Language & Literacy Conference

Apr 23 - 24

Madeleva Hall, Carroll Auditorium at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana

The Typical and Atypical Reading Brain: How a Neurobiological Framework of Early Language and Reading Development can Inform Educational and Clinical Practice and Policy

Learning to read is a pivotal milestone in a child's life, and it is associated with many vocational, economic, and health indices. This talk will give an overview of children’s reading development and cover the typical milestones of learning to read, the brain regions involved in reading and literacy development, and what aspects of a child's home and community support learning to read. Furthermore, we will cover the role of oral language in typical and atypical reading development and provide an overview of reading disabilities, including a deeper look at the new dyslexia definition and early identification and screening approaches. We will conclude with a discussion on how we can work together as a community of professional, educational, and community stakeholders to maximize the joy of learning to read.

Learner Outcomes:

• Participants will be able to identify the multifactorial factors that lead to typical and atypical reading development

• Participants will be able to describe of the neurobiology of typical and atypical reading development

• Participants will be able to define reading disabilities and explain how a multifactorial approach to reading disabilities can inform clinical and educational practice and policy

To register for the 2-day in-person event ($20 registration fee), see here: https://events.saintmarys.edu/s/1611/index.aspx?sid=1611&gid=6&pgid=3002&content_id=5989