NCRA 52nd Annual North Carolina Reading Conference: Full Schedule

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!

1:00pm EDT

Let Me See: Explicit Reading Instruction for Secondary Classrooms

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Many secondary educators and Leaders are not sure what explicit teaching of reading skills looks like in the secondary classroom. This session will provide clear "LOOK FORS” to help classroom teachers and Leaders build their capacity to provide Reading Instruction to multiple content areas in secondary education. Participants will learn & practice a variety of modeling, examples, and resources focused on Before, During & After reading strategies that support explicit reading instruction. Participants will need their devices.

Presenters

Talia Cotton

Trainer, Talia R. Cotton Service Group, LLC

Talia R. Cotton, M.Ed.EDUCATOR, TRAINER, CONSULTANT, MENTOR, & TUTORCareer Summary16 years of Educational Experience 13 years: Teaching Experience ● 11 years: Educational/ Technology Trainer Experience 12 years: Reading/ Academic Coach Experience ● 7 years: Educational Supervisory... Read More →

Sunday March 26, 2023 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Salem Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Sunday Institute

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:25am EDT

Culturally Responsive Literacy Leadership

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School and district literacy leaders can join this session to discover strategies and protocols to guide school and classroom literacy decisions that build a deeply inclusive culture for literacy learning.

Presenters

Heidi Perez

Literacy Specialist, Durham Public Schools

Heidi Perez, Literacy Integration Specialist for Durham Public Schools, has served students and teachers as a public educator, advocate, instructional coach and leader for over 28 years. Heidi's passion centers on literacy learning because literacy is the key to agency and active... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
Winston 1A

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, North Carolina Storied Lives, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state)
Presentation Link https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Up-T2_RNule-khdyBw1r_JaLB7kbBH8jNA2kGiAXXw0/edit?usp=sharing

9:25am EDT

Invisible Sentence: Recognizing, Supporting, and Advocating for Children of Incarcerated and Returning Parents

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On any given day, there are 2.7 million children in the US with at least one incarcerated parent (17,000+ in NC). Participants will learn about the children, ways to create a community to support them, and available resources and leave with materials, access to book lists, and a homework assignment!

Presenters

Melissa Radcliff

Program Director, Our Children's Place of Coastal Horizons

Melissa Radcliff has been with Our Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons based in Wilmington, NC since February 2007. Our Children’s Place is a statewide education and advocacy program focused on community support for children of incarcerated and returning parents. Prior to that... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
Salem 3B

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates)

9:25am EDT

Yes They Can: Linking the WIDA Can Do Descriptors and Technology-Based Activities to Support Multilingual Learners

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The presentation will utilize and explore the WIDA Can Do Descriptors to support multilingual learners. Facilitators will teach participants how to use the WIDA Can Do Descriptors and conduct a crosswalk to design learning experiences that integrate technology in a meaningful way. Participants will need their devices.

Presenters

Kenya Lawrence

6-12 Math Specialist, Durham Public Schools

Degrees: BA: Mathematics/Spanish,MA: Education Technology,MIS: Information SciencesGoodnight Doctoral Fellow, NC State UniversityCertifications: 6-8 Math, 9-12 Math, K-12 ESOLDPS: kenya_lawrence@dpsnc.net... Read More →

Talia Cotton

Trainer, Talia R. Cotton Service Group, LLC

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
Winston 3A

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

10:50am EDT

Activating the Literacy Learning Ecosystem So That Each Student Becomes A Lifelong, Competent Reader

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Teachers are essential to students’ reading success, yet shouldn’t carry the load alone. This session focuses on a model called the literacy learning ecosystem — connecting schools & school personnel; pre-/in-service educator learning; local, state & federal policymakers; communities & nonprofits; and families & caregivers — that centers each student becoming a lifelong competent reader.

Presenters

Hiller A. Spires

Executive Director and Professor Emerita, North Carolina State University

Hiller is Executive Director and Professor Emerita after serving 36 years in the College of Education and as the founding director of the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University. As a national and international scholar, she studies... Read More →

Marie Himes

Director of the New Literacies Collaborative, The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University

Marie Himes is the director of the New Literacies Collaborative and a research scholar at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University. Himes and the New Literacies Collaborative team analyze the intersections of literacy, digital technologies, and global... Read More →

Sarah Bausell

Researcher, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Activating the NC Literacy Learning Ecosystem 2023 (2) pdf

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
Salem 3A

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers

10:50am EDT

Creating a Culture for Success

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How do you create a school-wide culture for student and staff success? Hear practical and real-world examples of ways to improve school culture for the benefit of all students and staff.

