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Tue, May 1, 2012

	Assessment	IRA Council Activity	Literacy and Learning	Literacy and Technology	Struggling Readers	Teaching Adolescent Learners	Teaching Early Literacy and Beginning Readers	Teaching Elementary Learners	Teaching English Language Learners	Teaching the Relationship Between Reading and Writing
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM					Cancelled: 630 - CANCELLED: Fluency Is More Than Rate: Know Your Focus!
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM			General Session: GS02 - Second General Speaker Session Ron Clark
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM			Co-sponsored Session: CS02 - Young Adults' Choices: A Project of the International Reading Association
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Workshop: 1008 - Teacher as reader of student text: Using formative assessment to enhance the teaching and learning of writing Symposium: 1069 - Teaching and Assessing Close, Careful, and Critical Reading of Complex Informational Texts: The Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects		Workshop: 498 - Sure-fire Methods That Will Convince Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Other Technical Teachers to Celebrate The Use of Common Core Literacy Standards in Their Classroom Instruction Special Interest Group (SIG): 1204 - Special Interest Group Children's Literature and Reading: Global Literature: Educating the Head While Touching the Heart Workshop: 997 - The Journey Toward Literacy Begins at Birth: Sending Children to School Better Prepared to Learn to Read Through Teacher and Pediatrician Partnerships Special Interest Group (SIG): 646 - ROUND TABLE SEATING SIG: College Literacy and Learning	Symposium: 734 - Transforming Literacy Instruction with iPads and Web 2.0 Technology in the Elementary and Middle Grade Classroom Special Interest Group (SIG): 533 - ROUND TABLE SEATING for SIG: Technology in Literacy Education Special Interest Group Program Symposium: 1398 - Interact with Fact: Strategies for Extending Nonfiction in the Classroom and Beyond	Workshop: 829 - Shazam! The POWer of Graphica with At-Risk Urban Learners (grades 1-5): Teaching Reading and Writing through Comics Symposium: 1031 - Meeting the Demands of Poverty and High Need Students within the Federal Reform Agenda - IRA Govt. Relations Symposium Workshop: 497 - Getting Your Kiddos Reading: James Patterson's READKIDDOREAD and YOU Explore Ways to Tempt Every Kid into Books Symposium: 1194 - Reading and Writing Rollicking Rhymes: Using Humorous Poems to Introduce Students to An Often Intimidating Form of Literature--Poetry	Special Interest Group (SIG): 1481 - SIG Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Graphic Novels SIG: Perspectives from the Field Workshop: 573 - Teach Middle School Writers to Develop Arguments that Persuade and Defend	Symposium: 789 - Turning Dependent Readers into Independent Readers Workshop: 790 - Reading to Learn WHILE Learning to Read: Meeting the Common Core Standards for Nonfiction Literature, K-2 Workshop: 419 - Inferencing in K-1? Absolutely! Teaching Deep Comprehension Strategies with Comic Strips and Emoticons	Workshop: 841 - Celebrate Science and Social Studies by Strengthening Reading: Utilizing Reading/Language Arts Strategies in the Content Workshop: 1315 - Vocabulary Instruction in Upper-Elementary Classrooms: Practical, Concrete Strategies and Procedures Tested by Teachers in a Long-Term Vocabulary Research Study Workshop: 1051 - Building Independent Readers Using Interactive and Shared Reading Symposium: 1453 - Strengthening Academic Literacy Skills in Diverse Elementary Classrooms		Symposium: 1637 - A 2nd Grade Classroom Visits with Author and Poet, Janet Wong.
