The symposium included talks about dyslexia, early intervention, language, and cognition by experts across fields at UC Irvine, University of Conneticticut, UC Merced, UCLA, UCSF,  and UC Davis. Our distinguished presenters were Dr. Carol Connor (UCI), Dr. Roeland Hancock (UConn), Dr. Jeff Gilger (UCM), Dr. Jennie Grammar (UCLA), Dr. Fumiko Hoeft (UCSF), Dr Jamal Abedi (UCD), and Dr. Melina Uncapher (UCSF). Topics ranged from “Dynamic Nonverbal Thinking in People with Dyslexia” to “Using Assessments and Technology to Personalize Instruction.”