Here is a listing of the concurrent sessions that will be
taking place at the 2008 FRA Conference.
|
Name |
Interest Levels |
Presentation Title |
Session Description |
|
Deborah Gallagher and Charmaine Taylor |
Grades 3 - Middle School |
"Voices" in African American History |
This interactive session will provide upper elementary/middle school
teachers with ideas for Reader's Theater and other performance reading
strategies that can be used to enhance instruction on African American
history. |
|
Celeste Burns |
K - Middle School |
Bilingual Children's Literature: A Tool to Facilitate Second Language
Acquisition |
Learn to develop and use a bilingual children's literature collection to
enhance non-native speakers' language acquisition. Receive a current
bibliography in English/Spanish along with suggestions for evaluating
materials. |
|
Debra Vance Noelk |
Middle School |
Do You Cheer Because the Book Was Good or Because You Are Done With It? |
Participants will become acquainted with the current trends in
adolescent reading instruction. A handout will be provided that outlines
specific classroom procedures for reading novels and for vocabulary
instruction. |
|
John Thompson |
All |
Shift Happens: Web 2.0 Applications for Reading |
Discover a multitude of Web 2.0 computer applications to help you in the
classroom, office, and home. Learn about new "read-write" Internet tools
that help students create and collaborate. |
|
Wallace Howard |
Prek - 2 |
Making Great Readers |
Want to provide your students with a direct and effective sound-letter
connection component? This session provides a developmentally ready,
teacher-directed, kinesthetic approach to the sound letter connection. |
|
Karyn Tunks and Rebecca Giles |
K-2 |
Making Reading-Writing Connections through Cooperative Chronicles |
Building on the work of Sylvia Ashton-Warner, the presenters will
demonstrate how to create "cooperative chronicles" to help students make
meaningful text. Authoring texts makes learning to read easier for
children. |
|
Cher Gauweiler |
Middle - High School |
Putting Back the Arts in Language Arts |
Learn how to bridge students' interest in the reading curriculum with
popular culture. In this interactive session, participants will learn
how to infuse drama, art, music, and technology into the classroom. |
|
Rebecca Ellis, Ann Junod, and Carol West |
K - 5 |
Marvelous Mitten Magic Makes Comprehension Multiple! |
Have fun in this workshop that uses Jan Brett's classic story,
The Mitten, to combine
the strategies of the reciprocal teaching model, concept maps, math
skills, writing, and more. |
|
Mary Linville, Tammy Bresnahan, and Brittany Steele |
K-5 |
A Lab School and University Collaborate on Action Research in Literacy |
This summary of the collaboration between two classrooms and FAU will
focus on ways to build vocabulary and comprehension. |
|
Misty LaCour |
K-5 |
Readers Theatre in Your Classroom |
Readers Theatre is an effective way to teach students fluency and
comprehension skills while having fun. Learn how to effectively use
Readers Theatre in your classroom. |
|
Ayala Baum |
PreK-High School |
Time to Teach a Reading Lesson. . . Priceless! |
Learn how to increase academic time and decrease discipline
challenges…and find the time to teach a reading lesson! |
|
Barbara Denbow |
K - High School |
Improving Fluency to Improve Comprehension: A Response to Intervention
(RtI) Challenge |
Helping struggling readers understand what they read is a common
challenge. Fluency provides a bridge between word recognition and
comprehension. Learn three research proven strategies to improve both
fluency and comprehension. |
|
Karen Simmons and Cindy Guinn |
K-Middle School |
"Travel" Through Reading Skills with the Bag Ladies' Make-n-Takes |
Grab your "ticket" and fill your "travel bag" with motivational
activities to make your students' reading skills "soar" and test results
"fly". |
|
Paul Mullen |
Grades 3 - High School |
A Cry for Help and What Must Be Done Differently to Actively Engage
Young Readers |
Every child dreams of greatness. Hear Dr. Mullen's new research and
learn to help struggling readers find their inner voice and become more
engaged readers through his fictional character, Fuji. |
|
Kathleen Semanchick, Nikki Rodriguez, and Kathryn Rushe |
3 - 5 |
Knowledge Building Using Literature as a Foundation |
A transdisciplinary approach to "reading to learn" that incorporates
fiction and nonfiction texts is explained. A bibliography of content
specific books and recommended standards-based comprehension strategies
are shared. |
|
Valerie Wright and Jane Govoni |
K - high school |
Comprehension Connections: Strategies for English Language Learners |
Using a variety of hands-on activities, participants will walk away with
comprehension and vocabulary strategies to use with their English
language learners in grades K-12. Handouts and prizes will be given
out. |
|
Candy Waring and Jeanne Langford |
K - 5 |
Ten Ways to Build Better Relationships with Reading |