Presenters

Adam Auerbach

Prinicpal, Cabarrus County Schools

Dr. Auerbach is originally from Florida and graduated with a BA in Elementary Education from The University of Florida in 1998. He moved to NC and began teaching in NC during the 1999-2000 school year at Mallard Creek Elementary in CMS. In 2002, he moved to Cabarrus County and helped... Read More →

NC Reading Conf 2023 pptx

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
Winston 1A

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

10:50am EDT

Teaching STEAM through Fiction and Exploring Diverse Perspectives

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Would you like to use fiction to help your learners master STEAM content while they learn from diverse perspectives? Handouts include activities to engage students’ natural curiosity to help spark interest in STEAM subjects and to help students make cross-curricular connections and extend their reading experience into their own environment.

Presenters

Jo Hackl

Author, Random House Children's Books

I am the author of the bestselling novel, SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF MAYBE (Random House Children’s Books), which won the Southern Book Prize and is an Amazon Teacher's Pick and a "Read Across America" selection. Smack Dab takes readers on an adventure with 12-year-old Cricket... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
Salem 1A

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, ESL Teachers

10:50am EDT

The Nuts and Bolts of Dyslexia

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This interactive and playful session will allow participants to learn more about specifics related to Dyslexia, the Science of Reading, and a whole lot of tricks and strategies that can be put to immediate use in the classroom and beyond.

Presenters

Tracy Westover

EC Director, Southern Wake Academy

MSed, Literacy Education; Initial and Advanced level Orton-Gillingham certifications; Certified Dyslexia Practitioner through the International Dyslexia Association; LETRS - Levels I and II; licensed Reading Specialist (NC, MA, NY); 20+ years experience as a Reading Specialist.Happy... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
Conference 2

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), EC Teachers
Presentation Link docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fgqJIa_VEEh5DNaDeN7cuvlHxp6kGsoX8tRx4tmN51I/edit#slide=id.p

11:45am EDT

Author Panel Luncheon- prepaid event

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Enjoy a delicious lunch and engage in a panel discussion with amazing North Carolina authors. The panel discussion will be facilitated by Alan Bailey. This luncheon is a paid event. Conference attendees paid for it at the time of registration. A limited number of seats may be available for purchase on Monday, March 27th at the NCRA registration booth. Attendees receive a book by one of the authors.

Presenters

Alan Gratz

Author

Alan Gratz is the New York Times bestselling author of eighteen novels for young readers, including Two Degrees, Refugee, Allies, Grenade, Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, and Ban This Book. A Knoxville, Tennessee native, Alan is now a full-time writer living in Asheville, North Carolina... Read More →

Annette Clapsaddle

Bird Words, LLC

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, resides in Qualla, NC. She holds degrees from Yale University and the College of William and Mary. Her debut novel, Even As We Breathe (UPK 2020), was a finalist for the Weatherford Award, named one of... Read More →

Dasan Ahanu

owner, Dasan Ahanu LLC

Dasan Ahanu is a jack of many trades; he is a public speaker, poet, organizer, workshop facilitator, spoken word artist, educator, songwriter, writer and emcee. Dasan has hosted or coordinated many poetry, jazz, Hip Hop, and cultural arts events. He has helped to establish and grow... Read More →

LeJuane Bowens

Workshop Facilitator, Spoken Word Artist, Poet, Author, Poetry-N-Motion, LLC

LeJuane (El’Ja) Bowens is an award-winning spoken word artist, poet, speaker, and author. El'Ja Bowens has done work with the John Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts along with featuring at many festivals including the National Folk Festival, Big Ears Festival, and Arts in the... Read More →

Shannon Hitchcock

Author

Shannon Hitchcock was born in North Carolina and grew up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She is the author of five middle grade novels, The Ballad of Jessie Pearl, Ruby Lee & Me, One True Way, Flying Over Water, and Dancing In The Storm. Her books have been featured... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
Piedmont Ballroom 1

Event, Paid Luncheon

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience All

1:25pm EDT

General Session: Critical Comprehension: Lessons for Guiding Students to Deeper Meaning

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Using children’s books and sample lessons we'll explore ways to help readers move beyond passive acceptance of information to critical comprehension of text and the world. By reading with and against the text, students learn to question texts to explore multiple perspectives, disrupt the commonplace, excavate hidden truths, and advocate for a more equitable and just world.

