Videos: Symposiums

Starting in early childhood, caregivers play a powerful role in children’s social, cognitive, and early learning development. FathersRead365 co-founder Brent Johnstone shares how a citywide movement can build early literacy skills for young learners.

Literacy gains in Brownsville show what’s possible when evidence-based training meets strong leadership and sustained educator commitment. Drs. Khalek Kirkland and Monica Covington-Cradle explain how evidence-based professional learning and collaborative leadership are driving meaningful change in District 23.

Strong literacy outcomes start with strong leadership. This piece unpacks ten essentials every administrator should know and shows how informed, intentional leadership transforms instruction, empowers teachers, and drives student success.

Early, explicit, evidence-based reading instruction can change a child’s trajectory, and leadership makes it possible. Principals and district leaders set the priorities, build the culture, and sustain the frameworks that make literacy improvement stick.

An an Elementary Curriculum Coach in Louisiana shares how her schools leveraged both their learning- and the mindset it inspired- to transform classroom instruction. Watch and read her inspiring story.

Schools and districts nationwide are partnering with AIM Institute to transform literacy instruction and close opportunity gaps. This case study shows how AIM Pathways empowers educators and strengthens systems to help more students become proficient readers.

When PS 107 in Brooklyn shifted from balanced to structured literacy, student reading scores soared—especially for students with disabilities. Principal Joanna Cohen shows how pairing high-quality materials with deep professional learning drives lasting literacy success.

Bridging the gap between the science of reading and classroom practice requires more than knowledge—it demands systems-level change. Margaret Goldberg examines why implementation is so difficult and offers practical strategies to plan for success and sustain literacy improvement.

At the intersection of literacy and leadership lies the power to create lasting change. Dr. Nicole Patton Terry and Carmen Conner share research and real-world insights showing how strategic leadership and research-practice partnerships drive sustainable literacy improvement.

Too many students still struggle to learn to read, with deep and persistent gaps across student groups. AIM Founders Pat Roberts and Nancy Blair share a powerful Symposium welcoming message about equity, urgency, and hope to 4,000 “reading warriors."