1 49Th Annual Conference Program September 8-11, 2011

THE 49 th FRA CONFERENCE 1 49th Annual Conference Program September 8-11, 2011

Table of Contents

President’s Message ………………………………………………………………………2 Florida Reading Association Board of Directors, Advisors, and Staff …………………...3 Honor Councils ...... 5 FRA Past Presidents ………………………………………………………………………6 Conference Overview …………………………………………………………………….7 Conference Committee ………………………………………………………………...8 Conference Program – Thursday ………………………………………………………9 Conference Program – Friday …………………………………………………………....13 Conference Program – Saturday …………………………………………………………20 Conference Program – Sunday …………………………………………………………..46 IRA Membership Application …………………………………………………………..49 List of Exhibitors ………………………………………………………………………52 Directory of Exhibits …………………………………………………………………..53 FRA Membership Application …………………………………………………………..56 Program Participants …………………………………………………………………….57 Exhibitor Passport………………………………………………………………………..59 Map ………………...…………………………………………………………………….60

2 THE 49 th FRA CONFERENCE President’s Message

The Florida Reading Association’s Board of Directors welcomes you to our 49 th annual conference, Reading…Unlocking Hidden Treasures.

Evan Lefsky has served as the General Conference Chair for 2011. He has worked diligently to create a program full of high quality and varied professional development opportunities. Featured Strands for this year include Common Core, Literacy Coaching, Literacy Leadership, Response to Intervention, and Technology. Additionally, we have excellent opportunities to learn from leaders in our field as they speak in the General Sessions and Featured Speakers Sessions.

The Florida Reading Association invites you to learn more about each of our standing committees: Administrative, Conference, Council Development, Governmental Relations, Literacy Projects, Membership, Publications/Studies & Research, and Publicity. One focus of the organization for this year is to provide more information on what takes place throughout the year within each of the committees. We are working together to create opportunities for you to get involved in the areas of your specific interest and add to your professional development. Please visit our website at www.FLReads.org for more information on each of the committees.

Throughout the conference, keep in mind that teaching our students to read well is a cherished gift that we provide, “Unlocking Hidden Treasures” that will benefit them throughout the rest of their lives. Take advantage of the opportunity before you to learn from one another and to improve upon the possibilities for our students. I look forward to meeting you at the President’s Reception on Friday evening if not sooner.

Maria Callis

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Board of Directors, Advisors, and Staff 2011-2012

Executive Committee President ------Maria Callis President-Elect ------Evan Lefsky Vice President ------Denise Pedro Past Presidents ------Sherida Weaver Recording Secretary ------Melinda Webster Treasurer ------Jeanne Petronio Director of Membership Development ------Deanne Nelson IRA State Coordinator ------Ellen Supran

District Coordinators

Bay County ------Kathleen Fountaine Broward County------Lois Haid Duval County ------Alice Smith Lee County ------Shannon Barone Polk County ------Rita Meadows

Committee Chairpersons and Coordinators

Administrative Committee Chair ------Sherida Weaver Adolescent Literacy Coordinator ------Georgina Rivera-Singletary Children’s Book Award Co-Coordinator (North) ------Roberta Mann Children’s Book Award Co-Coordinator (South) ------Jodi Vizzi Conference Committee Chair ------Pamela LaRiviere Council Development Chair ------Ellen Supran General Conference Chair 2011 ------Evan Lefsky General Conference Chair 2012 ------Denise Pedro Governmental Relations Committee Chair ------Craig Cosden International Projects Coordinator ------Enrique Puig Literacy Projects Committee Chair ------Pamela LaRiviere Membership Committee Chair ------Deanne Nelson Publications/Studies and Research Committee Chair ------Joyce Warner Publicity Committee Chair ------Laurie Mansfield Scholarship and Awards Coordinator ------Ann Smith 4 THE 49 th FRA CONFERENCE Special Interest Councils

Florida Secondary Reading Council ------Rachelle Savitz Reading Supervisors of Florida ------TBA

Florida Reading Association’s Publications Editors

The Florida Reading Journal Co-Editor ------Ruth Sylvester The Florida Reading Journal Co-Editor ------Sherry Kragler The Florida Reading Journal Associate Editor/FRA Webmaster ------Terence Cavanaugh FRA Newsletter Editor ------Heidi Maier

Liaisons

Florida Department of Education ------Kevin Smith Florida Literacy Coaches Association ------TBA

2011 FRA Conference

General Conference Chair ------Evan Lefsky Conference Committee Chair ------Pamela LaRiviere FRA Conference Exhibits/Advertising ------Evan Lefsky/Denise Pedro Conference Registration ------Cher Gauweiler

2012 FRA Conference

General Conference Chair ------Denise Pedro

THE 49th FRA CONFERENCE 5 FRA Council Presidents, 2011-2012 Alachua - TBA Okaloosa- Angelle Crosby

Bay– Maggie Odom Palm Beach- Marsha Bedasse

Broward- Lois Haid Pasco-Danielle Varcardipone

Charlotte- TBA Pinellas- Andrea Dort

Dade– TBA Polk-TBA

Duval– Lisa Wells Sarasota- Suzanne Naiman

Hillsborough– TBA Seminole- TBA

Lee- Shannon Barone St. Lucie-Debbie Remington

Leon- TBA Volusia-TBA

Honor Councils IRA HONOR COUNCILS 2010-2011 FRA HONOR COUNCILS 2010 – 2011 Bay County Reading Association-7 Bay County Reading Association-17 Rebecca Peltonen, President Rebecca Peltonen, President Duval County Reading Council-23 Duval County Reading Council-21 Alice Smith, President Alice Smith, President Hillsborough County Council of the IRA-26 Hillsborough County Council of the IRA-26 Stacie Kagel, President Stacie Kagel, President Lee County Reading Council-22 Lee County Reading Council-20 Jeanne Petronio, President Jeanne Petronio, President Okaloosa County Reading Council Angelle Crosby, President Volusia County Reading Council Debbie McDaniel, President

* Number after the council = number years on honor status.

