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.”

We are delighted that Professor Margaret Snowling visited UCSF and gave a talk on 4/4/2018. The talk presented findings from a longitudinal study of children at high-risk of dyslexia either because of preschool speech and language difficulties or because of a first degree affected relative, followed from age three to eight years will follow. Evidence suggests that there are shared risk factors between familial dyslexia and language impairment but the developmental picture is more complex. It will be argued, in line with the critical age hypothesis, that children who enter school with a persistent speech or language impairment are most at risk of reading problems.


See full recording of talk here.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Fumiko Hoeft will be co-director for the new Implementing Global Neuroscience Initiatives in Training and Education (IGNITE) Center of Haskins Laboratories, a Yale and University of Connecticut-affiliated research institute. IGNITE intends to expand research for improving language and literacy outcomes for children at risk for reading difficulties.


See full article here.

The Andre Agassi Early Childhood Neuroscience Foundation recently announced Readvolution. Readvolution is a new dyslexia assessment initiative with a goal of providing each child access to high-quality education. The effort will leverage the UCSF Dyslexia Center and Dr. Fumiko Hoeft’s expertise in producing the first scientifically validated technology for scalable universal screening of dyslexia for free.


See full press release here.