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Annual Conference

FRA’s 44th
Annual Conference

Wyndham Orlando Resort
October 19 – 22, 2006

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
   

Sunday, October 22, 2006

   
         
8:00 - 9:30   FIFTH GENERAL SESSION: Take Reading to Heart!    Cathy Collins Block                  (Breakfast $10)
       
9:45 - 10:45   Getting Right to the Heart of the Matter: Exploring Critical Issues Through Literature Response   Sharon Peck, Cheryl Kreutter
       
9:45 - 10:45   Singing in Shared Reading   Launa Mitten
       
9:45 - 10:45   The Reading Brain: Implications from Recent Brain Research   Andrea Rosenblatt
       
9:45 - 10:45   The Relationship of Authors, Illustrators and Publishers   Margriet Ruurs
       
9:45 - 10:45   Scientists at Play   Michael Elsohn Ross
       
9:45 - 10:45   SECRET STORIES: Helping Struggling Readers Crack the Reading Code with the "BRAIN-IN-MIND!"   Katie Garner
       
9:45 - 10:45   Take Reading to Heart: The Power of a Comprehensive Approach!    April DeCesare
       
9:45 - 10:45   Make it Meaningful: Connecting Reading Instruction with Literacy Center Practice for All Children   Susan Nations
       
9:45 - 10:45   Exactly What is the Rest of the Class Doing During Small Group Instruction, One on One Conferring or Individual Assessment?   The Sisters - Gail Boushey & Joan Moser
       
11:00 - 12:00   CLOSING CELEBRATION: Reading is a Four Way Stretch!   Nancy Polette