6 THE 49 th FRA CONFERENCE FLORIDA READING ASSOCIATION PAST PRESIDENTS

2010-11Sherida Weaver 1975-76 Ruth Halverson, W. Palm Beach 2009-10 Kathy Caputo, Islamorada 1974-75 Calvin Schafer, Miami 2009-10 Ellen Supran, Boynton Beach 1973-74 H. Tom Fillmer, Gainesville 2008-09 Pam LaRiviere, Lehigh 1972-73 Marion Perez, Key West 2007-08 Debra Wellman, Orlando 1971-72 Beth Stevenson, Lakeland 2006-07 Mary Ann Clark, Jacksonville 1970-71 Richard Wilson, Pensacola 2005-06 Roma Carlisle, Miami 1969-70 Esther E. Miles, Jacksonville 2004-05 Janey Adams, Ormond Beach 1968-69 John Spagnoli, W. Palm Beach 2003-04 Janey Adams, Ormond Beach 1967-68 Loren Lawson, St. Petersburg 2002-03 Diane Reese, Tampa 1966-67 W. Bradtmueller, Tallahassee 2001-02 Marylou Matoush, Port Saint Lucie 1965-66 Margaret Green, Ormond Beach 2000-01 Andrea Rosenblatt, Miami 1964-65 Eloise Berry, Ft. Pierce 1999-00 Margaret L. Janz, Jacksonville 1963-64 Wilma Carney, Ft. Lauderdale 1998-99 Lois A. Mautte, St. Petersburg 1962-63 Ennis Woodley, Jacksonville 1997-98 Priscilla Griffith, Tampa 1961-62 Mary E. Millard, Miami Beach 1996-97 Evelyn Florence, Tallahassee 1960-61 Eleanor E. Ladd, South Carolina 1995-96 Rose Ann Beason, Neptune Beach 1959-60 Lester Wheeler, Coral Gables 1994-95 Jacqueline Comas, Columbia, MD 1958-59 L.L. Murray, Gainesville 1993-94 Gerry Bohning, Ft. Lauderdale 1957-58 Frances Nippert, St. Petersburg 1992-93 Joye C. Shaffer, New Smyrna Beach 1956-57 William R. McClaflin, Miami 1991-92 Ann H. McClintock, Ft. Lauderdale 1955-56 William R. McClaflin, Miami 1990-91 Barbara K. Clarke, Sarasota 1954-55 Theresa Graves, St. Petersburg 1989-90 Marguerite Radencich, Miami 1953-54 Marvly Doyle, St. Petersburg 1988-89 Joy Monahan, Orlando 1952-53 Cona Loyless, Tallahassee 1987-88 Donna Read, Boca Raton 1951-52 Eva Wallis, Tampa 1986-87 Rhoda Kilbourn, Merritt Island 1950-51 Vivian Cleveland, Miami 1985-86 Judith Sommer, Ft. Pierce 1949-50 Ennis Woodley, Jacksonville 1984-85 William G. Herrold, Jacksonville 1948-49 W.E. Keller, Orlando 1983-84 Peter Messmore, Boca Raton 1947-48 J.A. Wheeler, Miami 1982-83 Jane McNulty, Orlando 1946-47 J.A. Wheeler, Miami 1981-82 Judy Birge-Moore, St. Petersburg 1945-46 Helen Watson, (City Unknown) 1980-81 Muriel Griffiths, Ormond Beach 1944-45 No president (World War II) 1979-80 Robert L. Shaffer, Stuart 1943-44 W.J. Hodges, Tampa 1978-79 Charles T. Mangrum, II, Miami 1942-43 Ruby Nowell, Tampa 1977-78 Martha Sue Austin, Sarasota 1941-42 Carolyn Ewart, Tampa 1976-77 Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Orlando THE 48 th FRA CONFERENCE 7

49 th Annual FRA Conference Reading: Unlocking Hidden Treasures September 8-11, 2011 Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando

Conference Overview Thursday, September 8 10:00 am – 8:00 pm Registration 12:00 pm – 2:45 pm Preconference Institutes – Session 1 3:00 pm – 5:45 pm Preconfer ence Institutes – Session 2 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Gala! Exhibit Hall Op en 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm FRA Board of Directors Meeting Friday, September 9 7:00 am – 3:30 pm Registration 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall and FRA Bookstore Open 8:00 am – 9:00 am Concurrent Sessions and Featured Authors : Kwame Alexander and Janice Almasi; Featured Speaker: Rick DuVall; Common Core Strand; Literacy Leadership Strand 8:00 am – 10:00 am Featured Speaker, Double Session: Katie Garner 9:15 am – 10:15 am Concurrent S essions and Featured Author : Marianne Berkes , Michael Buchanan and Diane M. Lang, and Jane Feber; FRA Featured Presentation; Common Core Strand; Literacy Coaching Strands; Literacy Leadership Strand; Response to Intervention Strand; Technology Strand; Just Read, Florida! Strand 10:30 am – 11:45 pm First General Session – Victoria Risko 12: 00 pm – 1:30 pm Book and Author Luncheon – E.B. Lewis (Ticketed Event) ; Featured Exhibitor Session 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Concurrent Sessions and Featured Author s: Adrian Fogelin, Mary Dall, Carol Crane, Sherry North, Lee German, David Ufer, Loran Wlodarski, Patti Zelch, Marianne Berkes and Illustrators, Lew Clayton and Laurie Allen Klein; Common Core Strand; Literacy Leadership Strand; Response to Intervention Strand; Technology Strand 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Second General Session - Ridley Pearson 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm President’s Reception Saturday, September 1 0 7:00 am – 3:30 pm Registration 7:3 0 am – 8: 30 am Breakfast with the Authors (Ticketed Event) 8:30 am – 3:3 0 pm Ex hibit Hall and FRA Bookstore Open 8:45 am – 9:45 am Concurrent Sessions and Featured Authors: Jan Hasbrouck, Matt McElli gott and Enrique Puig; FRA Featured Presentation; Common Core Strand; Literacy Coaching Strand; Literacy Leadership Strand; Response to Intervention Strand; Technology Strand 10 :00 am – 11:00 am Concurrent Sessions and Featured Authors : Shelley Mickle, Wild Onion Press, with Carl Joseph & Ann LaZotte, Matt McElligott, and Taryn Souders; Secondary Reading Council of Florida Strand; Literacy Coaching Strand; Literacy Leadership Strand; Technology Strand 11:15 am – 12:30 p m Third General Session – Julianna Baggot t 12: 45 pm – 2:15 pm Book and Author Luncheon – Melinda Long (Ticketed Event) ; Featured Exhibitor Session 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Conc urrent Sessions and Featured Speakers : Carol Fiore , Terri Heidger , and Beth Stevens : Feature d Authors: Jan Godown Annino and Bonnie Doerr; Literacy Coaching Strand; Response to Intervention Strand; Technology Strand 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Fourth General Sessio n – Richard A llington 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Delegates Assembly and Leadership Dinner Sunday, September 1 1 8:00 am – 12:00 pm FRA Bookstore O pen 8:00 am – 9: 00 am Concurrent Sessions and Featured Author : Madeleine Kuderick; Literacy Coaching Strand 9: 15 am – 10: 15 am Concurrent Sessions and Featured Author : Bonnie Doerr 10: 30 am – 11:45 am Fifth General Session - Evan Lefsky 12: 00 pm – 1: 00 pm FRA Board of Directors Meeting & 2011 Conference Committee Appreciation Luncheon (Invitation Only) 8 THE 49 th FRA CONFERENCE

49 th ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Evan Lefsky FRA President-Elect General Conference Chair Welcome to the Florida Reading Association Annual Conference, Reading: Unlocking Hidden Treasures! The members of the Conference Committee welcome you to the beautiful city of Orlando for the Florida Reading Association’s 49th Annual Conference. We are pleased that you could join literacy professionals from around the country in search of professional learning and collaboration. On behalf of the Florida Reading Association Board of Directors, we thank you for joining us this year, and look forward to an entertaining and informative four days of unlocking reading’s hidden treasures.

