
Ben Powers
@bnpowers
ExecDir @TheSouthportSch; Dir. of Global Literacy Hub @YaleCSC; Pres @yesread - here to change the conversation about #dyslexia #ADHD #EF #literacy #education
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http://www.southportschool.org 29-06-2009 00:48:36
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Don't miss AIM Institute's "The Intersection of Reading and Writing" symposium on March 11, for all the deets, 👀 ⬇️

In his new piece for @ADDitudeMag, Ben Powers, executive director of #TheSouthportSchool and The Southport CoLAB, shares what it was like to be pulled out of his classroom and not understand why. Learn more about how he turned this experience into a career: additudemag.com/supporting-stu…

Great day The Southport School Many people-public, independent, parochial school teachers, practitioners & parents alike-all gathered to promote our mission and vision! Thank you to TDF & Ben Powers for continuing Will Baker’s legacy and focusing on the potential of all of our kids!


We look forward to seeing you there! #SoR Mark Seidenberg Devin Kearns @nicolelandi Danielle Gomez Dr. Julia Lindsey bit.ly/Haskins2023Conf


Can't wait to have a virtual "fire-side chat" on #neurodiversity & the brain this Wednesday night with The Southport School Yale University Ben Powers @ Bay Area's #CommonGroundSpeakerSeries commongroundspeakerseries.org/dr-fumiko-hoef…


Sold a Story is a finalist for a duPont-Columbia Award. Grateful for our fantastic team. Christopher Peak Catherine Winter Chris Julin and so many more APM Reports.

Dr. Nicole Patton Terry Florida Center for Reading Research asks “what if we placed Scarborough’s Reading Rope in a context, defined by a specific group in a specific place?”#DABCConference2023 Leveraging the Science of Reading, Centering Equity Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children


In this article, Dr. Laura Steacy, Madison Kellenberger, Dozier, Nancy Marencin, PhD CCC-SLP, and Compton delve into the significance of word reading instruction during the later elementary years. You can read the article in the special edition on #dyslexia by ILA: bit.ly/45h2EWP


Such an incredible day of learning yesterday and Day 2 is already off to an incredible start! Mark Seidenberg Ben Powers Dr. Julia Lindsey avivacoynegreen Devin Kearns Danielle Gomez @nicolelandi Maureen Lovett



72% of teachers using EarlyBird identified children at risk who otherwise would have gone undetected. Our CEO Carla Small caught up with Alex Sarlin and Edtech Insiders to talk about why that early detection matters for preventing dyslexia: hubs.ly/Q02rntpL0

Benefit to teaching *phonological awareness ALONE*? Paper by Melissa Stalega with me and others about whether there is a benefit to teaching PA alone... Basically: Teaching PA: better PA Teaching PA WITH letters: better PA AND better word reading. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…





EduTwitterX, a new adventure! I've been named the Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy at NC State University ... I am really excited about this opportunity to work with some amazing educators in NC and support their great efforts to improve literacy! ced.ncsu.edu/news/2024/05/2…