REGISTER NOW FOR THE READING SUMMIT JUNE 13, 2024 AT LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL IN LEBANON, IN!
Join us for Keep Indiana Learning’s 2024 Reading Summit – a K-12 comprehensive teaching conference dedicated to delving into the core principles of the science of reading. This conference will feature three keynote speakers Dr. Chase Young, co-author of Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading, Kate Roberts, author of A Novel Approach and co-author of DIY Literacy with Maggie Roberts. This summit aims to equip educators, literacy specialists, and reading enthusiasts with strategies to foster effective reading instruction.
What to expect
- Engage with renowned educators, researchers, and literacy experts who will share their expertise and insights.
- Gain practical strategies and evidence-based approaches you can implement immediately in your classrooms
- Participate in hands-on workshops which bring theory to practice.
- Connect with like-minded professionals, share experiences, and build a supportive network of colleagues.
Learning Strands
- Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Uncover the building blocks of literacy. Learn how to effectively teach phonemic awareness and phonics, essential skills for decoding and encoding words.
- Vocabulary: Dive into the critical role of vocabulary in reading comprehension. Discover strategies to enrich students’ vocabulary, foster a deeper understanding of words, and explore ways to integrate vocabulary instruction.
- Fluency: Delve into the nuances of fluency and its impact on comprehension. Learn techniques to enhance reading fluency and gain insights into assessing and supporting fluency development.
- Comprehension: Uncover the keys to unlocking meaning. Explore the multifaceted aspects of comprehension, including text structure, inferencing, and critical thinking skills.
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Chase Young
Co-Author of Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading
Keynote
You Are Artists Inspired by Science, and You Are Awesome.
Explore the dynamic fusion of teaching artistry and evidence-based science in reading instruction. This session delves into the research on key components and explores ways to teach them in authentic and creative ways. The science is solid, but we need your personal and creative touch to maximize the effects of literacy instruction.
Breakout
Using the F-Word in Your Classroom: Effective FLUENCY Instruction
Embark on a journey to develop confident readers in this immersive session. Learn and practice strategies to boost reading fluency, from pacing to expression. Discover effective ways to overcome obstacles and personalize instruction for every learner. Leave equipped to empower students with the fluency skills they need to thrive academically and beyond.
Kate Roberts
Author of A Novel Approach and co-author of DIY Literacy
Keynote
Chasing Imperfection
It’s hard to find the balance between being too hard on ourselves as educators and letting ourselves off the hook because of forces out of our control. Let’s think about ways we can thread the needle between overwhelming ourselves with the criticism and resting on our laurels even if they aren’t quite working. After all, in teaching and learning, like in life, it’s about finding a balance and walking the right path – for us and our students.
Breakout
The Heart of Fiction: Lessons for Character Theme and Craft
Join Kate as she introduces her newest book, The Heart of Fiction. As students move on in their schooling they have received a good deal of instruction around some pretty common reading skills, and yet often as teachers we don’t see the effects of this teaching in our students’ independent practice. This results in us often “starting from scratch” each time we introduce, say, theme. In this workshop Kate will take you through the conditions and (some) strategies that can help bring what we teach into our students’ automatic practice as they read, discuss, and write about texts. Help students get better at thinking about books – without you.
Maggie Roberts
CO-Author of DIY Literacy
Keynote
Teaching Means Transfer: Using Tools Across the Year to Support Students’ Independence, Growth & Accountability
In a time of ever-changing tools, needs, and expectations, it is essential that we are able to clearly define the learning we hope for our students and how we will support their growth. The trouble is, this can get messy in the face of the different needs of our students and the clutter of skills, standards, content, and assessments that crowd our (and their) attention. Join Kate and Maggie as they outline concrete, effective, student friendly ways to help get the work of applying what we teach to feel more manageable and effective. By using a few intentional and expansive teaching tools to frame our unit and the supports we offer to students we can minimize the labor of fixing some root issues in learning, offering students something they can use to grow that lives beyond us and into their lives.
breakout
A Crash Course in the Neuropsychology of Written Language Disorders: Helping All Writers with Effective Writing Interventions
This solution-orientated workshop offers participants accessible ways to learn about the neuropsychology of written language disorders. You’ll walk away with an overall sense of the many cognitive functions required to pull off those writing assignments, as well as an understanding of the three main subtypes of dysgraphia. The workshop also makes the reading-writing connection and provides participants with effective interventions for written language disorders that also can be used to support reading comprehension for all students.
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Join us June 13, 2024, for a K-12 comprehensive teaching conference dedicated to delving into the core principles of the science of reading. All Sponsors and Exhibitors will have the opportunity to submit a proposal to present a session at the conference.