Thank you to our conference committee and coordinators who helped to ensure this year’s conference was a tremendous success!

Conference Committee Chair Pamela LaRiviere Conference Treasurer Jeanne Petronio Food Functions Sherida Weaver Protocol Coordinator Sherida Weaver Sites Coordinator Kevin Smith Bookstore Coordinator Pamela LaRiviere Author Signing Coordinator Roberta Mann Volunteer Coordinator Heidi Maier VIP Transportation Debra Wellman Local Council Displays Ellen Supran and Local Councils Program Ann Taylor Exhibits Coordinators Evan Lefsky and Denise Pedro Registration Coordinator Cher Gauweiler Book Sales Books Unlimited

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All sessions are intended to serve the needs and interests of reading professionals and pre-professionals. Grade level applicability is indicated in the margin below the room number.

10:00 am – 8:00 pm Pre-registration and On-Site Registration for Participants and Presenters Panzacola Pre-conference Registration Area

Preconference Institutes Registration fee for each Preconference Institute is $25.00

Diverse Language Learners Write Outside and Read Between the Lines with 3-D Interactive 1 Notebooking 12:00 – 2:45pm Speaker: Judith Youngers, PhD., Dinah Zike Academy, and Traci L. Ritari, Suwannee 12 Mintz Elementary School K-2 3-5 Engage linguistically diverse students in language and visible learning via Foldables within 3-D Middle School High School interactive notebooks. Immerse yourself in evidence-based, brain-compatible techniques and depart with immediately useable ideas and a mini-notebook created onsite .

Morphology: Expanding Comprehension, Decoding, Spelling, and Vocabulary Skills 2 through Morphological Word Study 12:00 – 2:45pm Speakers: Rick DuVall Suwannee 15 3-5 Igniting learners' interest and engagement with words is a vital part of helping all students, but Middle School especially less advantaged students, to develop rich and powerful vocabularies, while High School simultaneously expanding their comprehension, decoding, and spelling skills. In this session,

we will explore the various ways that words get added to the English language, and experience techniques that enable learners to both deepen their present word knowledge and to better understand unknown words they encounter in the future

The Secret to Cracking the Code with the Brain-in-Mind: The Missing Piece to the Reading 3 and Writing Puzzle 12:00 – 2:45pm Speaker: Katie Garner Suwannee 13 K-5 Discover the power of ‘non-conscious’ learning for easy and accelerated critical literacy-skill acquisition across the elementary grade levels by sneaking learners through the brain’s

BACKDOOR with practical strategy applications of cutting-edge neural-research! A virtual brain-based 'bag-of-tricks’ for teaching (and learning!) smarter, not harder. Take away the ‘secrets’ to creating multi-layered memories and ensuring ALL learners get the most ‘brain- BANG for their buck!’

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Thinking About Genuine Literacy Leadership Teams 5 Speaker: Craig Cosden 12:00 – 2:45pm Suwannee 14 The essential questions we will ponder in our thinkshop are: K-12 • Why is a Literacy Leadership Team (LLT) an essential element at the school site?

• How can we implement an effective and sustainable LLT at our school? Our objective will be to explore the bridges and barriers of creating a LLT through discussion, reading and participant interaction.

Balanced Literacy: Bridging the Gap between Reading and Writing 6 Speaker: Rick Dillon and Dr. Jacqueline A. Fraser, School Board of Brevard County 12:00 – 2:45pm Suwannee 16 Balanced literacy refers to reading and writing done to, with, and by students. Using a K-2 workshop approach, teachers will understand the importance of language in promoting literacy and recognizing the need to work in children's learning zones.

Arggggh! X Marks the Spot: Read-Alouds Across the Curriculum 7 Speaker: Rebecca Ellis, Bunnell Elementary; Mella Baxter, Matanzas High School; 3:00 – 5:45pm and Sarah Poppe, Flagler Palm Coach High School Suwannee 13 K-12 Dig in with us and uncover the power of using Read Alouds across the curriculum. Walk away with a plethora of ready-to-use activities for integrating Read Alouds and content. Each participant will receive a CD containing activities that go along with each book presented.

From Memories to Marsupials 8 Speaker: Marcy Roan 3:00 – 5:45pm Suwannee 15 Utilize brain research to support students' development of critical writing. Participants will K-5 learn how to actively engage students in meaningful writing using the brains natural tendencies. Participants will learn how to actively engage students in nonfiction writing using the brains natural functioning and tendencies through personal, meaningful connections to ideas and text. Each participant will leave with a variety of tools to support and instruct writing in their classrooms tomorrow.

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Learning is NOT a Spectator Sport: Engage Students 9 Speaker: Jane Feber 3:00 – 5:45pm Suwannee 16 Engage and excite all learners with differentiated lessons! This unique institute will provide 3-12 before, during, and after reading strategies where students work at the application level. Activities presented allow students to analyze, create, debate, and present. Strategies presented will allow students to creatively respond to both fiction and nonfiction and learn vocabulary so that it sticks. This session is not for spectators. Come and get involved. Make it, take it, and be ready to implement it.

10 Developing and Implementing a Schoolwide Literacy Action Plan 3:00 – 5:45pm Speakers: Judith Irvin Suwannee 14 6-12 Based on work described in Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy: An Implementation Guide for School Leaders and Taking the Lead on Adolescent Literacy: Action Steps for Schoolwide Success, Dr. Irvin will present a five stage process to develop, implement, and monitor a literacy action plan for a middle or high school. Examples of successful implementation will be presented at each stage and a rubric for assessing a school on Literacy Across the Content Areas will be shared.

Revisiting the Continuum of Coaching 11 Speaker: Enrique Puig 3:00 – 5:45pm Suwannee 12 With the advent of lesson study, professional learning communities, and RtI2, the role of the K-12 literacy coach is making forward shifts and being redefined. In this interactive institute, participants will engage in an intellectual conversation within a solution-seeking environment to arrive at a variety of potential responses to challenges at the school and district level. Participants will leave with a revised Continuum of Coaching and a template for a year-long in-service plan for teacher.