Discover how a Title 1 school brought community, parents, students, and
teachers together through school-wide activities. Learn ten activities
to motivate reluctant readers by "building relationships" with books. |
|
Katia Calejo |
Middle, High, College, and Adult |
Using Differentiated Instruction to Increase Student Achievement |
Learn to use differentiated instruction by modifying one of the four
components: content, process, product, and/or environment. |
|
Mary Ann Clark, IRA State Coordinator |
All |
Start an IRA Local Reading Council in your Area! |
The International Reading Association has 1,250 local reading councils
nationwide that offer professional development, literacy and community
service projects, leadership opportunities, and collegiality to
educators. Attend this session to gain information on how to start an
official IRA local reading council in your area. |
|
Melanie Guenette |
Middle School |
Giving ESOL Students their Ticket to Understanding Expository Text |
Come join this lively discussion where we will explore research based
strategies to help ESOL students understand expository text and
construct meaning from it. Participants will receive National Geographic
samples. |
|
Margaret Adams |
K - 5 |
Simply Summarizing |
Learn a technique using fiction texts and a graphic organizer to
explicitly teach students how to think about and write a summary.
Participants will have hands on practice with various level books. |
|
Becky Bone |
3 - 12 |
Five Feet Tall But Short on Decoding Skills? |
What do you do with older readers who are still struggling with
foundational phonics? Invite them to join the community of readers and
build fluency with sounds, words, and connected text. |
|
Maria Schneider, Lawrence Tihen, and Deborah Tihen |
K - 12, Coaches, Administrators |
Student FCAT and Stanford 10 Achievement as Related to ORF and DIBELS
Scores |
Would you like to know how DIBELS and FORF scores predict FCAT and
Stanford 10 scores? We will provide hard data identifying fluency
differences that effect student achievement and a free online program to
address fluency needs. |
|
Tara Maceyak |
K-5 |
Balancing Instruction: A Framework for Understanding Literacy and
Language Development in the Elementary Classroom |
A systematic method of reading instruction and intensive language
development is essential to accelerate ELLs. This session will explore
how to customize curriculum to meet the needs of ELLs. |
|
Jane Wood |
3 - middle school |
Stories of Mystery and Adventure Make Learning Fun |
Author Jane R. Wood captures young readers' imaginations with mystery,
adventure, and humor, while placing her characters in settings that
expose students to the history and environment that surround them. |
|
Marianne Berkes |
PreK - 5 |
Creative Non-Fiction: A Springboard to Literacy Activities |
Through the use of her nature-awareness picture books, the author will
share ideas that can expand students' reading and writing experiences. |
|
Cynthia Lasky, Katrina Azevedo, and Lauren Cagienello |
K - 5, College |
Everything First Year Teachers Wished They Knew About Literacy
Instruction |
Two second year teachers and their university professor will be
discussing everything the teachers wished they had learned - from
differentiated instruction in literacy to classroom management - before
they entered their first classrooms. |
|
Lindy Robertson |
K - 8 |
Music and Literacy: A Must in Your Classroom! |
Learn the research behind music in the classroom through a lively
musical presentation. Learn how to energize your literacy instruction
for all students. You
will leave with practical ideas for creating and implementing musical
big books in your classroom. |
|
Emma Winfield and Maria Callis Schneider |
Middle - High School |
Coaching for Maximum Student Success |
Learn effective coaching and instructional strategies. Coaches will
leave with tips and techniques that will make them even more
indispensible than they already are. |
|
Lynn Brennan |
Middle - High School |
Using Graphic Novels to Motivate Reluctant Readers and Teach Literary
Elements |
Learn to use graphic novels to motivate, engage, and challenge students
while presenting complex ideas such as literary elements and reducing
text or reading demands. |
|
Tales Two Tell - Autumn Garick and Robin Schulte |
PreK - 8 |
Storytelling - You Can Do It! |
Discover how the dynamic tool, storytelling, can help create life-long
learners. Join professional storytellers, Tales Two Tell - Autumn and
Robin, and explore a simple step-by-step process to give stories a life
of their own. |
|
David Larwa |
Middle - High School |
Use of Differentiated Instruction to Help Students Demonstrate Gains in
Content Area Achievement |
Explore practical ideas and methods for planning and teaching lessons so
that all students, including English language learners and those with
special needs, attain success based on standards. |
|
Ho-Ryong Park |
All |
Using Open Source in Classrooms: Podcasting |
