Lexia Learning to Present at American Educational Research Association: Supporting Struggling Readers: Challenges and Strategies for Educators

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WHAT: Virtual session for teachers and content specialists working with adolescent students

WHO: Julie Russ Harris, Ed.M., curriculum manager at Lexia Learning
Paul Macaruso, Ph.D., psychology professor and senior research consultant at Lexia Learning

WHEN: Saturday April 23 at 4:15-5:15 PM PT

REGISTER: https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/2022-Annual-Meeting/2022-Annual-Meeting-Registration

The U.S. education system has had limited success helping students from historically marginalized communities develop proficient reading skills. For instance, the proficiency rate for Black students in eighth grade is approximately 15%. The rate for Hispanic eighth-graders is only a little higher at 22%. To help educators increase equity, Julie Russ Harris, Ed.M., curriculum manager at Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, and Paul Macaruso, Ph.D., Lexia’s senior research consultant, will host a virtual session on April 23 at the 2022 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting.

AERA selected Harris and Dr. Macaruso’s paper “Cultural Responsiveness in Building Educational Technology for Adolescent Students” to be presented as part of the meeting’s overall theme of cultivating equitable education systems. Session attendees will learn how to design and continually update an educational technology program so that it is cultural inclusive and engenders engagement and motivation across a wide swath of students.

As a curriculum manager, Harris provides educational direction and leadership to support the development of literacy programs. She has co-authored book chapters and articles focused on reading development and instruction including the book, Cultivating Knowledge, Building Language: Literacy Instruction for English Learners in Elementary School.

In addition to being the senior research consultant at Lexia, Dr. Macaruso is a psychology professor at the Community College of Rhode Island. He has published numerous research studies in the areas of reading – including acquisition of reading skills, developmental and acquired dyslexia, and the use of technology to support reading instruction.

Attendees will need to register for the AERA conference to view the virtual session. Registration rates and additional information are available at https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/Annual-Meeting/2022-Annual-Meeting-Registration-Information-and-Rates