Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
The 2024 Fox Reading Conference
Language Variations: Dialects, Multilingualism, Developmental Language Disorder, and Dyslexia
The 2024 Fox Reading Conference explored protective and risk factors associated with language variations. This theme continued our longstanding commitment to support educators in leveraging their students’ diverse strengths and addressing their weaknesses to elevate learning. Nationally recognized language and literacy experts were featured as they shared their expertise and unique perspectives on the intersection of bidialectalism, multilingualism, developmental language disorder (DLD), and dyslexia. They explored the unique nature of each as well as their intersections. More than 200 educators attended the conference on MTSU’s campus. Nearly 1,000 educators from across the state, around the country, and all over the globe attended the conference virtually.
This FREE, two-day conference was made possible with the support of the
Tom and Elizabeth Fox Endowment for Reading and the generosity of this year’s sponsors
PROGRAM
Session Handouts
Thursday, March 7
Dr. Elsa Cardenas-Hagan
Dr. Julie Wolter
Dr. Julie Washington
Friday, March 8
Dr. Tiffany P. Hogan
Dr. Julie Wolter
Dr. Julie Washington
Meet the Expert Speakers
Tiffany Hogan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Director of the Speech and Language (SAiL) Literacy Lab
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, CDT, CALT-QI
President
Valley Speech and Language Learning Center
Research Associate
Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation and Statistics, University of Houston
Julie Washington, Ph.D.
Director of the Dialect, Poverty, and Academic Success Lab
University of California-Irvine
Julie Wolter, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dean of Nursing and Human Physiology
Gonzaga University
Meet the Moderators
Karen Kehoe, Ph.D.
Director of the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia
Middle Tennessee State University
Tim Odegard, PhD.
Professor of Psychology and the Chair of Excellence in Dyslexia Studies
Middle Tennessee State University
Thank you to this year’s sponsors
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