Free Live Webinar
The Why and How of Explicit Spelling Instruction
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
4:00 PM EDT
4:00 PM EDT
Spelling isn’t just about memorization; it is a complex cognitive skill that directly strengthens the neural pathways required for fluent reading. When taught systematically, it integrates phonology, orthography, and morphology to fundamentally unlock reading and writing fluency.
- Ground Your Strategy: Leverage meta-analytic findings that connect systematic spelling to broader reading and writing outcomes.
- Identify Core Routines: Pinpoint specific instructional features that work best across general classrooms and intervention setups.
- Apply Practical Tools: Implement evidence-based spelling routines that immediately support daily reading and writing.
- Gives students agency over their learning
- Provides students and teachers with immediate, detailed, and legible feedback
- Accurately measures what each student knows, doesn't know, and are ready to learn
- Ensures a mastery rate of more than 90%
- Has helped more than 20 million students at thousands of schools globally
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
SPEAKER
Dr. Brennan Chandler
Assistant Professor of Dyslexia, Department of Learning Sciences at Georgia State University
Dr. Brennan Chandler's research focuses on literacy intervention development and implementation science, with an emphasis on improving reading and spelling outcomes for students with dyslexia and other literacy difficulties. As a former teacher, he regularly partners with schools, districts, and community partners to support the real-world implementation of evidence-based literacy practices.
SPEAKER
Dale P. Johnson is the director of digital innovation for the University Design Institute at Arizona State University. He works with university leaders to develop and implement digital solutions to enable student success. Those efforts have earned him the 2016 Sally M. Johnstone Award from WCET recognizing his thought leadership, excellence in practice, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. In 2018, he was honored by the IMS Global Learning Consortium with an outstanding service award for his leadership of the adaptive courseware community of practice.
Mr. Johnson has spoken on the topic of digital innovation in higher education at more than 30 conferences in the USA, Rwanda, Brazil, South Korea, Singapore, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Norway, Kazakhstan, Portugal, and Vietnam, and led workshops on the subject at numerous universities. He has a bachelor of science in design degree from ASU and a master in public policy degree from Harvard University.
SPEAKER
Dale P. Johnson is the director of digital innovation for the University Design Institute at Arizona State University. He works with university leaders to develop and implement digital solutions to enable student success. Those efforts have earned him the 2016 Sally M. Johnstone Award from WCET recognizing his thought leadership, excellence in practice, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. In 2018, he was honored by the IMS Global Learning Consortium with an outstanding service award for his leadership of the adaptive courseware community of practice.
Mr. Johnson has spoken on the topic of digital innovation in higher education at more than 30 conferences in the USA, Rwanda, Brazil, South Korea, Singapore, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Norway, Kazakhstan, Portugal, and Vietnam, and led workshops on the subject at numerous universities. He has a bachelor of science in design degree from ASU and a master in public policy degree from Harvard University.
SPEAKER
Dale P. Johnson is the director of digital innovation for the University Design Institute at Arizona State University. He works with university leaders to develop and implement digital solutions to enable student success. Those efforts have earned him the 2016 Sally M. Johnstone Award from WCET recognizing his thought leadership, excellence in practice, and demonstrated leadership capabilities. In 2018, he was honored by the IMS Global Learning Consortium with an outstanding service award for his leadership of the adaptive courseware community of practice.
Mr. Johnson has spoken on the topic of digital innovation in higher education at more than 30 conferences in the USA, Rwanda, Brazil, South Korea, Singapore, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Norway, Kazakhstan, Portugal, and Vietnam, and led workshops on the subject at numerous universities. He has a bachelor of science in design degree from ASU and a master in public policy degree from Harvard University.