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7:00 am – 3:30 pm Pre-registration and On-Site Registration for Participants and Presenters Panzacola Pre-conference Registration Area

EXHIBIT HALL AND FRA BOOKSTORE OPEN AUTHOR SIGNINGS 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

PANZACOLA F 3 and F 4

8:00 – 9:00 Poetry 2.0 Using Poetry and Technology to Create Engaged and Inspired Writers and Readers Suwannee 17 Speaker: Kwame Alexander

Inspire media-centric students of all ages to create, write, and publish by incorporating today’s digital technology with innovative literacy activities.

Sponsored by FRA

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9:15 – 10:15 Florida Reading Association's Children's Book Award

Suwannee 12 Speakers: Jodi Vizzi, Nelson Elementary, Hillsborough County, and Roberta Mann K-2 Chair: Roberta Mann

Join us for an introduction to the 2011-2010 CBA books. Ideas for using the books in the classroom will be provided.

Sponsored by FRA

9:15 – 10:15 What’s Core about the Common Core State Standards: Core Vocabulary and Core Concepts Panzacola, F-2 Speaker : Elfrieda "Freddy" Hiebert

To bring students to the high levels of the CCSS requires solid grounding in two types of vocabulary: core vocabulary and the vocabulary of core concepts. This presentation will focus on instruction of both types of vocabulary. Sponsored by Pearson Elfrieda (Freddy) H. Hiebert is President and CEO of TextProject, Inc., a not-for-profit aimed at increasing students’ reading levels through appropriate texts and a Research Associate at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Hiebert has published well over 150 book chapters, articles in journals, and books on topics of reading development and instruction. She received the William S. Gray award from the International Reading Association for outstanding contributions to the field of reading and is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. Her model of text difficulty, TExT, has been used to create numerous instructional materials, including Summer Reads and Talking Points for Kids (both available for free at textproject.org) and QuickReads (Pearson).

9:15 – 10:15 Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy Suwannee 13 Speaker : Judith Irvin 6-12 Dr. Irvin will describe a model for improving literacy in middle and schools and give examples of schools who have improved their test scores by engaging in a five stage process to develop, implement, monitor, and sustain a literacy improvement effort. Sponsored by FRA

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9:15 – 10:15 Digital Storytelling and More: Ideas to Invigorate Literacy Instruction St. Johns 24 Speakers: Susan Wegmann and Enrique A. Puig, University of Central Florida 3-5 Middle School As the globe is shrinking, our task as teacher preparers is to expose future High School teachers to successful ways to implement 21st Century thinking into the curricula. Instead of seeing this as a daunting task, teachers will embrace new tools and new ways of investigating literacy instruction. One example of a new tool is the digital story. This session relates squarely to the theme, since the main focus will be learning how to create and use digital stories to reinvigorate literacy instruction.

9:15 – 10:15 Data chats, PLCs, and RtI: Treasuring Change in High School Suwannee 14 Speakers: Jocelyn Downs, Merritt Island High School; Priscilla Layer, Viera High School; Maureen Tinsley, Eau Gallie Middle School High School ; Lucy Casey, Satellite High School High School Three high school literacy coaches will share their process for helping

content area teachers engage in their FAIR and FCAT data, and to use this data to impact classroom instruction.

9:15 – 10:15 Tales from the Trenches Suwannee 17 Speakers: Christine Sikes, Sebastian Middle School; Lynn Guinta, Murray Middle School, St. Johns County; and Beryl K-12 Rogers and Sandy Deakins, Florida Department of Education

The good, the bad, and the serendipitous – come hear some tales on building rapport, providing professional development, and facilitating coaching conversations.

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9:15 – 10:15 Motivating and Engaging Struggling Readers Suwannee 18 Speaker: Jenell Bovis, Hungerford Elementary, and Randy Singer, Maitland Middle School

3-5 Chair: Melinda Webster Middle School Keeping struggling readers motivated and engaged is a challenge for any educator. Proficiency, learning gains, and enjoyment of reading are all by- products of this school's approach to instruction and intervention .

9:15 – 10:15 Just Read, Florida! Updates and The Comprehension Instructional Sequence Suwannee 19 K-12 Speaker: Kevin Smith, Just Read, Florida!

This sequence increases student access to complex texts, implementing a variety of quality text interactions regarding vocabulary, concepts, conclusions, and opinions built across texts.

9:15 – 10:15 Going Beyond the Core St. Johns 26 Speakers: Andrea Thoermer, University of Florida The University of North Florida, and Jackie K-2 Zeig, University of Florida 3-5 Middle School Teachers can develop strategic readers by integrating strategy and skill instruction within trade Beginning Level books to support a range of diverse learners beyond the core-reading program. Highly effective Teacher sample lessons will be provided .

9:15 – 10:15 No Programs Required: St. Lucie County Public Schools' journey through the creation and Suwannee 11 implementation of a systemic literacy instructional plan based on research and best practices All Speakers: Lorie Monroe and Kimberly Smith, St. Lucie County Public Schools

This presentation will include information on how to transform literacy at the systemic level by using best practices and current literacy research. Literacy leaders will share their districts journey of the creation and implementation of a K-12 literacy plan based primarily on best practices and current literacy research. Literacy routines at all levels in both reading and Language Arts will be shared and discussed.

9:15 – 10:15 Comprehension Strategies for the Secondary Classroom: Before, During, and After Reading Suwannee 15 Speakers: Rachael Flynn-Hopper and Lauren B. Lunsford, Belmont University Middle School High School This workshop includes the presentation and modeling of research-based strategies for teaching and developing comprehension in the secondary classroom with a focus on Before, During, and After Reading.

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9:15 – 10:15 Think Alouds: Revealing Treasures of the Mind Suwannee 21 Speakers: Karri Williams, University of Central Florida, and Cindy Vanderpool & Beth K-2 Warren, Brevard Public Schools 3-5

Describes development of teacher and student think alouds focuses on how to make tacit processes more explicit provides implications for assessment and instruction related to strategic reading of authentic literature.

9:15 – 10:15 Teaching the NGSSS for Civics And Government through the Reading Classroom Exhibit Hall- Speaker: Jackie Frazier, McGraw-Hill Education Panzacola F 3/4

An overview of the NGSSS standards for civics and government and the Sandra Day O’Connor act will be discussed. Using a variety of resources, strategies and hands-on activities for incorporating the standards in the reading class will be shared.

