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National Reading Recovery® and Early Literacy Conference 2012
CHANGING DESTINIES
Thursday, February 23, 2012 Friday, February 24, 2012
Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel, Suites & Conference Centre
600 Highway 7 East, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B2
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Conference Overview
Changingthedestiniesofouryoungestearlyliteracylearnerscapturesthethemeofthisyear’sconference.ReadingRecoverysessionswilladdressvariousaspectsofreadingandwritingdevelopmentaswellastheimportantconnectionsbetweenReadingRecoveryandclassroomlearning.Earlyliteracysessionswillconnectliteracylearning
withart,mathematics,technology,andcontextsoutsideoftheschoolsetting.Administratorsessionswilltakeabroaderperspectiveonliteracyteachingandlearningwithsessionsonachievingchangeatthesystem,school,andindividuallevel.
Inadditiontokeynote,featuredandbreakoutsessions,delegateswillhaveaccesstoproductsandpublicationsforpurchaseororderwithrepresentationfrommajorpublishersandthoseofferinguniqueliteracy‐relatedproducts.
Conference Speakers Keynote Speakers
RichardAllingtonProfessorofEducation,UniversityofTennessee;Author
Every child, Every day Therearesixliteracyactivitiesthatshouldbeprovidedtoeverystudent,everyday.Unfortunately,intoomanyclassroomsstrugglingreadersparticipateinnoneoftheseactivitiesandachievingreadersinbutoneortwo.Wecandobetter,andwhenwedo,ourstudentswilldobetteraswell.
DavidBoothProfessorEmeritus,OISE;Author
Wired and Wireless Children Howwillweadaptourstrategies,ourresources,ourgoals,andourstructurestosupporttheliteracylivesofthechildrenwewillmeetinourtechnologically‐infusedschoolsinthefuture?
GaySuPinnellReadingRecoveryTrainerEmeritus;ProfessorEmeritus,OhioStateUniversity;Author
Changing Destinies: Achieving Literate Lives
Wemustcreateacommonvisiontomakeschoolsplaceswherestudentsbecomereadersandwritersforalifetime.Examinethemeaningofexcellenceinliteracyeducationandthechallengesthatfaceeducatorsandcitizenstoday.Whataretherolesofclassroomteachers,administrators,andinterventionteachers?
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SPECIALEVENT–BOOKLAUNCH
FEBRUARY23rd
Putting Faces on the Data:Build the bridge from data collection to improved instruction
LynSharrattandMichaelFullan
Studentsarepeople–notdata.Assessmentdatacanburyyouorgiveyoufocusedattentiononhowtoreacheverystudent.Thisbookshowshowtodevelopacommonlanguageforsharingallstudents’progresswithallteachersandleaders,andhowtouseongoingassessmenttoinforminstruction.Basedonworldwideresearchof500educators,thebookpresentssolutionsorganizedby:assessment,instruction,leadershipandownership.
FeaturedSpeakers
AllysonMatczukTrainer/Coordinator,CanadianInstituteReadingRecoveryWesternDivision
Between the Covers: An exploration of the gifts that stories offer
EverydayintheReadingRecoverylesson,childrenhavetheopportunitytoreadanewstory.Asthechildrenare
orientedtothestoryandastheyread,doteachersmakeuseofallthatthetexthastooffer?Thissessionwillexplorethestructureofthestory,language,andfeaturesofabookthataresometimesoverlookedbythosewhoarefamiliarwithtextmaterials.Samplesoftextswillbeusedtodiscoverandre‐discoverthegiftsthatare
available.
Evaluating Texts for Use with Young Children
Thiswillbeaninteractivesessiondesignedtoclarifyaprocesstoexaminebooksandweighuptheirsuitabilityforusewithchildrenwhofindlearningtoreadchallenging.
JaniceVanDykeTrainer/Coordinator,CanadianInstituteofReadingRecoveryCentralDivision
Searching for Information in Language Structure
IfteachersareresponsibleforsupportingchildrentoimprovetheirskillsinusingEnglishlanguagestructureasasourceofinformationintextreading,thenknowingsomethingaboutthestructureoftheEnglishlanguage,andhowyoungchildrenacquirethisstructure,ishelpfulknowledge.DrawingfromcasestudiesofReading
Recoverystudents,thissessionwillfocusonlanguagestructureasasourceofinformationchildrenneedtolearnhowtosearchforandusewithgrowingcompetencywhilereadingtexts.
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ReadingRecoveryBreakoutSpeakers
SandyBornsteinReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,YorkRegionDistrictSchoolBoard
LindaHirschReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,YorkRegionDistrictSchoolBoard
“Third Wave” Longer Term Support For Students “Progressing” in Literacy
ThirdWavetrainsteacherstoprovidelongertermindividualizedlessonstostudents
recommended/progressingfollowingReadingRecoverylessons.Professionaldevelopmentfocuseson:theimpactofemotioninlearning,theroleoforallanguageinteractions,andtheuseoftechnology.Datademonstratesincreasedstudentachievement,self‐esteemandimprovedteacherefficacy.
MaryCampbellLiteracySupportTeacher,BruceGreyCatholicDistrictSchoolBoard
More information to follow
JenniferFlightReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,RiverEastTransconaSchoolDivision
An English Language Learner’s Oral Language Development – What might be possible in three weeks of Reading Recovery lessons?
RoamingAroundtheKnownisanessentialtimeinalessonseriesforEnglishlanguagelearners.Acasestudyofonechildwillbesharedtoillustratethepowerofstorytellingandconversationtosupportorallanguagedevelopment.LessonsinRoamingAroundtheKnownweredesignedtoincreaseopportunitiesfortalkingand
listening,alongsidereadingandwriting.Pre‐andpost‐testhighlights,includingaudiosamples,willbeshared.Muchispossibleinjustthreeweeksoflessons!
LindaKwanReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,TorontoDistrictSchoolBoard
RandiWalkerReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,TorontoDistrictSchoolBoard
Record of Oral Language
Thepowerbehindreadingandwritingprocess–thechild’sorallanguage.Howcanweanalyzeandusethe
child’sorallanguagetodrivethechild’sprogram?
AmandaMcCabeReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,HuronSuperior,Ontario
More information to follow
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JoeStoufferLiteracySupportTeacher,Brandon,Manitoba
Why is reading aloud so critical to beginning readers?
Whyisreadingaloudsocriticaltobeginningreaders?Auditoryinputprovidedbythesoundofthereader’svoiceashereadsaloudisamulti‐facetedassettothereaderintheformationofaliteracyprocessingsystem.Thereadercanutilizethisauditorycontributiontoself‐monitorusingoneorseveralsourcesofinformation,
developletter/soundrelationships,solvewordsbothinisolationandincontinuoustext,monitorthefluencyofone’sownreadingandpossiblyengageinself‐directingtalkasoneformstheearlyfoundationsofinner,regulatoryspeech.Theauthorpointstosuggestedteachers’promptsfromClay,whichaskchildrentolistento
themselvesastheyread.
DeeDeeVerlindeReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,YorkRegionDistrictSchoolBoard
Straining at the leash when Roaming Around the Known.
Clayadvisesthat,“Confidence,ease,flexibilityandwithluck,discoveryarethekeynotesofthisperiod...”ExplorewhyRoamingAroundtheKnownisa‘goodstartingpointforthechild’searlyliteracylearning”throughstudentsamples,videoexamplesandgroupdiscussions.
ShariWorsfoldReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,YukonDepartmentofEducation
GlendaEberleinReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,YukonDepartmentofEducation
Book Introductions – Taking the Bugs Out
MarieClaytellsusthatabookintroductionisdifferentthanapicturewalk.Inthissessionwewillexplorethecomplexityinherentindecisionsthatteachersmakewhendevelopingbookintroductionsforindividual
childrenthathelpincreasethecompetenciesofchildrenattheacquisitionstageoflearningtoread.
ShariWorsfoldReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,YukonDepartmentofEducation
Supporting Acceleration Through Conversation
Conversationoffersteacherstheopportunitytouselanguageandvocabularythatisslightlymorecomplexthanwhatthechildusesonadailybasis.Wewillexplorehowthisnotonlyhelpsenrichthechild’slanguage
overall,itgivesteacherstheaddedopportunityofhelpingchildrensolvethesewordsinthetranscribingprocessandthenreciprocally,takingwordsapartinreading.
