Reading Conference

The Reading Conference is not just for elementary levels. It offers a lot of content about literacy at the middle school levels as well. Following is a sampling of related sessions and institutes from last year's conference (this list will be updated during Spring Semester with the 2009 sessions). In addition, the poster sessions, virtual presentations, speakers, and graduate course provide more opportunities to learn, present, and network about the literacy level you work with.

• Digital Stories
• Silver Boxes: Florence Littauer on How to Build People up
• Making the Transition from Spanish to English Literacy
• But I'm Not a Reading Teacher: A Nonfi ction Reader's Toolbox for the Content Area Teacher
• Help Me Read My Mind: Using Social Stories in the Inclusive Classroom
• Guided Reading Instruction Provided in Inclusive Settings and Accommodating for the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities
• From Shredding the Waves of Surfing to BAK: Writing in the 21st Century with Adolescents
• Labyrinths of Liberation
• Literacy in 3-D: Models of Textual Interaction with Discussion Groups
• Subtitles, Translations, and Strategies: Second Language Acquisition through Reading
• Engaging Reading/Learning Strategies for Content Areas
• Catch the Wave of Cultural Awareness and Literacy
• Reaching Readers One Difference at a Time: Read Aloud Adaptations to Include All Learners
• Using Therapy Animals in Academia, and Literacy Leaders' Perceptions of theNational Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) Program
• Response to Literature: Strategies and Tools for Open-Ended Questions
• Emerging Trends in Young Adult Literature
• A Buffet of Reading Strategies for Struggling Readers
• Effects of Creative Drama on Use of Reading Comprehension Strategies and Attitudes Towards Reading
• Literature to Keep You Afl oat and Move You Forward
• The Teacher Researcher: Grant Writing and Funding Sources for Action Research in the Classroom
• Using Children's Literature to Address Social Justice Issues
• Implementing Effective Vocabulary Instruction Strategies in K-12 Classrooms
• Student Self-Selection of Nonfi ction Texts: What Drives the Decision-Making Process?
• Tupac as Literature? Who Would Have Imagined?
• Reading with the "A+" and "High-Risk" Students
• Literacy for All: Being Successful in a Multicultural Society
• Meeting Reading Style Needs of Digital Age Students
• Hooked on Reading
• Interactive Portfolios: 10 Steps to Enhance Portfolios in Your Classroom