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Check-In, Coffee and Exhibits
Oct. 26
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Orton-Gillingham Fundamentals: A Lesson Walk-Through
Tom KesslerOct. 26
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Screening and Early Identification
Priya RamaswamyOct. 26
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Structured Literacy Routines for K–2
Jenna AlbrechtOct. 26
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Lunch
Oct. 26
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Assistive Technology Toolkit
Derek OyinlolaOct. 26
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Dyslexia in the Secondary Content Classroom
Hannah SteinbergOct. 26
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Morphology Matters: Word Parts in Grades 3–6
Dr. Lorena Vasquez-HaleOct. 26
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What Administrators Need to Know About the Science of Reading
Dr. Samuel AchterbergOct. 26
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Family Partnerships: What Parents Wish Teachers Knew
Alyssa PembertonOct. 26
Event DDIA Annual Educator Conference 2027
starts on
Oct 26, 2027, 8:00:00 AM
(America/Chicago)
Keynote: The Right to Read — Where Iowa Stands
Everyone
Leadership & Policy
Location: Auditorium
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10/26/27, 8:45 AM
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10/26/27, 10:00 AM
(America/Chicago)
(1 hour 15 minutes)
Dr. Renata Oyelaran
Director of Literacy Research
at Prairie Literacy Institute
Dr. Renata Oyelaran
Director of Literacy Research
at Prairie Literacy Institute
Renata has spent twenty years studying how children learn to read and why some struggle. She led the statewide review of early reading screeners and advises districts on evidence-aligned reading programs.
A plain-language look at what Iowa's dyslexia legislation requires of schools, what the first years of universal screening data show, and where the gaps still are.