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    Hot Topic Sessions at the Annual Convention: Struggling Readers, Elementary, Early Literacy, Adolescent

     | Feb 27, 2012

    The International Reading Association (IRA) 57th Annual Convention has hundreds of informative sessions on today’s hottest issues. Here is a sampling of sessions that present important literacy topics. 

    ConventionSTRUGGLING READERS

    On Monday, April 30, Thomas Gunning from Central Connecticut State University presents Mystery Passages and Manipulatives: Active Learning Techniques that Build Essential Comprehension Skills from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. At 4:45 p.m. that day, Christopher Paul Curtis and Randon Singer present Struggling Readers and the Common Core State Standards: How Can I get Them College and Career Ready?

    TEACHING ELEMENTARY LEARNERS

    Join presenters Timothy Rasinski from Kent State University, Alicia McCartney from Gwinnett County Schools, Brod Bagert, and David Harrison from Drury University for Using Poetry for Word Study, Fluency, and Comprehension Instruction on Monday, April 30, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. The Differentiated Difference: The Tale of Two Schools from 3:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. that day features Beverly Tyner, Brian Alaback and Jodie Broussard from Brentwood Elementary, and MaKeysa Rhymer and Denny Wilson from Oakcrest Elementary. 

    TEACHING EARLY LITERACY AND BEGINNING READERS

    Don’t miss Better Books for Guided Reading: Exploring the Ways Text Selection Relates to Comprehension, Word Recognition, and Student Independence with Jan Miller Burkins (Jan Miller Burkins Consulting & Literacyhead.com) on Monday, April 30, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. On Tuesday, May 1, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Author/Literacy Consultant Miriam Trehearne and Christine Gordon, Professor Emeritus University of Calgary, present Writing, the Cornerstone of an Effective Early Literacy Program in Preschool-Kindergarten: Thousands of young learners learn to read through writing and love it! 

    TEACHING ADOLESCENT LEARNERS

    At 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 30, attend Reading, Writing, & Thinking through a Historian Lens: Integrating Disciplinary Literacy into Social Studies Instruction with Doug Buehl from Edgewood College and Jeremy Buehl from Madison Metropolitan School District. At 3:00 p.m. that day, catch Valerie Ellery and Jennifer Rosenboom’s Sustaining Strategic Readers: Techniques for Supporting Content Literacy, Grades 6-12. Maureen McLaughlin of East Stroudsburg University of PA presents The Common Core Standards: Teaching Middle School and High School Students to Comprehend Informational Text on Wednesday, May 2, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

    These are just a few of the hundreds of sessions at the IRA 57th Annual Convention in Chicago from April 29 through May 2, 2012. Dates and times are subject to change. Visit the Annual Convention itinerary planner/program grid online tool for updated information. For information on registration and housing, visit www.iraconvention.org.

     

    This article was printed in the February/March 2012 issue of Reading Today. Click here for more information about viewing the digital versions of Reading Today issues.

     


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    Call for Manuscripts for Reading in the Middle Journal

     | Feb 27, 2012

    The International Reading Association’s Middle School Reading Special Interest Group seeks manuscripts for Reading in the Middle, an independent peer-reviewed publication. The journal publishes two issues a year sharing original contributions on all facets of language arts learning, teaching, and research focusing on young adolescents. Reading in the Middle offers middle level educators a practical guide to best practices in middle schools. 

    Reading in the Middle disseminates pertinent information and research on middle school reading, serves as a forum for expressing varying viewpoints on middle school reading, and promotes an interest in further research in the field of middle level reading. Manuscripts focus on quality programs, promising classroom practice, middle level author viewpoints, book lists for the middle level student, and teaching resources. 

    Presenters at the annual conference as well as other recent professional development events are invited to submit articles based on their work. 

    The deadline for articles is July 15, with fall publication scheduled for October/November. 

    See the submission guidelines and more information on the Middle School Reading Special Interest Group website. For more information, read their newsletter

     


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    Barbados Literacy Conference

     | Feb 22, 2012

    The Barbados Association of Reading (BAR) held their 5th Annual Conference in Christ Church, Barbados on December 2, 2011.

