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Olympians for Reading: Carrying the Torch for Literacy. West Virginia Reading Association Conference November 15-16, 2012 The Greenbrier, White Sulfur Springs, WV. Keynote Speakers. Anita Archer.
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Olympians for Reading: Carrying the Torch for Literacy West Virginia Reading Association Conference November 15-16, 2012 The Greenbrier, White Sulfur Springs, WV
Serves as an educational consultant to state departments, county agencies, and school districts • Is nationally known for her presentations on instructional procedures and literacy instruction • Wrote textbook entitled Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Instruction
Taught for 14 years before becoming an instructional supervisor until 2005 • Created a weekly column for TheClarksville Leaf-Chronicle which reviews children’s literature (it continues today under his wife’s direction) • Visits nearly 100 schools each year spreading his message that “Reading is Magic” • 2012 IRA speaker
Author’s Luncheon Speakers • The 2012 WVRA author’s luncheons addresses will be provided by West Virginia authors. • Buffet lunches will be provided by the Greenbrier staff. • Reserve your tickets and enjoy a wonderful meal while listening to an enlightening presentation.
Jim has been the Director of Marketing and Community Education at Highland Hospital since 1995 • He serves on 15 different non-profit Boards • He hopes that the Sad, Mad, Glad Book series will run wide and deep among our nation’s elementary-aged children • Chuck is an energetic, knowledgeable, and interactive speaker • He has given over 700 keynote, half, and full day seminars
Most recent book Passing the Music Down was chosen as a 2011 WV Children’s Choice book • Poetry has appeared in Cricket magazine • Reviews children’s books for The Sunday Gazette-Mail in West Virginia • Conducts writing workshops and author’s visits throughout the country
2012-2013 IRA President • Served on a number of IRA committees and special projects including the Teacher Education Task Force and Early Childhood Commission • Lifetime active member of the Louisiana Reading Association • Enjoyed 29 years in PK-12 school setting as a classroom teacher, elementary principal, and central office supervisor • Currently a member of the Louisiana Tech University Faculty • Work focuses on classroom literacy instruction • Believes that all children have a right to a quality education and it is teachers, not programs, that make a difference
Early Literacy and Research Specialist at Reach Out and Read’s National office • Worked 15 years at Boston Children’s Hospital • Was an instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School • Advocate with Boston Center for Homeless Families through Boston Medical Center • Author of Textbooks and the Students Who Can’t Read Them
Director of Educational Partnerships for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Specialized Curriculum Group • Developed and supervised professional development implementations for elementary and middle schools • Has worked with editors and educational publishing companies to develop materials that address the needs of students and teachers • Workshops and keynotes address best practice, literacy, intervention, and the 21st century learner
Former second, forth, and fifth grade teacher committed to quality education for all students • Elementary account manager for Lakeshore • Extensive experience in teaching reading and writing • Trained at The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University • Implemented a program to help high-achieving fifth graders gain admission to top college prep schools in the city
Additional Presenters • Melissa Ridenour - Empowering Children to Take a Pro-Active Role in Staying Safe from Abduction and Predator Harm • Emily Hansen – Use TeachingMadeEasier.com to Easily Produce Effective Materials for Your Leveled Groups • Sarah Gillepie – All You Need is “Just a Little Faith” • Robin Ramey and Rhonda O’Neal – Fun with Nonfiction • Bruce Brown – Setting Up and Managing an Effective RTI Lab for Early Reading Intervention • Debby Mossburg – Reading Assessments: The Foundation for an RTI Model and Reading for Meaning – Fluently! • Dr. Barbara Ornstein and Dr. William Bingman – What’s New in Children’s Books? – 2012 • Mary Ann Pannone – Working with Parents/Increasing Parent Involvement • Stephanie Clapham – The Common Core and Your Reading Classroom
Johnnalyn Davis, Terri Chapman, Joni Shortridge, and Amy Messinger – Cultivating Continuous Improvement: Student Data Notebooks in the Middle School Setting • Colleen Driscoll – Santa Exercises and Runs Across the Curriculum • Mary Weikle – Let’s Move! WV Active Schools Campaign • Barbara Jones – Mapping Your Way to Successful Reading Across Curriculms • Patterson Cunningham – Beyond Alignment and Compliance with Common Core State Standards • Barbara Laster and Laura Salvatore – Literacy Instruction Under the Lens: Making a Long Term Impact for a Struggling Reading • Michele Goodson and Sylvia Goodson – Creating Rubric Driven Lessons • Deanna Maynard and Jennifer Sparks – National Board Certification in Early/Middle Childhood Literacy • Helen Long – Changing the Course of the “Struggling Reader” Proven Effective Practices in Early Literacy Aligned to CCSS
Angela Icard and Krenna Allender – Common Core Standards: A Moving Experience for the Kindergarten Classroom • Tarabeth Brumfield and Brea Wiles – Innovative Technology Enhances Literacy Development at the Marshall University STEM Center • Debra Holly and Karen Dillon – A Gallery Walk of Literature • Mary Lu MacCorkle – Instructional Practices Inventory • Karen Ashbrook – Annual Meeting of the Early Literacy Council: Make and Take Workshop and Luncheon (sponsored by Lakeshore) • Sharon Russell – Adolescent Accelerated Reading Initiative (AARI): County-wide implementation of a research-based model designed to accelerate academic literacy performance
Vaughn Rhudy – Analyzing Student Growth and Achievement in Reading and Writing Using WESTEST 2 Reports and Using Both Current WV Rubrics and New Next Generation Instructional Writing Rubrics to Score Student Writing • Dr. Robert Harrison and WVSU pre-service teachers – Pre-Service Teachers Carry the Torch for Literacy
