Dale Webster is President of CORE Learning, which provides professional learning and implementation support to schools and districts across the country. Dale brings over 30 years of experience in teaching, professional learning, research, state-level policy work and administration, and curriculum development to schools and districts across the country. Dale earned his Ph.D. in Learning, Cognition, and Development at the University of California, Irvine, where his research focused on vocabulary development for multilingual learners.
He has presented nationally on a variety of topics related to the science of reading. Dale most recently served as a member of the SB 488 Panel that updated teacher preparation standards for reading instruction in California and the California State Literacy Plan Team. He also served on the California Curriculum Commission, an advisory body to the California State Board of Education on curriculum frameworks and textbook adoptions. Dale is also a member of the Editorial Board for the International Dyslexia Association’s Perspectives in Language and Literacy publication.