Dyslexia and Cognitive Diversity: Pathways to Understanding and Innovation

May 8, 2024 | 9am-12:30pm

Time	Topic	Speaker
9:00–9:10	Welcome and Introductions	Matthew State, MD, PhD; Marilu Gorno Tempini, MD, PhD; and Stephen Hinshaw, PhD
Session 1: Cognitive Neuroscience and Dyslexia
9:10-9:45	Lessons from the Reading Brain for Dyslexia and for All Learners	Maryanne Wolf, PhD
9:45-10:00	Defining the development of the infant brain: implications for dyslexia	Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD
Session 2: ADHD, Dyslexia, and Educational Interventions
10:00-10:15	Brain Anatomy at the Intersection of ADHD and Dyslexia: White Matter Microstructure and Cortical Thickness	Maria Luisa Mandelli, PhD and Andreas Rauschecker, MD, PhD
10:15-10:30	Developing Culturally Responsive Systems Change in Collaboration with Minoritized Youth with Learning Disabilities	Cynthia Valencia, PhD
10:30-10:45	Impact of Rhythm Training on Reading Fluency	Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD
10:45–11:15	Break with coffee
Session 3: Emotions and Early Predictors for Reading Performance
11:15–11:35	Laboratory studies of emotion: Emerging insights into dyslexia	Virginia Sturm, PhD
11:35-11:50	Early developmental predictors for later academic performance in reading: a longitudinal study with the Navajo Birth Cohort	Shuting Zheng, PhD
Session 4: Ready for School?
11:50-12:05	Development of a Practice-Aimed Survey of Dyslexia Knowledge	Tyler Ogata
12:05-12:20	School Readiness and Kindergarten Adjustment in Dual Language Learners with Specific Language Impairment	Yuuko Uchikoshi Tonkovich, EdD and Qing Zhou, PhD
12:20-12:30	Announcing The 2024 Innovations Awards	Marilu Gorno Tempini, MD, PhD; and Stephen Hinshaw, PhD