This presentation offers information about podcasting, which is an open
source. The presenter will explain the terms open source and podcasting
and teach you how to create a podcast. |
|
Jeanette Russell |
K - 12, Coaches, Administrators |
The Nuts and Bolts of a Classroom Library |
Quality Classroom libraries are not simply collections of books located
in the back corner of the room. This session defines the characteristics
and design features that strongly influence whether or not classroom
libraries may be used to their full potential to improve students'
reading performance. |
|
Linda Askari Blanchfield |
2 - 5, College Students, Teacher Trainers |
Keeping Your Students Engaged: 20 Terrific Time-on-Task Activities |
This fast paced session will include 20 tried and true activities to
keep your students engaged while using your current curriculum. Each
conferee will receive a CD of the presentation. |
|
Edwina Raffa and Annelle Rigsby |
3 - 5 |
Kidnapped in Key West. . . Your Historical Passport to Adventure! |
Motivate your students to learn language arts, science, and social
studies with our new historical novel and teacher's guide. Join us for a
thrilling reenactment celebrating Henry Flagler's 1912 completion of the
Over-Sea Railroad! |
|
Tammy Ruhl and Vivian McClain |
All |
Perkin' Up the Learning |
This session will provide teachers with novelties that are sure to "perk
up" your day as well as your students' day. The end result will be
increased collaboration among students and retention of information. |
|
Shari Valencic-Ursel |
K - 5 |
Paleontological Treasures |
This session will introduce a wealth of paleontological resources that
can be integrated into any reading curriculum. Participants will receive
free resources…including fossils! |
|
Nance Wilson and Steve Swinburne |
K - 8 |
Using Poetry to Read and Write Across the Content Areas |
This presentation will focus on integrating reading and writing across
the content areas. The presentation will address the different
perspectives of an author of non-fiction and a classroom teacher. |
|
Susan Provost |
K - 5 |
Partner Reading - Students Pairing Up for Success |
Participants will explore research surrounding the impact of partner
reading and the classroom and will engage in activities that they can
apply to their classrooms the very next day! |
|
Rick DuVall |
K - 5 |
Fluency: Teaching the Rhythm of Reading |
Reading fluency is the ability to read accurately, automatically, with
meaningful expression, and with solid comprehension. Participants will
experience practical applications of scientifically-based instructional
strategies for improving fluency. |
|
Joan Cannon-Dicks and Deborah Owen |
Middle - High School |
Camouflage or Sabotage: In-Active Reading and the Alliterate Student |
How to identify and annul reading-avoidance and self-handicapping
behaviors to improve student motivation, student self-efficacy, and
over-all classroom management. |
|
Ijya Tullos |
Grades 3 - 12 |
Developing Vocabulary in the Sciences Through Hands-On Experiences |
Through hands-on experiments, participants will experience activities
that lead them to construct concepts and formulate statements in the
areas of physics, chemistry, earth and life sciences. |
|
June Weltman |
Grades 3 - 12 |
Kids' Mysteries: Pushing New Edges |
Readers at all levels love mystery, suspense, and clever young
detectives. Today's books are pushing new edges. This sessions delves
Edgar and Agatha award nominated books for clues into trends in content,
style, and settings. Handouts will be provided. |
|
Harriet Brady and Lara Deason |
K - 8 |
R.E.A.L. Teachers: Real
Effective
Application of
Literature |
If you would like ready-to-use lessons incorporating high interest
children's literature for teaching reading strategies, this session is
for you. Participants will receive a CD of strategy/skill lessons for
immediate implementation. |
|
Cindy Lok |
PreK - 5 |
How to "Sell" Reading from a Marketing Point of View |
Find out how to "sell" reading to your students to grab their attention
and create lifelong readers. The easy-to-implement marketing strategies
you will learn include product placement, freedom of choice, and using
book accessories. |
|
Kavin Ming and Charles Dukes |
K - 5 |
A Practical Approach to the Integration of Fluency in the Inclusive
Classroom |
The presenters will discuss the significance of reading instruction in
inclusive classrooms, explain what fluency is and why it is important,
and describe eight practices for developing fluency through empirically
supported approaches. |
|
Valerie Wright and Candace Roberts |
Middle - High School |
Using Adolescent Literature as a Springboard to Literacy |
Using a variety of hands-on activities, participants will explore
different ways of using Young Adult literature to increase comprehension
and vocabulary development, as well as making connections between the
text and the reader. |
|
Iris Borghese, Martha Soto, and Melinda Herrera |
