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2010 Annual Conference of the American Reading Forum
Sundial Beach and Tennis Resort, Sanibel Island, FL
December 8-11

Program Co-chairs: Michael P. French, Lourdes College
Cassaundra El-Amin, Winston-Salem State University

 

Celebrating the Texts We Use: What We Know and How We Know It

The 2010 conference program will focus on the textual aspects of reading and literacy. As originally proposed in Becoming a Nation of Readers, interaction with text is a foundational element of the reading process. The program chairs have invited Sharon Draper, National Teacher of the Year and five time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Award; Elfreida Hiebert, 2008 Recipient of the William S. Gray Citation of Merit, awarded by the International Reading Association and member of the Reading Hall of Fame. Others may be added as well. We invite scholars and practitioners from the literacy education community to submit papers that focus on the conference theme, Celebrating Texts We Use: What We Know and How We Know It.

General Information

Proposals for Papers, Panels, and Problems Courts will be considered for inclusion in the 2010 Forum Annual Conference Program, if they are received by Thursday, April 29th, 2010. Submitters should consider the conference theme (Celebrating the Texts We Use: What We Know and How We Know It) when developing their proposals. All presenters are expected to register and attend the conference in order to discuss the paper with the audience.

All presenters are invited to submit their papers for consideration for publication in the American Reading Forum Online Yearbook: http://www.americanreadingforum.org/yearbook_page/yearbook_page.htm. Reactors and members of the audience are invited to write reactions to papers submitted for publication in the yearbook. However, if the original session paper is not accepted in the peer review process, related reaction papers will be dropped from consideration.

 

Guidelines for Submitting Proposals

 

Paper sessions will be limited to 30 minutes. The Program Committee will schedule two or three papers on related topics in a time slot and appoint a reactor who will start the sessions and conduct a 10-minute reaction to the papers including comments and questions from the audience.

 

Panels will be limited to 60 minutes. Those proposing panel sessions should assemble a program on one topic or multiple but related topics. Panelists should name their own chairs, reactors, and any others who may have a specific role in the program. Novel approaches, ways of presenting, and/or ways of involving the audience are welcome.

 

Problems Court sessions will be allotted 60 to 90 minutes. Not more than 30-45 minutes should be spent presenting to the audience a problem or problems that need to be resolved along with some possible solutions or courses of action. The remaining 30-45 minutes should be reserved for audience participation. Presenters should name their own chairs, reactors, and any others who may have a specific role in the program.

 

Materials to be submitted with a Proposal

 

All Proposals must be submitted electronically as an attachment to an e-mail sent to: arfproposal@gmail.com

 

The proposal should include:

 

1.    A cover sheet which includes the title, names of presenter(s), type of presentation (Paper, Panel or Problems Court) and an email contact address. A list of presenters, including name, affiliation, mailing address, phone number and email address. If there are multiple presenters, please indicate one contact person who will be responsible for corresponding with the program committee and group members.

 

2.    A summary of the proposal (two to three double-spaced pages).

 

a.     For a Paper Session, the summary should include:

                                               i.     Objectives

                                             ii.     Perspectives or theoretical framework

                                            iii.     Methods and/or techniques

                                           iv.     Data source(s)

                                             v.     Results, conclusions, point of view

                                           vi.     Educational or scientific importance

                                          vii.     References (may be included on a separate page)

 

b.    For a Panel or Problems Court, the summary should include:

                                               i.     Topic and/or focus

                                             ii.     Perspectives or theoretical framework

                                            iii.     Educational or social significance

                                           iv.     References (may be included on a separate page)

 

3.    A suggested reactor and his/her email address. (You are responsible for contacting and seeking agreement from the reactor.)

 

PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE NAMES ON PROPOSAL SUMMARY. NAMES SHOULD APPEAR ONLY ON THE COVER SHEET.

 

Audio Visual Equipment

 

NO Audio Visual equipment will be provided by the organization. Presenters are responsible for any equipment.

 

Where to Submit a Proposal

 

Proposals should be submitted electronically and must be received by Thursday, April 29, 2010. The selection committee includes the co-chairs as well as Jennifer Fong and Karen Roadruck, Lourdes College. Make sure you include all the materials listed above. Shortly after the deadline, complete proposals will be sent out for peer review. Submit proposals as an attachment in an email addressed to: arfproposal@gmail.com