    The conference was held at the Accra Beach Hotel in Christ Church and was declared open on December 1, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. by the Minister of Education of Barbados, Hon. Ronald Jones. The theme of the Conference was Differentiating Literacy and Numeracy Instruction for Diverse Learners, and it was comprised of various sessions including Differentiating Instruction presented by Dr. Sandra Robinson and Early Literacy Development presented by Ms. Darnell Wynn, president of the Bermuda Reading Association. Other topics included Strategies for Overcoming Challenges in Mathematics presented by Mr. Stuart Russell, and Using Graphic Organizers to Support Literacy presented by Dr. Ann Fergusson, the Committee for International Development in the Caribbean (CIDCAR) chair, on behalf of IRA board member Dr. Karen Bromley. There were a total of 153 conference attendees, several sponsors from Barbados, and a few representatives from IRA including Dr. Brenda Overturf, an IRA board member.

    At the CIDCAR business meeting on December 1, members each reported on the various activities carried out by each of their associations over the course of 2011. They also discussed various issues—including membership recruitment, membership retention, and conflict resolution—and shared their goals for 2012.

    CIDCAR was pleased to welcome a new member, Mr. Felix Henderson, a popular DBS radio personality on the Island of Dominica, who in collaboration with the Ministry of Education hosted a successful National Reading Competition to inspire children to “Read Today, For Tomorrow.” CIDCAR hopes to establish a new IRA national affiliate in Dominica this year. 

    On Saturday December 3, the IRA staff, in conjunction with the Chair for CIDCAR, organized a full day lea

    The main focus of the leadership workshop was to facilitate and encourage collaboration between the councils and affiliates in the Caribbean and to encourage the leaders to work on literacy leadership and capacity building activities for their organizations. The leadership workshop also included modules on membership development, a guide to IRA’s online resources and a presentation on Leadership and Succession by Dr. Overturf.dership workshop. In attendance were representatives from Barbados, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the CIDCAR Chair Dr. Ann Fergusson from Barbados, IRA Board Member Dr. Brenda Overturf, and two IRA Global Operations staff members: Amy Kushner and Elizabeth Ndungu. 

    The workshop featured an interactive session on work plan development goal setting, with a focus on creating strategic goals. Affiliate leaders shared ideas and discussed ways to develop their affiliates and the Caribbean region as a whole. The CIDCAR members were also urged to take advantage of and to publicize the various online tools and resources available to IRA members.

     

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    During the Leadership Workshop, Allison Lewis (representative from Trinidad and Tobago) and Beverly Harris of Jamaica (incoming CIDCAR chair) present their goals.

    Committee for International Development in the Caribbean (CIDCAR) members, IRA board member Dr. Brenda Overturf, and IRA staff Amy Kushner and Elizabeth Ndungu.

     

     


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    2012 Election Results: Jill Lewis-Spector New Vice President; Fisher, Flippo, and Peterson New Board Members

     | Feb 14, 2012

    The voting period for the 2012 IRA Board election closed on February 10, the ballots have been tabulated, and the results have been confirmed. 

    Jill Lewis-Spector, (bio) Professor, Literacy Education and Chair, Graduate Program, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ, has been elected as IRA’s new Vice President.  

    Three new board members were also elected: 

    • Douglas Fisher, (bio) Professor of Education, San Diego State University, and Teacher Leader, Health Sciences High, San Diego, CA
    • Rona Flippo, (bio) Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Boston, MA
    • Shelley Stagg Peterson, (bio) Associate Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Their terms will run from 2012 to 2015. 

    The entire IRA community extends best wishes to the newly elected vice president and board members.

     

     


    The voting period for the 2012 IRA Board election closed on February 10, the ballots have been tabulated, and the results have been confirmed.  Jill Lewis-Spector, (bio) Professor, Literacy Education and Chair, Graduate Program, New Jersey City...Read More
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    Literacy and Social Responsibility SIG Call for Manuscripts

     | Feb 14, 2012

    The International Reading Association’s Literacy and Social Responsibility Special Interest Group (L-SR SIG) seeks manuscripts for the LSR ejournal by March 15. LSR ejournal is an independent peer-reviewed journal founded by Dr. Rebecca Kaminski, and now edited by Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell. Presently this journal is published annually.

    The journal provides an international forum for educators, authors, and researchers at all levels presenting practices promoting literacy development that reflects social responsibility among all learners. Manuscript focus highlights quality programs advocating community engagement, service-learning, informed and participatory citizenship, social responsibility, activism, and stewardship reflecting an appreciation for all forms of diversity. As an electronic journal, interactive submissions with active links are particularly sought. 

    Presenters at the annual conference as well as other recent professional development events are invited to submit an article based on their work. 

    The deadline for articles is March 15 and book reviews May 15, with publication scheduled for August.

    See submission guidelines, a call for manuscripts flier, and more information on the L-SR SIG website.

     

     


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