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Now that the science of reading has been raised to a level of conscious awareness across the country, schools are eager to put it into practice. Educators and learners of all kinds are using their new knowledge in an effort to achieve higher outcomes. However, sometimes educator knowledge is incomplete, which leads to oversimplified understandings and instruction is not as effective as it could be. In addition, sometimes the translation of the scientific findings seems incomplete, leading to disagreements among the experts. It is time for the education community to identify what those disagreements mean for instruction so that educators can be assured of how to teach most effectively.
The Simple View of Reading equation is one of the first things educators learn about in their science of reading journeys. Yet, how well do they understand its implications and what do the researchers have to say?
MEET THE MODERATORS
José Viana
Panel One:
The Simple View of Reading as an Anchor for Understanding Reading Development in All Learners: Consensus and Critique
Tiffany Hogan
Panel Two:
Language Comprehension: Consensus and Critique
Louisa Moats
Panel Three:
Word Recognition: Consensus and Critique
Mitchell Brookins
Panel Four:
Reading Comprehension: Consensus and Critique
2025 PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Panel One
The Simple View of Reading as an Anchor for Understanding Reading Development in All Learners: Consensus and Critique
Description: The Simple View of Reading equation is one of the first things that educators learn about in their reading science journeys. Despite what they learn, there is confusion and even oversimplification in its application. Panelists will discuss how well educators understand its implications for practice and what researchers have to say.
Moderator: José Viana
Panelists: Coming Soon
Panel Two
Language Comprehension: Consensus and Critique
Description: Critiques of the science of reading often include a lack of attention to language comprehension. Panelist discussions will clarify misconceptions related to prioritizing and instructing each of the components needed for language comprehension based on findings from the reading science.
Moderator: Tiffany Hogan
Panelists: More Coming Soon
Julie Van Dyke
Panel Three
Word Recognition: Consensus and Critique
Description: Although the development of word recognition is seen as the component where the science of reading has reached the most consensus, educators and other stakeholders often have incomplete knowledge that impacts their understanding of how to most effectively put it into practice. Panelists will discuss the main scientific findings on word recognition–our internal lexical representations in memory–as a common denominator that drives both reading and spelling words. They will clarify nuances within differences of opinion that have contributed to confusion in implementation.
Moderator: Louisa Moats
Panelists: More Coming Soon
David Kilpatrick
Ramona Pittman
Panel Four
Reading Comprehension: Consensus and Critique
Description: The ultimate goal of reading is reading comprehension. Panelists will provide insights on how to create an impactful literacy experience by clarifying areas of confusion such as background knowledge, strategy instruction, sentence-level comprehension, and text structure. Using findings from the science of reading, they will identify where educators and other stakeholders should prioritize attention to drive students’ understanding and engagement with texts.
Moderator: Mitchell Brookins
Panelists: More Coming Soon
Adrea Truckenmiller
Questions?
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SUMMIT
The Reading League’s Summit is designed to convene literacy experts from multiple disciplines and viewpoints to discuss a specific topic on which there might be misunderstandings or disagreements. Panelists and moderators work together prior to the Summit to identify areas where there is consensus and areas where further discussion and research are needed. This work is presented at the Summit, which typically consists of multiple panel sessions where all attendees spend the day(s) together in one room to listen, learn, and discuss.