Karen Venditti, Ph.D

Karen J. Venditti, Ph.D.,  currently serves as director of literacy initiatives with Amplify Education. Venditti  works alongside teachers, leaders, and students implementing Amplify’s comprehensive pk-8 literacy solutions. As a 10-year Amplify veteran, her primary focus has been on effective pk-5 Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) implementation.  Prior to her work with Amplify she taught at the elementary, middle school, and collegiate levels. She actively holds general education, content area, and administrative certifications and is licensed as a reading specialist in grades Pk-9.  After she earned her Ph.D. from Purdue University, Venditti worked extensively with pre-service and veteran educators in university and field-based coursework focused on literacy acquisition. As a 25+ year IRA/ILA member, she has chaired and served on various standing and awards committees and presented at conferences in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates.

The Reading League Oklahoma

The Reading League Oklahoma was created in 2019 by Oklahoma educators to support the advancement of the Science of Reading in Oklahoma while collaborating with other educators across the nation and world. The Reading League Oklahoma shares the mission of the national organization of advancing the awareness, understanding, and use of evidence-aligned reading instruction.

1. Meet and hear from leaders at The Reading League Oklahoma and Karen Venditti, Ph.D., from Amplify.

1. Mingle with other literacy leaders in Oklahoma.

1. Discuss how the Oklahoma Strong Readers Act will change your literacy instruction.

1. Strategize next steps for moving to literacy instruction backed by the Science of Reading.

Space is limited at this free event. RVSP today.