10:30 – 11:45 Filling in the Spaces of Reading Comprehension Instruction

Presiding: Maria Callis, President Panzacola, G-1 All Introduction of Speaker: Evan Lefsky, President-Elect

Speaker: Victoria Risko Vicki will discuss instructional activities that can be game changers in promoting and enhancing students reading comprehension. Arousing students’ curiosity, deepening comprehension of text content, connecting details to big ideas, and encouraging students’ productions can be powerful ways to enhance comprehension instruction. Such instruction is designed to relate to students’ life experiences and literacy learning, to build trusting relationships with students, and to enable them to realize their own capabilities. They are also designed to optimize high level applications of the common core standards. Sponsored by IRA and FRA

Vicki Risko is President of the International Reading Association (2011-2012) and Professor Emerita at Vanderbilt University. She is a former classroom teacher and reading specialist and for years has collaborated with classroom teachers and curriculum specialists to provide literacy instruction that makes a difference for students, especially students who experience reading difficulties. She has been a professional development leader and speaker at IRA World Congress and European, national and state conferences located in North America, Europe and UK, Botswana, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, Bermuda, Jamaica, West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. Vicki is the recipient of research and outstanding teaching awards; author/co-author of numerous papers and chapters, and co-author of Declaration of Readers' Rights (2007) and Collaboration for Diverse Learners (2001). "As president of IRA, it is my privilege to meet teachers and curriculum leaders across the nation and around the world who are making a difference in the literacy lives of children and adolescents. Teachers are the heart of effective literacy instruction".

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12:00 – 1:30 “Process vs. Product: Pointing Our Children in the Right Direction” (Ticketed Session) Butler Room Speaker: E.B. Lewis

Presiding: Georgina Rivera-Singletary, Adolescent Literacy Coordinator

Introduction of Speaker: Roberta Mann, Children’s Book Award Chair

Focus on the journey of childhood as an award winning illustrator of children’s books shares his philosophy on developmentally appropriate curriculum, overcoming challenges to succeed and the

issue of “the hurried child.”

Sponsored by FRA Earl Bradley Lewis was born on December 16, 1956, in Philadelphia,

PA.

Inspired by two artist uncles, as early as the third grade, Lewis displayed artistic promise. Beginning in the sixth grade, he attended the Saturday morning Temple University School of Art League and studied with Clarence Wood. Lewis attended the Temple University Tyler School of Art. There, he discovered his medium of

preference was watercolor. During his four years at Temple, Lewis majored in Graphic Design and Illustration and art

education. After graduating, he taught art in public schools for twelve years. Presently, Lewis teaches at the University of Arts in Philadelphia.

In 1992, E.B. began painting illustrations for the book, Fire On The Mountain and his career as an “Artistrator” was launched. To date E.B. Lewis has illustrated over 50 picture books and has received numerous awards including:

2003 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner for Talkin' About Bessie

2009 Coretta Scott King Honor Award for The Bat Boy and His Violin

2005 Caldecott Honor for Coming On Home Soon

2009 Coretta Scott King Honor Award for The Negro Speaks of Rivers

12:30 – 1:30 Common Core Standards… What Does it Mean for My School? Exhibit Hall- Speaker: Helen Long, Cambium Learning Panzacola F 3/4 CCS is the first step toward meaningful comparisons of student performance among states. Educators across the country will work under the same guidelines for what students need to know and are expected to do. Come see how Common Core and Cambium Learning create a comprehensive curriculum map for your teachers and students.

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1:45 – 2:45 Adrian Fogelin's Florida Stories Panzacola, F-1 Speaker : Adrian Fogelin

Adrian Fogelin, winner of two Florida Book Award gold medals, will tell the stories behind her Florida stories, and share insights on the writing process. Sponsored by FRA

Adrian Fogelin is the daughter of fiction writer, Maria Bontempi Fogelin, who introduced her to the writing life by filling her childhood with books, stories, and stacks of manuscript pages—all in the editing stage. Adrian has had many careers on her way to becoming a children’s book author. She has worked as a librarian, art teacher, and even a zoo illustrator, all of which give her plenty to write about.

She is the author of six novels for middle school readers and one Young Adult novel. Her books have received numerous prizes including two Florida Book Award gold medals, a Green Earth Award, ALA’s Voya Top Shelf, IRA’s Notable Books for a Global Society, as well as second place for the Premio Selezione Bancarellino, the most prestigious children’s book award in Italy. Her books have been included in numerous state lists including Florida’s Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award. Adrian is a frequent conference speaker and visitor to classrooms all over the country where she shares her stories of becoming a writer and teaches her innovative creative writing program “Think Like an Author.” To read more visit her website at: www.adrianfogelin.com

1:45 – 2:45 Effective Activities to Encourage and Enrich Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum Suwannee 11 Speaker : Mary Dall, Maupin House Publishing K-2 This make and take session incorporates simple arts and crafts activities to enhance reading and writing skills across the curriculum. Simple fold and cut patterns and trash to treasure items will be employed.

1:45 – 2:45 What inspires a writer? Suwannee 16 Speaker: Carol Crane, Author - S is for Sunshine, Sunny Numbers, D is for Dancing Dragon K-2 3-5 Author Carol Crane tells how she was raised by two very strong women who Middle School inspired her to write one sentence everyday of something good. She still writes in a journal daily to hone her skills. She was read to by a mother who loved language and a grandmother who encouraged writing. Her theme is readers make writers. She teaches creative writing and shows the pyramid style of model writing using her new book The Handkerchief Quilt. Sponsored by Sleeping Bear Press

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1:45 – 2:45 A Picture Book Approach to Child Literacy, Language Learning, and the Sciences Suwannee 20 K-2 Speakers: Lee German , Publisher with Florida Authors and 3-5 Illustrators: David Ufer, Author,The Giraffe Who Was Beginning Level Afraid of Heights; Loran Wlodarski, Author, If A Dolphin Teacher Were A Fish & Felina's New Home; Patti Zelch, Author, Ready, Set, Wait; Sherry North, Author, Champ's Story: Dogs Get Cancer Too; Marianne Berkes, Author, Animalogy; Lew Clayton, Illustrator, Felinas New Home; Laurie Allen Klein, Illustrator, Dolphin, Little Skink's Tail & Where Should Turtle Be?

This presentation introduces a comprehensive program which uses picture books, high-format eBook technology, and online supplemental resources to educate pre-k and elementary age students.

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Ridley Pearson is a New York Times best-selling author with more than 35 novels published in 22 languages in 70 countries. He has had his novels adapted to both network television and the stage. He has also co- produced and written documentaries for television. Ridley is best known for his suspense/crime novels and his young adult fiction series that includes Peter and The Starcatchers (co-written with Pulitzer Prize winner, Dave Barry), Steel Trapp, and The Kingdom Keepers. Ridley has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, the BBC, and NPR, and has been reviewed in major newspapers around the world.

President’s Reception

FRA President, Maria Callis invites all conferees to the President’s Reception.

