Spotlight on Dyslexia Event Speakers

Dale Webster

Dale Webster

Vice President of Language and Literacy, CORE Learning

Dr. Dale Webster is Vice President of Language and Literacy for the Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education (CORE), which provides professional learning and technical assistance services to schools and districts across the country. Dale brings 30 years of experience in teaching, professional learning/technical assistance, research, state-level policy work and administration, and curriculum development to schools and districts across the country. Dale earned his Ph.D. in Learning, Cognition, and Development at the University of California, Irvine, where his research focused on vocabulary development for English learners. He has presented nationally on various topics related to the science of reading. Dale most recently served as a member of the California State Literacy Plan Team, the SB 488 Panel, and also served on the California Curriculum Commission, an advisory body to the California State Board of Education on curriculum frameworks and textbook adoptions. He is a member of the Editorial Board for the International Dyslexia Association’s Perspectives in Language and Literacy publication.

Sessions

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Intensifying Foundational Reading Skills to Meet the Needs of Students with Dyslexia

Students with mild to moderate dyslexia can be well served within general education with tiered support provided that the instruction focuses on the critical foundational skills in reading and the teacher knows how to intensify instruction. This interactive session will focus on the principles of instruction that empower teachers to meet the needs of students with dyslexia in their classrooms. The presenters will share strategies to provide explicit, engaging, and scaffolded instruction along with specific examples of each. Participants will be asked to consider key questions about their current practices and steps they can take to intensify support for students who struggle with word reading in their classrooms.

Session Objectives:

  • Participants will understand what intensive intervention on foundational reading skills looks like for students who show risk factors for reading difficulties, including dyslexia.
  • Participants will learn instructional design and delivery principles that can be used to intensify reading instruction.
  • Participants will review specific examples of how to apply the instructional design and delivery principles to daily instruction and intervention.
Carrie Thomas Beck

Carrie Thomas Beck
Director of Literacy,
CORE Learning

Dale Webster

Dale Webster
Vice President of Language and Literacy,
CORE Learning