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Presenter Handouts for the Annual Convention

Presenter handouts for the 55th Annual Convention will be posted beginning in early April. Below you will find handouts from last year's convention.

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Title Type Author Size
Spotlight on Content Area Literacy_Bibliography of IRA Resources on Content Area Literacy .doc Adair, Valerie; Buehl, Doug; Fisher, Douglas; Moje, Elizabeth Birr 46.00 KB Download
Spotlight on Content Area Literacy_Improving Student Achievement Through Teacher Practice .ppt Adair, Valerie; Buehl, Doug; Fisher, Douglas; Moje, Elizabeth Birr 272.50 KB Download
Media Literacy_Communication Tools .ppt Allen, Diedre; Diaz, Michele; Helsel, Charlene 275.00 KB Download
Media Literacy_Production Elements .ppt Allen, Diedre; Diaz, Michele; Helsel, Charlene 1.54 MB Download
SERF Preschool Language and Literacy Development .pptm Ameling, Lynne; Sop, Saudas 504.76 KB Download
Making Sense of Reading Teacher Education Research and Prospects for Future Research .ppt Anders, Patricia; Bean, Rita; Block, Cathy Collins; Cummins, Carrice; Risko, Victoria J.; Roller, Cathy 372.50 KB Download
Paying Attention to the School Community_Designing a Comprehensive All-School Literacy Program .pdf Anders, Patricia; Hinchman, Kathleen 465.63 KB Download
A World of Stories .doc Angus, Carolyn; Brashear, Nancy 186.00 KB Download
Talking About Books Using Book Clubs to Foster Adolescent Literacy and a Love of Reading in Class, Outside of Class, and for Life .pdf Appleman, Deborah; Jago, Carol 351.02 KB Download
Immersing Readers and Writers in Conversations about Books .pdf Bauserman, Justin; Bauserman, Kathryn L.; Edmunds, Kathryn; Jordan, Felecia; Knaebel, Debra 2.16 MB Download
To Read or Not to Read .pdf Beach, John D. 781.31 KB Download
Student Engagement in Online Role_plays Handout .doc Beach, Richard 92.50 KB Download
Student Engagement in Online Role_plays .ppt Beach, Richard 1.63 MB Download
Standards for Reading Professionals_2010 Revision .ppt Bean, Rita; Cassidy, Jack; Keating, Gail; Laster, Barbara; Miller, Deb; Risko, Vicki; Strickland, Dorothy 434.00 KB Download
Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners .pdf Berry, Almitra 445.12 KB Download
Literacy in a Digital Classroom_Reading, Writing and Learning with Technology .pdf Berthiaume, Gayle 1.35 MB Download
Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers .pdf Bertschi-Kaufmann, Andrea; Garbe, Christine; Holle, Karl; Rosebrock, Cornelia; Schneider, Hansjakob; 835.25 KB Download
Teaching Adolescent Struggling Readers_Findings from an intervention study .pdf Bertschi-Kaufmann, Andrea; Schneider, Hansjakob 288.85 KB Download
The Power of the Picture Book_ Making Educational Standards Fun With Accessible Multi-layered Content .pdf Bessesen, Brooke 2.84 MB Download
Content Links and Other Strategies for Supporting Students' Word Learning .ppt Bishop, Ash; Yopp, Hallie; Yopp, Ruth 2.29 MB Download
Effective Leadership Teams .ppt Bjurlin, Amy; Kahoun, Judi 214.00 KB Download
Effective Leadership Teams_protocols .doc Bjurlin, Amy; Kahoun, Judi 73.50 KB Download
Spotlight on Literacy Coaching_Situated Identities Power and Positioning in the Work of a Literacy Coach .ppt Blamey, Katrin L.; Rainville, Kristin; Toll, Cathy A.; Walpole, Sharon 636.50 KB Download
