April 11 - 12, 2026

Literacy & Learning Educator Conference

Registration Now Open

Join us in improving the lives of children who struggle to learn to read. From 2023 to 2025, our conferences brought together educators and dyslexia advocates worldwide, reflecting a shared commitment to the right to read. We look forward to our fourth annual conference in 2026, which will focus on equipping educators with the knowledge and practices necessary for structured literacy instruction, including reading development, intervention, and assessment.


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Meet The Speakers

Dr. Renata Archie

Contributing Faculty

Paul Bailey

School Administrator

Dr. Brennan Chandler

Assistant Professor of Dyslexia

Sheri Clark

Educator

Melissa Flynn

Executive Director, First Nation School Board

Dr. Andrea Fraser

Assistant Professor

Liisa Freure

Ontario Certified Teacher

Dr. Jan Hasbrouck

Consultant & Researcher

Dr. Jim Hewitt

Professor, University of Toronto

Robin Hryniewski

Speech and Language Pathologist

Dr. Pam Kastner

Contributing Faculty Member

Dr. Perry Klein

Professor, Faculty of Education, Western University

Lee-Ann Lear

Author, Educator, OCT, A/OGA

Della Magnusson

Literacy and Numeracy Consultant

Dr. Meghan Martin

Assistant Professor

Lisa Michaluk

Grade 1 Teacher

Dr. Amy Murdoch

Assistant Dean

Megan Norris

Literacy Coach, First Nation School Board

Marlene Perry

K-12 Literacy Consultant

Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva

Sessional Instructor, University of Toronto

Dr. Robert Savage

Dean, Faculty of Education

Jeanne Schopf

Literacy Consultant

Dr. Stephanie Stollar

School psychologist, professor, and literacy consultant

Dr. Nathaniel Swain

Teacher, Instructional Coach, Researcher and Writer

Dr. Rasheeda West

Special Projects Coordinator, University of Florida Literacy Institute

Kate Winn

Educator, literacy advocate, and author

UCDSB Team

Amanda Nieman, Crystal Doherty, Johanna Graham & Kaitlin Thompson

NB Literacy Team

Signe Williams, Sarah Carr, Shyanne McWilliams & Tracy Davis

Thank You To The 2026 Sponsors

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