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Professional Strand
Presenters

This strand is designed for educational professionals. Elevate your understanding of sound walls, explore the components of structured literacy, and examine dyslexia within language comprehension & word recognition. Professionals will probe ways of making equitable literacy instruction the foundation of your school or classroom to benefit all learners.

Presenters
Session Titles

Diane Lewis

Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center @ Virginia Commonwealth University

Amber Butler
Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center @ Virginia Commonwealth University

Sandra Koch
Reading Specialist, Chesterfield County Public Schools

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Sound Walls 101: 

What is a sound wall?

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Diane Lewis

Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center @ Virginia Commonwealth University

Sarah Seyler,
1st Grade Teacher, Hopewell City Public Schools

June Tokosh,
3rd-grade teacher, Hopewell City Public Schools

April Schnipper,
Instructional Coach, Hopewell City Public Schools

Sound Walls 102: Implementation of Sound Walls (prerequisite SW 101)

Christine Peterson
Project Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center @ the College of William & Mary;
Wilson Dyslexia Therapist; SIM Learning Strategies Professional Developer

Essential Components of a Structured Literacy Lesson at All 3 Tiers of Instruction

Jennifer Askue-Collins

Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center @ Virginia Commonwealth University

Dyslexia & Word Recognition

Chris Frawley

Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center @ Virginia Commonwealth University

Jennifer Askue-Collins

Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center @ Virginia Commonwealth University

Crystal Bell 

Program Specialist, Training and Technical Assistance Center @ Virginia Commonwealth University

Dyslexia & Language/Reading Comprehension 

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