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American Reading Forum

December, 2009

Wednesday, December 9

5:00-6:30 Board Meeting Sandpiper

7:00-9:00 Registration & Cheryl McLean’s Room

Welcome Reception (ask at reception desk)

Thursday, December 10

Registration Sundial Foyer

8:30-10:00 General Session Sundial I

Welcome and Introductions

ARF Chair

Cheryl McLean, Rutgers University

Conference Co-Chairs:

Nance S. Wilson, University of Central Florida

Enrique A. Puig, University of Central Florida

Opening Address

Creating more equitable opportunities for high school students in underserved communities: Literacy as a lever for equity

Kimberly Gomez, University of Pittsburgh

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:30

Panel Osprey

Senses as defibrillator: Universal language of multisensory learning

Lawrence A. Baines, University of Oklahoma

Susan Homan, University of South Florida

Reactor: TBA

Problems Court Pelican

Redefining diversity: “This I believe” statements about literacy

David Bishop, Northern Kentucky University

Cindy Hendricks, Bowling Green State University

James E. Hendricks, Ball State University

Penny Soboleski, University of Findlay/ Bowling Green State U.

Reactor: Lessie Cochran, Bowling Green State University

Paper Session Sandpiper

Defining a vision of effective literacy teaching that we are mentoring toward: Creating a university/district induction partnership in high poverty schools

Randi N. Stanulis, Michigan State University

Susan Brondyk, Michigan State University

Rising above the constraints: Promoting aesthetic response in secondary English

Heidi J. Jones, University of Minnesota

Reactor: TBA

Paper Session Sundial II

But we don’t have any students like that here: Incorporating international children’s literature in a middle school language arts class

Angela R. Thomas, Bowling Green State University

Engaging deaf high school students with graphic novels

Linda Smetana, California State University

Dana L. Grisham, California State University

Reactor: Lori Arnold-Grine, Heidelberg University

11:30-1:00 Lunch on your own

1:15-2:30

Problems Court: Osprey

Changing the trajectory of approaches and attitudes toward those identified as struggling readers

Marino C. Alvarez, Tennessee State University

Sonya Armstrong, Northern Illinois University

Laurie Elish-Piper, Northern Illinois University

Mona W. Matthews, Georgia State University

Victoria Risko, Vanderbilt University

Reactor: Sonya Armstrong, Northern Illinois University

Panel: Pelican

Inter-university collaborations: Meeting diversity across our constituents

Linda Ray, Florida Gulf Coast University

Zhihui Fang, University of Florida

Joyce Fine, Florida International University

Deborah Harris, Florida Atlantic University

Wanda Hedrick, University of North Florida

Katie Monin, University of North Florida

Gwyn Senokosoff, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

Susan Wegmann, University of Central Florida

Nancy Williams, University of South Florida

Vicky Zygouris-Coe, University of Central Florida

Reactors: TBA

Paper Session Sandpiper

Changes in pre-service teachers’ assumptions about children at-risk in a community of practice summer literacy camp

Janet C. Richards, University of South Florida

Redefining diversity: Preparing pre-service literacy teachers for inclusive classrooms

Chet Laine, University of Cincinnati

Stephen Kroeger, University of Cincinnati

Reactor: Susan Honan, University of South Florida

Paper Session Sundial II

Developing reading, writing, and oral communication skills in paired reading courses

Victoria Appatova, University of Cincinnati

Michelle Holley, University of Cincinnati

“She’s gonna pluck my nerves!” Building trust with adolescent girls of color: A conversation between the “Book club lady” and Coco

Elizabeth A. Frye, Miami University

Reactor: Sarah Dowhower, Miami University of Ohio, Retired

2:45-4:00

Extended Paper Session Osprey

At the movies: Reflecting on cultural funds in Contemporary Film

Michael French, Lourdes College

Jennifer Fong, University of Michigan

Reactor: Chet Laine, University of Cincinnati

Panel Pelican

Multi-media + Diversity = Enriched literacy and communication

Lesley Marlow, Berry College

Lynwood Belvin, Berry College

Duane Inman, Berry College

Reactor: Debra Belvin, Berry College

Panel Session Sandpiper

Affect & language, literacy, cultural connections for global citizenship: “See me, hear me, touch me”

Constance Ulmer, Reich College of Education

David Bishop, Northern Kentucky University

Cheryl A. McLean, Rutgers University

Reactor: TBA

Paper Session Sundial II

Assessing students’ communication and analytical thinking

Sarah Little, Michigan State University

Erin Wibbens, Michigan State University

Randi Stanulis, Michigan State University

Reaching all students through brain-based learning and co-teaching

Karen S. Troup, University of Cincinnati

Dusty C. Embury, University of Cincinnati

Barbara Hunter, Springer Center

Reactor: Chet Laine, University of Cincinnati

5:00-6:30 Spirit of the Times (30^th Anniversary Celebration!) Poolside

Friday, December 11

8:30- 10:00 Morning General Session Sundial Sundial I

Using technology to improve teaching and learning practices with text

Louis Gomez, University of Pittsburgh

10:15-11:30

Problems Court Osprey

Statutory degree and credentialing requirements for Head Start teaching staff: Issues and implications for reading professionals

Karen Roadruck, Lourdes College

Michael French, Lourdes College

Reactor: Cassaundra El-Amin, Lourdes College

Paper session Pelican

Going beyond: Challenging literacy curriculum for gifted boys in the primary grades

Sara Runge, Northern Kentucky University

Kimberly Clayton-Code, Northern Kentucky University

Focusing on teaching and learning in diverse school populations: The impact of systematic teacher inquiry in a professional development model

Jan Meehan, Northeastern Illinois University

A study of the typical discipline-specific representations encountered by a sixth grader in one day of school

Amy Alexandra Wilson, University of Georgia

Reactor: David Bishop, Northern Kentucky University

Paper Session Sandpiper

What we can learn from the way the Chinese teach reading?

