10 Reading Maxims That Matter: What We Know About Learning to Read

Join trailblazing literacy researcher Dr. Reid Lyon for a high-impact edWebinar that distills 50 years of reading science into ten essential maxims every educator and district leader should know.

Drawing from thousands of studies across neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, and education, Dr. Lyon unpacks the foundational principles that drive effective reading instruction—and illuminate what it takes to support all learners, including those with dyslexia, language differences, and instructional gaps. This session is designed to bridge research and practice, equipping you with the clarity and confidence to lead literacy improvement in your school or district.

Viewers learn:

• Why the science undergirding the Science of Reading can be trusted
• Why leaders, teachers, and the public must communicate and collaborate using a common professional language
• Why reading must be explicitly taught—and why speech development alone isn’t enough
• How decoding, fluency, and comprehension work together to build strong readers
• What the research says about differentiated instruction and the limits of three cueing

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-12 teachers, librarians, school leaders, and district leaders.