National K-6 Classroom Literacy & Children's Literature Conference
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National K-6 Classroom Literacy & Children's Literature Conference
February 9 - 12, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio
This
national literacy conference provides professional development for
thousands of classroom educators, providing knowledge, techniques, and
activities that can be implemented into the classroom immediately.
Attendees
will obtain high-quality professional development regarding
research-based instructional strategies designed to ensure that young
learners are successful readers and writers. Over 150 sessions
including early literacy sessions for K-2 teachers, intermediate
literacy sessions addressing grades 3 – 6, classroom literacy sessions
for grades K - 6; literacy coaching sessions; Reading Recovery
sessions; and administrative and research sessions for school
administrators. Conference also includes keynote speakers, literacy
experts Mary Fried and Regie Routman and author, Katherine Paterson,
plus 9 Featured Speakers; 8 Preconference Institutes, and the School
Administrators Institute.
This literacy conference
offers a wide range of session topics for K-6 educators including
reading (fiction & non-fiction), writing, children’s literature,
comprehensive literacy, and more. Conference speakers are experienced
literacy experts and children’s authors from around the world. Join us
for the nation’s premiere K-6 literacy conference.
Over 150 sessions will be offered, the complete program is available online at www.readingrecovery.org/conferences.