Schedule

2026 Literacy & Learning Educator Agenda

Thanks to the overwhelming interest from speakers, we’re excited to reveal an expanded lineup for our 2026 conference! We’ve added six new breakout sessions so we can bring even more valuable learning to our community. It’s going to be an unforgettable year you won’t want to miss! Choose between 21 breakout sessions plus 2 keynote sessions! Make sure to schedule time to visit the exhibitors in the exhibitor hall. Stay tuned for more speaker announcements coming soon.

 

An event app will be available to choose sessions, view your schedule, and much more. Login details will be sent closer to the event date.

Meet The Speakers & Learn More About The Sessions

Day 1 - Saturday, April 11

Time

6:45 – 8:00 a.m.

Session

Breakfast

Speaker

8:00 – 8:15 a.m.

Grand Opening & Welcome

8:15 – 9:45 a.m. 

Walking Together: Transforming Literacy Through Relationship and Responsibility

Melissa Flynn & Megan Norris

9:45 – 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 – 11:25 a.m.

Developing Flexible Decoders: Preparing Students to Read Beyond Controlled Text

Lee-Ann Lear

10:15 – 11:25 a.m.

The Instructional Hierarchy: Aligning Practice to Purpose of Learning

Dr. Pam Kastner

10:15 – 11:25 a.m.

Dynamic Comprehension: What Every Secondary Teacher Needs to Know

Jeanne Schopf

11:35 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Unlocking the Power of Screener Data for Early Literacy Success

Dr. Renata Archie

11:35 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

When “Research Says…” Isn’t Enough

Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva & Dr. Jim Hewitt

11:35 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Big Thinking, Small Paragraphs: Research & Practice of Partner Reading

Dr. Andrea Fraser

12:45 – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 – 3:10 p.m.

Crafting Meaningful IEP Goals for Students with Dyslexia

Marlene Perry

2:00 – 3:10 p.m.

Reading Fluency: It’s All About Comprehension—and Motivation!

Dr. Jan Hasbrouck

2:00 – 3:10 p.m.

Boosting Early Language Skills: Integrating Vocabulary Resources & Routines

Dr. Rasheeda West

3:20 – 4:30 p.m.

Instructional Routines to Build Young Children’s Language and Literacy

Dr. Meghan Martin & Dr. Amy Murdoch

3:20 – 4:30 p.m.

Strengthening Foundational Skills in Adolescent Readers

Dr. Brennan Chandler

3:20 – 4:30 p.m.

Collaborative Problem Solving: Data Precision to Improve Outcomes

Amanda Nieman, Crystal Doherty, Johanna Graham, Kaitlin Thompson

4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Literacy Lounge Reception and Book Signing | Exhibitor Hall

Day 2 - Sunday, April 12

Time

6:45 – 8:00 a.m.

Session

Breakfast

Speaker

8:00 – 9:10 a.m.

Making Every Minute Count: High-Impact Routines for Grades K–2

Melissa Smith, Sheri Clark, Robin Hryniewski

8:00 – 9:10 a.m.

Teaching Sentence Writing and Composition to Primary Students

Dr. Perry Klein

8:00 – 9:10 a.m.

The Science of Spelling: Routines to Build Strong Readers and Writers

Dr. Brennan Chandler

9:20 – 10:30 a.m.

Strengthening Tier 1 within an MTSS Framework

Signe Williams, Tracy Davis, Sarah Carr, Shyanne McWilliams

9:20 – 10:30 a.m.

Prevention Science: Scaled Preventative Reading Interventions in Canada

Dr. Robert Savage

9:20 – 10:30 a.m.

Your Advocacy Toolkit: How to Prove the Science of Reading Isn’t a Fad

Marlene Perry

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Structured Literacy in Practice: Lessons Learned and Next Steps

Della Magnusson, Paul Bailey, Leanne Mager

11:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

The Power of Morphology in Vocabulary Development Across Subject Areas

Liisa Freure

11:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Reading Assessment Done Right: 8 Tips For Teachers

Dr. Stephanie Stollar, Kate Winn

12:10 – 1:20 p.m.

Lunch

1:20 – 1:50 p.m.

IDA Ontario Closing Comments & Literacy Leader of the Year Winners

1:50 – 3:20 p.m.

Smarter Instruction, Stronger Readers: Using Learning Science to Strengthen Literacy Instruction for Dyslexic Learners

Dr. Nathaniel Swain

Schedule subject to change.

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