Main Stage: Pushing on Multiple Levers to Meet the Needs of All Readers

For many years, a profound research-to-practice gap has existed between what we know about reading development and the implementation of evidence-based, effective practices in school settings. This has differential impacts on particular subgroups of students. This session will look at how the education system uses the existing evidence base in reading acquisition, assessment, and intervention to thoughtfully plan instruction, and will examine how we can think about training for both practicing and future teachers in a way that is supported by this evidence. In order to address the reading needs of all students, multiple levers must be pushed simultaneously. This presentation will focus on those levers, with a specific focus on students who demonstrate difficulties with reading. The role of translational science will also be discussed in the context of bridging the research to practice gap.