5:00-6:00 pm

Butler Room

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7:00 am – 3:30 pm Pre-registration and On-Site Registration for Participants and Presenters Panazacola Pre-conference Registration Area

7:30 – 8:30 Food, Fun, and Featured Authors! (Ticketed Session) Conway Room Chair: Roberta Mann, Children’s Book Award Chair

Come and enjoy a leisurely breakfast with some of the entertaining and energizing authors who are presenting during the conference. Learn from their expertise, creativity, and adventures!

EXHIBIT HALL AND FRA BOOKSTORE OPEN AUTHOR SIGNINGS 8:30 – 3:30

Panzacola F3 AND F4

8:45 – 9:45 Fluency Assessments DO NOT Assess Fluency! What Do ORF Scores Really Tell Us? Panzacola, F-1 Speaker : Jan Hasbrouck

There is widespread misunderstanding about how results from ORF assessments can help professional educators make informed decisions. This session helps clears up those confusions!

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Matt McElligott has been a working, published writer for about fifteen years now, but he's been drawing and making up stories for as long as he can remember.

Matt grew up outside of Albany, NY and lives not far from there today. He went to college at Alfred University, then graduate school at SUNY Buffalo. He has a studio in his home which he shares with my wife, Christy, his son, and several animals, including two horses, about a dozen chickens, some cats, some fish, and a dog.

When Matt's not working on illustration and children's books, he is busy teaching as a professor at the Sage College of Albany in Albany, NY. He's a past president of the Albany chapter of the Graphic Artists Guild, an organization which has been a tremendous help to him through his career. Matt enjoys swimming, hiking, skiing and traveling. He recently hiked the Inca Trail in Peru.

8:45 – 9:45 Taking and Using Running Records to Assess Comprehension Suwannee 14 Speaker : Enrique Puig K - 5 This interactive session will provide participants Marie Clay’s conventions for taking running records and analyzing running records to make an informed decision on students’ comprehension of continuous text. Intended for K-12 teachers, participants will walk away with an understanding of reading as a process and four levels of analysis of students’ oral reading behavior to guide instruction.

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8:45 – 9:45 Writing for the Florida Reading Journal Suwannee 17 Speakers: Ruth Sylvester and Sherry Kragler, University of South Florida Polytechnic All In this lively presentation, the coeditors of the Florida Reading Journal will

describe the genre most suitable for the journal, tips for writing publishable manuscripts, and explain the review process.

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8:45 – 9:45 Getting to the Heart of the Common Core State Standards Suwannee 12 Speakers: Cheryl Liebling and Julie Meltzer, PCG Education

This presentation highlights the eight major shifts in emphasis of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and suggests implications for curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

8:45 – 9:45 Coaching Development: Coach 2 Coach Suwannee 11 Speaker: Brian Dorman, Sanford Middle School

Middle School Learn how to develop your instructional coaches with a limited budget. High School Participants will learn how one group of coaches devoted some of their most precious resource to help each other develop their coaching skills.

8:45 – 9:45 Shaping Federal Policy and Legislation to Facilitate Higher Reading Achievement for All: A Call to Action! Suwannee 13 Speaker: Steve Kukic, Cambium Learning

Stephen Covey is correct when he says that change is a constant. The political climate changes every news cycle! Very soon, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act will be reauthorized. It has always been true that dedicated, focused groups of people have shaped large decisions. FRA must advocate to shape these reauthorizations. You can make a difference!

8:45 – 9:45 Unlocking Individual Potential through Literacy Binders Suwannee 18 Speakers: Raquel McDonald and Kathy Beadles, UF Lastinger Center All An analysis of the Immokalee Community School's Literacy Binder program which presents individual data which is made transparent to parents, students and staff.

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8:45 – 9:45 Chapter 1, the Bookfold, the Literature Circle, and Book Selection Suwannee 21 Speaker: Terence Cavanaugh, University of North Florida 3-5 Come and learn how to use classroom technologies, such as the internet Middle School and your own printer, to create classroom resources to assist teachers and High School students in book selection for literature circles and instruction of literature College circle roles. This strategy even works in the one or no computer classroom.

8:45 – 9:45 The Reading and Writing Connection: Exploring Text through Writing Wekiwa 9 Speaker: Kathleen Kopp, Forest Ridge Elementary School 3-5 MS Learn and use engaging writing strategies for triple the instructional benefit: practice and apply Beginning Level essential writing skills, develop critical thinking skills, and check for subject matter understanding. Teacher

8:45 – 9:45 Developing Critical Thinking and Inferencing Skills Through an Integrated Approach to Wekiwa 10 Reading and Writing K-2 Speakers: Lisa Dryden and Ann M. Reed, Texas Wesleyan University 3-5 Using a variety of literature, we will explore teaching strategies designed to enhance the development of critical thinking and inferencing skills of elementary students. These activities are fun, interactive, hands-on and easily implemented into already existing curriculums.

8:45 – 9:45 How to Support Reader Comprehension of Digital-Based Text Suwannee 15 Speakers: Vicky Cardullo and Vicky Zygouris-Coe, University of Central Florida 3-5 Middle School How to Promote Comprehension Using Digital Devices High School

8:45 – 9:45 Unlock the Hidden Treasure of Student Achievement and Parent Involvement with Student Led Suwannee 16 Conferences K-2 Speakers: Tiffany Rosenberger and Nicole Lavey, Collier County Public Schools, University 3-5 of Florida

Learn how to set up and organize student led conferences as well as how to reap the benefits of students taking responsibility and ownership for their learning while increasing self-efficacy and esteem. Not to mention, get parents to become active listeners, questioners and participants in their child's learning process. Plus get all of your conferences done in just a couple of hours.

8:45 – 9:45 Research Based Comprehension Strategies that Reach All Students Suwannee 19 Speakers: Elizabeth Tyler, Nancy McCarter, & Ken Hanson, Dale R. Fair Babson Park K-2 Elementary 3-5 Learn effective ways to teach research based Comprehension Strategies and processes at the picture, listening, and reading stages. These strategies have demonstrated their effectiveness with diverse student populations .

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8:45 – 9:45 Costumized Lessons Suwannee 20 Speaker: Marlen Veliz, Sawgrass Elementary K-2 3-5 I use costumes to capture the attention of students while presenting a reading strategy and/or language arts lesson. Students are able to remember the lesson since they are motivated by the costume that is aligned with the lesson. We all know that students are able to stay focused while they watch television or while they enjoy their favorite cartoons. Why not merge that concept to their daily instruction. If we are able to maintain and attract their attention, we can capitalize on the delivery of the lesson. These lessons are presented during morning announcements and throughout the day many of the students will approach my administrators and I to share what they have learned. They are able to remember the lessons throughout the school year and often reflect on their favorite ones.

