Beyond the Science of Reading Webinar
Paul Worthington, Lindamood-Bell’s Director of Research and Development, goes beyond The Science of Reading and offers a paradigm shift in how we approach comprehensive professional development for student learning across our educational system. He explores: Critical factors that influence reading improvement A comprehensive, evidence-based instructional model—The Cognitive Science of Learning On-the-ground environmental needs within schools…
A Special Webinar Celebrating 40 Years of Student Success – Watch Now!
As we celebrate four decades of transforming lives through learning, join us in watching an inspiring webinar hosted by Lindamood-Bell Co-founder Nanci Bell! Nanci shares insights from 40 years of student success and the unique, evidence-based approach that makes Lindamood-Bell a leader in learning. Whether you’re a parent, educator, or student, this webinar will leave…
Why Literacy Reform Keeps Failing and What Actually Works
Why Literacy Reform Keeps Failing & What Actually Works For 40 years, policymakers, educators, and experts have rolled out one reform after another, each designed to address America’s literacy crisis. Each new solution was supposed to be the answer, from “A Nation at Risk” in 1983 to the Science of Reading today. Yet, National Assessment…
Leaders in Literacy
Mandy Melville, founder and director of the nonprofit foundation, Creative Language-based Learning (CLBL), discusses her foundation’s partnership with Jamaica’s schools in providing professional development for teachers since 2017. This episode also features Yvette Richards-Thompson, principal of Denham Town High School in Kingston, Jamaica. In 2021, the school was identified as the worst-performing school in its…
New Research Webinar: Empowering Students to Overcome Learning and Attention Challenges
Paul Worthington Director of Research and Development In this webinar, Paul Worthington, Lindamood-Bell’s Director of Research and Development, will explore critical topics regarding learning and attention challenges. Many individuals with learning disabilities also have attention deficit disorders. However, children are often diagnosed with attention deficits without a thorough examination of their learning profiles, which may…
Leaders in Literacy
As a teacher, New Mexico state special education director, and ultimately as the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at the US Department of Education, Dr. Bob Parternack has spent his career focused on improving outcomes for students. In these specially curated excerpts from his past Leaders in Literacy…
Leaders in Literacy
This webinar will highlight the comprehensive approach Maine School Administrative District 75 implemented to respond to the needs of struggling readers following the pandemic, as well as their approach in resolving long-standing issues with reading instruction. Director of Special Education Heidi O’Leary will discuss how Lindamood-Bell provides immediate, targeted, and individualized instruction for the most…
Leaders in Literacy
This presentation examined the strengths and limitations of the Science of Reading, including discussions of the reciprocal relationship of phonemic awareness and phonics, visual memory and orthography, and the cognitive science of learning for decoding and language comprehension, beyond the Simple View of Reading. We were joined by Dr. Andrea Stolar, Director of Special Education…
Leaders in Literacy
In this webinar, Dr. Robert Pasternack, the former Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the U.S. Department of Education, will discuss his role in developing Response to Intervention as a comprehensive approach for meeting the needs of all students. Dr. Pasternack will share the history of RtI and best practices in preventing…
Changing the Dyslexic Brain:Important Updates for Educators & Parents in Australia
This webinar has already taken place. In this webinar, Lindamood-Bell’s Director of Research & Development, Paul Worthington discusses how the latest diagnostic and intervention studies and instruction results are offering major hope for addressing the needs of individuals diagnosed with dyslexia. Lindamood-Bell has pioneered programs to develop the imagery-language foundation that underlies reading,…
