Presentations & Publications

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Instructional Methods to Reach Neurodiverse Students (ALA ACRL)

Turn Your Library into a Dyslexic Positive Literacy Nook and Help Children Learn to Read (ALA PLA)

All Presentations & Publications

  • Forthcoming: Carley, Emily, Westbom, Nicole, and Whitehead, Susan. 2027 April. Dyslexic Positive Libraries: Neuroinclusive Allyship for Literacy Success. Bloomsbury.
  • NELA 2026: Instructional Methods to Reach Neurodiverse Students. New England Library Association Annual Conference. 2026, October 25-27. Burlington, VT.
  • NELA 2026: Turn Your Library Into a Dyslexic Positive Literacy Nook and Help Kids Learn to Read. New England Library Association Annual Conference. 2026, October 25-27. Burlington, VT.
  • NLS 2026: Easy and Free: Steps Towards Becoming a Dyslexic Positive Library. National Conference, National Library Service for the Blind & Print Disabled, Library of Congress, 2026 September 8-10.
  • Literacy Spark 2026: Co-Creating Neuroinclusive Spaces, Return to School Ready! series, 2026 September 24.
  • ABB 2026: Lightning Talks: Instructional Methods to Reach Neurodiverse Students. All Brains Belong VT Neuroinclusive Healthcare. 2026 August 21.
  • ALA ACRL 2026: Instructional Methods to Reach Neurodiverse Students. American Library Association ALA Annual Conference, Association of College & Research Libraries. 2026 June 25-29. Chicago, IL.
  • PLA 2026: Turn Your Library into a Dyslexic Positive Literacy Hub and Help Kids Learn to Read. Public Library Association PLA. 2026 June 3.
  • VLA 2026: Literacy Hub Exhibit. Vermont Library Association Conference VLA. 2026 June 1. Burlington, VT
  • ABB 2026: How the Brain Learns to Read. All Brains Belong VT Neuroinclusive Healthcare. 2026 March 20.
  • ALA ODLOS 2026: Making Your Library Dyslexic Positive: Becoming an Ally to Neurodiverse Kids Who Are Not Yet Proficient Readers. American Library Association ALA, Office of Disability, Literacy, and Outreach Services. 2026 January 20.
  • TMKTR 2025: How to Make Your Library Dyslexic Positive. Teach My Kid to Read TMKTR. 2025 October 6.
  • NYLS 2025: Creating Literacy Solutions for All Readers: Successful Models for Supporting Emergent, Dyslexic, and Other Striving Readers at Your Library. New York State Library NYSL. 2025 September 17.
  • Fall Festival: Literacy Learning for ALL. MOSAIC Fall Festival. 2025 September 13. Montpelier, VT.
  • ABC22/FOX44: Sakaniwa, Lily. 2025 August 14. Montpelier Library Welcomes all Readers with New Initiative. ABC22/FOX44.
  • The Bridge: Mello, Mary. 2025, July 31. A New Mission for Libraries: Supporting Children With Dyslexia. The Bridge.
  • CLiF: Carley, Emily. 2025, August 26-September 24. Making Space for All in Literacy, 4-Part CLiF Series. Children’s Literacy Foundation.
  • ALA 2025: Creating Dyslexic-Positive Libraries. American Library Association ALA Annual Conference. 2025 June 29. Philadelphia, PA.
  • ALA 2025: Creating Dyslexic-Positive Libraries: 8 Practical Ways to Decrease Discrimination and Increase Equitable Access to Information. American Library Association ALA Annual Conference. 2025 June 28. Philadelphia, PA.
  • VLA 2025: Welcoming the Dyslexic Community into Your Library. Vermont Library Association VLA Annual Conference. 2025 May 19. Killington, VT.
  • Literacy Support: Online Literacy Support Hours for Library Workers. 2024 March 20-25th.
  • VLA 2024: Creating Dyslexic-Positive Libraries. Vermont Library Association VLA Annual Conference. 2024 May 20. Killington, VT.