Spotlight on Literacy Coaching_Elementary Literacy Coaches The Reality of Dual Roles (journal article) .pdf Blamey, Katrin L.; Rainville, Kristin; Toll, Cathy A.; Walpole, Sharon 156.23 KB Download
Spotlight on Literacy Coaching_Bibliography of IRA Resources on Literacy Coaching .doc Blamey, Katrin L.; Rainville, Kristin; Toll, Cathy A.; Walpole, Sharon 32.50 KB Download
Spotlight on Literacy Coaching_ Elementary Literacy Coaches The Reality of Dual Roles (presentation) .ppt Blamey, Katrin L.; Rainville, Kristin; Toll, Cathy A.; Walpole, Sharon 2.55 MB Download
Finding Their Way Handouts Powerpoint Part 1 .ppt Bluestein, Alexandra 3.52 MB Download
Finding Their Way Handouts Powerpoint Part 3 .ppt Bluestein, Alexandra 1.71 MB Download
Finding Their Way Handouts Powerpoint Part 2 .ppt Bluestein, Alexandra 1.93 MB Download
Summer Reading Campaign .doc Bohman, Susan 21.50 KB Download
Summer Reading PowerPoint .ppt Bohman, Susan 35.00 KB Download
Strategies for Teaching Elementary Learners_Motivating word knowledge through morphology instruction in the elementary classroom .pdf Bowers, Peter; Kirby, John R. 611.65 KB Download
Assessing Language and Early Literacy Development to Promote Effective Interventions .pdf Bradfield, Tracy; McConnell, Scott; Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha 2.60 MB Download
Using CBM to Monitor Students' Responsiveness to Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies .pdf Braganza,Viveca; McMaster, Kristen; Pierce, Rebecca 2.38 MB Download
Pre-Kindergarten Program Early Childhood Workshop (ECW) .ppt Breininger, Allison; Gruenenwald, Lisa; Klein, Adria; Martin, Jeanne; Ruble, Jenna 493.50 KB Download
Exploring New Horizons .pdf Broach, Laura; Dreher, Mariam Jean; Kletzien, Sharon; Koopman, Michelle; Schugar, Heather R. 7.19 MB Download
The Efficacy of Question-Answering Instruction for Improving Standardized Reading Comprehension in Grade 5 .pdf Brown, Gail 1.24 MB Download
Implementing_Virtual_Literature _Circles .pdf Brubaker, Terre; Dagen, Allison Swan; Mader, Cheryl 335.66 KB Download
Response to Intervention with Literacy in Two Rural Schools_The Strategies, Challenges and Practical Implementation of Teach for Achievement .pdf Burkett, Jacquelyn; Goetze, Sandra 3.21 MB Download
Strategies for Struggling Readers and Using Assessments Progress Monitoring with Whole Text_A Comparison of ORF Passages to the use of Running Records with Whole Text .pdf Burkett, Jacquelyn; Goetze, Sandra 3.23 MB Download
Censorship_Impact on Intellectual Freedom_Selected Sources .doc Caplan, Jeannetta 27.50 KB Download
Censorship_Impact on Intellectual Freedom .pdf Caplan, Jeannetta 2.47 MB Download
Bibliography of Nonfiction Mentor Texts for Introductions and Conclusions .doc Cappelli, Rose; Dorfman, Lynne 31.00 KB Download
Nonfiction Leads .doc Cappelli, Rose; Dorfman, Lynne 31.00 KB Download
Nonfiction Mentor Texts_Crafting Effective Introductions and Conclusions .doc Cappelli, Rose; Dorfman, Lynne 29.00 KB Download
Creating a Scene Frogs and Hummingbirds .doc Cappelli, Rose; Dorfman, Lynne 28.50 KB Download
Response to Intervention_Flexible Assessments and Instructional Planning for Primary Grade Struggling Readers .ppt Carr, Linda; Jensen, Pegeen; Yanoff, Elizabeth 370.00 KB Download
Responding to Children’s Literature Through Creative Movement .doc Chen, Xiufang; Cone, Theresa Purcell 39.50 KB Download
Not Your Everyday Book of the Month_Taking Readers Beyond the Binding .pdf Cherney, KK; Phillips, Susan 12.15 KB Download