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM			Special Interest Group (SIG): 979 - SIG Strong Like Two People: How One Small School District has Embraced It's Cultural Diversity and Significantly Improved Student Achievement Special Interest Group (SIG): 545 - SIG: Exploring the Common Core State Standards' Approach to Text Complexity, Part II Special Interest Group (SIG): 614 - SIG History of Reading	Special Interest Group (SIG): 1085 - SIG: Using Accessible Digital Media to Promote Academic SuccessAmong Students with Hearing Loss
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM			Co-sponsored Session: RH01 - Reading Hall of Fame New Inductees Presentation
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Featured Research Session: RIP3 - RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE: How and Why Formative Assessment Fosters Students’ Reading Development		Session: 1386 - Celebrating Teaching, Celebrating Reading: Celebrating the 2011-2012 IRA Children's and Young Adult Book Awards Co-sponsored Session: 1125 - Strategic Reading Instruction to Improve Comprehension of Developmental Readers Session: 168 - Words, Words Everywhere; But Which Ones Do We Teach? Insights from the Multi-faceted, Comprehensive Vocabulary Instructional Program and Beyond Session: 948 - Taking the Pain Out of the Revision Process: A New Model for Writing Revision Using a Deliberate, Systematic and Structured Approach Exhibitor Session: ES01 - Text Complexity: Its Critical Role in Reading Development Session: 193 - Promoting Student Success:Targeting Students' Literacy Needs in the High School Science and Math Content Areas Session: 1408 - Celebrating secondary literacy coaches’ roles as critically-oriented leaders: Urban literacy coaches push for change that matters Session: 570 - Using Multicultural Children’s Literature to Promote Cultural Sensitivity in Primary Classrooms	Session: 1036 - Lifting words off a page: Exploring the purpose of text-to-speech technology in the reading process Session: 660 - Teachers teaching teachers: Building content literacy networks through technology to increase literacy capacity, develop relationships, and deepen instructional practice. Spanish Session: 1020 - CANCELED: Design a multimedia manual in collaboration with secondary teachers, to promote reading fluency and comprehension in the classroom.	Session: 1300 - Motivation is the Key to Unlocking the Door for the Reluctant Reader IRA Past President: 379 - Interactive Comprehension Strategies and Teachers' Behaviors for Struggling Readers and Writers Session: 981 - Using Informal Reading Inventories and Six Reader Clusters to Help Target Instructional Interventions	Session: 1505 - Getting Them to See What You See: Using Guided Literacy Groups to Instruct Struggling Adolescent Readers in the Comprehension of Informational Texts Session: 737 - Adolescent Literacy Comprehension Builders: Addressing Multiple Levels of Readers in the Same Classroom Exhibitor Session: 952 - Project CRISS: Strategic and Self-Directed Learning	Session: 198 - Word Walk: A New Instructional Sequence for Teaching Vocabulary in Preschool Session: 442 - Oral Language Instruction and Common Core Standards: Cementing in the Cornerstone of Literacy in the Early Grades	Exhibitor Session: 1665 - Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading Books and Strategy Guides: Engaging Students with Authentic Informational Text in Elementary Classrooms IRA Staff Session: 1223 - Ideas Shared in The Reading Teacher: Research Guiding Practice Session: 261 - Comprehension Boosting Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary Words with Multiple Meanings Session: 575 - Let’s Talk: Building Vocabulary with Poetry, Direct Instruction, and Collaborative Discussion Session: 955 - Are You Fiddling with Phonics While Rome is Burning? An Introduction to Fundamental Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Mainstream Classroom	Session: 1628 - Using Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) to Support English Language Learners in Middle School Content Area Classrooms	Session: 1293 - Mapping Comprehensive Reading and Writing Units: The Critical Pathway to Link ELA Common Core Standards with Quality Curriculum, Grades 3-9 Session: 1127 - PICTURE BOOKS, CONVERSATIONS, MINI-LESSONS, AND CELEBRATIONS: CREATING A CYCLE OF SUCCESS FOR YOUNG READERS AND WRITERS
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM			Symposium: 863 - Teacher Advisory Panel (TAP) - Tapping into the Voice of Classroom Teachers
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM			IRA Staff Session: 1723 - IRA Global Literacy Project Session 1
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM			Research Poster Session: RP3 - Meet the Researchers					Research Poster Session: RP3 - Meet the Researchers		Research Poster Session: RP3 - Meet the Researchers
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM			Teaching Edge: TE03 - Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives: Evidence, Justification, and Discussion
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Session: 940 - CVC Spelling Assessment: Tracking Growth of Phonemic Awareness from First Consonant to Last Consonant to Middle Vowel	Council Activities: CO03 - Exemplary Reading Program Award Poster Session	Session: 1189 - Top 10 Countdown for Motivating Reluctant Writers in a Writing Classroom: Strategies and Suggestions Featured Research Session: FR7 - Producing Quality Teachers - Certificate of Distinction Programs IRA Invited Speaker: IS02 - Creating Strategic, Motivated, and Engaged Readers Session: 796 - The Forgotten Literacy: Importance of Talk in the Primary Grades Session: 1182 - "How Do I Know It's Working?": Using Effective Feedback to See Immediate Results Author Panel: AP4 - AP 4: Multicultural Author Panel Session: 1477 - Discovering the Pleasure and Wonder of Reading Nonfiction	Session: 1624 - Using the Writing Process to Teach Digital Literacy to Middle School Students Session: 934 - Celebrating New Literacies Texts: Technology Based Formats for Motivating Tech Savvy Students	IRA Past President: 352 - RTI's Influence on Literacy Instruction Co-sponsored Session: 1211 - Reading Recovery as a Response to Intervention Method Session: 922 - Facilitating Change By Empowering Teachers - How Two High Poverty Schools, In Two Different States, Moved From Low Performing To "Schools of Distinction"	Session: 1448 - Supporting Scientific Inquiry through Reading, Writing, and Critical Literacy Instruction Session: 268 - Teaching to the Core: Common Core State Standards-Based ELA Lessons Session: 977 - Juxtaposing the Adolescent and Immigrant Girl Experiences in Literature IRA Staff Session: 1240 - Writing for the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy	Session: 1535 - Dramatic Play + Children’s Literature = Positive Opportunities for Early Childhood Language and Literacy Learning Session: 987 - What Did You Say? :The Relationship of Oral Language to Early Literacy Learning Exhibitor Session: 1291 - Talk Matters: Proven Effective Read Aloud Strategies to Increase Vocabulary, Oral Language, and Comprehension for All Students in Grades PreK-3 Session: 856 - Professional Development for Teachers of Adult ESL Emergent Readers: Reflection, Innovation and Implementation	Session: 1355 - Engineering With Children's Literature Session: 111 - Writing for Change with Early Elementary Students - Discovering how and why authors write in hopes of creating change in the world Session: 1255 - Student talk during literature circle discussions: How teachers can facilitate more accountable and focused interactions Session: 530 - Instruction Accelerators! Five Key Guidelines and Practical Ideas for Differentiating Instruction to Accelerate the Growth of ALL Readers Session: 243 - The Power of Read-Alouds to Enhance Motivation, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension Session: 755 - Boosting Content Area Comprehension for All Students with Interactive Questioning Strategies Exhibitor Session: 199 - From Phonics to Fluency: Effective And Engaging Instruction for Two Critical Areas of the Reading Curriculum	Session: 1425 - Reading, Writing, Thinking, and Acting!:Strengthening Literacy with Multiliteracy Projects, Grades 3-6. Session: 1327 - Enhancing Adolescent English Language Learners' Literacy and Identity Development through the Approach of Writers' Workshop	Session: 781 - Picturing Writing: Engaging Diverse Learners by Treating Pictures and Words as Equal Languages for Learning
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM			Luncheon: LL02 - Tuesday Young Adult Literature Luncheon featuring Jacqueline Woodson
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM			IRA Staff Session: 1725 - IRA Global Literacy Project Session II
