Scholars Webinars
Join the national conversation around literacy education! These scholarly webinars offer deep dives into literacy research by advocates and researchers to expand the collective knowledge of the literacy community.
Hosted by the International Literacy Educators Coalition
“Science of” Movements as Trojan Horse Education Reform
Dr. Paul Thomas explores the Science of Reading movement and its history of profiting both financially and politically at the expense of teachers, students, and public schools as a whole.
Hosted by the International Literacy Educators Coalition and United to Save Our Schools.
The Truth About Reading: The Eyes and Brain at Work
This three-part webinar explores:
- Reading as a Meaning-Making Process: Insights from Miscue Analysis with Alan D Flurkey, Ph.D.
- Beginning Readers: Eye Movement and Miscue Analysis Study with Peter Duckett, Ph.D.
- Examining Reader Strategies Using Eye Movement Miscue Analysis (EMMA) with Maria Perpetua Liwanag, Ph.D.
Hosted by the International Literacy Educators Coalition
What’s the Deal with the Science of Reading?
This webinar will help participants understand what the science of reading is and isn’t. We will provide a simple overview of balanced literacy, the three-cueing systems, evidence-based practices, eye movement during reading, word identification, word recognition, phonics instruction, phonemic awareness, direct instruction, and educational research.
Hosted by the International Literacy Educators Coalition
How to Teach Reading Comprehension
This webinar explores concepts from the book Designing Meaning-Based Interventions for Struggling Readers by Andrew P. Johnson, Ph.D.
Hosted by the International Literacy Educators Coalition
How to Teach Writing: K-8 and Beyond
Dr. Andy Johnson presents ideas for how to develop students’ ability to write. Participants will leave this session with an understanding of how to teach the writing process and a variety of new strategies and activities that can be used to teach each step of the five-step writing process.
Hosted by the California Association for Bilingual Education
Fact-Checking the Science of Reading and Moving Beyond Mandates
Renowned scholars Robert J. Tierney and P. David Pearson expose the misinformation promoted by the Science of Reading movement and explore the path forward to support true literacy for all children.
Hosted by the California Association for Bilingual Education
Debunking Science of Reading Neuroscience Claims
Dr. Steven Strauss delves into what current neuroscience research says about reading and shares the limitations of fMRI studies.
THE JOURNAL OF READING RECOVERY
Spring 2024
Constructing a More Complex Neural Network for Working on Written Language That Learns to Extend Itself by Carol A. Lyons
Reading Recovery IS the Science(s) of Reading and the Art of Teaching by Debra Semm Rich
Predictions of Progress: Charting, Adjusting, and Shaping Individual Lessons by Janice Van Dyke and Melissa Wilde
Teachers Designing for Context: Using Integrity Principles to Design Early Literacy Support in Aotearoa New Zealand by Rebecca Jesson, Judy Aitken, and Yu Liu