Annual Spring Symposium

50th Annual Spring Symposium 

Presented by the International Dyslexia Association – Oregon Branch

February 28, 2026

MTSS For Reading Improvement: Systematizing Support For All Students

Appropriate for all grade levels.

Session Description:

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is a school improvement framework grounded in efficiently matching student needs to school resources by using data in collaborative teams at the district, school, grade and student levels. Collaborative teams include representatives from all groups who have a stake in reading outcomes, including family members, parents/guardians, outside tutors, and community members. The work of teams centers on analyzing and improving the way the adults organize resources for students. Workshop participants will learn the definition of MTSS and how it serves as a framework for implementing the science of reading, the levers for change that teams analyze and act on, and the ways those who work outside the school can support reading improvement efforts. Participants will leave with a plan for next steps, whether they work in a school or support its students in other ways.

Who Should Attend:

Representatives from all groups who have a stake in reading outcomes, including educators, adminstrators, family members, parents/guardians, outside tutors, and community members.

Session Outcomes

1. What is MTSS and how can it be used as the framework for implementing the science of reading to improve results for all students?

2. What are the levers for change that schools use to analyze current practices and to identify priorities for action planning?

3. What do those who work outside the school, such as community tutors, volunteers, advocates and family members, need to know about MTSS so their interactions with schools are maximally effective for students?

4. What next step will you take toward better reading outcomes?

About the Speaker:

Stephanie Stollar, PhD, is passionate about using MTSS as the framework for helping all students become skilled readers. She’s an educational consultant and the founder of the Reading Science Academy, an online community where educators receive guidance to improve results in their schools. Stephanie supports states, non-profits, and faculty to align the preparation of educators with the science of learning. She served as a vice president at Acadience Learning, provided training and consultation to hundreds of school districts, worked as an assistant professor of school psychology, and as a school psychologist. She earned her doctorate in school psychology from the University of Cincinnati. Stephanie believes that by supporting all educators, high achievement is possible for every student.

Click here to order Stephanie’s book: MTSS for Reading Improvement

♦ Attendees will earn 6 KPS-Aligned PD Hours for maintaining their CEUs for The Center for Effective Reading Instruction. (CERI requires educators to complete 10 clock hours of continuing education or 1.0 CEU’s annually to support certification renewal.)

♦ Washington Teachers: IDA-Oregon is an approved Clock Hour Provider

Scholarships Available!  

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Oregon IDA Dyslexia

 

 

Interested in being a Sponsor or Exhibitor? Click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calling All Exhibitors!

IDA Oregon would like to invite you to become a sponsor or exhibitor at our upcoming International Dyslexia Association – Oregon Branch’s Annual Spring Symposium.

Attendees are educators from across Oregon and SW Washington who are deeply committed to helping young people, particularly young people with dyslexia, read.  We thank you for your support. 

 

There are three levels of sponsorship. The benefits associated are listed below:

Supporter/Exhibitor at $150

  • One banquet table
  • Lunch for your organization representative and one reduced-price conference registration
  • Your logo on the event program and other appropriate event collateral

 Table Sponsor at $250

  • One banquet table
  • Lunch for your organization representative, one conference registration and an additional registration at a reduced price
  • Your logo on the event program and other appropriate event collateral
  • One social media spotlight

Community Sponsor at $500

  • One banquet table
  • Lunch for up to 2 organization representatives, one conference registration and an additional registration at a reduced price
  • Your logo on the event program and other appropriate event collateral
  • Three social media spotlights
  • Opportunity to speak (2-3 min.) to all attendees from the podium
  • Opportunity to provide information in each person’s take-home bag

To sign up, please complete this Google Form Or email president@orbida.org for more information.

Please email your logo to president@orbida.org.  If we used your logo last year, and you would like us to use the same one, you may note that on the Google form. 

We look forward to seeing you at our Symposium!

 

 

 

 

DISCLAIMER:  The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) – Oregon Branch is pleased to present a forum for information to benefit its constituents. It is IDA’s policy to not recommend or endorse any specific program, product, institution, company, or instructional material, noting that there are a number of such that present the critical components of instruction as defined by IDA’s Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading. Any program, product, institution, company, or instructional material carrying the IDA Accredited seal meets the IDA Standards. Advertisements or products in this, or any other conference-related material, do not necessarily reflect the views of IDA or its branches.

 

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