Wednesday, April 8, 2026 

Roundtable Session: 11:45 to 1:15pm JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Gold Level, Gold 3: Culturally Relevant/Responsive & Critical Approaches to Reading & Literacy Education (Table 6) 

Paper Session: 1:45 to 3:15pm Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Beaudry A Assessment of Reading, Writing, & Language Skills Across Elementary and Middle Grades 

Poster Session: 3:45 to 5:15pm Los Angeles Convention Center, Level Two, Poster Hall – Exhibit Hall A Research in Reading and Literacy (SIG 11) Poster Session I

Thursday, April 8, 2026 

Symposium: 7:45 to 9:15am Westin Bonaventure, Level 2, Echo Park The Efficacy of Sound Partners when Implemented by Elementary Tutors: Academic Outcomes and Student Perceptions 

Paper Session: 2:15 to 3:45pm Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Beaudry A

Friday, April 10, 2026 

Symposium: 9:45 to 11:15am Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Beaudry A AI in Literacy Education: Imagining the Future While Building on Proven Practices 

Business Meeting: 7:45 to 8:45pm Westin Bonaventure, Level 2, Beverly Distinguished Scholar Address with Dr. Elfrieda (Freddy) H. Hiebert and Dr. Sarah M. Lupo at the Research in Reading & Literacy SIG 11 Business Meeting

Saturday, April 11, 2026 

Structured Poster Session: 7:45 to 9:15am Los Angeles Convention Center, Level Two, Room 515B Reimagining K-12 Disciplinary Literacy: Access, Engagement, and Innovation Across Subjects 

Roundtable Session: 9:45 to 11:15am JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Ground Floor, Gold 4  Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Reading, Writing, and Literacy Instruction (Table 7) 

Symposium: 11:45 to 1:15pm Westin Bonaventure, Lobby Level, Beaudry A Leveraging Research-Practice Partnerships to Develop Open-Access and Scalable Reading Assessments: Rapid Online Assessment of Reading