K - 5 |
Effective Coaching Strategies to Make a Difference: Building Capacity
Utilizing Para-Professionals to Support Literacy |
This session highlights a professional development program designed to
train para-professional educators to effectively build capacity in
literacy teaching and learning. |
|
Beckie Fulcher and Karen Odom |
High School |
Engaging the "Bored and Restless" |
This interactive workshop offers a plethora of activities to engage and
motivate adolescents to become better readers. Unconventional methods
will motivate teachers to address students' differential instructional
needs and standards. |
|
Ruth Sylvester and Rita Meadows |
K - 2 |
Making Centers a Hit with Children's Lit |
This engaging workshops offers ideas for preparing literacy centers that
primary age students can work at independently. Requiring minimal
preparation from teachers, the centers uniquely attend to literacy
skills within the context of children's books. |
|
Anna Beard |
PreK - 2 |
Literacy is Priceless |
Learn about FreeReading, an "open source" instructional program that
uses technology and helps educators teach early literacy. Because it is
an open source, it represents the collective wisdom of a wide community
of teachers and researchers. |
|
Lisa Repasky, Jeanne Schumm, Yvonne Perry, and Maryann Tatum |
K - College |
Meta Analysis 101: Making Sense of Research-Based Practices in Reading
Instruction |
Get practical suggestions for making sense of the research literature
with particular emphasis on major research syntheses. |
|
Susan Provost |
K - 5 |
Fluency: The Bridge to Comprehension |
Participants in this session will learn the impact of poor fluency on
comprehension and will experience several strategies that can be
replicated in the classroom immediately. |
|
Anita Rodgers and Bonnie Goonen |
Middle - High School |
It's Show Time. . . Introducing the New FBBR High School Edition! |
This train-the-trainer workshop will demonstrate the new Families
Building Better Readers (FBBR) High School Edition. FBBR, sponsored by
Just Read, Florida! Provides family literacy workshops throughout
Florida to engage family members and their children in reading. |
|
Katie Rommel-Esham |
Grades 3-5, College |
Using Cross-Curricular Strategies to Support Integrated Learning
Experiences |
Participants will take part in activities using strategies from multiple
content areas (science, math, literacy) to support student learning
across the curriculum. Effective strategies will be demonstrated and
resources will be provided. |
|
Terence Cavanaugh |
Grades 3 - adult |
Using Digital Maps in Reading Activities: Bookmapping |
Learn how to use interactive mapping tools, such as Google Maps and
Google Earth, to support reading instruction, literacy, standards, and
reading in the content areas. |
|
Coni Reeder and Wendy McPherson |
K - 12, Coaches, Administrators |
The Research Says. . . And How to Do It Tomorrow! |
This session presents seven things you should be doing today to teach
reading, and the strategies to implement them in the classroom tomorrow.
Participants will receive handouts and practical tips for the teacher's
tool-kit. |
|
Vicky Zygouris-Coe and Lourdes Smith |
Middle - High School |
Building and Supporting Academic Comprehension in the Secondary Grades |
Learn effective reading strategies and instructional approaches to
develop and support comprehension. Hands-on examples and discussion will
be provided. Presenters will share resources and instructional tools. |
|
Linda Young |
K - 5 |
Reading and Writing = Connection |
This presentation highlights the reading and writing connection. Ideas
and projects will be shared. |
|
Dana Buntyn, Jennifer Candiloro, and Ellen Martin |
All |
Leading a Successful School-Wide Reading Program |
Discover what teachers found from research on the development of
school-wide reading programs. Learn about needs assessment, staff
development, and the new role of the reading coach. |
|
Gigi David |
K - 5 |
Literacy, Science and the Arts |
Explore how experiences focused on the visual arts and visual literacy
can empower students to thoroughly investigate science topics and help
them develop conceptual understanding and knowledge of important big
ideas in science. |
|
Jocelyn Downs and Constance Cain |
All |
You Can't Teach the Test, But You Can Teach the Genre! |
Learn how to effectively use the free DOE released tests and
Lessons Learned to
support students, during small group instruction, promoting reading
endurance and critical thinking. |
|
Shannon Ayrish |
Prek - 2 |
The Florida Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award: Incorporating
the Nominated Books into Your Elementary Curriculum |
Do we have some books for you! From traveling turtles to wild haired
sheep to book eating wolves; this year’s choices are sure to please your
youngest readers. The presentation will provide lesson plans, activities
and resources for using the 8 FRA nominated books in primary classrooms.