Rosalind R Gann, East Tennessee State University

Martha Collins, East Tennessee State University

Examining attitudes toward reading from a diverse perspective

Kiesha Warren-Gordon, Ball State University

James Hendricks, Ball State University

Cindy Hendricks, Ball State University

Reactor: TBA

Paper Session Sundial II

Enhancing literacy professional development for teachers of diverse learners

Melissa Schulz, Miami University

Barbara Honchell, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Transforming teacher preparation for urban schools

Jill Lewis, New Jersey City University

Reactor: TBA

11:30-1:00 Luncheon and General Session Sanibel-Captiva

International Books: Implications for Reader Response

Junko Yokota, National Louis University

1:15-2:30

Problems Court Osprey

Using graphic novels to redefine the teaching of reading: Beyond race and ethnicity

Katie Monin, University of North Florida

Melissa Myer, Duval County Public Schools, Florida

Reactor: Nancy Williams, University of South Florida

Panel Pelican

Literature circles revisited: Bringing striving readers into the “Literacy Club”

Archer Israel, Volusia County Public Schools, Florida

Connie Cain, Florida Department of Education

Sharlene Hoch, Volusia County Public Schools, Florida

Mary Costa, Volusia County Public Schools, Florida

Meghan Jalbert, Volusia County Public Schools, Florida

Reactor: TBA

Paper Session Sandpiper

Redefining the values of diversity: Creating new spaces and raising new voices

Adam Cooper, University of Cincinnati

Diverse students – diverse literature: Sharpening candidates’ focus using the diversity survey

Lynne D. Miller, Florida International University

Joyce C. Fine, Florida International University

Read for the record: Involving the community and graduate and undergraduate candidates in a national campaign

Edward Burke, Miami-Dade County Public Schools/ Florida International University

Illiana Franco Castillo, M-DCPS/ Florida International University

Nicole Howett, M-DCPS/ Florida International University

Rona Moore, Broward County Public Schools/ Florida International University

Joyce Fine, Florida International University

Reactor: TBA

Paper Session Sundial II

The effect of a clinical practicum on elementary education pre-service teachers development of reading expertise

Lynn Yribarren, Florida International University

Helen Robbins, Florida International University

Photography as a critical lens for comprehension

Deborah Kellner, University of Cincinnati

Reactor: TBA

2:45-4:00 Problems Court Osprey

Re-defining diversity: Literacy and special education

Lessie Cochran, Bowling Green University

Marcia A. Rybczynski, Bowling Green University

Judy VandenBroek, Bowling Green University

Reactor: TBA

Paper Session Pelican

The development of an observation instrument to measure reading engagement during independent reading time

Katrina Hall, University of North Florida

Lunetta Williams, University of North Florida

Jennifer Abendroth, University of North Florida

Wanda B. Hedrick, University of North Florida

Exploring rural students’ funds of knowledge used in cross-age tutoring sessions

Megan Adams, Greene County School District, Georgia

Amy Alexandra Wilson, University of Georgia

Erin Southerland, University of Georgia

Travern Porter, University of Georgia

Reactor: Trevor Stewart, University of Georgia

Paper Session Sandpiper

The impact of diversity on enhancing reading fluency

Shirley M. Pauler, Asbury College

Bonnie J. Banker, Asbury College

Breaking down barriers: Fluency strategies that work for all readers

Deborah Ellermeyer, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Two action research projects by elementary teachers: Play, learning centers, and literacy

Crystal Donley, Davie County Schools District, NC/ Winston-Salem State University

Kathleen Mannino, Davie County Schools District, NC/ Winston-Salem State University

Reactor: Cassaundra El-Amin, Winston-Salem State University

Paper Session Sundial II

The complementarities of transdisciplinary teaching and learning: Content and context for diverse literacy teaching

Nancy L. Williams, University of South Florida

Kathleen Muir Semanchik, Pasco County Public Schools

Kathyrn Rushe, Pasco County Public Schools

Using teacher observation to guide improvements in differentiation

Nance S. Wilson, University of Central Florida

Reactor: Deborah Harris, Florida Atlantic University

2:45-4:00 Call to Forum Sundial I

Holding On To Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones (Heinemann), by Tom Newkirk

Moderators: David Bishop, Northern Kentucky University

Sara Runge, Northern Kentucky University

4:15-5:00 Business Meeting Sundial I

6:30 Dinner (on your own – invite a new friend and network!)

Saturday, December 12

8:30-9:15 Graduate Student Mentoring Osprey

Moderators: Lynn Yribarren, Florida International University

Michael French, Lourdes College

9:30- 10:30 General Session Sundial Sundial I

What counts as a systematic intervention for reading failure: Re-imagining approaches to reading improvement in diverse and underachieving schools on Australia’s Gold Coast.

Kathryn Glaswell, Griffith University,

10:45-11:45 Closing Session Sundial I

Featured Presentation

Juxtaposing emergent and adolescent phases of literacy development: An Invitation to a potentially intriguing conversation

Mona W. Matthews, Georgia State University

Bill Brozo, George Mason University

Caitlin Dooley, Georgia State University

Amy Alexandra Wilson, University of Georgia

Reactor: Donna Alvermann, University of Georgia

11:45-12:00 Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Cheryl McLean, ARF Chair

Nance S. Wilson, 2009 Program Chair

Enrique A. Puig, 2009 Program Chair