2026 Dyslexia Symposium | Saturday, October 24, 2026
Join us for a day of in-person learning, networking, and four hours of professional development.
Event Highlights:
- Keynote address, breakout sessions, and vendor tables
- Lunch and networking opportunities
- Free video recordings of select presentations post-event
This annual symposium, hosted by the VCU School of Education and the T/TAC, is funded by the Ruth Harris Professorship. The event is open to students, educators, advocates, and the general public and provides insights, research, and resources to support students with dyslexia.
Questions? Contact ruthharris@vcu.edu or request to join our event email list.
Event Registration Fees
- VCU students may attend at | no charge
- Students from another college or university who register with their college/university email address | $20
- Community members, parents, teachers, other professionals, etc. | $40
Attendee Benefits
- Enjoy our keynote speaker, peruse vendor tables and select from a choice of breakout sessions, see below
- FREE raffle ticket
- FREE PARKING to the first 100 guests who arrive
- A boxed lunch
- Four (4) professional development hours
- A post-event survey and a link to video recordings of select sessions (there is no live, virtual option this year)
Keynote Speaker, Breakout Sessions and Presenters
To be determined
To be determined
Stay informed!
Check back here or check the VCU School of Education's social media accounts where we will continue to post details regarding this year's symposium and other events. To receive email updates about the symposium and all of our professional development events, join our mailing list by contacting us at ruthharris@vcu.edu.
Highlights and videos from previous
Dyslexia Symposium events
2023 Highlights
Resha Conroy's Keynote Address
Jamey Peavler: The Power of Practice
Janel Bowman: Dive into Decoding
