Session Grid
Thursday, January 14, 2027 - 5:30 to 7pm
Registration from 4:30-6:00 pm
Vendors Open 4:30-7:15 pm
| Time | Opening Session | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30-7 pm | Dr. Jan Richardson “Building Comprehension: Small-Group Instruction that does the job!” | |||
Friday, January 15, 2027 - 8am to 3pm
Registration from 7:30-8:00 am
Breakfast 7:15-8:45 am
Vendors Open 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
| Time | Breakout Room 3 | Breakout Room 4 | Grand Ballroom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30-8:30 am | Early Bird Session with Jaime Dawson “Stitching Together Big Stories for Young Writers: The Power and Promise of Writing for Early Learners” | |||
| 8:45 – 10:00 am | Keynote: Dr. C.C. Bates “Being Intentional in Our Teaching and Professional Lives” | |||
| 10:15-11:30 am | Jeff Williams “Self-monitoring: Foundational Executive Function Skill for Reading” | KaCe Kelly “Reggio Emilia-Inspired Learning: Expression, Inquiry, and Civic Life in Early Childhood” | Katie Hilden "Connecting Informational Reading and Writng in the K-5 Content Areas” | |
| 11:30-11:45 am | Break | |||
| 11:45-1 pm | Maryann McBride “Letter Learning in the Intervention” | Katie Hilden/Lisa Aker “Supporting Independent, Strategic Readers in K-5 Classrooms” | Jeff Williams “Notice and Note For Non-fiction in Primary Grades” | |
| 1-1:45 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:45-3 pm | Maryann McBride “The Power of Writing" | Katie Kelly “Purposeful Read Alouds to Build Language Comprehension” | - | |
Session Descriptions
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