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Exhibitor Session: 1277 - The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Tools on the Web: Taking NAEP into the Classroom—and Beyond! How to Make NAEP Work for You.	Council Activities: COS01 - Alpha Upsilon Alpha: Cultivating Scholars and Developing Leaders	Session: 1176 - Introduction to the What Works Clearinghouse Writing Practice Guide (Title Forthcoming) IRA Internal Session: INT01 - How to Increase Your Association Membership and Get College Credit Too! Session: 1432 - The Appeal and Use of Graphic Novels Session: 1631 - Building Better Elementary Teachers of Science: Linking Science Content, Disciplinary Literacy, & Science Methods IRA Invited Speaker: IS04 - Why Summers Matter: Closing the Achievement Gap Session: 615 - "Talking Walls": Presenting an instructional model for reading and writing social justice poetry in literacy education. IRA Board Session: 473 - The importance of magazines in the classroom---and a chance to see the best ones including Highlights for Children, Kiki, Cobblestone, Cricket, Ranger Rick and many more. Session: 563 - Understanding Families, Building Partnerships Author Panel: AP5 - AP 5: International Author Panel	Session: 1650 - Engaging Students With Digital Literacies: What Works in the Classroom to Motivate Students and Improve Critical Literacy Session: 1369 - Young Adult Literature and Technology: Celebrating the 21st Century Building Blocks of Literacy Session: 898 - Free, Open, and Digital Reading Resources: Share, Remix, Learn	Session: 1005 - Setting Growth Goals That Lead to Reading Proficiency with Lexile Measures: Making Informed Decisions Session: 1582 - Authenticity in Reading Class: Research on How Images in Anthology are Altered and the Effects Altered Images have on Comprehension and the Aesthetics of a Story Session: 286 - Lessons in Logic: Helping Struggling Readers Take Command of Informational Texts.	Session: 1267 - “A Good Teacher in the Class I Don’t Like”: Examining The Role of Teachers in the Transformation of Struggling Adolescent Readers’ Identities and Abilities IRA Staff Session: 872 - Learning from PISA 2009: Practice and Policy Implications for Adolescent Literacy Session: 956 - Daybooks: Mapping Your Way Through Comprehension Strategy Instruction Session: 992 - Using Research-Based Vocabulary Instruction to Address the CommonCore State Standards for Vocabulary in the Middle School Grades Session: 1510 - Cutting the Cord: Fostering Independence in Writing Effective Essays	Session: 728 - Writing, the Cornerstone of an Effective Early Literacy Program in Preschool-Kindergarten: Thousands of young learners learn to read through writing and love it! Session: 504 - The Efficacy of Fountas & Pinnell's Leveled Literacy Intervention System: Results in Two School Districts Session: 120 - Designing a Parent Involvement Program to Increase Prekindergarten and Early Primary Student Achievement Session: 1184 - A First 100 Books for Preschoolers: Leveraging Technology to Ensure Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Books for (Nearly) EVERY Home.	Session: 430 - Dare to Differentiate: Vocabulary Strategies for All Students Session: 1431 - CANCELED: Working With Word Problems:Power Tools for Problem SolvingTeaching and Learning the New National Common Core Session: 792 - Reading Between the Lines: Music Experiences through Children's Literature Cancelled: 1554 - CANCELLED:Supporting Literacy: Exemplary Science Trade Books Worth Celebrating IRA Staff Session: SS05 - New Zealand Literacy Education : Preservice teacher education, classroom practice & professional development Session: 532 - One School, One Book: the most effective Family Literacy Program you can do. Learn how to implement it in your school and district.	Co-sponsored Session: 1483 - Developing the Reading Skills of English Language Learners in the Content Areas (TESOL) Session: 830 - Invitations into Text: Engaging English Language Learners in Academic Literacy Events through Strategic Interactions and Positioning	Exhibitor Session: 1724 - TRAITS WRITING – The Writing Revolution is Here Session: 464 - Character, Not Plot: Guiding Your Students to Develop an Expert Writing Model
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM			Teaching Edge: TE04 - Write Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling & Mentor Texts			Research Poster Session: RP4 - Adolescent Literacies		Co-sponsored Session: CS01 - IRA's Teachers' Choices Committee: Come See the 2012 Winning Books for this IRA Reading Progam!
