Session Grid
Wednesday
Preconference | Speaker | Topic |
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1:00pm-4:30pm | Mary Howard | Embracing a Kid-watching Culture of Collective Awe |
Thursday
Keynote | Speaker | Topic |
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8:30am-9:45am | Jan Richardson | One Goal, Undivided, with Literacy and Acceleration for All |
Please Note:
All sessions are Reading Recovery unless denoted with an (*) for General Audience.
Location | Windsor | Kensington DEF | Somerset | Hampton | Eton | Oxford | Kensington ABC |
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Session #1, Thursday: 10:15-11:45am | Jeff Williams - “Prompting: Responsive Teaching in Action” | Nancy Anderson - "Boost Independence and Agency with Effective Teaching for Self-Monitoring" | Journey Swafford - "The Cut-Up Story: Not an Optional Extra" | *Jaime Dawson - "It All Starts With a Book" | *Lisa Aker - "Working with Words in Small Groups" Session repeated Friday at 10am | Amy Smith - "Fostering Independence to Promote Acceleration" | *Allison Briceno - "Using Diverse Texts to Support Stuients' Language, Literacy, and Identity Development" |
Session #2, Thursday: 1:00-2:30pm | Jan Richardson - "Guided Writing: Decisions that Make a Difference" | Jamie Lipp - "Bridging Phonics and Phonemic Awareness in the RR Lesson" | Katie Kurumada - "Embracing the Power of Language Variation Throughout the RR Lesson" | *Becca Doswellr - "Differentiation: Kids Differ, Teachers Matter” | *Lisa Aker - “Is it a Skill or a Strategy?” | Maryann McBride - “Making a Difference with Word Work” | *Michele Myers - “Revolutionary Love: Creating a Culturally Inclusive Literacy Classroom” |
Session #3, Thursday: 3:00-4:30pm | Nancy Anderson - “Connecting Reading and Writing: A Toolbox for Acceleration” | Sue Duncan - “It’s All About Relationships” Session repeated on Friday at 10 | *Allison Briceno - “Language, Literacy and supporting Multilingual Students” | *Becca Doswell - “Feedback: Intentional Language to Propel Student Learning” | *Pam Wills Lancaster - “It’s All About the Talk: The Role of Classroom Talk to Enhance Understanding" | *Jaime Dawson - “Words, Words, and More Words: Vocabulary Development Across the Day.” Session repeated on Friday at noon | Peggy Phillips - “The Power in a Simple Word: Igniting and Empowering Early Literacy through Known Words” |
Friday
Keynote | Speaker | Topic |
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8:30am-9:45am | Lisa Eickholdt | Finding Our Way Through the Fray: Teaching Literacy in a Time of Turbulence |
Please Note:
All sessions are Reading Recovery unless denoted with an (*) for General Audience.
Location | Windsor | Kensington DEF | Somerset | Hampton | Eton | Oxford | Kensington ABC |
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Session #1, Friday: 10:00-11:30am | *Jeff Williams - "Teaching for Language Development in K-2 Guided Reading” | Journey Swafford - "Predictions of Progress: How, What and Why?" | Jamie Lipp - “Composing, Constructing, and the Cut-Up Sentence” | *Lisa Aker - "Working with Words in Small Groups” Session repeated from Thursday at 10:15 | Sue Duncan - “It’s All About Relationships” Repeated Session from Thursday at 3 | *Michele Myers - “Reading Assessment Through a Revolutionary Lens” | Katie Kurumada - “What We Can Learn About Advocacy From Marie Clay: RR Teachers as Advocates” |
Session #2, Friday:12:00-1:30pm | *Lisa Eickholdt - “Beyond the Writing Curriculum: Building Minilesson Toolbox” | Amy Smith - “Reciprocity Revisited” | *Pam Wills Lancaster - “Thinking Deeply About Texts: Comprehension Connections” | Peggy Phillips - “Be Intentional: Teaching that leads to Acceleration” | *Jaime Dawson - “Words, Words, and More Words: Vocabulary Development Across the Day.” Repeated Session from Thursday at 3 | Maryann McBride - “Teaching children to search for and use Visual Information in Text” |
Session Descriptions
Read the full session descriptions for the grid above.
Reading Recovery Session Presenters:

- Nancy Anderson
- Sue Duncan
- Katie Kurumada
- Jamie Lipp
- Maryann McBride
- Peggy Phillips
- Amy Smith
- Journey Swafford
- Jeff Williams
Classroom & Group Literacy Presenters:

- Lisa Aker
- Allison Briceno
- Jaime Dawson
- Becca Doswell
- Lisa Eickholdt
- Pam Wills Lancaster
- Michele Myers
- Jan Richardson
- Jeff Williams