Speaker Karen Venditti, Ph.D
Karen J. Venditti, Ph.D., currently serves as director of literacy initiatives with Amplify Education. Venditti works alongside teachers, leaders, and students implementing Amplify’s comprehensive pk-8 literacy solutions. As a 10-year Amplify veteran, her primary focus has been on effective pk-5 Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) implementation. Prior to her work with Amplify she taught at the elementary, middle school, and collegiate levels. She actively holds general education, content area, and administrative certifications and is licensed as a reading specialist in grades Pk-9. After she earned her Ph.D. from Purdue University, Venditti worked extensively with pre-service and veteran educators in university and field-based coursework focused on literacy acquisition. As a 25+ year IRA/ILA member, she has chaired and served on various standing and awards committees and presented at conferences in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates.