KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS:
Friday, February 9th - 8:15 - 9:30 -
Multnomah/Holladay Room
Title:
"Vocabulary Visits: Developing Content Vocabulary in the
Primary Grades"
Presenter: Dr.
Camille Blachowicz, Author of Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms
In this session, an overview of the research on
developing content area vocabulary in the primary grades will be presented.
The speaker will then share the instructional strategy, Vocabulary
Visits, which uses scaffolded interactive read-alouds and writing and
sorting strategies to develop knowledge of concepts and vocabulary.
A step by step process will be
shared along with videos of the strategy in action, materials, and handouts
Saturday,
February 10th - 8:15 - 9:30 - Multnomah/Holladay
Room
Title: "Weapons of Mass Instruction: Vocabulary
Strategies Every Teacher Needs to Know"
Presenter: Dr.
Danny Brassell, Co-Author of Vocabulary Strategies Every Teacher
Needs to Know
It takes a special person to be a teacher. Every day presents new
challenges, and our attitudes and expectations shape our success. Join
Dr. Brassell as he shares a fast-paced, humorous, and motivational
keynote designed to show you how you make a difference in the lives
of your students' vocabulary development. From teaching preschoolers
to rocket scientists, Danny shares his own trials and tribulations
in the classroom as well as what he believes are the four components
of an optimal vocabulary program. You'll learn the secret to good vocabulary
teaching and leave feeling invigorated.
LUNCHEON
SPEAKERS:
Friday,
February 9th - 12:30 - 2:00 -
Multnomah Room
Lunch will
be Santa Fe Chicken Salad
Title: "Literacy, Laughter, and Learning"
Presenter: Sharon Draper, author
Sharon M. Draper, award-winning author and educator, and National
Teacher of the Year, will present a delightful mixture of edification,
laughter, and inspiration for all educators—for beginning teachers,
just trying their wings, as well as experienced teachers who are 'not
quite burned out, but crispy around the edges.' She has just won the
Coretta Scott King award for her new book, Copper Sun !
"I learned
to dream through reading, learned to create dreams through writing,
and learned to develop dreamers through teaching. I shall always
be a dreamer," she says. “Come dream with me.”
Saturday,
February 10th - 12:30 - 2:00 -
Multnomah Room
Lunch will
be Grilled Halibut
Title: "This Is What I Think of Keith Baker
and His Books: A Student Perspective"
Presenter: Keith Baker, Author
and Illustrator
Keith takes you on a slide show of children's art projects inspired
by his books. He encourages you to 'steal, borrow and adapt'
these inspiring ideas for your classroom. The projects include
art and writing 'springboards' such as using patterns in words and
art, developing characters,and extending story ideas. He'll also share
a few of the many thousands of letters he receives and speak to what
makes letters to authors and illustrators meaningful.
FEATURED
SPEAKERS:
Friday, February 9th - 2:15 - 3:30
Title: "Comprehension Strategies
for Elementary Students"
Presenter: Dr. Anita Archer
Cascade Ballroom
Accurate decoding, fluent reading, knowledge of vocabulary words,
and adequate background knowledge provide the foundation for all reading
comprehension. In addition, students need to be taught cognitive
strategies that assist them in establishing and repairing comprehension
while reading expository and narrative passages. Dr. Archer will
present a number of strategies and will model their application to
materials used in elementary schools.
Title: "Improving
Middle and High School Content Area Literacy Through Reading Apprenticeship"
Presenter: Dr. Jane Braunger
Willamette Ballroom
In this session, we will rethink the problem of adolescent literacy
and explore Reading Apprenticeship (RA) as a framework for decision-making
about content area literacy instruction. RA draws on the disciplinary
expertise of teachers to help students become more engaged and effective
readers of academic texts. Participants will take part in an inquiry
activity designed to make the invisible processes of reading visible
and accessible to students.
Title: "Why
Words? The Importance of Teaching Academic Vocabulary in Multicultural
Classrooms"
Presenter: Dr.
Judith Scott
Broadway/Weidler/Halsey Room
Words are the cornerstone of language, reading and academic understanding.
There is a
tremendous gap between students who come to school knowing academic
language, and those who depend on schools, and on teachers, to learn
how to use words effectively. This presentation will discuss
the idea of sharing semantic knowledge, linguistic knowledge, strategic
knowledge, and knowledge of figurative language with students along
with principles of vocabulary acquisition, latest research findings
and practical ideas to promote accelerated and generative word knowledge
for all students in Grade 2-8 classrooms.
Saturday,
February 10th - 2:15 - 3:30
Title: "Accelerating Your ESL Students'
Literacy Skills"
Presenters: Dr.
Danny Brassell
Willamette
Ballroom
Boost vocabulary. Improve reading skills. And accelerate language
acquisition. Join Dr. Brassell to discover helpful tips, valuable strategies,
and outstanding children’s literature you can use to enhance
the literacy skills of your English language learners. Plus, you’ll
explore how to promote greater cultural understanding in your classroom.
Title: "Can You Hear Me Now? ~ Reading
and Writing with Voice"
Presenter: Dr.
Nancy Johnson
Pacific Northwest Ballroom
The quality of “voice” has dominated professional literature
for years, defined as a trait authors use to create effective, lively,
and interesting writing. Voice has also been highlighted as an evaluative
writing trait, used to teach and assess the effectiveness of student
writing. But voice is so much more than the individual fingerprint
an author places on her story. It is also the unique sense of wonder
and authority a reader creates as she responds to, interprets, and
appreciates what she reads. This session promotes the belief in reader
voice AND writer voice as defining qualities that illuminate
literacy, inviting us to listen and hear what these voices teach us
about readers and writers.
Title: "Capturing the Benefits of
Read-Alouds for Young Children's Comprehension Growth"
Presenter: Dr. Margaret
McKeown
Cascade Ballroom
The presentation will describe issues in comprehension for primary
grades' students and discuss an approach for developing comprehension
ability. The approach involves questions and discussion during
reading aloud of high quality tradebooks. Topics to be covered include
goals of comprehension instruction, how to develop effective questions,
and how to deal with children's responses.