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM			Author Panel: AP6 - AP 6: Series Favorites: Heroes, Scamps, & Sidekicks
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM			Featured Research Session: RIP4 - RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE: (ROUNDTABLE) How Can Research in Language Arts Change Your Instruction: Discussing Key Ideas Presented in the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, Vol. 3
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM			Workshop: 1175 - The Remarkable Transformation of a School and Community Via a School-wide Vocabulary Initiative Symposium: 1623 - Celebrating Teaching: Helping Teachers Utilize the Powerful Synergy Created by Text, Illustration, and Archival Documents in Books that Create Portals for Increased Comprehension and Engagement Symposium: 470 - Jane Addams Children's Book Award: Threading the History, Critical Literacy Strategies, & Student Responses Symposium: 404 - Reading Researchers in Search of Common Ground: The Expert Study Revisited Workshop: 1221 - Text Complexity and the Common Core Standards: What's a Practitioner to Do? Workshop: 1027 - Getting to the Heart of the Common Core State Standards: Designing and Implementing Powerful Comprehension Instruction Symposium: 1513 - Using Non-Fiction Child and Adolescent Literature to Teach Comprehension of Text Across the Curriculum Symposium: 446 - Bringing Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Books into the Classroom: Teaching Theme, Character, and Setting with the Best African-American Children's Literature.	Workshop: 971 - Revel in New Literacies: Tech Tips to Complement and Enhance Literacy Instruction	Workshop: 1381 - Reaching Tier II Struggling Readers Through KUDos: What I Want My Students to Know, Understand, and Be Able to Do Symposium: 1209 - Are the Children Learning? Transforming Two High-Poverty Urban Schools Workshop: 784 - Our Kids Can't Read: Raising the Reading Achievement of Black and Brown Adolescents With and Without Learning Disabilities		Workshop: 461 - Effective Multisensory Reading and Writing Instruction with Music/Movement/Centers to Raise Achievement of Diverse Populations	Workshop: 716 - Teaching to Reach Them All: From Sound Makers to Sense Makers with the Comprehension Kids Symposium: 1243 - Powerful Strategies for Improving Literacy with Diverse Students Workshop: 526 - Celebrate Teaching! Celebrate Diversity! Multicultural Literature Across the Curriculum and Throughout the Year	Workshop: 1710 - El Desarollo de Lectores y Autores! Author's Workshop, Latino and Social Justice Literature, and Reader's Theater	Workshop: 503 - Simple, effective, and engaging writing strategies that meet the Common Core Standards and support students as they read-to-learn before, during and after instruction.
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM			Author Panel: AP7 - AP 7: Non-Fiction Author Panel
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM			IRA Staff Session: SS10 - IDCC Symposium and Reception
3:00 PM - 5:45 PM			Special Interest Group (SIG): 1358 - ROUND TABLE SEATING: SIG International Reading Association and Rotary International: Collaborative Projects that Celebrate Teaching and Learning at Home and Around the World Special Interest Group (SIG): 806 - SIG Celebrating Teachers: Dynamic Ways to Meet the Needs of Learners and Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms. Co-teaching and coaching are powerdul models that improve both teaching and learning. Special Interest Group (SIG): 531 - ROUND TABLE SEATING for SIG: Literacy & Social Responsibility: Discovering and Exploring the Past, Present & Future Through a Socially Responsible Literacy Kaleidoscope Special Interest Group (SIG): 1548 - SIG Bibliotherapy and Reading-Text-to-World Connections: Focusing on Literature to Help Children and Youth Understand Their World and Others Special Interest Group (SIG): 310 - ROUND TABLE SEATING SIG: Professors of Reading Teacher Educators (PRTE) ─ Celebrating Teaching				Special Interest Group (SIG): 1126 - SIG: Phonics for Beginning and Struggling Readers
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM			Research Poster Session: RP5 - Challenges and Complexities of Literacy Learning		Research Poster Session: RP5 - Challenges and Complexities of Literacy Learning
