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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.
Registration fee for each Preconference Institute is $20.00.
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1 12:00 – 2:45pm LargoK-8 |
Building the Bridge Between the Art of Learning and the Fun of Vocabulary Speakers: Linda M. Marshall, Kim Stansell, and Catherine Tedesco, Palm Beach County Schools Chair: Peggy Harris Summary: Take the drudgery out of word study and vocabulary instruction with make-and-take activities and games that will leave your students begging for more as they explore word derivations, patterns, and meanings |
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2 12:00 – 2:45pm MarathonK-12 |
Meeting the Reading Challenge: The Orange
County Reading Initiative Speakers: Penny L. Jadwin, Connie Schaffer, and Julia Teel, Orange County Public Schools Chair: Betty Wray Boyce Summary: Join a panel of experts to learn how you can meet the professional development needs of your reading coaches, curriculum specialists, reading teachers, and classroom teachers. |
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3 12:00 – 2:45pm CedarK-8 |
Meeting the Reading Challenge: Power Reading for ALL Students Speakers: Joyce Muller, Vicki Reed, Grace Howland, Penny Jadwin, and Connie Schaffer, Orange County Public Schools Chair: Kathy S. Froelich Summary: Learn simple, effective strategies for increasing students’ fluency rate and improving their understanding of the text.
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4 12:00 – 2:45pm LongboatK-8 |
Meeting the Reading Challenge: Comprehension Instruction for All Students Speakers: Susan K. Cardaci, Julie Paradise, and Nancy Morhack, Orange County Public Schools Chair: Ginger Butto Summary: Learn how to help students struggling with expository text by using scientific-based strategies for teaching text structure. |
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5 12:00 – 2:45pm Biscayne3-10 |
Improving FCAT Scores of All Readers: Focus on Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Expository Writing Speakers: Thomas H. Estes, Julie Estes, Evelyn M. Maycumber, and Jeffrey S. Weathers, University of Virginia and Gainesville, Florida Chair: Pam LaRiviere Summary: Find how to use novel instructional approaches to address readers’ needs in comprehension, vocabulary knowledge, and expository writing while meeting the demands of the FCAT. |
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6 3:00 – 5:45pm LargoK-8
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Intriguing, Inspiring, and Innovative Responses to Reading Speakers: Debra Wellman and Madeline Kovarik, Rollins College Chair: Diane Reese Summary: Help your students get engaged in literature through a myriad of responses to reading, including literature circles, sharing books, and creating poetry. |
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7 3:00 – 5:45pm MarathonK-6 |
Literacy Learning in a Brain Compatible Classroom Speakers: Susan R. French and Jean O’Quinn, Brevard County Schools Chair: Andrea Rosenblatt Summary: Learn how to intertwine the aspects of literacy learning with literature into the components of a brain-compatible classroom. |
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8 3:00 – 5:45pm CedarK-6 |
Running Records for Classroom Teachers Speakers: Mary Ann Clark and Lisa Johns, Duval County Public Schools Chair: Gail Hannas Summary: Learn to code, score, and analyze running records as a tool for teaching; find out how to manage the use of running records in the classroom. |
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9 3:00 – 5:45pm Longboat6-12 |
Guiding Your Struggling Readers to Think and Make Connections with TextSpeaker: Lela-Ann Carroll, Pinellas County Schools Chair: Karis MacDonnell Summary: Come and experience some “learning-producing” instructional tactics to engage your most difficult students. |
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10 3:00 – 5:45pm BiscayneK-2 |
Rounding Up Activities that Incorporate Best Practices in Phonics and Phonemic Awareness Instruction Speakers: Melise R. Bunker and Lisa Wexner, Palm Beach Atlantic University Chair: Ellen Supran Summary: Lasso terrific ideas for enhancing phonics/phonemic awareness instruction through fun, motivational strategies in this make-and-take institute. |
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6:00 – 7:30 Azalea A/B |
Reading Roundup FRA Board of Directors Meeting Presiding: Janey Adams, FRA President Special Guest: Mary Ellen Vogt, IRA President Sponsored by Houghton Mifflin |
7:45 – 9:00 pm
Opening
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Introduction of Speaker: Roma Carlisle, FRA President-Elect Speaker: Steven L. Layne Topic: Literacy Lessons for a Lifetime Dr. Layne shares from personal experiences and those of this family, friends, and colleagues about the sometimes humorous yet always powerful role that literacy plays in all of our lives. Sponsored by Florida Reading Association |
9:15 – 9:45Jasmine & Magnolia |
ICE CREAM SOCIAL Join us for an old-fashioned ice cream social immediately following Steven L. Layne’s opening celebration. Dr. Layne’s books will be available for purchase, and he will be happy to autograph them. Sponsored by Zaner-Bloser, Glenco, and Sundance & Newbridge |
FRA’s 42nd
Annual Conference
Presiding: Janey Adams, FRA President