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Welcome to the 2019 Literacy Association of Tennessee Annual Conference in Murfreesboro, TN!
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Keana

Lindamood-Bell Academy
Director
Memphis,TN
Chair West Tennessee Literacy Association
Chair-Elect Literacy Association of Tennessee
Sunday, December 8
 

1:00pm CST

Why Reading Matters More Now Than Ever Before Oakleigh A, B, CKylene Beers • Robert Probst

2:30pm CST

Exhibit Hall Break Mirabella E

3:00pm CST

A New Balance: Crafting Space for Student Voice, Choice, and Sense of Cause Mirabella DJohn Mark Slagle The Notice and Note Signposts: What Else You Need to Know Oakleigh A, BKylene Beers • Robert Probst

4:00pm CST

The Power of Words Mirabella CDebbie Rosenow

5:00pm CST

LAT Board of Directors Meeting Mirabella D
 
Monday, December 9
 

8:00am CST

Engaging in Literacy: Students, Teachers, Families Oakleigh A, B, CKathy N. Headley Transforming Student Achievement Through a District-Wide Approach to Common Instructional Knowledge, Language, and Tools Oakleigh A, B, CDonyall D. Dickey

10:00am CST

Support for Older Struggling Readers: Advanced Decoding & Word Reading Strategies Mirabella JDr. LaShanda Simmons Fason, Highly Specialized Advisor for Early Literacy, Shelby County Schools, TN. simmonsld@scsk12.o • Traci Steward, Memphis Early Literacy Advisor. Serving as an educator for 12+ years, providing reading instruction to mi

11:00am CST

Thinking on their own - the power of independent reading and readers’ notebooks Oakleigh BJennifer Walker Vocabulary Enactments: A Key to Unlocking Meaning Broadlands BPamela Jukes • Dr. Judy Pierce • Beverly Joan Boulware

12:00pm CST

YA AUTHOR'S LUNCHEON: On the Front Line of the War of Stories Mirabella B, C, DJeff Zentner

1:45pm CST

Summer Reading Matters! Annual Book Fairs Improve TCAP Oakleigh A, B, CRichard L. Allington • Anne McGill-Franzen

3:10pm CST

The Non-negotiables of Word Study Broadlands BNora Vines • Dr. Nora Vines

4:10pm CST

Best Practices in Writing Instruction Broadlands ADr. Janet Cumbee The Imagery-Language Foundation: Symptoms, Causes, and Solutions for Students with Weak Reading and Comprehension Mirabella JKeana Allert
 
Tuesday, December 10
 

8:00am CST

Patterns of Power: When Reading, Writing, and Grammar Meet Oakleigh A, B, CJeff Anderson

9:30am CST

How to Create Magic through Teaching Intensive Literacy: An Examination of How the Keys to Teaching Text/s Are Always Embedded Within the Original Text Broadlands ADr. Ingrid Mitchell Understanding Texts & Readers: Responsive Comprehension Strategy Instruction Oakleigh A, B, CJennifer Serravallo

11:30am CST

Ten Literacy Strategies to Try this Year Mirabella CL. Kathryn Sharp • Angela Shelton EdS