15th Annual Illinois Reading Recovery Descubriendo La Lectura

and Classroom Literacy Conference

January 19-20, 2006 - Chicago Marriott Downtown 
 

Session Handouts Available (click title to download file)

 
Phrasing in Fluent Reading: What Will it Take?
Sue Duncan - Reading Recovery Trainer, Georgia State University 
Writing Made Easy for EVERY Learner
Michael Schafstall - Consultant/Teacher Trainer, Brain Compatible Curriculums  
Working System that Work: Fluency, Comprehension & Problem Solving
Robert M. Schwartz, Oakland University

Assembling Working Systems in Early Stages of Literacy Development

Joelle Schlesinger –Teacher Leader, Plainfield Consortium        

Learning and Loving the Library: The Librarian as an Instructional Partner     

Shirley Smith Duke – Author 

Small Group Instructional Strategies for Language Development

Debra Crouch – National Literacy Consultant

Giving Respect to the Cut-up Sentence    part 1 | part 2 | part 3

Sue Boquist –Teacher Leader, Southeastern Wisconsin  

THURSDAY Keynote Address:  The Power of One? Or Teaming for Literacy Power?

Sue Burroughs-Lange – Reading Recovery Trainer, University of London, Institute of Education

What Makes Teaching Powerful in Reading Recovery? A Conversation!

Sue Burroughs-Lange – Reading Recovery Trainer University of London, Institute of Education


If you want to be really well prepared to get the most out of this workshop Sue suggests that you (re-)read Chapter 2 called 'Conversation as One Model of Teaching Interactions' in Marie Clay's book "By Different Paths to Common Outcomes" (pp13-36, 1998).

Facilitating Language Acquisition Using Picture Books

Shirley Smith Duke – Author
Building Bridges to Funds of Knowledge: Latino Children & Latino-themed Children's Literature
Ruth Quiroa - Assistant Professor, National-Louis University
 

 
 
 
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