ARTiculate_Connecting Literacy and Art in the Classroom .doc Chrustowski, Rick; Frasier, Debra; Raczka, Bob; Reimer, Julie; Stringer, Lauren 55.00 KB Download
Academic and Everyday Literacy for English language learners .ppt Ciechanowski, Kathryn McIntosh 1.27 MB Download
Academic and Everyday Literacy for English language learners_ Scientific Conventions .doc Ciechanowski, Kathryn McIntosh 60.00 KB Download
School Leadership and Classroom Change in Reading Instruction .ppt Coburn, Cynthia E. 134.00 KB Download
Important Aspects of Online Reading Comprehension and Their Implications for Classroom Literacy and Assessment .pdf Coiro, Julie 2.00 MB Download
Promoting Online Reading Success_Understanding Students Attitudes Toward Reading on the Internet_Handouts .pdf Coiro, Julie; Putman, Michael 180.65 KB Download
Promoting Online Reading Success_Understanding Students Attitudes Toward Reading on the Internet .pdf Coiro, Julie; Putman, Michael 1.05 MB Download
Intentional, Appropriate Literacy Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers .pptx Cole, Layna; Gillett, Erin 507.04 KB Download
Intentional, Appropriate Literacy Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers_handout .docx Cole, Layna; Gillett, Erin 94.22 KB Download
Conversations around Digital Picture Books by Children .doc Condon, Mark W.F.; Harrison, Colin 224.50 KB Download
Consent Forms .doc Connolly, Evelyn; Giouroukakis, Vicky 1.03 MB Download
Voices from the Field_Teacher Candidates Discover Strategies for Teaching Literacy in the 21st Century .ppt Connolly, Evelyn; Giouroukakis, Vicky 484.61 KB Download
Pre_Reading Strategies .doc Connolly, Evelyn; Giouroukakis, Vicky 19.18 MB Download
Post_Reading Strategies .doc Connolly, Evelyn; Giouroukakis, Vicky 10.95 MB Download
During_Reading Strategies .doc Connolly, Evelyn; Giouroukakis, Vicky 94.00 KB Download
Supporting the Student Writer_ The Role of Teacher Talk during Writing Workshop .rtf Cook, Carolyn 54.31 KB Download
Multiple Pathways to Literacy Leadership .ppt Crawford, Patricia A. ; Roberts, Sherron Killingsworth 1.21 MB Download
IRA and NCATE A Partnership for Teacher Quality and Performance .ppt Crutchfield, Margie 691.00 KB Download
Comprehension Strategy_ Thinking Theme .pdf Cunningham, Pat; Smith, Deb 340.89 KB Download
IRIS_Literacy Coaching Over the Internet .pdf Edmondson, R. Shawn 1.69 MB Download
Taking a Critical View of Content Material .ppt Falk-Ross, Francine 326.50 KB Download
Learning to Read and Reading to Learn with Informational Text .ppt Faulkner, Rebecca C. 864.50 KB Download
A Preliminary Investigation of Assisted Performance Approach to Coaching .pdf Feldman, Naomi; Rosemary, Catherine A. 371.92 KB Download
Using the New ReadWriteThink.org in Your Classroom .ppt Fink, Lisa; Henry, Laurie; Hilferty, Bridget 5.35 MB Download
Let’s Talk About Books to Inspire Writers .pdf Fuhler, Carol; Walther, Maria 579.19 KB Download
Web 2.0 Technologies in Adult Education_Communities of Practice_Web based Tools_Interactive Q&A .ppt Fuller, Louisa 3.18 MB Download
Literacy Coaching_Processes & Perspectives on Learning and Leading .pptx Gamble, Kedra; Hall, Matthew; Rainville, Kristin; Shanklin, Nancy 3.46 MB Download
Creating Opportunities to Read More so our Students Read Better .pdf Gambrell, Linda 2.98 MB Download
Readers Theater Handout .doc Garner, Peggy 67.00 KB Download