Improve Reading Comprehension with USA TODAY 8:45 – 9:45 Speaker: Julie Parslow, USA Today Exhibit Hall- Panzacola F 3/4 Engage students and reinvent reading courses using high interest, relevant content from USA TODAY. This standards-based program improves reading comprehension and supports analytical thinking skills.

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10:00 – 11:00 Books Starring Kids with Physical Differences Suwannee 15 Speakers: Shelley Mickle, Wild Onion Press, with Carl Joseph & Ann LaZotte, 3-5 Middle School Carl Joseph, now age 50, was born with one leg yet lettered in three sports in high Adult Literacy school in Madison, Fl. He is a football legend. Born into an African-American family of 10 whose mother worked for $3/day in a tobacco field, Carl's memoir: CARL JOSEPH, SOME CALLED ME SUPERSTAR by Carl Joseph with Kevin McCarthy is a gold-mine in reaching young boys who are reluctant readers. Published by Wild Onion Press, Books Starring Kids with Physical Differences, Carl's book is written specifically for those Title I/ Middle School boys who have lost interest in reading.

10:00-11:00 Bringing Benjamin Franklin Back from the Dead Panzacola, F-2 Speaker : Matt McElligott

The Benjamin Franklinstein books, a new middle-grade series from Putnam, tell the story of Franklin’s reanimation in the 21st century. Co-written by Matt McElligott and Larry Tuxbury, the books are based on a combination of studious research and ridiculous leaps of the imagination, accompanied by occasionally funny pictures. Matt will talk about the process of collaborative writing, design research, and inventing a secret society. There might even be a video at the end.

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Matt McElligott has been a working, published writer for about fifteen years now, but he's been drawing and making up stories for as long as he can remember.

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10:00 – 11:00 Using Children's Literature to Reduce Math Anxiety in the Classroom Wekiwa 10 Speaker: Taryn Souders, Sleeping Bear Press

K-2 Explore a variety of fun and easy-to-implement math activities based off several 3-5 children's books We will also explore the current trend to use children’s literature when teaching mathematics in order to reduce math anxiety in the classroom.

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Melinda Long is the author of WHEN PAPA SNORES and HICCUP SNICKUP, both published through Simon and Schuster. Her third book, HOW I BECAME A PIRATE is published through Harcourt Brace. It was chosen by Children’s Book of the Month Club as a main selection for

September 2003, and has also been translated into thirteen languages including Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, and Japanese. In addition, it is the winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award for 2004, a Nick Jr. Magazine Best Book of the Year and is a New York Times Children’s Number One

Bestseller. It was chosen as winner of The Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature, Booksense Best Book of the Year, and Southeastern Booksellers’ Association (SEBA) Best Book of the Year.

Melinda’s second pirate book is PIRATES DON’T CHANGE DIAPERS, also illustrated by David Shannon and is a Booksense, Publisher’s Weekly, and New York Times Best Seller. Just recently, Harcourt has released the PIRATES ACTIVITY BOOK.

In October, 2010, Sterling Publishing released THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN SOUTH

CAROLINA, written by Melinda and illustrated by Tatjana Mai-Wyss. Melinda, a long-time pirate fan, lives in Greenville, South Carolina with her husband, Thom, and her

two spoiled dogs. Her children are Cathy, age 23, and Bryan, age 20. She was a middle-school teacher for 23 years. Melinda loves acting, reading, and of course, writing. She really enjoys going to schools to talk to kids about reading and writing because she likes kids as much as she likes pirates.

1:15 – 2:15 pm Effective RtI using Common Core State Standards – Every Classroom, Every Day Exhibit Hall- Panzacola F 3/4 Speakers: Gaeton Zorzi, American Reading Company

All teachers, preK-12, can accelerate student progress in reading and

writing using the 7 principles of RtI and CCSS. Learn how to do it NOW. .

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2:30 – 3:30 Bridging the Gender Gap: Enticing Boys to Books, Reading, and Libraries Suwannee 14 Speaker : Carol Fiore

While we try to raise gender neutral children, there are differences between boys and girls. Fiore will review some of the educational, physiological, and sociological differences and introduce participants to some of the books that will entice boys and get them reading. Sponsored by FRA

Carole Fiore served as a school librarian with the School District of Philadelphia from 1969 through 1982. After moving to Florida in 1982, she served as a children’s and young adult services librarian in various public libraries in Florida, and was the Youth Services Consultant with the State Library of Florida from 1990 through 2006. While at the State Library of Florida, she initiated the Born to Read Program and brought Prime Time Family Reading Time to Florida. Carole also taught children’s literature at the University of Tampa and Florida State University. She opened her own independent consulting firm, Training and Library Consulting, in 2006 and has assisted public and school libraries improve their programs, written and evaluated grants and long range plans, and has presented numerous workshops and seminars across the US and in England, including making a presentation about Born to Read at a White House Conference on Hispanic Education. Fiore recently spoke at a conference at Florida State University on the Future of the Book. Fiore has served on the many book award committees, including the Newbery Award Committee, the Caldecott Award Committee, the very first Theodore Seuss Geisel Award Committee, the Florida Book Award Children’s Jury, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Committee, and currently serves as the chair of the 2012 Theodore Seuss Geisel Award Committee and the Executive Committee for the Florida Book Awards.

2:30 – 3:30 How To Create Strategic Readers Suwannee 20 Speakers: Terri Heidger and Beth Stevens, Sarasota County Schools/ K-2 Apron Ladies 3-5 Enter this session with THE APRON LADIES prepared to participate in various verbal linguistic, bodily kinesthetic and intrapersonal activities which will be modeled, practiced, and shared. The five essential reading components-phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension-will be the focus as you learn how to create strategic readers. Data gathered supports that using these strategies produces reading gains. You will walk away from this session ready to implement these strategies in your classrooms tomorrow Attendees will have the opportunity to win great give-aways throughout the session. Sponsored by FRA

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2:30-3:30 Boys Will Enjoy A Picture Book Biography of a Girl? Yes! But Keep Girl Readers Happy, Too Panzacola, F-1 Speakers : Jan Godown Annino

Artifacts, handouts on a craft and video links, open up learning about the Seminole Tribe. Tips for other titles. Door prize, too.

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Jan sends lively biography titles your way, with tips on making women in history appeal to boys. SHE SANG PROMISE, about Seminole leader Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, is the current Florida Book Awards Gold Medalist. SSP is also an ALA/Amelia Bloomer Top 10 title. Moses Jumper, Jr. provided Jan a book afterword letter for children, on his amazing mother, who wrestled alligators. No alligator wrangler, Jan has worked in summer camps, at an employment office, teaching memoir writing, and in newsroom jobs. She is crazy enough to be a mid-life college student, completing a grad. program.

