2026 Literacy Academy

The Department's ninth annual ReadOhio Literacy Academy took place June 3-4, 2026, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus.

Session
Number
Session
Title
Presenter(s)
1.3.08 Accelerating Literacy for All Students: Role of Ohio's Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Framework Dr. Tessie Rose Bailey
1.4.08 We Have the Right Curriculum: Now What? Liesl Huenemann
1.4.09 Unpacking the Complexity of Writing: What It Means For Instruction Dr. Amy Siracusano
1.4.10 From Mandate to Mastery: Considerations for Building Secondary Schedules that Support Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP) Goals Roger Howard
1.4.11 Facilitated Q&A Session with Dr. Bailey: Ohio's Integrated MTSS Framework Dr. Tessie Rose Bailey
2.1.01 Writing That Works: Practical Strategies for Every Content Area Keith McCarroll and Amy Hatfield
2.1.02 Strengthening School Attendance Through Connection Dr. Arya Ansari
2.1.03 Executive Functioning: The Hidden Infrastructure of Literacy Learning Tekila Fullam and Mackenzie Davis
2.1.04 Charting the Journey of Improvement Through Coaching Lisa Cook
2.1.05 Engaging Families in Student Literacy Development: Translating Research into Practice in Ohio Schools Dr. Barbara Boone, Dr. Hadley Bachman, Sarah DeShon, and Dr. Meredith Wellman
2.1.06 Making Intervention Work: Implementing K-5 Literacy Supports Within the Realities of Classroom Time Valerie Maxwell
2.2.01 From Policy to Practice: Building and Supporting Effective Secondary Intervention Systems Suzanne Kochheiser and Brianne Hannah
2.2.02 Improving Student Outcomes Through Differentiated Core Instruction Dr. Jamey Peavler
2.2.03 Literacy Within Ohio's Integrated MTSS: Data-Driven Teaming Kelsi Edrington
2.2.04 Early Literacy and Oral Language: Using Talk, Play, and Storytelling to Close Language Gaps Sarah Jackson, Katie Allen, and Gretchen Newton
2.2.05 From Babble to Conversation: Practical Strategies for Oral Language Growth Sam Giammarco
2.2.06 Supporting Adolescent Readers with Basic Decoding Rita Kroeger
2.1.07 Strong Routines, Strong Readers: Boosting Literacy Instruction for All Learners Dr. Jess Surles
2.1.08 Leveraging Structured Literacy for the English Learner Journey: Integrating Language and Literacy Instruction within an MTSS Framework Dr. Maya Goodall
2.1.09 Evidence and Lessons Learned from a Secondary Schoolwide Literacy Model Approach Dr. Jade Wexler
2.1.10 Language Foundations in the Early Years Leading to Literacy Learning in the Early Grades and Beyond Dr. Lucy Hart Paulson and Haley Venturino
2.1.11 Implementing Integrated Systems of Support Dr. Amanda Nickerson
2.3.01 Supporting Older Readings with Advanced Decoding Dr. Devin Kearns
2.3.02 Adolescent Literacy Instruction: From Compliance to Craft Whitney Imhoff
2.3.03 Making Literacy Learning Interactive: Engaging Students Through Frequent Responses Dr. Jess Surles
2.3.04 Self-Regulation Strategy Development Janel Bowman
2.3.05 From Data to Practice: Supporting English Language Learners with Intentional Instruction Julie Kemper, Leah Kelley, Megan Jubec, and Jessica Griffen
2.3.06 Implementing Routines in Elementary Literacy Instruction (K-5) Blythe Wood
2.3.07 IEPs That Work: Aligning Goals to Students' Exact Literacy Needs Maura Brewster
2.3.08 Audit, Align, Act: Designing Coherent Data Systems for Decision-Making Dr. Amanda Nickerson
2.4.01 Supporting Twice Exceptional Students Shawna Benson
2.4.02 Data Base Decision Making in the Upper Grades: Using a Collaborative Problem-Solving Model Haley Bryant and Tiffany O'Neil
2.4.03 Fluency in Focus: Supporting Rate and Prosody Using a Variety of Text Types Laura Jones
2.4.04 Developing Individualized Education Program Goals and Specially Designed Instruction that Align with the Science of Reading Dr. Jessica Hoffman
2.4.05 Ohio's Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports for Language and Literacy in Early Care and Education  Kim Davis
2.4.06 Turning Learning Science into Literacy Practice Nick Jacobs
2.4.07 From Chaos to coherence: Building a Secondary English Language Arts Framework that Works Jessie Zink
2.4.08 Connecting Data to Growth: Progress Monitoring for Secondary Grades Kelsi Edrington
2.3.09 Managing Cognitive Load Through Instructional Design Dr. Jamey Peavler
2.3.10 Teaching the Alphabet: Empowering Preschool Teachers to Build Strong Alphabet Foundations Dr. Carolyn Turner
2.3.11 Teaching Reading to Students with ADHD and Reading Difficulties Dr. Carolyn Denton
  Literacy Academy for Families  
Session 1 Families as the Glue: Strategic Partnership for Literacy Success Kareem Weaver
Session 2 Calling All Neurons! Understanding Brain Science to Support Struggling Readers Lori Josephson
Session 3 Working with Your District to Support Your Child: What Parents Need to Know Kerry Agins and Brett Tingley
Session 4 Guiding Your Child's Literacy Journey: Tools, Confidence, and Questions That Matter Dr. Barbara Boone, Dr. Hadley Bachman, Sarah DeShon, and Dr. Meredith Wellman

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