Language & Learning Attendee Information
Welcome! Before attending, please take a moment to review these helpful resources:
📍 Campus & Venue Maps
Familiarize yourself with the UCLA campus and Carnesale Commons using our provided maps below. We recommend downloading the UCLA map with written directions and parking instructions to make your arrival seamless.
🚗 Parking & Transportation
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📅 Preview the Schedule
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📖 Recommended Reading List
Access and download the Recommended Reading List below to explore key materials related to the conference.
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Campus & Venue Maps
Take a minute to familiarize yourself with the UCLA campus map.
Download the map and the ParkMobile app.
Schedule of the Day
Preview the conference hall map and the schedule for the day.
Recommended Reading List
Review and download the reading list from our 2025 Speakers.
Blakemore, S. J., & Frith, U. (2005). The learning brain: Lessons for education. Blackwell.
Chinn, S. J., & Ashcroft, R. E. (2017). Mathematics for dyslexics and dyscalculics: A teaching handbook (4th ed.). Wiley Blackwell.
Jennings, T. M., & Haynes, C. W. (2018). From talking to writing: Strategies for supporting narrative and expository writing (2nd ed.). Landmark School Outreach Program.
Levey, S. (2024). Introduction to language development (3rd ed.). Plural Publishing, Inc.
Levey, S., & Polirstok, S. (Eds.). (2011). Language development: Understanding language diversity in the classroom.Sage.
Noël, M. P., & Karagiannakis, G. (2022). Effective teaching strategies for dyscalculia and learning difficulties in mathematics: Perspectives from cognitive neuroscience. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Powell, S., Benz, S., & King, S. (2024). Maths practices you can count on. The Centre for Independent Studies.
https://www.cis.org.au/publication/maths-practices-you-can-count-on-five-research-validated-practices-in-mathematics/
Ritchhart, R., & Church, M. (2020). The power of making thinking visible: Practices to engage and empower all learners (1st ed.). Jossey-Bass.
Shaywitz, S. (with Shaywitz, J.). (2008). Overcoming dyslexia (2nd ed.). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Sousa, D. A. (2006). Facilitator’s guide: How the brain learns (3rd ed.). Corwin Press.
Vygotsky, L. S. (1967). Play and its role in the mental development of the child. Soviet Psychology, 5(3), 6–18. https://doi.org/10.2753/RPO1061-040505036
Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Interaction between learning and development. In M. Cole, V. John-Steiner, S. Scribner, & E. Souberman (Eds.), Mind and society: The development of higher psychological processes (pp. 79-91). Harvard University Press.
Wilford, S. (2000). From play to literacy: Implications for the classroom (Occasional Paper No. 2). Bronxville, NY: Child Development Institute, Sarah Lawrence College.
Wolf, M. (2019). Reader, come home: The reading brain in a digital world. Harper.
Other Online Links
Powell, S. (2024). Maths practices you can count on.
https://www.cis.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP62_Maths-Practices_web.pdf
Tighe, J. (2022). DLD: Developmental Language Disorder – A guide for parents and families.
https://radld.org