2:30 – 3:30 Connecting Language Arts and Environmental Education through Fiction: Saving the Earth Shouldn't be a Mystery Suwannee 15 Speaker: Bonnie Doerr, Retired reading teacher and author, formerly Middle School Carrolton School ofthe Sacred Heart Miami and Florida

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Activities and cross-curricular lessons supporting Sunshine State Standards will be presented based on Island Sting and Stakeout, environmental adventure/mystery novels set in the Florida Keys. Additional novels by various authors will be suggested to further support environmental education goals.

2:30 – 3:30 Coaching Conversations Suwannee 11 Speakers: Archer Israel, ,Brian Dorman, Beryl Rogers, Diana Triplett, Florida Literacy Coaches Association (FLCA)

Join us for conversations about coaching. Hear the latest information on coaching and share your ideas and suggestions with others from around the state in a roundtable discussion.

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2:30 – 3:30 Creating Book Talks via Technology Suwannee 12 Speaker: Debbye Warrell, Challenger K8 School of Science and Mathematics K-2 3-5 Using Animoto - show participants the ease in which students can create Middle School their own book talks to share with everyone at the school - via the morning news show, within the classroom and evening presentations with parents.

2:30 – 3:30 Kindergarten Rocks Reading with Technology Suwannee 21 Speaker: Susan LeFils, Forest Lake Elementary School, Volusia County

K-2 Using an iPad during whole group and small group reading aides students in mastering the formation of letters and so much more Listen to a story and ignite excitement as the characters come alive Explore an internet based program, ESGI, to assess student learning gains with letters, sounds, sight words, rhyming words, and beyond. Many tests are available for immediate use, but you're able to create your own. Provide parents with flashcards of skills to master

2:30 – 3:30 Set Your Sight on 80 ---90% Student Academic Success in the Common Core Classroom Panzacola, F-2 Speaker: Melvina Phillips, PCG Education

The first line of support in an RtI model is the effectiveness of your Tier 1 instruction. As school leaders you have the expectation that 80 - 90% of your students should be successful in the Tier 1 classroom. Is this a spotlight for improvement at your school? Engage in interactive discussions and activities to focus on literacy strategies, instructional practices, and collaborative routines that will lead your students closer to this goal. Learn what really works with empowering teachers to do their best, while maximizing student learning

2:30 – 3:30 Problems Teaching Math? Seven Literacy Strategies That Help Solve Them Wekiwa 9 Speakers: Zandra Stino and Audrey Henry, Nova Southeastern University 3-5 College Educators will learn how literacy strategies can be used to teach mathematics so that they can Beginning Level provide their students with useful resources and strategies to understand a difficult subject. Teacher

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2:30 – 3:30 Reaching ALL Learners: Who cares about acronyms? Wekiwa 10 Speakers: Karen Paschal, Lisa DeGroot, Heidi Keegan, and MaryAnn Morehouse, Charlotte K-2 County Public Schools 3-5 How can we expect different results for ALL learners if we continue doing the same thing over and over again? It's time to meet the needs of ALL learners

2:30 – 3:30 Shoe Haiku and Lantern Verse, Too: Building Reading and Writing Skills through Poetry Suwannee 13 Speaker: Anne Anderson, University of South Florida - Tampa 3-5 Middle School Strong words, aptly arranged, form building blocks for good writing. In this hands-on session, High School teachers explore several ways to entice reluctant readers and build confidence in hesitant writers through poetry.

2:30 – 3:30 Teaching Striving Students to Uncover Their Reading Powers Suwannee 16 Speakers: Shirley Rainwaters and Priscilla D. Betancourt, Immokalee High School High School The focus of this presentation will be how to implement guided reading and literacy lessons into a high school Intensive Reading class.

2:30 – 3:30 Combating Literacy Struggles with Higher Education Students Suwannee 17 Speakers: Elizabeth Gruenbaum, National University, Jessica Ruzicka, Nova Southeastern College University Adult Literacy Chair: Laurie Mansfield The presenters will discuss common literacy struggles of higher education students and recommendations for instruction on ways to promote literacy understanding based on research findings and experience.

2:30 – 3:30 Guiding Students Through Expository Text with Text Feature Walks Suwannee 18 Speakers: Michelle Kelley, University of Central Florida, and Nicki Clausen-Grace, K-2 Carillon Elementary 3-5 Middle School Results from a pilot study will be briefly described in order to illustrate the benefits of using the Text Feature Walk over discussion alone or a traditional approach to textbook reading. Practical suggestions for implementation will be offered so classroom teachers can replicate the Text Feature Walk in their own classrooms.

2:30 – 3:30 Standards, and Basals, and Literature Circles..OH MY Suwannee 19 Speakers: Judy Tracy, Susan C. Lynn, and Christine Vogel, Deltona Lakes Elementary, K-2 Volusia County, FL 3-5 We will explore the use of using literature circles with small groups to teach reading skills & strategies to all learners. How to impact reading achievement with ELLs, ESE students, 504 students, and general elementary classroom students. Handouts will be given. Sign up sheets for electronic copies of some forms will be available.

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2:30 – 3:30 Empower Students with Power Strategies: Approaches from Dr. Janet Allen's Plugged-in for Exhibit Hall- Nonfiction Literacy Panzacola F 3/4 Speaker: Julie Joynt, Recorded Books/RB Education How can we support student achievement in reading & writing nonfiction text? Research shows that when asked to read textbooks, students focus primarily on linear text. They ignore the text features and supports which would support their comprehension of the text. This is only one of 8 research- based Power Strategies that students need to comprehend and generate complex texts. These nonfiction literacy strategies will increase students’ critical thinking and achievement with nonfiction literature across content areas.

3:45-5:00pm What Struggling Readers Need

Presiding: Melinda Webster, Recording Secretary Panzacola, G-1 All Introduction of Speaker: Evan Lefsky, President Elect

Speaker: Richard Allington Struggling readers need what good readers need, but more of it delivered more expertly. Classroom teachers are the primary key to addressing the reading difficulties of struggling readers. Sponsored by American Reading Company

Dick Allington is Professor of Education at the University of Tennessee. Dick is a past-president of the International Reading Association and the literacy Research Association. He has been principal investigator on a number of research projects funded by the U.S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation, and the National Institutes of Health. He is the author of over 150 articles and several books. His most recent books are What Really Matters for Struggling Readers, What Really Matters in Response to Intervention both published by Pearson Allyn Bacon and the Handbook of Reading Disability Research co-edited with Anne McGill- Franzen and published by Routledge.

6:00 – 8:00 pm Delegates Assembly and Leadership Dinner

Presidential Presiding: Ellen Supran, IRA State Coordinator Suite Introduction of Speaker: Laurie Mansfield, Publicity Committee Speaker: Victoria Risko