“Dynamics of Dyslexia”
October 29th - 30th, 2025
The Dynamics of Dyslexia Fall Conference is Illinois’ largest event dedicated to supporting students with dyslexia and related learning challenges. Attendees participate in a range of breakout sessions tailored for educators, reading/dyslexia specialists, and parents covering the latest in research and hands-on strategies to support students with dyslexia.
“Call For Proposals“
We are now accepting Speaker Proposal Forms for those interested in presenting at our annual Fall Conference on October 29 -30, 2025. Please submit the following form by June 13, 2025.
"It Takes a Village Award”
Everyone Reading Illinois is now accepting nominations for the annual “It Takes a Village Award”. This award honors schools dedicated to providing effective literacy instruction for all students and will be presented at our Dynamics of Dyslexia Fall Conference.
Do you know a school that does an exceptional job of meeting the literacy needs of all students, including those with dyslexia?
To nominate a school, please click on the link below! Please submit nomination forms no later than June 2, 2025.
Meet our 2025 Keynote Speakers!
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Mark Seidenberg is Vilas Professor and Donald O. Hebb Professor in the department of psychology at the University of Wisconsin. He is a cognitive neuroscientist who has studied reading and dyslexia since the disco era. He grew up in Chicago, where he attended the University of Chicago Laboratory School, founded by John Dewey in the 1890s as a laboratory to work out his philosophical ideas. Seidenberg received a Ph.D. and a few other degrees from Columbia University in New York, where he lived for a time with Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee who was being taught sign language and mostly talked about food, a shared interest.
His reading research addresses the nature of skilled reading, how children learn to read, dyslexia, and the brain bases of reading, using the tools of modern cognitive neuroscience: behavioral experiments, computational models, and neuroimaging. His 2017 book, Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t, and What to Do About It, describes the disconnection between reading science and educational practices, which makes it more difficult for children to become skilled readers, and how it could be overcome. His current research focuses on how differences in language experience contribute to achievement gaps in reading, and how they could be addressed.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP has over 30 years of experience in the treatment of executive dysfunction. She is an internationally recognized expert on executive function and presents seminars on the practical strategies she has developed with her Co-Director, Kristen Jacobsen. Together, they created the 360 Thinking Executive Function Program, which received the Innovative Promising Practices Award from CHADD. Their latest work, The Time Tracker Program—a groundbreaking three-volume book series—has received high acclaim for its innovative approach to shifting students from adult-managed to self-regulated time management. Sarah has presented to over 2,000 public and private schools and organizations across the globe. In recognition of their international impact on executive function skills in education, Sarah and Kristen were named one of the Top 10 Professional Development Providers for 2023 by Education Technology Insights Magazine.
