Sunday, February 2 

Writing with Purpose: Building a Culturally Responsive Teaching Practice

Raphael Raphael

How can we best meet our students where they are? What are the most effective ways to leverage and affirm students’ existing cultural and community knowledge? Drawing on a successful Department of Education-funded writing project for Native Hawaiian students, Dr. Raphael offers practical strategies for infusing literacy instruction with a culturally responsive teaching lens. This session will demonstrate how educators can leverage and affirm students’ existing cultural knowledge to create accessible and meaningful writing experiences. Attendees will gain actionable ideas to deepen place-based and community-based knowledge while boosting students’ confidence in writing. These practical strategies can enhance student engagement while building a more inclusive teaching practice.

Raphael Raphael

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Sunday, February 2 & Monday, February 3

Constructing a Literacy Processing System: Theory Into Practice

Mary Fried

This session will focus on five major areas of Marie Clay’s theory of literacy processing. Each theory discussion will be followed by specific examples of teaching interactions on video and/or teaching demonstrations that make a difference for the child and teacher trying to achieve accelerated progress.
Recommended for Reading Recovery educators, Literacy Lesson Intervention Specialists, and intervention teachers working with primary children. 

Mary Fried

is a nationally known champion of young, struggling readers. She served as a Trainer at The Ohio State University Reading Recovery Center for more than 30 years. 

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Sunday, February 2 & Monday, February 3

Access for All: Every Reader CAN Read Grade Level Texts

Leslie McBane and Jacqueline Wissman

Learn a whole group hybrid structure that actively engages all readers in grade-level word solving, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, regardless of their independent reading strengths. This responsive structure teaches, and provides practice,  across the five pillars of the Science of Reading and allows for more productivity and transfer in small-group instruction.  See video examples across grade levels and leave with a planning process to support your students right away!

Leslie McBane and Jacqueline Wissman

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Sunday, February 2 & Monday, February 3

Effective Feedback Strategies for Young Writers K-6

Jeff Williams

This session explores the issues with traditional feedback and demonstrates specific moves during writing that help propel students forward in their development as writers and when writing in response to reading.

Jeff Williams

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Sunday, February 2 & Monday, February 3

Author chat with David Bouchard

David Bouchard

Join keynote speaker, author, and literacy advocate for his featured session discussing the books that spark a love of reading! David will share many of his favorite books (banned or not) that can help to ignite that spark and will invite participants to do the same. Participants are invited to bring a favorite book (invited but not compelled)!

David Bouchard

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