IDALA’S Annual Conference, Language & Learning 2026, will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at UCLA. This event brings together researchers, educators, clinicians, and advocates in the field of dyslexia to exchange knowledge, share best practices, and explore the latest advancements in the field.
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A special thank you to our incredible 2025 speakers:
Tim DeLuca, Assistant Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jennifer Hasser, M.Ed., founder and Executive Director of Kendore Learning
Tim Odegard, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and the Katherine Davis Murfree Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies at Middle Tennessee State University
Meghan Sebens, M.S. Ed., Academic Dean at Landmark School’s Elementary Middle School
Marilyn Zecher, M.A., CALT, Academic Language Therapist and former public-school classroom and demonstration teacher,
Jennifer C. Zvi, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor at Lewis University, Early Childhood Education Department, Emeritus Faculty from California State University, Northridge, Disabled Student Services
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Past Conference Keynote Speakers
2022
Mark S. Seidenberg, PhD, Vilas Research Professor and Donald O. Hebb Professor in the department of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
How to Connect Reading Research and the Real World
Dr. Julie Washington, PhD, Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Teaching Reading to Children that Speak Varieties of English
David A. Kilpatrick, PhD, Professor of Psychology for the State University of New York College at Cortland
Boosting Reading Skills in Struggling Readers: Understanding Orthographic Mapping and the Role of Grapho-Phonemic Proficiency
Katie Hurley, LCSW, parenting educator, public speaker, and author.
Childhood Stress and Anxiety
2020
Dr. Margie Gillis, Ed.D., CALT President, Literacy How, Inc.
The Science of Teaching Reading: Why, How, and What to Teach
2019
Anita Archer, PhD, Educational Consultant, Author
Setting the Stage for Accurate and Fluent Reading: Decoding Foundation Skills
2018
Dr. Eric Tridas, MD, FAAP, Medical Director of the Tridas Center for Child Development, Tampa
The Perfect Storm: Inattention, Dyslexia and Anxiety
2017
Dr. Maryanne Wolf, John DiBiaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service; Director, Center for Reading and Language Research, Tufts University
The Reading Brain in the Digital Age
2016
Dr. Nancy Mather, Professor of Special Education, University of Arizona, Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies
The Elephant in the Room: What We Overlook Regarding Dyslexia
2015
Dr. Louisa Moats, Author, Educator, Psychologist
Understanding Dyslexia Myths and Realities
2014
Dr. Susan Hall, President and Founder of The 95 Percent Group
How Will We Make Sure Students Learn 2,000-3,000 New Vocabulary Words Each Year?
2013
Dr. Maryanne Wolf, Author of "Proust and the Squid: the Story and Science of the Reading Brain" and Director of the Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University
How the Brain Learned to Read