Identification and Comparison of Childrens Dictation and Writing .doc Gentile, Lance 54.00 KB Download
Professional_Study_Groups .pptx Godt , Pamela 191.95 KB Download
The First 4000 Words .pdf Graves, Michael F. 2.03 MB Download
Teaching Word-Learning Strategies .pptx Graves, Michael F. 1.51 MB Download
The Heart Of The Story Handouts .pdf Green, Corey 42.68 KB Download
Magic Mystery And The Minds Eye Handouts .pdf Green, Corey; Rogers, Aimee 68.01 KB Download
Magic Mystery And The Minds Eye .pdf Green, Corey; Rogers, Aimee 137.47 KB Download
The Role of the Literacy Coach In a Primary School_A Collaborative Model .ppt Gurvitz, Debra; Shefren, Deborah 1.05 MB Download
Motivating Reading Achievement Through Classroom Teaching .pdf Guthrie, John T. 4.08 MB Download
Reading Practice When it Works_How it Works_and Getting Kids to Do It .pptx Guthrie, John T. 151.85 KB Download
Investigating Graduate Program Responsiveness .ppt Haid, Lois K.; Fischer, Cynthia; Masztal, Nancy B.; Warner, Joyce 2.58 MB Download
Engaging Adolescent Readers in Lively Discussions About Academic Texts .pdf Havens, Lynn; Santa, Carol M 50.46 KB Download
When Author and Illustrator Collaborate_Author Illustrator Visit Suggestions .doc Havill, Juanita 21.00 KB Download
When Author and Illustrator Collaborate_Havill-Sibley interview .doc Havill, Juanita 42.00 KB Download
The Wonderful World of Writing .doc Hawes, Shirl ; Rickards, Debbie 38.00 KB Download
Personal, Professional, Political Vision and New Teachers’ Practice .ppt Hebard, Heather; Juel, Connie; McElhone, Dot; Murata, Aki; Scott, Renee 795.50 KB Download
The Role of Vision in Trajectories of Literacy Practice Among New Teachers .doc Hebard, Heather; Juel, Connie; McElhone, Dot; Scott, Renee 108.00 KB Download
Differentiating Literacy Instruction .pdf Hollas, Betty 5.52 MB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_13 LITERACY CENTERS MENU.cwk .pdf Holliman, Linda 8.71 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_11 KC RTR ACCOUNT 2.cwk (DR) .pdf Holliman, Linda 9.73 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_7 BLEND ACCOUNTABILITY.cwk .pdf Holliman, Linda 6.28 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_6 LETTER CUBES ACCOUNTABILITY.cwk .pdf Holliman, Linda 3.89 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_12 TTT RECORDING MENUS (DR) .pdf Holliman, Linda 8.86 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_4 REVIEW AND REVISIT...RECORD.cwk (DR) .pdf Holliman, Linda 7.36 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_10 KC RTR ACCOUNT.cwk (DR) .pdf Holliman, Linda 11.60 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_9 WORD GRAPH.cwk (DR) .pdf Holliman, Linda 6.87 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_2 CENTER MATERIALS FORM (DR) .pdf Holliman, Linda 14.26 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_1IRA COVER PAGE .pdf Holliman, Linda 11.54 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_5 MENU LETTER CUBES.cwk (DR) .pdf Holliman, Linda 5.79 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_3 REVIEW AND REVISIT CARDS.cwk (DR) .pdf Holliman, Linda 2.19 KB Download
Meaningful Classroom Literacy Centers_8 MAKING WORDS RECORDING [v6..cwk .pdf Holliman, Linda 8.40 KB Download
Does Practice Influence Reading Achievement_Achievement Effects of More vs Less Time Spent in Independent Reading; Thoughts on the Brain_Learning and Education .pdf Howard , Marilyn; Samuals , Jay 3.43 MB Download