Use these ideas to teach standards while fostering a love for quality
literature. In addition, learn about the FRA book award and how your
school can “Vote for Books.” |
|
Madeline Kovarik and Margot Fadool |
K - 5 |
Six Super Spelling Suggestions in Sixty Minutes |
Avoid the monotonous routine of typical spelling programs. Discover six
'learn-them-today, use-them-tomorrow' strategies that will stimulate
interest and reinforce strong spelling skills for ALL students! |
|
Luis Conde |
PreK - 3 |
Tactile Language |
Learn how to use Play-doh and a kinesthetic approach to help children
develop fine motor skills, laterality, visual perception, language
vocabulary, and reading skills. This is particularly relevant for
special needs students and English language learners. |
|
Keron Kerr, Roslyn Bennett, and Winston Bailey |
Grades 3 - 8 |
Reaching Readers through Community Involvement |
Come learn how one middle school involves the community through a Family
Literacy Night, Reading Mentors, and other literacy-related activities
focused on improving the reading ability of Level One, Two, and Three
students. |
|
Steffani Gilligan |
K - 5 |
Poetry 101 |
Poetry may be the answer to helping your students become better readers
and writers! Learn how to use poetry as an effective tool for promoting
learning and incorporating national standards. |
|
Madeline Kovarik |
Grades 3 - 8 |
M.I.R.R.O.R. - Math in Reading: Realizing Opportunities to Respond |
Reading time doesn't have to be separate from math time. Learn to use
strategies that integrate multiplication instruction with children's
literature. |
|
Mary Ann Clark, IRA State Coordinator |
All |
Start an IRA Local Reading Council in Your Area! |
The International Reading Association has 1,250 local reading councils
nationwide that offer professional development, literacy and community
service projects, leadership opportunities, and collegiality to
educators. Attend this session to gain information on how to start an
official IRA local reading council in your area. |
|
Susan Wegmann and Larry Bedenbaugh |
All |
From the Coaches' Bench: Results of a Statewide Survey of Florida
Reading Coaches |
The results of a survey of over 455 reading coaches in the state of
Florida will be discussed. The presenters will report on coaches' duties
and feelings about their effectiveness. |
|
Theresa Stoufer and Lucy Lecour |
All |
Creating the Thinking Student |
Learn the seven key strategies and a model for teaching a metacognitive
strategy while delving into text. Presenters will share their classroom
successes and the research validating the strategy use. |
|
Lori Cadena and Kay Hornbuckle |
Middle School - Adult Literacy |
What's That Word? How Vocabulary Affects Content Acquisition in
Secondary Students |
This session will explore the research on the importance of vocabulary
and the role it plays in content acquisition. Practical tips for
teaching vocabulary will be shared. |
|
Nanette Barber |
All |
Elementary Expedition: Ships Ahoy! Setting Sail to a Top Score Response |
Hear an overview of FCAT updates. Learn about the development and hand
scoring processes. Enjoy a hands-on session using an extended response
item (4.0) from the 2008 Grade 4 Released Test. |
|
Ann Wolf |
K - 5 |
Integrating Literature and Environmental Education |
Presentation provides participants with a bibliography of picture books,
both fiction and non-fiction, to integrate into a K-6 science
curriculum. Instructional activities for some of the books will be
shared. |
|
Susan Henderson and Alice Lindemuth |
K - 5 |
Teaching Critical Thinking: Getting Beyond the Words |
Strengthen reading, content-area instruction, and student comprehension
through a critical thinking framework. Comprehension processes are
deepened as students view issues from others' perspectives, and as they
rethink their own opinions. |
|
Michelle Kelley and Nicki Clausen-Grace |
Grades 3 - 8 |
R4: A
Meaningful and Painless At-Home Reading Program |
Designed to support the presenters' in-school structured reading block,
this program incorporates reading, logging, and reflecting. It
encourages metacognitive strategy use, and helps to develop avid
readers. Get organizational tips too. |
|
Cori Grady |
K - 5 |
Running out of Time? Using Read Aloud to Teach Math Concepts and Skills |
Learn how to teach critical math concepts and skills and engage students
in problem-solving experiences during read aloud using high-quality,
engaging children's literature. |
|
Sharlotte Carey and Jennifer Easterday |
Grades 3 - 12 |
Three Levels of Reading: Using Close Reading to Discover Layered
Meanings in Text |
This interactive session will focus on an instructional strategy that
enables readers to move from the "what" to the "so what" and connect
