Language & Learning 2026
Join us on Saturday, March 7 at UCLA for a day of dynamic speakers presenting the latest research and effective teaching strategies.
💡 Explore our 2026 Speaker Lineup!
Choose your breakout sessions before registering — spots fill up quickly!
🌐 Take Advantage of IDA Member ticket pricing!
If you're not already a member, join IDA now to receive access to discounts. Be sure to enter your member number during registration.
💸 Get Student & Group Discounts!
Student discounts available (valid student ID is required at check-in).
Registering as a group of 5+ or paying by Purchase Order? Contact organizer before completing your registration.
🏫 ASHA CEUs
ASHA CEUs are available as an optional add-on during registration. Review CEU details.
📒 Presentation Booklet Presale
Add on a spiral-bound presentation booklet featuring all speakers' presentation slides and supplemental materials. Pre-purchase as an add-on during registration for $20. A limited number will be available on-site for $30, while supplies last. A free digital version will be available for all participants on the day of the conference.
📷 Consent to Use of Photographic and Video Images
Registration, attendance or participation at the IDALA Conference and its affiliated meetings and events constitute an agreement by the registrant for IDALA and its affiliates to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the registrant or attendee's image or voice in photographs, videos, electronic reproductions, and audio of such events and activities.
🗺️ Campus & Venue Maps
Navigate UCLA and Carnesale Commons with ease.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. We can’t wait to see you there!
Join us on Saturday, March 7 at UCLA for a day of dynamic speakers presenting the latest research and effective teaching strategies.
💡 Explore our 2026 Speaker Lineup!
Choose your breakout sessions before registering — spots fill up quickly!
🌐 Take Advantage of IDA Member ticket pricing!
If you're not already a member, join IDA now to receive access to discounts. Be sure to enter your member number during registration.
💸 Get Student & Group Discounts!
Student discounts available (valid student ID is required at check-in).
Registering as a group of 5+ or paying by Purchase Order? Contact organizer before completing your registration.
🏫 ASHA CEUs
ASHA CEUs are available as an optional add-on during registration. Review CEU details.
📒 Presentation Booklet Presale
Add on a spiral-bound presentation booklet featuring all speakers' presentation slides and supplemental materials. Pre-purchase as an add-on during registration for $20. A limited number will be available on-site for $30, while supplies last. A free digital version will be available for all participants on the day of the conference.
📷 Consent to Use of Photographic and Video Images
Registration, attendance or participation at the IDALA Conference and its affiliated meetings and events constitute an agreement by the registrant for IDALA and its affiliates to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the registrant or attendee's image or voice in photographs, videos, electronic reproductions, and audio of such events and activities.
🗺️ Campus & Venue Maps
Navigate UCLA and Carnesale Commons with ease.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. We can’t wait to see you there!
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For more conference details, please visit our website at dyslexiala.org.
Don't miss this chance to network with professionals from various fields, exchange experiences, and expand your knowledge. Hope to see you there!
Lineup
Tiffany P. Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP
Language Comprehension: The (Often) Missing Key to Improving Reading Outcomes
Tiffany P. Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP (Breakout Session)
Lindsay Young, Ed.D. and Dr. Sue Sears
Adrianne Meldrum, M.Ed.
Keryn M. Kwedor, M.S.Ed.
Laura Rhinehart, PhD and Julie Rinker, M.Ed., WCT, CALT
Good to know
Highlights
- 8 hours
- In person
- Doors at 8AM
Refund Policy
Location
Carnesale Commons at UCLA
251 Charles E Young Drive West
Los Angeles, CA 90095
How do you want to get there?

Agenda
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Registration / Exhibitor Area Open / Continental Breakfast
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Welcome & Keynote Speaker
Language Comprehension: The (Often) Missing Key to Improving Reading Outcomes
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