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Upcoming Lunch & Learn edWebinar Series
Co-hosted by CORE Learning and The Reading League
Tuesday, Mar. 25 at 12 p.m. Eastern TimeMultilingual Perspectives on Structured Literacy: What Multilingual Learners Need to SucceedPresented by Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, President, Valley Speech Language and Learning Center; Dr. Alexandra Babino, Associate Professor, Texas Women’s University; and Maya Valencia Goodall, Chief Strategy Officer, CORE Learning
Wednesday, Mar. 26 at 12 p.m. Eastern TimeWinning Support for Structured Literacy: How to Advocate for Change in Schools and PolicyPresented by Resha Conroy, Founder and Executive Director, Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children; Dr. Antonio Fierro, Vice President of Professional Learning and Academics, 95 Percent Group; and Maya Valencia Goodall, Chief Strategy Officer, CORE Learning
Thursday, Mar. 27 at 12 p.m. Eastern TimeThe IDA Infographic and Structured Literacy: Clearing Up Misconceptions for Better ImplementationPresented by Dr. Simone Gibson, Associate Professor, Morgan State University; Dr. Endia Lindo, Associate Professor, Texas Christian University (TCU); Francisco Usero-Gonzalez, Assistant Professor in the Bilingual Education and ESL Programs, Sam Houston State University; and Dr. Altheria Caldera, CEO, Caldera and Associates Equity Consulting, LLC
Friday, Mar. 28 at 12 p.m. Eastern TimeBlack English and Literacy: Teaching Reading Without Erasing LanguagePresented by Dr. Ramona Pittman, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University; Dr. Jasmine Rogers, Adjunct Professor, School of Education, American University; Dr. Dionna Latimer-Hearn, Speech Language Pathologist & Public Scholar, Northwestern University & REACT Initiative; and Dr. Altheria Caldera, CEO, Caldera and Associates Equity Consulting, LLC