“Teaching All Students to Read: Is It Really Possible?”

Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Education, Emeritus , and Director Emeritus for the Florida Center for Reading Research Dr. Joseph Torgesen will present this webinar for Reading Horizons on Nov. 10, 2010. Torgesen has been conducting research with children who have learning problems for over 30 years and is the author of approximately 190 articles, book chapters, books, and tests related to reading and learning disabilities. His research interests have included reading development, reading disabilities and intervention, and assessment. Torgesen is a past member of the National Board of Education Sciences, and was given the Orton Award from the International Dyslexia Association in 2006 for his contributions to the science of reading and dyslexia. Through his research on reading development, Dr. Torgesen has concluded that “the most serious challenge to overcome in the quest to teach all students to read well by the end of third grade is diversity among students in their talent and preparation for learning to read.” Because of this belief, Dr. Torgesen will focus his presentation on teaching strategies for teaching reading to all students despite the large diversity in student skills. This will be an excellent presentation for parents, tutors, and mentors as well as school teachers.