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Olympians for Reading: Carrying
the Torch for Literacy
West Virginia Reading Association Conference
November 15-16, 2012The Greenbrier,
White Sulfur Springs, WV
KeynoteSpeakers
Anita Archer
• Serves as an educational consultant to state departments, county agencies, and school districts
• Is nationally known for her presentations on instructional procedures and literacy instruction
• Wrote textbook entitled Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Instruction
Michael Shoulders
• Taught for 14 years before becoming an instructional supervisor until 2005
• Created a weekly column for The Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle which reviews children’s literature (it continues today under his wife’s direction)
• Visits nearly 100 schools each year spreading his message that “Reading is Magic”
• 2012 IRA speaker
A few of Michael’s many popular books
Author’s Luncheon Speakers
• The 2012 WVRA author’s luncheons addresses will be provided by West Virginia authors.
• Buffet lunches will be provided by the Greenbrier staff.
• Reserve your tickets and enjoy a wonderful meal while listening to an enlightening presentation.
Jim Strawn and
Chuck Stump
• Jim has been the Director of Marketing and Community Education at Highland Hospital since 1995
• He serves on 15 different non-profit Boards• He hopes that the Sad, Mad, Glad Book
series will run wide and deep among our nation’s elementary-aged children
• Chuck is an energetic, knowledgeable, and interactive speaker
• He has given over 700 keynote, half, and full day seminars
The Sad, Mad, Glad Book Series
Sarah Sullivan
• Most recent book Passing the Music Down was chosen as a 2011 WV Children’s Choice book
• Poetry has appeared in Cricket magazine
• Reviews children’s books for The Sunday Gazette-Mail in West Virginia
• Conducts writing workshops and author’s visits throughout the country
Featured Speakers
Carrice Cummins
• 2012-2013 IRA President• Served on a number of IRA committees and special
projects including the Teacher Education Task Force and Early Childhood Commission
• Lifetime active member of the Louisiana Reading Association
• Enjoyed 29 years in PK-12 school setting as a classroom teacher, elementary principal, and central office supervisor
• Currently a member of the Louisiana Tech University Faculty
• Work focuses on classroom literacy instruction• Believes that all children have a right to a quality
education and it is teachers, not programs, that make a difference
Jean Ciborowski Fahey
• Early Literacy and Research Specialist at Reach Out and Read’s National office
• Worked 15 years at Boston Children’s Hospital
• Was an instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School
• Advocate with Boston Center for Homeless Families through Boston Medical Center
• Author of Textbooks and the Students Who Can’t Read Them
Carol Gilbert
• Director of Educational Partnerships for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Specialized Curriculum Group
• Developed and supervised professional development implementations for elementary and middle schools
• Has worked with editors and educational publishing companies to develop materials that address the needs of students and teachers
• Workshops and keynotes address best practice, literacy, intervention, and the 21st century learner
Sara Peters
• Former second, forth, and fifth grade teacher committed to quality education for all students
• Elementary account manager for Lakeshore
• Extensive experience in teaching reading and writing
• Trained at The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University
• Implemented a program to help high-achieving fifth graders gain admission to top college prep schools in the city
Additional Presenters• Melissa Ridenour - Empowering Children to Take a Pro-
Active Role in Staying Safe from Abduction and Predator Harm
• Emily Hansen – Use TeachingMadeEasier.com to Easily Produce Effective Materials for Your Leveled Groups
• Sarah Gillepie – All You Need is “Just a Little Faith”• Robin Ramey and Rhonda O’Neal – Fun with Nonfiction• Bruce Brown – Setting Up and Managing an Effective RTI
Lab for Early Reading Intervention• Debby Mossburg – Reading Assessments: The Foundation
for an RTI Model and Reading for Meaning – Fluently!• Dr. Barbara Ornstein and Dr. William Bingman – What’s New
in Children’s Books? – 2012• Mary Ann Pannone – Working with Parents/Increasing
Parent Involvement• Stephanie Clapham – The Common Core and Your Reading
Classroom
• Johnnalyn Davis, Terri Chapman, Joni Shortridge, and Amy Messinger – Cultivating Continuous Improvement: Student Data Notebooks in the Middle School Setting
• Colleen Driscoll – Santa Exercises and Runs Across the Curriculum
• Mary Weikle – Let’s Move! WV Active Schools Campaign• Barbara Jones – Mapping Your Way to Successful Reading
Across Curriculms• Patterson Cunningham – Beyond Alignment and Compliance
with Common Core State Standards• Barbara Laster and Laura Salvatore – Literacy Instruction
Under the Lens: Making a Long Term Impact for a Struggling Reading
• Michele Goodson and Sylvia Goodson – Creating Rubric Driven Lessons
• Deanna Maynard and Jennifer Sparks – National Board Certification in Early/Middle Childhood Literacy
• Helen Long – Changing the Course of the “Struggling Reader” Proven Effective Practices in Early Literacy Aligned to CCSS
• Angela Icard and Krenna Allender – Common Core Standards: A Moving Experience for the Kindergarten Classroom
• Tarabeth Brumfield and Brea Wiles – Innovative Technology Enhances Literacy Development at the Marshall University STEM Center
• Debra Holly and Karen Dillon – A Gallery Walk of Literature• Mary Lu MacCorkle – Instructional Practices Inventory• Karen Ashbrook – Annual Meeting of the Early Literacy Council:
Make and Take Workshop and Luncheon (sponsored by Lakeshore)
• Sharon Russell – Adolescent Accelerated Reading Initiative (AARI): County-wide implementation of a research-based model designed to accelerate academic literacy performance
• Vaughn Rhudy – Analyzing Student Growth and Achievement in Reading and Writing Using WESTEST 2 Reports and Using Both Current WV Rubrics and New Next Generation Instructional Writing Rubrics to Score Student Writing
• Dr. Robert Harrison and WVSU pre-service teachers – Pre-Service Teachers Carry the Torch for Literacy