literature with their own experiences and universal themes. In addition,
this strategy serves as a pre-writing tool for open-ended responses and
literary essays. |
|
Kimberly Nix |
Middle - High School, Administrators |
The Mouse and the Lions' Paws: An Analogy for Adolescent Reading
Instruction |
Lacking confidence in the intervention, the instructor, and in
themselves, successful instruction means a change in the involvement of
both teacher and student. Find out how understanding, empowerment, and
responsibility balances lead to achievement.. |
|
Heidi Maier |
PreK - 5 |
Dialogic Reading as an Intervention to Reduce the Vocabulary Gap in
Young, Low-Income Students |
Dialogic reading, a specialized form of storybook reading, has been
shown to improve young children's vocabulary. We'll examine dialogic
reading as an intervention in other areas of emergent reading. |
|
Molly Sims |
K - 5 |
The Book Lady Comes on Friday: Reading Incentives that Work |
This session will explain a program developed to encourage daily home
reading. You will learn how to start the program and use incentives. |
|
Bronwyn McLemore and Janice Wood |
Prek - 2 |
Actively Engaging Young Children in Concepts of Print |
Leave this session with a wealth of ideas for explicit, hands-on
learning experiences that will actively engage children in building
their knowledge of concept of print. |
|
Audrey Henry, Linda Goldsmith, and Mary Kolesinski |
K - 5 |
Don't Dis Me Man: Instilling Civility through Example, Instruction, and
Literature |
Learn to treat your students with respect and discover trade books and
young adult novels featuring characters that act with civility and
respect. A literature list and lessons will be provided. |
|
Lunetta Williams, Katrina Hall, and Terry Cavanaugh |
All |
The Florida Reading Quarterly Welcomes You to . . Write! Escribir!
Ecriver! Schreiben! |
This session will provide an overview of writing for the
Florida Reading Quarterly.
Meet the editor, associate editor, and associate online editor and learn
tips about getting your article published in this journal. |
|
Kathleen Conner and Erin Conner |
K-2, ESE |
TWIRL: Teaching Writing in Real Life |
TWIRL challenges teachers to take the mystery out of writing, even for
the most reluctant students. Traditional approaches are replaced with
exciting, interactive, hands-on lessons using all modalities so writing
becomes the most successful and enjoyable time of each day. |
|
Lisa Ciganek |
K - 5 |
Coaching for the Core: A Teacher's Passport to Success |
Reading specialists and reading coaches assist teachers in charting the
course for student success in reading. Learn to coach teachers using
data to inform and improve core literacy instruction. |
|
Pat Evans |
PreK - 12 |
Go with the Flow |
This session will define fluency, review research supporting fluency
instruction, and provide hands-on activities for incorporating fluency
in the classroom. You will receive a participation guide for classroom
use. |
|
Allison Brown and Julie Jones |
K - 5 |
"JUST RIGHT" Books Every Day! |
Learn how teachers and students can use their classroom libraries on a
daily basis. Participants will leave with information and assurance that
their students are in their "Just Right" books. |
|
Kristen Sternberg |
Grades 3 - 5 |
Beyond the Books: Using the Newspaper to Teach and Reinforce Skills |
This interactive training focuses on how teachers can use newspapers to
expand upper elementary students' reading skills. Prepare for a hands-on
session - and walk away with hundreds of ideas to get kids building
reading skills with newspapers. |
|
Judith Ortiz Cofer |
Middle School - High School |
An Island Like You: The Power of Reading to Transform Lives |
In this session, the presenter will share her journey through language
that took her from being the silent non-English speaking Puerto Rican
girl, to becoming an English professor, poet, and novelist. |
|
Gerald Sharpe |
Grades 3 - Adult Literacy |
Chasing Your Dreams Through Reading |
Gerald Sharpe describes his experience of growing up as a struggling
reader to becoming a writer, and publishing and marketing books for
readers of all ages. |
|
Opal Dixon and Wanda Nickelbur |
K - 5 |
A Primary Pleasure: Wordplay in Children's Literature |
How do you get vocabulary mileage from children's literature? This
presentation will focus on teachers creating games which will expose
students to multisensory approaches to enhance vocabulary development. |
|
Nile Stanley and Karen Alexander |
K - 5 |
Passport to Poetry |
Join Nile and Karen and discover how to motivate and engage children
with autumn-themed, arts-based literacy lessons based on the poetry book
Fly Away Fall. |
|
