Name: The Why, What and How of Evidence-Based Reading Instruction
Start: 2024-05-25T07:00:00+08:00
Location: Edith Cowan University Mt Lawley

The Why, What and How of Evidence-Based Reading Instruction

The Science of Teaching and Learning Australia (SOTLA), ECU and La Trobe Uni join with Emily Hanford to outline "the why, the what and the how" of evidence-based reading instruction.
WHY
Emily Hanford - Why are we here? The current state of literacy (globally) and how we’ve got to be where we are in 2024.
Emily Hanford is a senior correspondent and producer for American Public Media. Her work has appeared on NPR and in The New York Times, Washington Monthly, The Los Angeles Times and other publications. Emily’s reporting on reading includes the 2018 podcast episode “Hard Words: Why aren’t kids being taught to read?” and “Sold a Story: How teaching kids to read went so wrong” that was released in 2022 (soldastory.org).
WHAT
Professor Pamela Snow - Bridging the knowledge translation gap in early reading instruction: It’s time for a conversation with balanced literacy.
Pamela Snow is a Professor of Cognitive Psychology in the School of Education at the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University, Australia. She is also Co-Director of the Science of Language and Reading (SOLAR) Lab. Pamela has over 170 publications and in addition to these academic outputs, Pamela writes a popular blog for teachers, parents, and clinicians: The Snow Report - https://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/.
WHAT
Professor Tanya Serry - What empirically validated models of reading say and how does this inform our practice: From lifting words off the page to proficient reading comprehension
Dr Tanya Serry has a background in Speech Pathology and Linguistics. She joined the School of Education at La Trobe University in 2020 and her research interests centre on the policy and practices of evidence-based reading instruction and intervention practices for students across the educational lifespan. Together with Professor Pamela Snow, Professor Serry (Literacy and Reading), is the co-director of the SOLAR Lab.
HOW
Associate Professor Lorraine Hammond AM - Teaching practices that lead to increased student outcomes in literacy. How can we raise the literacy rates of our most vulnerable students?
Dr Lorraine Hammond is an Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University. Lorraine teaches and researches reading and teacher-led instruction. Since 2010, Lorraine has provided professional learning on literacy and high impact instruction in tandem with fidelity focussed in situ coaching for systems across Australia in the government and Catholic sector.