Thoughts on the Brain Learning and Education .pdf Howard, Marilyn 3.13 MB Download
Raising the Bar in Writing .pdf Hoyt, Linda; Therriault, Theresa 2.86 MB Download
Peace Through Fiction .doc Hunter, Nicole 54.00 KB Download
Vocabulary Principles, Strategies, and Activities for the Primary Grades .pdf Johns, Jerry 618.41 KB Download
Golden Threads .pptx Johnson, Denise; Spinelli, Eileen 8.59 MB Download
A Critical Coupling_New Literacies and Critical Literacy Through the Eyes of Literature .doc Kara-Soteriou, Julia; Mulcahy, Cara 66.50 KB Download
Web 2.0 Technologies in Adult Education_AlphaPlus .doc Kennell, Trudy 533.00 KB Download
Paired Reading .pdf Lewis, Michelle 309.06 KB Download
Orthographic processing and Chinese reading acquisition .pdf Liao, Chen-Huei 141.42 KB Download
Meeting the Language Demands of English Language Learners through Reading in the Content Areas .ppt Lindahl,Kristen M.; Watkins,Naomi M. 174.00 KB Download
Reading the World_Comprehension Strategies to Use with Media Texts .ppt Linder, Roberta 1.13 MB Download
Response to Intervention_Promises, Possibilities, and Potential Problems for Reading Professionals .doc Lipson, Marjorie; Wixson, Karen 50.50 KB Download
Response to Intervention_Promises, Possibilities, and Potential Problems for Reading Professionals (1) .ppt Lipson, Marjorie; Wixson, Karen 1.21 MB Download
Learning Chinese Composition in the Early Grades in Taiwan_The Effects of Story Mapping Writing Instruction on Second Graders Writing .ppt Lu, I-Chung; Wu, Hsiao-chi 71.00 KB Download
Relational Aggression & Bibliotherapy Using Children’s Literature to Address Emotional Bullying, Foster Empathy and Create a Safer Social and Learning Environment in Schools .pdf Ludwig, Trudy 115.13 KB Download
Wonderful Poetry Collections for Children to Search for Examples .doc Macken, JoAnn Early 41.00 KB Download
Comprehension Windows Strategy (CWS) and Prop_Session References handout .doc Mary Lee Bass and Deborah Gee Woo 32.00 KB Download
Comprehension Windows Strategy (CWS) and Prop_Instructional Framework handout .doc Mary Lee Bass and Deborah Gee Woo 56.50 KB Download
Effective Teaching_MNhandoutscan .jpg McCaw, Ann; Yunk, Gail 1.54 MB Download
Effective Teaching_Resources .doc McCaw, Ann; Yunk, Gail 53.50 KB Download
Effective Teaching Handout_Video Listening Guide .doc McCaw, Ann; Yunk, Gail 30.00 KB Download
Effective Teaching_MNhandoutscan2 .jpg McCaw, Ann; Yunk, Gail 1.54 MB Download
Vocabulary Instruction that Improves Comprehension .ppt McKeown, Margaret 358.00 KB Download
Technology Fidelity and Achievement .ppt Milone, Michael 998.00 KB Download
Differentiating Instruction When Organizing the Language Arts Block .ppt Morrow, Lesley 135.00 KB Download
College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)_Expository Text Strategies for College Readers_Part 1 .ppt Mulcahy-Ernt, Patricia I. 163.50 KB Download
Early Literacy_Laying the Foundation .ppt Nugent, Glenda 4.77 MB Download
Celebrating Unity and Sustainability Through Literacy_An Asian Experience .ppt Pandian, Ambigapathy 183.00 KB Download
Strategy Instruction to Facilitate Content Reading for Middle School Students .pdf Parker-Katz, Michelle; Hughes, Marie Tejero 2.28 MB Download
Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Primary Sources_Two slide BB template .ppt Petri, Gail 127.50 KB Download
Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Primary Sources_Found poetry .doc Petri, Gail 409.50 KB Download
Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Primary Sources_Books as Hooks Samples .pdf Petri, Gail 636.72 KB Download
Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Primary Sources_Map Analysis Tool .pdf Petri, Gail 24.02 KB Download
Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Primary Sources_Graphic organizer .pdf Petri, Gail 78.44 KB Download
Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Primary Sources_Book Backdrop DirectionsFeb09 .pdf Petri, Gail 283.30 KB Download
Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Primary Sources_Picture book handout .doc Petri, Gail 157.50 KB Download
Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Primary Sources_PSI organizer .pdf Petri, Gail 24.02 KB Download
Books as Hooks to Library of Congress Primary Sources_Booklist .doc Petri, Gail 71.50 KB Download
Web 2.0 Technologies in Adult Education .ppt Petty, Leslie 2.49 MB Download
Integrating Books that Foster Acceptance and Appreciation of Others into Your Curriculum .ppt Pitkin, Rebecca 1.02 MB Download
Integrating Books that Foster Acceptance and Appreciation of Others into Your Curriculum_updated book list .doc Pitkin, Rebecca 37.00 KB Download
Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Including the International Perspective.pdf .pdf Porto, Melina 106.41 KB Download
Rehearsal for Reading Comprehension .pdf Randolph, Tamara 2.13 MB Download
Exploring Scaffolded Silent Reading (ScSR) .ppt Reutzel, Ray 2.80 MB Download
The Relation between Decoding and Spelling Assessment and Intervention Impacts .ppt Robbins, Kelly 920.50 KB Download
Literatura en los barriohoods de Caléxico, CA_ Enseñar a leer en la frontera .ppt Rodríguez-Valls, Fernando 7.35 MB Download
Promotion of Reading Fluency_First Findings from a Project in 6th year Hauptschul classes .pdf Rosebrock, Cornelia 1.44 MB Download
Writers’ Club and the Feedback Protocol for Peer Coaching .pdf Ruckdeschel, Susan 1.39 MB Download
Does Practice Influence Reading Achievement .pdf Samuels, S. Jay; Wu , Yi-Chen 197.35 KB Download
Word conscious across the curriculum .pdf Scott, Judith A.; Skobel, Bonnie J. 869.50 KB Download
School children’s rights .ppt Selin, Ann-Sofie 569.50 KB Download
Differentiated Literacy Centers in Action .pdf Southall, Margo 1.42 MB Download
Discovering Cultural Knowledge of English Learners through Their Writing .doc Spence, Lucy K. 151.50 KB Download
Best Practices in Adult Literacy CRA_IRA CoSponsored Session .doc Thistlethwaite, Linda 219.00 KB Download
Politics and Literacy .ppt Webb, Grant 588.00 KB Download
Making Vocabulary Memorable .ppt Wells, Cindy 3.84 MB Download
Understanding Evaluating and Promoting Quality Talk about Text .pdf Wilkinson, Ian A. G. 1.96 MB Download
The Effects of Multisensory Phonics and Visualization Interventions on Struggling Readers Word Attack_Sight Word Identification_Fluency_and_Comprehension .ppt Williams, Florence 569.00 KB Download
GATE Direct Instruction for Phonics, Fluency, and More - Story .pdf Wirt, Bev 48.48 KB Download
GATE Direct Instruction for Phonics, Fluency, and More - Fluency Graph .pdf Wirt, Bev 31.08 KB Download
GATE Direct Instruction for Phonics, Fluency, and More .pdf Wirt, Bev 751.77 KB Download
College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)_Expository Text Strategies for College Readers_Part 2 .ppt Wolf, Ann A. 168.00 KB Download