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EarlyLiteracyBreakoutSpeakers
BrianArudaProgramResourceTeacher,YorkCatholicDistrictSchoolBoard
Literacy and Technology
Thissessionwillprovidealivedemonstrationofseveralwebsitesavailablethathelpwithliteracy,andmanyof
whichwillworkwellwithInteractivewhiteboardtechnology.ThewebsiteswillrangefromeBookstylewebsitesliketumblebooks.comwhichreadbookstochildren,tophonicsstylewebsiteslikestarfall.comwithdraganddropinteractivity.
DeniseCaveEarlyYearsConsultant,YorkCatholicDistrictSchoolBoard
Grand Conversation and Open‐ended Learning Opportunities
More information to follow
PaulCousineauReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,TorontoDistrictSchoolBoard
JenniferGillinghamReadingRecoveryTeacherLeader,TorontoDistrictSchoolBoard
What is Reading Recovery?
ThirtyyearsafteritsdevelopmentinNewZealand,ReadingRecoverycontinueseveryyeartohelpthousandsofchildrenlearntoreadandwrite.Thispresentationoffersanintroductionintothedesignanddeliveryof
ReadingRecoveryandintothetheoryandresearchbehindthispowerfulearlyliteracyintervention.
GinaMicomonacoProgramResourceTeacher,YorkCatholicDistrictSchoolBoard
K‐3 Opening the Door to Mathematical Reasoning
Whatdoesalgebraicreasoninglooklike,soundlike,andfeellikewhenyoungchildrenengage?Wewilltrytounderstandhowthemathematicswedowithchildrenhelpsthemdevelopthinking,generalizing,andshowingmultiplerepresentationssotheylearntoexpresstheirmathematicalthinkingthroughorallanguage.
JoanneSleightholmKindergartenconsultantcurrentlyteachingKindergartenAQcourseatYorkUniversity
LMNOP – More Than Just the Alphabet! Itisimportanttoknowthecurriculumbutjustasimportanttoknowhowtoadministeritinanartistic,creativeandengagingmannerthatwillcaptivateyoungstudentsandbringlife
toallofyourlessons.TheLMNOPworkshophasbeenmotivatingteachersforover10yearsacrossCanadaandUSA.Beinspired,getrewiredandsaygoodbyetotired!!!JoannehasbeencalledtheMarthaStewartofKindergarten!
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HeatherMillerCourseDirector,YorkUniversity
Artful Language (Thursday only)
Inthispractical,hands‐onsessionexplorewaystoencourageliteracythroughart.Learnhowtoextendtheuseofcrayonsandmarkerstocreatelanguage‐richartprojects,andgohomewithavarietyoffunwaystospark
theinterestofevenyourmostreluctantlearners.
NadiaRussielloCurriculumConsultant,YorkRegionDistrictSchoolBoard
DeborahSinyardCurriculumCoordinator,EarlyYears/Kindergarten,YorkRegionDistrictSchoolBoard
Step Up, Step Back, Step In: The Dance of Playful, Intentional Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten
Howdoteachersprovideplannedandpurposefulliteracythatisalsoplayfulandengaging?Participantsinthis
sessionwillhaveanopportunitytoexploreinstructionalapproachesandstrategieswithintheflowofthedaythatsupportdifferentiatedliteracyinstructioninKindergarten.Documentationusingvideofootageanddigitalphotographswillprovideconcreteexamplesofhowplaybasedlearningandbalancedliteracyinstructioncan
fitbeautifullytogetheronbehalfofstudentlearning.
AlisonVillanuevaAdjunctInstructor&SupervisorofCurriculum&Teaching,ColumbiaUniversity
21st Century Storytelling is Multimodal! (Friday only)
Our21stcenturylearnersneedmultiliterateopportunitiestoexpressthemselvesandtheirworlds.Inthishighlyinteractiveandparticipatorysessionexploremultimodalformsofstorytelling;aural,gestural,visual,digitalandartifactual.Pleasebringapersonalobjectorpicturethatrepresentssomethingaboutyou.