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Session: 397 - Evaluating Writing Miscues to Target Literacy Instruction: Using Tests of Writing In Context (TWIC) and Comprehension Evaluations to Uncover Instructional Needs and Match with Appropriate Strategies		Session: 501 - Comprehension Intervention: Targeted Small Group Instruction for Active Reading and Thinking Co-sponsored Session: 1587 - Get Involved with the National Center for Literacy Education (NCLE) Session: 877 - RBQ2: Reading Buddies- A Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis Session: 1356 - Confronting Social Injustice Through Critical Literacy Invitations IRA Invited Speaker: IS06 - The Literacy Jigsaw: Addressing the Common Core Standards Session: 1199 - Literacy Learning and Teaching: Using Inquiry and Text Sets with the aid of Literacy Coaching Session: 468 - The Secret Language of Stories: Beyond Story Grammar - Discovering How to Use the Tools of Professional Authors to Analyze Stories Session: 1423 - Developing analytical reflective practitioners in literacy field experiences IRA Past President: 1735 - The Common Core State ELA Standards and English Learners: Making It Happen	Session: 783 - Blogging in First Grade: Multilayers of Scaffolding Support Students' Use of Reading Comprehension Strategies. IRA Staff Session: SS01 - A Day with ReadWriteThink.org: Incorporating Tools Across the Curriculum Session: 1575 - Waubesa Intermediate School successfully executed a new web-based reading tool, and in doing so, met their school improvement goals and saw significant increases in 5th grade reading scores.	Session: 1138 - Getting to the healthy heart of math word problems: core chambers in comprehending the structural reading features of math problems Session: 844 - It can be done: Moving struggling readers to grade level through class size, parental involvement, and high expectations	Session: 1563 - The Importance of Collaboration in Developing Secondary Literacy Coaching Programs: Lessons Learned in Two Secondary Coaching Experiences Session: 136 - Supporting Disciplinary Literacy Development Through a Functional Focus on Language	Session: 413 - Successful implementation of an early literacy community program with workshops for children/parents by the professional triad of university faculty, school district teachers, and foundation members Session: 1092 - The Big 5 Connection: Integrating Language and Literacy Strategies Throughout the Curriculum Session: 1367 - Teacher knowledge and children's literacy outcomes: findings of two intervention studies in early childhood settings	Exhibitor Session: 654 - “I Don’t Just Want to Read, I Want to Learn Something:” Using Information Books to Motivate Children to Read Session: 647 - Once Upon a Time Called Now – Traditional Literature in Today’s World Session: 409 - Getting to “Got It!” Increasing Comprehension and Engagement with Informational Text Exhibitor Session: 1726 - Word Detective Resources: Developing Motivated and Strategic Readers and Writers Session: 1349 - Culture, Mathematics, and Children’s Literature: Using Text Pairs and Text Sets as Contexts for Understanding and Appreciating Mathematics as a Human Endeavor Session: 655 - Good Grief! It's Grammar! Active learning strategies to make grammar fun and exciting Session: 528 - The 7 Keys to Common Core Writing Success	Session: 1329 - Using Culturally Relevant Literature with Latino Students to Teach Comprehension, Vocabulary and Writing Strategies Session: 1180 - Translation, Guided Reading, and Deaf Students: The Good and Sometimes the Bad
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM			Special Interest Group (SIG): 1238 - SIG: "Everything I Need to Know About Literacy I Learned in Infancy"Special Guest Educator/Professional Storyteller Greg Weiss--Storytelling SIG moderator and discussant Dr. Kevin Cordi )		Special Interest Group (SIG): 881 - SIG:Celebrating the Arts in the Reading Classroom: Lights, Camera,ActionThis interactive session reflects the mission of RETA, Reading Excellence Through the Arts, to teach reading through the arts.	Special Interest Group (SIG): 1083 - SIG-Special Interest Group Network of Adolescent Literature: I Will Save You: The Power of Young Adult Literature In Our Diverse Lives with Matt de la Peña				Special Interest Group (SIG): 1285 - SIG: Strategies that Support Readers and Writers in a Balanced Literacy Program
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM			IRA Internal Session: INT02 - Informal Storytelling Gathering

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