11th Literacy Essentials Conference – April 1, 2017

Central Connecticut State University

7:00am - 8:00am Registration (Alumni Hall Lobby), Breakfast (Alumni Hall),

8:00am - 8:15am Welcome (Alumni Hall)

8:20am - 9:20am Keynote Presentation by Elizabeth B. Moje (Alumni Hall)

9:25am - 12:15pm Breakout Sessions I, II, and III

12:15pm -1:00pm Lunch (Alumni Hall)

1:00pm – 2:00pm Luncheon Presentation by Linda Rief (Alumni Hall)

Closing remarks

Breakout Session I – 9:25am-10:15am / Breakout Session II – 10:20am-11:15am / Breakout Session III – 11:20am-12:15pm
Room: Bellin A & B Gr K-12
Elizabeth Birr Moje / Room: Bellin A & B Gr K-12
Linda Rief / Room: Bellin A & B Gr. K-6
Strategic Integration of Physical Activity and Vocabulary Enhancement
Patricia Bellamy, Cassandra Therriault and Justin Evanovich
Room: Blue & White Gr. K-6,
Don’t Build on a Shaky Foundation: Reading Specialist Strengthening Reading Skills through & Teacher Education
Systematic Word Study
Jennifer Yagid & Wendy Darasz / Room: Blue & White Gr. K-12
Assessments for Screening, Diagnosing and Assessing Dyslexia
Jennifer Kinell & Elisabeth Peterson / Room: Blue & White Gr. K-8
The Power of Visual Literacy
Stacey Alemany & Kathleen Simoneau
Room: Clock Tower Early Childhood
Balanced literacy program in our preschool classrooms
Nikki Mahan & Erin McCarthy / Room: Clock Tower Gr. K-12 &
The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Teacher Education
Potential of the Dyslexic Brain
Sandy Micari / Room: Clock Tower Gr. 6-12 &
The Creativity Core: Teacher Education
English Class As Artist Workshop
Daniel Weinstein
Room: Philbrick/Camp Gr. K-8
Learning in the Content Areas through Informational Poetry
Jacqueline Leathers / Room: Philbrick/Camp Gr. K-8
Big Ideas in Small Groups (Releasing Readers)
Michael Rafferty
/ Room: Philbrick/ Camp Gr. K-6 &
‘But That’s Not What I Think…’ Teacher Education
A Look at the Ways Critical Literacy Empowers Students to Challenge Texts in Early-Elementary School Literacy-Learning Classrooms
Katharine Covino
Room: Carlton/Sprague Gr. K-8
Supporting Differentiation and Collaboration in 21st Century Shared Writing
Jon Moss & Erin Dolch / Room: Carlton/Sprague Gr. 6-12
Interdisciplinary History Picture Book Projects for Older Students
Linda Denault & Nancy Spitulnik / Room: Carlton/Sprague Gr. K-6 &
Enhanced Reading Comprehension Teacher Education
Through Multimodal Story Retelling
Louise J. Shaw, Traci Rechtiene, Marisa Tarquino,
Conference Chairs
Cara M. Mulcahy, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
Lynda M. Valerie, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

02/28/17