Literate Brain Institute for Educators​

Research from the Leading Edge

July 13th and 14th in person at Yale University

Join leading researchers and practitioners in a conference offering the latest research in accessible talks paired with relevant information and tools participants can bring into their classrooms.

In-Person Event - 300 George Street, New Haven, CT

Research from the Leading Edge

The Science of Reading is now mandated by more than 30 state departments of education. But exactly what do scientists know about how children learn to read, and how can we best put that into practice? The Literate Brain conference will take an in-depth look at the latest research from the perspectives of neuroscience, cognitive science, and implementation theory. Accessible talks paired with relevant information and tools participants can bring into their classrooms. Participants will leave grounded in an understanding of how children learn to read, what happens when difficulties arise, interventions that help mitigate stumbling blocks, and gain tools and resources in their quest to help children develop literacy skills. Hosted in conjunction with the Yale Child Study Center-Scholastic Collaborative for Child & Family Resilience, the conference is designed for education leaders, district and school teams, and K-12 teachers.

Topics

  • Recent scientific advances in areas of language and literacy development;
  • Types of neuroimaging being conducted;
  • Statistical Learning;
  • Databased informed instruction;
  • Effective, evidence-based classroom strategies

Registration with Hotel

$1395 USD / person
  • Two-day conference registration
  • Two nights (Wednesday and Thursday) at the Omni Hotel
  • Breakfast and lunch Thursday and Friday
  • Welcome Reception at the Omni Hew Haven Thursday evening
  • Option to add Friday night hotel for $220
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Registration without Hotel

$995 USD / person
  • Two-day conference registration
  • Breakfast and lunch Thursday and Friday
  • Welcome Reception at the Omni New Haven Thursday evening
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The Global Literacy Hub Literate Brain Institute for Educators is an engaging program for educators and clinicians who work with students in areas of literacy development, especially with students who are at risk for reading difficulty, like dyslexia, English learners, or other vulnerable students.

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of the Summer Institute is to provide scientific background and actionable knowledge about literacy for educators and learning professionals, both general and special education, from elementary and middle schools. 

AGENDA

The Global Literacy Hub was founded as part of Haskins Laboratories, which was a private, not-for-profit research institute founded in 1935, with a scientific mission to investigate the biological basis of speech, language and reading, and their related disabilities. With long-standing collaborators from University of Connecticut, Yale University, and over 40 international partners, Haskins pioneered the scientific theories that guide current clinical and educational remediations for speech and reading disabilities, including the motor theory of speech perception, the orthographic depth hypothesis, the phonological basis of dyslexia, and the neurobiological system that supports reading. The over-arching mission of the Laboratories was to leverage cutting-edge science to enable those with language impairments to participate more fully in society.

The team

Devin Kearns, PhD

UCONN

Ben Powers, DBA

Yale Child Study Center & The Southport School

Mark Seidenberg, PHD

UWISC-Madison

Maureen Lovett, PhD

University of Toronto (Canada)

John Russell, EdD

Yale Child Study Center & The Windward Institute

Nicole Landi

UCONN

Ken Pugh, PHD

Yale University & UCONN

Jay Rueckl, PhD

UCONN

Julia Lindsey

Scholastic

Danielle Scorrano

The Windward School & Institute

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