MYFest26: The Biliterate Brain: Teaching Reading Strategies for a Digital World.

MYFest info at https://myfest.equityunbound.org/ Sherine Aboelezz hosts this MYFest session held on July 16, 2026. "The Biliterate Brain: Teaching Reading Strategies for a Digital World." Many educators are observing a shift in how students arrive to class: less prepared to engage deeply with reading materials and less equipped to sustain the kinds of rich classroom dialogue that learning depends on. Part of what drives this shift is that the way students now read has changed. The rise of digital spaces has fundamentally altered how information is created, shared, and read, calling on educators to rethink how reading is taught altogether. This session responds to that challenge by introducing the biliterate brain as a framework for understanding what print and digital reading each demand of the learner. Participants will examine how print and digital reading each shape the way the brain processes information, exploring practices like lateral reading that are essential to navigating digital texts. Throughout, participants will have opportunities to reflect on their own course assignments, consider how to embed these strategies into their subject areas, and leave with concrete tools to bring directly into their classrooms.