Literacy & Justice for All | Oakland Literacy Symposium
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2025 TBD

OAKLAND MARRIOTT CITY CENTER

LEARN. STRATEGIZE. ELEVATE. COLLABORATE.

Literacy & Justice For All 2024 is a dynamic symposium promoting effective practices in literacy and reading skills and mobilizing learning professionals around literacy as a vehicle for social justice and transformational life outcomes.
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Designed Specifically for Educators & Literacy Changemakers

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Learn from Leaders in Literacy Education

Discover evidence-based practices and approaches for improving student reading, cultivating community literacy champions, and incorporating justice because literacy is a social right. 

Network with 300+ Literacy Professionals

Join 300+ school & community-based educators, practitioners, funders, leaders, and literacy champions for a comprehensive learning experience that elevates literacy in the classroom and beyond.

Hands-on & Practical
Tools You Can Use

 Go beyond the conference room with local site visits, fireside chats, networking and community-building activities that will provide you with tools to implement meaningful change.

LITERACY & JUSTICE FOR ALL 2024
IS ORGANIZED BY
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KEYNOTE & FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS
 

GET INSPIRED BY THE BRIGHTEST MINDS ADDRESSING THE LITERACY CRISIS

EMILY HANFORD

SENIOR EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT
AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA
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PLUS CONCURRENT SESSION WORKSHOPS INCLUDING:

Supporting Bilingual Oral Language Development in PreK and TK

Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors: Supporting Diversity and Inclusion with Storybooks

What is the Science of Reading and How Does it Support Diverse Learners?

Reading Is a Civil Right: A Panel from Nystrom Elementary School

Accelerating Foundational Skills for Older Readers

and many more...

EDUCATORS ARE THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY

Literacy & Justice for All 2024 strives to be an accessible and affordable resource for literacy and learning. We offer grants and scholarships for educators and school teams who need funding support.

 

Educators may also earn graduate-level professional development credit for salary advancement and/or recertification through our partnership with the University of the Pacific - Benerd College.

FOR 2025 SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION,
CONTACT MICHAEL RHODES-BAKER

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Solving the most challenging literacy needs will take all of us.
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