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Please note that some of the presentations may be slow to download.Opening Keynote
Building Capacity for Effective Literacy Instruction
Breakout Sessions One
Lino Rodriguez and Dr. Tabatha Scharlach
The PLC Journey: Creating a Climate and Culture of Student Achievement
Maria Nichols
The Power of Purposeful Talk (grades K–8)
Linda Rourke
Developing Vocabulary Through Thinking and Talking About Words (grades K–6)
Dr. Susan Young
Developing Comprehension and Motivating Adolescent Readers Through Conversation, Collaboration, and Independent Reading (grades 4–12)
Breakout Sessions Two
Debra Crouch
Engaging Learners Through Nonfiction (grades K–8)
Dr. Susan Young
Supporting Effective Comprehension Instruction (grades K–6)
Susan Rieke-Smith
Using Instructional Rounds to Develop Shared Literacy Practices (grades K–12)
Dr. Tabatha Scharlach
Creating Writing Communities in Every Classroom (grades K–3)
Breakout Sessions Three
Maria Nichols
The Power of Purposeful Talk (grades K–8)
Debra Crouch
Engaging Learners Through Nonfiction (grades K–8)
Dr. Rita Moore and Dr. Vicki Seeger
Building Classroom Reading Communities (grades 3–12)
Linda Rourke and Dr. Tabatha Scharlach
Creating Writing Communities in Every Classroom (grades 3–9)
Opening and Closing Presentations
Linda Rourke




