Reading Conference

The Reading Conference offers a lot of content about literacy at the Pre-K through elementary levels. 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 elementary literacy.

• Silver Boxes: Florence Littauer on How to Build People up
• Making the Transition from Spanish to English Literacy
• Readers, Readers: What Do You See? I See Words That I Can Read! - How to Make the Most out of Classroom Word Walls
• But I'm Not a Reading Teacher: A Nonfiction Reader's Toolbox for the Content Area Teacher
• Mathematics and the Literature of Jerry Pallotta
• Help Me Read My Mind: Using Social Stories in the Inclusive Classroom
• Just the Facts, Please! Using Informational Texts to Teach Reading and Writing
• Guided Reading Instruction Provided in Inclusive Settings and Accommodating for the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities
• Labyrinths of Liberation
• Literacy in 3-D: Models of Textual Interaction with Discussion Groups
• Pathways to Engagement in Content Area Classrooms
• Teaching Literacy Skills with Music and Movement
• All-Star Activities across the Curriculum
• Subtitles, Translations, and Strategies: Second Language Acquisition through Reading
• Engaging Reading/Learning Strategies for Content Areas
• Catch the Wave of Cultural Awareness and Literacy
• Reading Treasures
• Reaching Readers One Difference at a Time: Read Aloud Adaptations to Include All Learners
• Using PowerPoint to Enhance Word Study and Word Building
• Using Therapy Animals in Academia, and Literacy Leaders' Perceptions of theNational Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) Program
• Poetry in the Classroom: Engaging Activities to Meet the Needs of All Learners
• 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 Afloat 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
• Launching Literature Circles in a Kindergarten Classroom
• Student Reading Council: Working Together to Promote Literacy
• Thinking outside the ELA Block: Using Writing to Prepare Students for the TAKS Test
• Student Self-Selection of Nonfi ction Texts: What Drives the Decision-Making Process?
• Ebooks: What Else Can I Do With Them?
• Literacy for All: Being Successful in a Multicultural Society
• Meeting Reading Style Needs of Digital Age Students
• Hooked on Reading