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Literacy Association of Tennessee Annual Conference

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

10:00am 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 Mirabella GDr. Ingrid N. Mitchell Improve Early Literacy Development with Hands-On Activities and Smart Using of Materials Broadlands BXiao Bing Leveraging Technology to Accelerate Literacy Mirabella HBobbi Bear Plan, Prep, and Pump Up your family engagement! Broadlands AKim Harkreader Shift the Lift: The Magic of Empowering Student Ownership Mirabella DKim Bell • Yvonne Smith 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 Word Attack/Word Solving Strategies Mirabella IHeba Sammour • Amelia M. Bell

11:00am CST

Scaffolding Literacy Instruction = Success for all! Broadlands ADr. Jessica Talada 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

3:10pm CST

Enhancing Literacy Instruction with Arts Integration Mirabella GJennifer Wright Explicit and Systematic Phonics in Literacy Instruction: What It is and Isn’t and Why It’s Good for All Readers Mirabella BDr. Melinda Hirschmann Listening is Literacy: Why you need to be using podcasts in your classroom Mirabella DAshley Million Bible My Literacy Backpack: Best Practices to Ensure Student Learning in Today’s ELA Classroom Mirabella HAmber Timms Phenomenal Phonics: Plan, Practice, Promote! Mirabella JGwendolyn Ingram Room Transformation Magic: Creating New Worlds for Reading Mirabella CDebbie Higdon SESSION CANCELLED: Finding the Sweet Spot: Balancing Time, Rigor, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice with Specific Standards through Excerpts of Children’s Literature Broadlands AJill Henderson The "Write" Way to Literacy Cambridge ABeth Gotcher • Angie Barham The Heart of the Matter: Facilitating the Magic of Literacy among English Language Learners Mirabella IRuth Facun-Granadozo The Non-negotiables of Word Study Broadlands BNora Vines • Dr. Nora Vines The Secret Recipe to Motivate Readers all Year Long Cambridge BKim Harkreader

4:10pm CST

A Picture Paints A Thousand Words Oakleigh CSharron Hofer • Cathy Birchett • Missy Yarbrough Best Practices in Writing Instruction Broadlands ADr. Janet Cumbee CLOSE READING FOR INQUIRING MINDS Cambridge ADebbie Shoulders Essential Assessments, Effective Instruction Broadlands BDr. Nora Vines • Alexa Basinger The booklets that turn kids into history buffs Mirabella GBill Carey The Imagery-Language Foundation: Symptoms, Causes, and Solutions for Students with Weak Reading and Comprehension Mirabella JKeana Allert Writing Reboot: A Fresh Look at Strategies to Prepare Students for TAS and CCR Mirabella HAmber Timms

9:30am CST

Bridging School and Community Literacy Strategies to Support Language Acquisition Mirabella BDr. Crystal Cook • Helen Perkins Differentiating Your Whole-Group Instruction Broadlands BRandy Kincaid Get Lit Up! Integrating any literature into any subject. Mirabella ICarrie Clabo • Michele Bowman Good Book and Potato Chips Mirabella DDr. Theresa Stevenson 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 Literacy Workstations: the Magic is in the Details Mirabella CAngela M. Shelton • Brandi Crass • Brittany Gray Phonological Awareness: The Foundation to Building Readers! Mirabella JMs. Toyree Jones • Stephanye Jimerson Using Notice & Note Strategies for Close Reading Mirabella HAngela Wolfe

10:30am CST

Building Community Engagement and Reducing Summer Slide Through Mobile Literacy Mirabella DCarla Whiles • Dr. Tammy Markland • Becky Wagner Hands-on Multisensory Activities with Music, Movement, and More Mirabella HFaye Crow Presenting Age Appropriate Literature to Non-Readers and Low Readers Mirabella IRhonda Douglas Project Lit will change the way your students feel about reading Broadlands Akimberly rein • Dianne Hall • Ed. S. Reading for Meaning with Read Live Mirabella GBarb Denbow The Magic of Words: Intentional Vocabulary Instruction Mirabella CL. Kathryn Sharp • Angela Shelton

11:30am CST

"Lit" Social Studies Cambridge ARenee Polson Are picture books really for middle and high school students? Yes, they are! Mirabella BKelli Wisener Building Literacy Skills through Dramatic Play Cambridge BStephanie Carr Early literacy and language skills Mirabella IGay Landaiche Ten Literacy Strategies to Try this Year Mirabella CL. Kathryn Sharp • Angela Shelton EdS Why Kindergarten has Become the New First Grade and Why This is not a Good Idea! First Grade and Why this is not a Good Idea Broadlands AAlabama • Birmingham • Dr. David C. Little Director of the K-6 graduate program at Samford University