Teaching and Learning Topics
Negotiating the Literacy Lives of Boys through Building a
Literacy Community
An expert in this field, David Booth helps educators understand
issues involved in boys’ literacy learning and then provides
proven methods to engage them as readers and writers.
Letter and Word Learning in the Early Literacy Classroom –
Maryann McBride discusses learning new letters, extending letter
knowledge, personal alphabet books, using Elkonin boxes and
more.
Closing the Achievement Gap for English Language Learners –
Yvonne and David Freeman discuss academic success for ELL
students, culturally relevant materials, and teacher stories.
What Counts as Evidence? – Richard Allington, presents five
pillars of reading instruction based on research evidence, and
reviews their implications for teaching.
Implementation Topics
A Comprehensive Intervention Design for Literacy Improvement: A
Response to Intervention (RTI) Approach – Linda Dorn draws
on rich experiences with schools to explain how to implement a
comprehensive literacy model as a response to intervention (RTI)
approach.
What a Difference a Site Coordinator Makes – Billie Askew
and Mary Jackson discuss funding, school teams, key factors in
successful Reading Recovery implementation, and more.
How Opportunities in Washington Can Help Us Help Children –
Lucy Gettman moderates a panel discussion by Reading Recovery
leaders and policy analysts to discuss federal funding and
policy opportunities.