Glasceta Honeyghan and Althea Duren |
High School |
Reconceptualizing Adolescent Literacy: Valuing Perspectives |
This workshop will discuss to what degree schools are giving
consideration to literacy programs and how they take into account
adolescents' personal, social, and cultural experiences in relation to
literacy learning. |
|
Terri Heidger, Beth Stevens, and Rachel Chappell |
K - 5 |
Become a Good Reader . . . 6 Simple Steps |
Join the Apron Ladies for a fun-filled, interactive session to learn
hands-on techniques for teaching reading, writing, and math. Use what
you learn today in your classroom tomorrow. |
|
Becky Bone |
K - 3 |
Robust Vocabulary with Raucous Rockin' Read Alouds |
Learn how to select words to teach, use active talk, robust instruction
and technology to positively impact the development of vocabulary and
comprehension skills for all students during read alouds. |
|
Mary Lynn Hess |
K - 2 |
Welcoming Writing into the Mathematics Curriculum |
This session will present techniques and activities on how to
successfully integrate reading and writing into the mathematics
curriculum using the newly adopted Sunshine State Standards for
mathematics. |
|
Melissa Murray and Susanna Carey |
All |
Charting the Course to a Research Based Reading Program |
See how one group of teachers created a literacy coaching model based on
school needs, purposeful development, coaching follow through, and a
school-wide vision of literacy. |
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Danielle Zinna and Charla Bauer |
Middle - High School |
2BRO2B - Using Alternative Literacies to Activate Necessary Academic
Skills |
This presentation demonstrates the use of technology to help bridge the
gap between student motivation and the demands of academic performance
via technology and alternative literacies. Learn about using blogging,
podcasts, and film. |
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Cynthia Lasky, Mickey Weiner, Cristina Rivera and Lourdes Lanclos |
Grades 3 - 5, College |
Each One - Teach One |
Come and learn about the year-long literacy project which paired 25
elementary students from an inner city school with education majors from
a private university. |
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Karri Williams, Beth Warren, and Cindy Vanderpool |
K- 5 |
Strategic Reading Logs: Snapshots of the Metacognitive Reading Journey |
Examine methods and examples of strategies to support development of
goal-oriented comprehensive readers. The emphasis will be on strategies
for making the reading process explicit and concrete for struggling
readers. |
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Tammy Bresnahan |
K - 5 |
Creating and Managing Centers for Guided Reading |
Procedures and resources will be shared to help meaningfully engage
students in literacy activities while the teacher is working with small,
guided reading groups. |
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Julie Arenson and Kay Hornbuckle |
Middle - High School |
Improving Comprehension Skills of Struggling Middle and High School
Students |
This session will focus on the seven most effective strategies for
teaching reading comprehension to struggling middle and high school
students. The importance of teaching vocabulary will also be examined. |
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Connie Dierking and Sherra Jones |
PreK - 5 |
Tell Me a Story |
Learn a strategy for teaching language through story. Using the powerful
class story strategy help all students practice language use while
enhancing their ability to tell, write, and comprehend a story. |
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Cynthia Dwyer |
Middle School |
Vampires, Romance and Reading |
This presentation will share gender issues in literature selection along
with engaging strategies to "hook" adolescents into becoming readers.
Come prepared to have fun while learning how to improve your students'
reading comprehension achievement. |
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Patricia Lapinsky and Joanne Miller |
Grades 3 - 5 |
Workstation Wonders |
Are you tired of boring centers? Hear from two fourth grade teachers how
to energize your workstations and maximize your instructional time. Take
away ideas you can implement tomorrow. |
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Opal Dixon and Wanda Nickelbur |
K - 5 |
Why Can't Math Be Like This Everyday?"---New Books Integrating Math &
Literature |
Come and magically explore mathematical adventures through literature
for elementary students that feature a new twist on old games. Audience
participation will be required to spark imagination! |
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