2024 Schedule

Thursday, October 3, 2024

6:00-8:00 P.M. 
Early Check-in

Friday, October 4, 2024

7:30-8:30 A.M.
Check-in, Light Breakfast & Coffee

8:30-9:45 A.M.
Welcome & Keynote: Literacy as a Human Right- Our Collective Moonshot Tracy Weeden

9:45-10:15 A.M.
Break/Resource Fair

10:15-11:30 A.M.
Breakout Session I

Addressing Misconceptions about Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: Insights from Research and Practice Rebecca Tolson	Help! My Student is Stuck at Sound-by-Sound Reading Michael Hunter
Individualized Therapy for All Dyslexia Profiles Megan Pinchback	Dyslexia for a Day: A Simulation of Dyslexia Kelli Sandman-Hurley

11:30 A.M. -12:30 P.M.
Lunch Buffet

12:30-1:45 P.M.
Breakout Session II

Empowering Adolescent Learners with Dyslexia Rebecca Tolson	Interpreting Assessment Data for Targeted Instruction Mitzi Berryhill
The Identification of Dyslexia: A Summary of Research on Best Practices Jeremy Miciak	Fluency Focus: Student-Centered Fluency Tracking Kayla Reggio

1:45-2:15 P.M.
Break/Resource Fair

2:15-3:30 P.M.
Breakout Session III

When Does Learning to Read Start? Neurobiology, Development and Early Identification of Reading Disabilities Nadine Gaab	Teaching Math to Students with Dyslexia & Other Learning Differences: Research & Theory Adrianne Meldrum
What Does It Feel Like To Be a Struggling Reader? Linda Farrell	Assessing and Instructing English Learners with or At-Risk for Dyslexia Phil Capin

3:30-4:45 P.M.
Networking Event

Saturday, October 5, 2024

7:30-8:30 A.M.
Breakfast

8:30-9:45 A.M.
Welcome Keynote: Dyslexia’s Impact on Literacy and Well-Being Tim Odegard

9:45-10:15 A.M.
Break/Resource Fair

10:15-11:30 A.M.
Breakout Session I

Navigating Dyslexia in Louisiana Schools: Identification, Remediation, Accommodation, and Accountability DeJunne’ Clark Jackson	Educational Implications of Coordinated Neuropsychological Development of Reading and Social-Emotional Functioning for Students With and Without Dyslexia Rebecca Gotlieb
Dyslexia Outside the Box: Empowering Students with Dyslexia to Thrive through a Flipside Strengths Perspective Beth Ellen Nash	Teaching Math to Students with Dyslexia & Other Learning Differences: Practical Applications Heather Brand

11:30 A.M-12:30 P.M.
Lunch

12:30-1:45 P.M.
Breakout Session II

Demystifying Dyslexia: Organizing and Interpreting Evaluation Data Sarah Gannon	Title Tamara Empson
How to Address Fluency with Students with Dyslexia Jan Hasbrouck	Help and Hope for Dyslexics Beth Ellen Nash

1:45-2:15 P.M.
Break/Resource Fair

2:15-2:45 P.M.
Closing Assembly