Speakers

Lester Laminack

Author/Consultant, Lester Laminack

Lester Laminack, Professor Emeritus, Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina is now a full-time writer and consultant working with schools throughout the United States and abroad. He is the author of over 25 books for teachers and children. His academic publications... Read More →

Katie Kelly

Associate Professor, Furman University

Dr. Katie Kelly is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Literacy Graduate Program at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. As a former teacher and literacy coach, Katie’s teaching and research interests include reading and writing instruction with an emphasis... Read More →

Presenters

Lester Laminack

Author/Consultant, Lester Laminack

Katie Kelly

Associate Professor, Furman University

Monday March 27, 2023 1:25pm - 2:15pm EDT
Salem Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

General Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), EC Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Brain Science to Build a Literacy Focused School

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Join this session to explore how to hardwire your secondary students' brains for reading success. Participants will engage in multisensory reading activities that all secondary teachers, leaders, and coaches can use to build a culture of reading excellence in their school.

Presenters

Heidi Perez

Literacy Specialist, Durham Public Schools

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
Salem 3C

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Leaders (school, district, state)
Presentation Link https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tKqvePW1wkX79VbgsPj9tY1Wb-ws_puigcAlSvqkNLU/edit?usp=sharing

2:25pm EDT

Bring ELA to life with Augmented Reality and Greenscreens

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Tired of forcing students to write? Using innovative technology, students create presentations using large and small greenscreens to enhance themselves or puppets to tell their stories. Intensify their presentations with Augmented Reality to create a magical ‘Harry Potter’ experience to bring their projects to life.

Presenters

Lisa Hill

Steele Creek Elementary/Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Peter Panico

Teacher, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Peter Panico, is a masterful and enthusiastic lead teacher from Charlotte, NC. He specializes in making experiences meaningful for every student. He is a Discovery Star Educator and Leadership Council member. Peter is an expert in the art of technology, maker spaces, and breakout... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
Piedmont 2

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Writing
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Connecting Students with Fictional Characters’ Natural Worlds

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Studies have shown that exploring the natural world can reduce stress, boost performance, and improve well-being, but how do you inspire readers to make connections between their own natural world and that of fictional characters? This session will present data-backed and nature-based activities that help learners make text-to-real world connections.

Presenters

Jo Hackl

Author, Random House Children's Books

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
Salem 1A

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, ESL Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Dive Deep into Critical Comprehension using Chatting, Charting, Conventions Sorting and Chucking

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Participants will create opportunities to engage into chatting, charting, conventions sorting, and chunking to develop their comprehension skills.

Presenters

Dr. Gretchen Torbert

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
Ardmore 2

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Media Specialists/Coordinators

3:25pm EDT

Bringing the joy of reading and writing back into the content areas with children’s literature and technology

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To succeed in the content areas, students must develop communication skills. In this session, I propose to engage participants in the use of children’s literature and technology as a springboard to content area texts. Participants will be introduced to attractive illustrative children’s books as well as technological devices and ask to engage in various activities that enhance literacy skills in the content areas.

Presenters

Asa Moore

Chimere Condrey

Ioney James

Kayla Morrison

Samyia Copelin

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
Ardmore 2

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers

3:25pm EDT

Teaching Reading: Have You Lost That Loving Feeling?

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Feeling bogged down by data analytics, testing, growth scores, limited resources, and more? Reinvigorate your passion for teaching reading by coming together for a rich discussion of ways to manage the barriers that can stifle your love of teaching reading.

Presenters

Amy Van Buren

UNCP School of Education

Dr. Laura Staal

Professor of Literacy, University of NC at Pembroke/UNC System

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
Winston 1A

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:45am EDT

Giving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a Voice through Trade Books

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Grounded in research conducted at two N.C. Global Ready Schools, this session will provide educators with tips for incorporating global themes into literacy instruction. Educators will leave this session with an understanding of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new approach to planning, and book recommendations.

Presenters

Adriana L. Medina

Kaitlyn Holshouser

Assistant Professor of Education, Curriculum and Instruction; Director of Clinical Experiences, Gardner-Webb University

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
Salem 1A

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, AIG Teachers

10:45am EDT

Steering the PIrateSHIP to Literacy LeaderSHIP

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This session will provide information about the power of literacy coaches in the K-12 schools. Hear from an experienced literacy coach and university professors on how they are designing courses to promote literacy leaders in the schools and how leaders are being developed out of already established staff in school buildings.

Presenters

Erin Kessel

Teaching Instructor, East Carolina University

Erin Kessel is a veteran intermediate grades educator with a Masters in Teaching from East Carolina University and is Nationally Board Certified in Early and Middle Childhood Literacy. She now is a Teaching Instructor at East Carolina University within the College of Education where... Read More →

Lanette Moret

ECU Literacy for Leaders CEU Modules pdf

ECU Literacy CEU Modules pdf

Master of Arts in Education Reading and Literacy Education K 12 Reading:Literacy Specialist pdf

Planning Literacy Leaders pdf

Steering the PIrateSHIP to Literacy LeaderSHIP pptx

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
Winston 3C

Concurrent Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals