Presentations by MCRR Affiliated Faculty & Staff
2011
Leadership in Reading Network (LiRN) 2011-2012 Workshop Series
Supporting Diverse Learners and English Learners | MN Department of Education | Nov 2, 2011
- "What literacy leaders need to know about English learners' literacy development" [Presentation PDF]
- Lori Helman, MCRR Co-Director
56th International Reading Association (IRA) Annual Convention
Orlando, FL | May 2011
- "What's in your word study suitcase?
Tips for building better phonics and
vocabulary instruction by learning about
your students' language backgrounds"
Orthography Special Interest Group
[PDF]
- Lori Helman, MCRR Co-Director
4th Guy Bond Memorial Conference on Reading
Minneapolis, MN | April 29-30, 2011
- "Using Data to Identify Tier 2 Intervention with High Schoolers"
[PDF handout]
- Matthew Burns, Co-Director, and Abbey Karich, Sarah Scholin, & Allison McCarthy (Ed Psychology) - "Watching Immigrant English Learners
Grow in Reading from First through Fifth
Grade: Highlights and Challenges in Their
Progress" [PDF handout]
- Lori Helman, Co-Director, and Maggie Struck, graduate student in C&I - "Developing Effective Teachers of Reading through
School-wide Change" [PDF handout]
- Debra Peterson, Education Specialist, MCRR
2010
Keynote Presentations
Matthew Burns, Co-Director, was invited to present the keynote at the following conferences:
- Florida Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference - Miami, FL (November, 2010)
- Illinois School Psychology Association Fall Conference - Chicago, IL (October, 2010)
- Kansas Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference - Wichita, KS (October, 2010)
55th International Reading Association (IRA) Annual Convention
Chicago, IL | April 2010
Barbara Taylor, MCRR Director 2004-10, presented at the International Reading Association's 55th Annual Conference in Chicago on April 26, 2010.
"Developing Successful, Engaged Readers in the Elementary Grades: A School-Based Professional Learning Model that Works"