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Register for Breaking Barriers: Expanding Literacy Beyond the Elementary and Into the Content Areas
Join us for our second annual Breaking Barriers conference!
Breaking Barriers: Expanding Literacy Beyond the Elementary and Into the Content Areas is a groundbreaking two-day conference dedicated to advancing dyslexia intervention strategies for students in grades 4–12. Hosted at the historic MSU Riley Center in Meridian, Mississippi, this event brings together educators, researchers, specialists, and advocates committed to transforming literacy instruction across all content areas. Whether you are a classroom teacher, literacy coach, academic researcher, or intervention specialist, we invite you to expand your expertise through 60-minute sessions focused on literacy development in upper-elementary, middle, and high-school settings. Presenters will showcase their own research or highlight proven best practices that align with evidence-based approaches to literacy and learning differences.
Why Attend?
Move Literacy Forward
Connect with Your Community
Move Literacy Forward
After a powerful first year, Illuminations returns with an even sharper focus on students in grades 4-12. This conference is designed for educators ready to move beyond the basics and tackle the real challenges older, struggling readers face across content areas.
Build on What Works
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Move Literacy Forward
Join leading educators, researchers, and specialists who are doing the work every day. You’ll gain practical, classroom-ready strategies grounded in experience—approaches that meet older students where they are and help move them forward.
Connect with Your Community
Connect with Your Community
Connect with Your Community
Be part of a growing network of professionals committed to literacy beyond the early years. Share ideas, compare approaches, and leave with new connections that extend well beyond the conference.
Book Hotel
Discounted rates until September 1!
We have secured discounted room rates at the The Threefoot Hotel, Meridian, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel. Located in historic downtown Meridian, Mississippi, it offers easy highway access to I-20/I-59 and is approximately 4 miles from Meridian Regional Airport. Book your hotel by 9/1 to get special pricing!