FrenchImmersionEarlyLiteracyBreakoutSpeakers(Le24févrierseulement)
MesdamesVinetetMaletteLe mur des mots MesdamesVinetetMalette,auteuresdulivre“Lemurdemots”présenterontunatelieràcesujet.
MoniaGaudraultL’écriture MadameMoniaGaudraultdémontreracommentutiliserlanouvelletroussed’écriture«GB+J’écris».
FrancineMartineauActivités pédagogiques à l’aide du tableau interactif MadameFrancineMartineaureprésenteraleCentrefrancoontariendesressourcespédagogiques.MadameMartineauanimeraunatelierausujetdesactivitéspédagogiquesàl’aidedutableauinteractif.
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Thursday February 23, 2012
7:30 am Registration/Continental Breakfast Publisher’s Display 8:45 am Conference Opening 9:00 am Keynote Speaker: Gay Su Pinnell 10:15 am Break and Publishers Display 10:45 am Breakout Sessions 12:00 pm Buffet Lunch and Publishers Display Book Launch Putting Faces on the Data by Lyn Sharratt & Michael Fullan 1:15 pm Breakout Sessions Featured Speaker: Allyson Matczuk 2:30 pm Break and Publishers Display 2:45 pm Breakout Sessions 4:00 pm Adjournment
Friday February 24, 2012
7:30 am Registration/Continental Breakfast Publisher’s Display 8:45 am Conference Opening 9:00 am Keynote Speaker: Richard Allington 10:15 am Break and Publishers Display 10:45 am Breakout Sessions Featured Speaker: Gay Su Pinnell
French Immersion/Early Literacy Breakout Sessions
Administrator Strand: Featured Speaker: Richard Allington 12:00 pm Buffet Lunch and Publishers Display 1:15 pm Breakout sessions Featured Speaker: Janice Van Dyke
French Immersion/Early Literacy Breakout Sessions
Administrator Strand 2:30 pm Break and Publishers Display 2:45 pm Keynote Speaker: David Booth 4:00 pm Conference Closure
REGISTRATIONDESKWILLBEOPENWEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY22,FROM6:00‐9:00pm
Registration Information
AllRegistrationformsbymailwith
Paymentbycheque‐payableto:CanadianInstituteofReadingRecovery
orviaPAYPAL–[email protected]
REGISTRATION RECEIVED BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012. Refunds,lessaservicechargeof$50,willbemadewithawrittencancellationbefore
Thursday,February2,2012.Substitutionsarewelcome.
Accommodation
AccommodationcanbearrangeddirectlywiththeSheraton Parkway Toronto North (905)‐ 881‐2121.
Informationaboutthehotelandonlinebookingcanbefoundatwww.sheratonparkway.com.
Whenmakingreservations,indicateyouareattendingtheNational Reading Recovery Early Literacy Conferenceto
receiveaconferencerateof$139perroomattheSheratonor$109perroomattheBestWestern.
Parkingiscomplimentarytoallconferenceguests.
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REGISTRATION FORM
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____$350 FULL READING RECOVERY® and EARLY LITERACY CONFERENCE (Thurs. & Fri.) Includes 2 Continental Breakfasts and 2 Lunches ____$200 ONE DAY ONLY (either day) ____THURSDAY ____FRIDAY Includes 1 Continental Breakfast and 1 Lunch FULL TIME UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE STUDENT RATE: (Please include a copy of student card with registration) ____$200 FULL READING RECOVERY® and EARLY LITERACY CONFERENCE (Thurs. & Fri.) Includes 2 Continental Breakfasts and 2 Lunches ____$100 ONE DAY ONLY (either day) ____THURSDAY ____FRIDAY Includes 1 Continental Breakfast and 1 Lunch
All cheques made payable to: Canadian Institute of Reading Recovery®
MAIL REGISTRATIONS WITH CHEQUE INCLUDED TO:
Attention: Jeanette Clements Kettle Lakes Public School, 62 Kingshill Road
Richmond Hill, Ontario L4E 4X5 Phone: 9053138406 Fax: 9053138412