2025 Literacy Academy

The Department's eighth annual ReadOhio Literacy Academy is June 12, 2025, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus.

Session Number Session Title Presenter(s)
1.01, 2.01 The Strive-for-Five Framework: Conversations that Build Language Comprehension in Early Childhood Sonia Cabell, Ph.D.
1.02 Implementing and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practices in the Preschool Classroom Rita Kroeger with Warrensville Heights Local Schools
1.03, 2.03 Intensifying Interventions: The Power of Practice Jamey Peavler, Ed.D.
1.04 Refining Tier 2 Interventions: Austintown Elementary School's Journey Through the Process Denise Malkovits with Austintown Local Schools
1.05 All Systems Go - How Rosa Parks in Middletown is Using a Variety of Data to Drive More Efficient Planning in Support of Improved Student Outcomes Mary Williams with Middletown City Schools
1.06, 2.06 Using an Evidence-Based Comprehension Building Practice to Improve Comprehension and Content Knowledge for Secondary Students: An Overview and Considerations for Varying Implementation Intensity Jade Wexler, Ph.D.
1.07 Improving Reading Outcomes: Literacy Interventions for Middle and High School Students Jennifer Walker with Youngstown City School District
1.08, 4.10 Strengthening Core Instructional Practices: Building Teacher Leadership and Capacity Suzanne Kochheiser and Amber Clay-Mowry with Lucas Local Schools
1.09, 2.09 Writing Development and Instruction for Multilingual Students Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, Ph.D.
1.10, 2.10 Bridging Gifted Education and the Science of Reading: Assessment and Instructional Implications Amanda Nickerson, Ed.D.
1.11, 2.11 Leading Systemic Change: Focus is a Prerequisite for Improvement Daryl Michel, Ph.D.
1.12 The Implementation of Ohio’s Coaching Model Annette Gross with ReadOhio Coaches
2.02 Aligning Materials (and practices!) with Ohio's Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement Kim Davis
2.04 Intensifying Phonics Instruction in First Grade Maura Brewster with Youngstown City Schools
2.05 Supporting the Development of a District Implementation Plan Katie Chaney and Katie Kilgour with Wellston City Schools
2.07 Creating and Implementing a Building-Wide Literacy Goal Julie Haluch with South Euclid-Lyndhurst City Schools
2.08 Making the Most of Ohio's Science of Reading Course: Leading Learning Implementation Jeremy Luke, Ph.D. and Roger Howard
2.12 Supporting Literacy Assessment and Instruction for Students with Disabilities and Complex Communications Needs Shawna Benson
3.01 The Foundation for the Science of Reading: Using the Five Early Literacy Practices for Early Learning Success Amy Kronberg, Ph.D.
3.02, 4.01 Building Language and Literacy Through Shared Book Reading Carolyn Turner
3.03, 4.03 Utilizing Small Group Instruction to Make a Difference Jess Surles
3.04 Supporting High-Quality Instructional Materials in Tier 1 Rebecca Conley and Annette Gross
3.05 Fostering Word Consciousness through Morphology Instruction Emily Kriegel with Lincolnview Local Schools
3.06 Transforming Literacy Instruction: Collaborative Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Urban Schools Roxann Lozar and Jodi Snyder with Cleveland Metropolitan Schools and East Cleveland City Schools
3.07, 4.07 You Have to Write in Math Too? Planning and Implementing Writing Across All Content Areas in a School Keith McCarroll with Logan-Hocking Local Schools
3.08, 4.08 Adolescent Writing: The Writing Rope Framework Joan Sedita
3.09, 4.09 ReadOhio Coaching: Points of Progress, Lessons Learned, Future Replication Sherine Tambyraja, Ph.D. and Stephanie VanDyke
3.10 From Foundations to Futures: Accelerating Adolescent Literacy Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D.
3.11, 4.11 Structures to Support a Systematic Approach to Tier 2 Literacy Intervention Through Collaborative Data-Based Decision Making Jessica Hoffman, Ph.D. with Cincinnati Public Schools
3.12 Regional Network of Collaborative Minds: Empowering Multidisciplinary Leadership Olivia Weisman and Erica Kaufmann
4.01 Language is Everything! Debbie Nagel and Heather Gaskins
4.04 Empowering Districts Through High-Quality Instructional Materials Labs: A Hands-On Approach to Curriculum Excellence Holly Burgess with Clinton Massie Local Schools
4.05 Coaching for Sustainable Practices: A Look at Garfield Elementary Allison Scott with Wellsville Local Schools
4.06 Enhancing Disciplinary Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom Kelsi Edrington and Linda McKean
4.12 Turning Literacy Pits into Peaks: Implementing Ten Game-Changers Jaqueline Dietrich and Carrie Wood

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