Data-Based Decision Making in MTSSEmily Sorensen, MTSS Coordinator at Westfield Community School District • 1 hr 15 minAdministrators Assessment & Data10:15 AM-Room 114Phonemic Awareness Routines That Take Five MinutesNadia Haddad, Kindergarten Teacher at Oak Hollow Elementary • 1 hr 15 minPreK–2 Structured Literacy11:30 AM-CommonsLunch• 1 hrEveryone12:30 PM-Room 112Writing Instruction for Dyslexic LearnersDr. Ines Castellanos, Writing Researcher at Prairie Literacy Institute • 1 hr 15 minGrades 3–5 Secondary Structured Literacy12:30 PM-Room 110Fluency: Beyond the Timed ReadingGrant Whitlock, Literacy Coach at Cedar Bend Learning Collaborative • 1 hr 15 minGrades 3–5 Structured Literacy12:30 PM-Room 114Dysgraphia: Recognizing and Supporting ItKwame Asante, Occupational Therapist at Heartland Area Education Agency • 1 hr 15 minEveryone Assistive Technology2:00 PM-Room 114Vocabulary and Comprehension in Grades 6–12Owen Fitzgerald, Secondary Reading Specialist at Westfield Community School District • 1 hr 15 minSecondary Structured Literacy2:00 PM-Room 110Executive Function and the Dyslexic LearnerBeth Lindqvist, School Counselor at Riverbend Middle School • 1 hr 15 minSecondary Social-Emotional2:00 PM-Room 112Multilingual Learners and DyslexiaSofia Marquez, ELL Coordinator at Lakeview Community Schools • 1 hr 15 minEveryone Assessment & Data3:30 PM-AuditoriumClosing Panel: Ask the ExpertsMarcus Thibodeaux, Former Principal, Literacy Coach at Cedar Bend Learning Collaborative • 45 minEveryone