We invite you to spend a day with Professor Linnea Ehri and friends! We are absolutely thrilled to have the oportunity to bring Linnea, to Australian shores for these two carefully curated events.
We look forward to seeing you for these exciting events in Melbourne and Sydney, each of which will feature a panel session with Professor Ehri and a Trade Show featuring a Decodable Reader Expo.
For more details, see below, or to book, please select your preferred location:
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Ticket Pricing
Early Bird
(This price will be available until the end of August.)
LDA Member $180
Non-member $230
Normal Price
LDA Member $200
Non-member $250
*Please note this pricing is for each event, not both. Professor Ehri will make the same presentation at both events.
Melbourne
Learning to recognise words: Research into Practice
LDA is hosting a major professional learning conference in Melbourne on Sunday 23 October, celebrating the visit of Professor Linnea Ehri. Professor Ehri will provide a keynote address summarising her theoretical insights into how children develop proficient word recognition skills. A second keynote address, by Dr Jennifer Buckingham, will give insights into the process of advocating for effective literacy teaching in Australian classrooms. The other presenters during the day, all experienced teachers and school leaders, will provide a range of perspectives on how to support schools in the task of ensuring that all students are given the best possible chance to become readers and writers. The conference will end with a Q&A panel allowing participants and presenters to interact and share ideas.
Speakers
| Speaker | Topic |
| Professor Linnea Ehri – Keynote | Orthographic Mapping and Phases of Development in the Acquisition of Sight Word Reading, Spelling Memory, and Vocabulary Learning: Guides to Instruction. |
| Dr Jennifer Buckingham | Effective, evidence-based reading instruction for every learner. |
| Dr Nathaniel Swain | Learning words on every level: Effective instruction for building students’ orthographic, grammatical, and disciplinary knowledge. |
| Emina McLean | Defining excellence and equity in early reading instruction. |
| Jocelyn Seamer | Connecting hearts and minds: helping teachers to make the shift to structured literacy. |
Venue
The Capitol, Swanston St, Melbourne (map)
Parking and Transport
Commercial parking is available in Little Collins St.
The Capitol is located a short walk from Flinders St Station.
Date
Sunday, 23rd October 2022
Time
9:00am (for a 9:30am start) to 5pm
Catering
Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
Sydney
Learning to recognise words: Cutting edge research
LDA will be joined by the Macquarie University Centre for Reading (MQCR) in presenting a unique professional learning event on Tuesday 25 October, celebrating the visit of Professor Linnea Ehri. The speakers will offer participants insight into current research into how children learn to recognise words. Professor Ehri, recipient of LDA’s Eminent Researcher Award, will provide a keynote address summarising her theoretical insights into how children develop proficient word recognition skills. A second keynote address, by Professor Anne Castles, will introduce some of the major reading-related research in which she has been involved, both in Australia and internationally. The other presenters during the day, all highly-respected researchers associated with MQRC, will share the evidence they have recently published on how children learn to recognise words – evidence that can translate directly into the effective teaching of reading and spelling. The day will end with a Q&A panel that will allow conference participants to interact with all the presenters. Spaces are limited for this event – register early.
Speakers
| Speaker | Topic |
| Professor Linnea Ehri – Keynote | Orthographic Mapping and Phases of Development in the Acquisition of Sight Word Reading, Spelling Memory, and Vocabulary Learning: Guides to Instruction. |
| Dr Danielle Colenbrander | What research tells us about teaching irregular words |
| Professor Anne Castles | Joining the dots and looking ahead |
| Dr Signy Wegener | The oral vocabulary-reading link |
| Lyndall Murray | The process of learning to read new regular and irregular words |
Venue
Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney (map)
Parking and Transport
Commercial parking is available opposite the venue.
The Sydney Masonic Centre is located a short walk from Museum Station.
Date
Tuesday, 25th October 2022
Time
9am (for a 9:30am start) to 4.30pm
Catering
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided.
Trade Show Includes:
Sydney
