TAKE LITERACY LEARNING TO NEW HEIGHTS

July 20–21, 2023

IOWA CITY, IOWA

Register

Registration is closed due to meeting our capacity. We thank everyone for their interest in this conference!

Basics

Host

The conference host is the Iowa Reading Research Center.

Registration

Registration is closed due to meeting our capacity. We thank everyone for their interest in this conference—the science of reading movement is strong in Iowa!

Cost

The cost per person is $250.

LOCATION

The conference will take place at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa

Attendees

This conference is for you if....

you are a teacher, instructional coach, higher education instructor, or educational professional involved in delivering evidence-based instruction in public or private environments.

you have been trained, or are currently being trained, to deliver a program that you know is aligned with the science of reading.

your school is making the shift to evidence-based instruction from balanced literacy, and you are at least partially responsible for decisions and purchases.

you are an administrator who is trying to positively impact literacy rates in your district.

you are an educator looking for deeper knowledge about the science of reading.

Keynotes

JAN HASBROUCK, PH.D.

Dr. Jan Hasbrouck is a researcher, educational consultant, and author. She was a reading specialist and literacy coach for 15 years before teaching at the University of Oregon and later becoming a professor at Texas A&M University. She served as Executive Consultant to the Washington State Reading Initiative and as an advisor to the Texas Reading Initiative. Dr. Hasbrouck has provided educational consulting to individual schools across the United States as well as in Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, and Germany, helping teachers, specialists, and administrators design and implement effective assessment and instructional programs targeted to help low-performing readers.

Dr. Hasbrouck earned her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Oregon, and completed her Ph.D. at Texas A&M. Her research in areas of reading fluency, reading assessment, instructional coaching, and English Learners has been published in numerous professional books and journals. She is the author and coauthor of several books including "Conquering Dyslexia", "Reading Fluency", "Student-Focused Coaching" and "Educators as Physicians", along with several assessment tools. Dr. Hasbrouck works with the McGraw Hill publishers as an author of their "Wonders" and "Wonder Works" reading and intervention programs. In 2019 she helped found Read Washington, a 501(c3) nonprofit organization with the mission to "provide professional development opportunities, based on the science of reading, so every student becomes a skilled and confident reader." She also enjoys volunteering at her grandson’s K-8 school in Seattle.

STEPHANIE STOLLAR, PH.D.

Dr. Stephanie Stollar is the founder of Stephanie Stollar Consulting LLC and the creator of The Reading Science Academy. Dr. Stollar is a part-time assistant professor in the online reading science program at Mount St. Joseph University, and a founding member of a national alliance for supporting reading science in higher education. As a board member for the Innovations in Education Consortium, she collaboratively plans the annual MTSS Innovations in Education Conference. Dr. Stollar has worked as a school psychologist, an educational consultant, and as Vice President for Professional Learning for Acadience Learning Inc. She has provided professional development, conducted research and published in the areas of assessment, early intervention, and collaborative problem solving. She is passionate about improving educator knowledge and aligning school systems to prevent reading failure. You can follow Stephanie Stollar Consulting and the Reading Science Academy on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn, and contact her at stephaniestollar@gmail.com.

Workshops

Topics for conference workshops include:

• Understanding FastBridge data and determining next steps
  
• How the brain learns to read
  
• Writing assessments and strategies
  
• Aligning teacher preparation programs to the science of reading
  
• What to look for in a scope and sequence
  
• Understanding literacy research
  
• Multi-tiered system of supports and special education
  
• Implementing structured literacy across the tiers
  
• Structured literacy instruction and routines
  
• How to lead change toward the science of reading
  

Licensure Renewal Credit

Attendees for the Iowa Science of Reading Summit may register for Iowa Licensure Renewal Credit:

• 1 renewal unit will be provided.
• Credit will only be awarded for attending the conference and completing the "Implementing Structured Literacy in the General Classroom" course which will be available through the Iowa Reading Research Center's eLearning.
• There is a $50 fee for those seeking the credit.
• University of Iowa alumni receive a 10% discount on all professional development events through the Baker Teacher Leader Center. Indicate your alumni status when you register.
  

If you wish to earn licensure renewal credit for attending this workshop, please follow the following steps:

• Find "Iowa Reading Research Center – Science of Reading Summit Summer 2023" on the catalog webpage https://tlc-uiowa.catalog.instructure.com/ and click on the ENROLL button
  
• You will receive an email to complete your registration and create a password to log in to the online course platform. Make sure to complete this step!
  
• Use your log in information to access the site at: https://uiowa2.instructure.com/login/canvas
  
• Make sure to complete all requirements listed on that site to generate your certificate of completion by 10 PM (CST) of the course end date
  

Hotels

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Directions

To the Iowa Memorial Union From Interstate 80:

• Take Exit #244 and turn south on Dubuque St.
  
• Follow Dubuque St. south to Market St.
  
• Turn right onto Market St.
  
• Follow Market St. to Madison St.
  
• Turn left onto Madison St.
  
• Turn left to enter the Iowa Memorial Union parking ramp
  

From Downtown Hotels to the Iowa Memorial Union:

• Go north on Clinton St.
  
• Turn left onto Market St.
• Follow Market St. to Madison St.
• Turn left onto Madison St.
• Turn left to enter the Iowa Memorial Union parking ramp
  

Parking:

• Parking is included with your registration and will be available in the Iowa Memorial Union parking ramp or the North Campus parking ramp.
  

Thursday Schedule

Friday Schedule

Photography and Video

The Iowa Reading Research Center takes photos and video at its events to be used in future promotions. We will be capturing photos and/or video at the keynote and workshop presentations.

By taking part in this event, you grant the Iowa Reading Research Center the right to use the photography and video collected for the promotion of the Iowa Reading Research Center or the Iowa Science of Reading Summit for its social media, publications, or other purposes.

If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed please inform an Iowa Reading Research Center employee.

Contact Info

For questions or concerns:

irrc@uiowa.edu

319-384-2268

www.facebook.com/iowareadingresearchcenter

twitter.com/IAReading