Increase Academic Achievement for Dyslexic Students by Meeting the Requirements of Bill 1369

LANGUAGE! Live—Increasing chances of success for dyslexic students

LANGUAGE! Live—Increasing chances of success for dyslexic students

Learn More About CA Assembly Bill 1369

Learn More About CA Assembly Bill 1369

RESEARCH
LANGUAGE! Live Research Base
LETRS Research Base
RAVE-O Research
Read Well Research Base

ALIGNMENTS
LANGUAGE! Live Dyslexia Handbook Alignment
RAVE-O Dyslexia Handbook Alignment
LETRS Alignment to the Common Core State Standards
Read Well Alignment to the Orton-Gillingham Approach

Dr. Louisa C. Moats is nationally recognized for her expertise in understanding how children learn to read and why some fail to learn. She has served with the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) in a variety of capacities: as a former Committee Chair, and currently on a variety of committees and in the Council of Advisors. As a widely acclaimed researcher, speaker, consultant, and trainer, Dr. Moats has developed the landmark professional development program LETRS for teachers and reading specialists.

Dr. Moats began her professional career as a neuropsychology technician and teacher of students with learning disabilities. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Wellesley College, her master’s degree at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, and her doctorate in reading and human development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She worked on the California Reading Initiative from 1996–1997 as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Sacramento Office of Education.

Dr. Moats is known for her many publications on reading instruction, the professional development of teachers, and the relationship between language, reading, and spelling.

Dr. Maryanne Wolf, internationally recognized teacher, researcher, and author of over 130 publications, Dr. Maryanne Wolf has dedicated her entire professional career to children with learning challenges. Rigorously tested in federal studies, her break-through work, RAVE-O, is now available for use in schools around the country.

Highlights from Dr. Wolf's Career Include:

• Director of the Center for Reading and Language Research, Tufts University, Boston
• Harvard University, Ed.D.
• Area of research: neurological underpinnings of reading, language, and learning disabilities, with an emphasis on dyslexia
• Author of many articles and Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain (translated into ten languages)