Presenters

Keynote Presenter

Carol McDonald Connor

Carol McDonald Connor

Carol McDonald Connor is a Chancellor’s Professor in Education at the University of California, Irvine. She is also a Distinguished Research Associate at the Florida Center for Reading Research.

McDonald Connor’s research investigates individual child differences and the links between children’s language and literacy development. She focuses on children who are atypical and diverse learners, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing; the goal of her research is to illuminate reasons behind the perplexing difficulties faced by these children as they develop basic and advanced literary skills.

Most recently, her research interests have focused on how to individualize students’ learning opportunities in the classroom—from preschool through fifth grade—and develop technology and interventions to improve teacher efficacy and students’ literacy, math, and science outcomes.

McDonald Connor is the principal investigator for studies funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute for Education Sciences and the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, including the Early Learning Research Network and the Reading for Understanding Network. She works closely with teachers and educational leaders and is a strong advocate of research-school partnerships.

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