Speaking & Professional Learning

Research, translated into
routines you can use Monday.

I speak and train at local, state, and national literacy conferences, universities, and organizations on dyslexia, spelling, word reading, writing, and the science of getting evidence-based practice into real classrooms.

Brennan Chandler speaking at a conference
45+
Speaking engagements & sessions
3,500+
Educators reached through talks, workshops & webinars
Custom
Every session built for your audience
US & Canada
Local, state, national & international stages

Every session ends the same way: with instructional routines and strategies educators can put to work the next morning, grounded in the research and ready to use.

Areas of expertise.

Two areas where I bring deep research and classroom-ready routines, plus the sessions I'm asked for most. Every talk is tailored.

Area 01

Instructional practices

Spelling, writing, and multisyllabic word reading: the word- and text-level instruction that moves outcomes, translated into routines educators can use the next morning.

Use it MondaySpellingWritingWord reading
Highly requested sessions
The science of spellingK–2 · 3+
Beyond phonics: word-level instruction for adolescents3–12
Evidence-based writing instructionK–3 · 4–8
Area 02

Data & intervention

What effective intervention takes: explicit instruction, data-based decisions, and specially designed instruction for the students who need more, including those with dyslexia and IEPs.

Explicit instructionScreeningDBIIEPs
Highly requested sessions
The dyslexia data dilemma: screening to instructionK–8
The anatomy of explicit instructionK–12
Intensifying intervention with DBIK–12
Also available, on request
Plain-language literacy talks for parents, caregivers, and communities, grounded in my research on family- and community-based literacy.
Available as
Conference sessions
Keynotes & breakouts
Workshops
Half- and full-day, hands-on
Multi-day institutes
Deep, sequenced learning
Parent & community talks
Plain-language, for families
Virtual webinars
For organizations worldwide
Custom formats
Built for your audience
Attendee feedback

From recent engagements.

Dr. Chandler has forever changed me as an educator. I would come back to the conference just for him.
Attendee — IDA Ontario Literacy & Learning Conference, 2026

Your sessions were the ones we received the most feedback on. Many attendees asked for you to return.

Conference organizer — IDA Ontario

Dr. Chandler has energized me, encouraged me, and inspired me. His workshop is one of the best I’ve ever experienced.

Workshop attendee

One of the most valuable workshops I’ve attended in a very long time, and I engage in a lot of professional learning. Jam-packed with immediately useful, evidence-based resources. I feel far more confident I can narrow in on what works.

Workshop attendee — Cox Campus

An excellent course. Explicit spelling instruction is largely absent in our schools in the Greater Philadelphia region.

Spelling instruction workshop — Greater Philadelphia
Invited talks

Recent & upcoming.

Podcasts & media

Recent conversations.

Education Week
Why Teaching Spelling Can Boost Students’ Reading Skills
2025
Mashable
Why your kid can’t rely on tech tools to spell
2025
Literacy in Color
Spelling matters: what the research says about teaching spelling
2026
Melissa & Lori Love Literacy
Research-based routines to support multisyllabic word reading
2025
The Literacy View
Have we gotten spelling instruction all wrong?
2025
The Dyslexia Duo
Key strategies to improve literacy
2025
Learn Smarter — The Educational Therapy Podcast
Dr. Brennan Chandler and all things dyslexia
2025
ILA — Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
Word-level reading skills for adolescent learners
2025
For organizers & press

Everything you need to book or feature me.

Dr. Brennan Chandler is an Assistant Professor of Dyslexia at Georgia State University and coordinator of the graduate dyslexia endorsement program. His research on spelling intervention and multisyllabic word reading has appeared in Journal of Learning Disabilities, Learning Disability Quarterly, and The Reading League Journal, and has been featured in Education Week, Mashable, and K-12 Dive. He is the 2025 recipient of the John Wills Lloyd Outstanding Research Award and regularly partners with schools, districts, and organizations to bring evidence-based reading and writing instruction into practice.

Featured in Education Week · Mashable · K-12 Dive
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Brennan Chandler
Formats keynote · workshop · institute · webinar
Reach in-person & virtual, US & international
Speaking inquiries

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