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NCRA 52nd Annual North Carolina Reading Conference

North Carolina Reading Association
52nd Annual North Carolina Reading Conference
March 26-28, 2023
Benton Convention Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Your VOICE matters! Celebrating LITERACY!

9:25am EDT

Creating a Science of Reading Classroom Salem 1BJamil Odom Culturally Responsive Literacy Leadership Winston 1AHeidi Perez Giving Your Culture A Voice Through Literacy Conference 1Chantae Reynolds • Kori Trainor Invisible Sentence: Recognizing, Supporting, and Advocating for Children of Incarcerated and Returning Parents Salem 3BMelissa Radcliff Pictures Are Worth Thousands of Words Salem 1CBeth Buchholz • Beth Frye • Matthew Hamm Shifting from Word Walls to Sound Walls: Benefits for Dyslexic Learners Winston 1BKeegan Wilson- Hand2Mind STEM & Literacy~The Perfect Blend of Engagement! Salem 3CLeslie Pope What Works for Reading Comprehension Instruction in Elementary Classrooms: Content, Strategies, or Combined? (Findings From a Meta-Analysis) Conference 2Dr. Julia Yi

10:50am EDT

Activating the Literacy Learning Ecosystem So That Each Student Becomes A Lifelong, Competent Reader Salem 3ADr. Sarah Bausell • Marie Himes • Dr. Hiller A. Spires Amazing Race Family Reading Night Piedmont 2Barbara Falkenbury Creating a Culture for Success Winston 1AAdam Auerbach Fun With High-Frequency Words - Tips for helping students master the words that matter MOST Salem 3CJoanne Billingsley Getting our Multilingual Hands Dirty with Letter Sounds Ardmore 1Tori Mazur (she/her) Plugging in and Firing Up: Building Confidence in Struggling Readers to Participate in Literacy-Rich Activities Salem 1BMichael Shane Fletcher Teaching STEAM through Fiction and Exploring Diverse Perspectives Salem 1AJo Hackl The Nuts and Bolts of Dyslexia Conference 2Tracy Westover

11:45am EDT

Author Panel Luncheon- prepaid event Piedmont Ballroom 1Dasan Ahanu • LeJuane Bowens • Annette Clapsaddle • Alan Gratz • Shannon Hitchcock

1:25pm EDT

General Session: Critical Comprehension: Lessons for Guiding Students to Deeper Meaning Salem Ballroom 2Lester Laminack • Katie Kelly • Katie Kelly • Lester Laminack

2:25pm EDT

Bring ELA to life with Augmented Reality and Greenscreens Piedmont 2Lisa Hill • Peter Panico Closing the Covid-19 Achievement Gap; How Teachers Can Get Student Achievement Back on Track Salem 1CRichard Culyer Connecting Students with Fictional Characters’ Natural Worlds Salem 1AJo Hackl Dive Deep into Critical Comprehension using Chatting, Charting, Conventions Sorting and Chucking Ardmore 2Dr. Gretchen Torbert Raising Reading Levels K-5: Post-Pandemic: Success in a University Reading Clinic Winston 3ADr. Catherine Elise Barrett • Dr. Ashley Johnson • Dr. Bradley Mills Reading Comprehension Strategies for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Look Inside Inclusive NC Classrooms Salem 1BBronwyn Harris • Cathy Ryan

3:25pm EDT

Bringing the joy of reading and writing back into the content areas with children’s literature and technology Ardmore 2Chimere Condrey • Samyia Copelin • Ioney James • Asa Moore • Kayla Morrison Rolling into Small Group Structured Literacy As a Whole School--How to make Small Shifts with Peer Coaching/Observing Winston 3BStacy Bigham • Brittany Campbell • Molly Miller • Sarah Oatsvall Teaching Reading: Have You Lost That Loving Feeling? Winston 1ALaura Staal • Amy Van Buren Ten Success Factors for Getting the Best Results From MTSS Salem 3BLaura Stewart

9:45am EDT

An Analysis of Early Literacy & Reading Trends in University Literacy Centers Winston 1CAlan Brown • Katie Wooten • Rachel Thomas • Holly Thompson Building Engaging Classroom Libraries the Students LOVE Salem 3CEmily Fee • Amber Phillips • Amie Snow Culturally Relevant Pedagogy & The Science of Reading Winston 3ADr. Kathleen Castillo-Clark For the LOVE of LITERACY! Conference 1Michelle Pancorvo Giving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a Voice through Trade Books Salem 1AKaitlyn Holshouser • Adriana L. Medina Science of reading in the classroom: How do we use books to teach academic vocabulary? Salem 3BDacian Dolean The Forgotten “R”: Accelerating Writing Growth in Elementary Classrooms Winston 3BDr. Jill Grifenhagen • Jill Jones • Bethany L The Importance of Handwriting and Spelling in Literacy Success Ardmore 1Marcia Baxter The Science of Reading: Practical Application for Your Classroom and School Winston 3CCharissa Snyder Thoughtful Integration of Science Investigations and Literacy Activities to Build Scientifically Literacy Salem 1BPam Caffery

10:45am EDT

Difficult Conversations: How to Intentionally Curate Text Sets that Teach Complex Topics Salem 1CDr. Morgan Blanton • Dr. Damiana Pyles Keep the Book Closed…for a Moment: Strategies to Advance Understanding Without the Text Salem 3AGerrelyn Patterson • Nichole Smith • Kristen Wawer • Brian Williams Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Translate to Doing Better: Helping Ensure Reading Research Shifts Into Practice Salem 3BLinda Rhyne Preparedness to Implement the Science of Reading Winston 1ADr. Christina Azmy • Kim Creamer • Dr. Jennifer Klebaur • Dr. Melissa Tapp • Meredith Williams Steering the PIrateSHIP to Literacy LeaderSHIP Winston 3CErin Kessel • Lanette Moret Super Nanny! Not in My Classroom! Winston 1BLaToya Hopkins Using Read Aloud to Inspire Creativity in a Makerspace Salem 3CCarla Clayton • Allison Phelps • Amie Snow