Selected Presentations, Keynotes and Workshops
November 2008 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention–Children's and Adolescents' Everyday Literacies Informing Teaching and Learning in Classrooms
November 2007 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention–Diverse Families, Diverse Literacies: Learning from the Other Teachers in Children's Lives
November 2007 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention–Tensions and Triumphs in the Early Years of Teaching
November 2006 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention–Critical Issues in Early Literacy Development: Growing as Compleat Teachers of Young Children
May 2006 South Carolina Reading Initiative–All Cohort Day of English Language Learning–Working With English Language Learners: A Privilege, An Opportunity,
An Adventure (with Mariana Souto-Manning and Sara Sanders)
March 2006 Timmonsville, South Carolina: District Professional Development–Building Practice from What They Know
August 2005 Lexington District II: SCRI District Kick-Off–Keynote: “They Come from Brilliance”
February 2005 Marion School District, SC–Using Literacy for Real in K-2 Classrooms
September 2004 Chesterfield School District, SC–Using Literacy for Real in K-3 Classrooms
May 2004 Florence School District Early Childhood Educators–Promoting the Literacy Growth of Young Children
April 2004 Orangeburg District 5 Administrators’ Workshops–The Cultural Nature of Literacy Learning
December 2003 South Carolina Partners for Literacy Conference–Literacy and Second Language Learners: Building an Environment to Enrich the Lives of All Students
October 2003 Conder Elementary School, Columbia SC–Standards, Testing, and Literacy Learning: Getting Priorities Straight
December 2002 South Carolina Partners for Literacy Conference, Charleston, SC–Where’s the ‘Phonics’?: Graphophonemic Strategies & Shared Reading
June 2002 South Carolina READS Summer Institute–Keynote: Shouting Success for All Children: Promoting the Growth of Proficient and Passionate Readers and Writers
April 2002 University of South Carolina Inquiry Showcase–Keynote: Teachers As Inquirers: What Does it Take?
April 2002 South Carolina Reading Initiative (SCRI) Cohort Conference–Let’s Be Smart About Our Profession
April 2002 South Carolina READS Awareness Day–Going In With Your Eyes Open: Introducing SC READS
October 2000 South Carolina Reading Initiative (SCRI) Meeting of District and Regional Literacy Coaches–What Made the Difference?: Effective Coaching as Professional Development
October 2000 South Carolina Writing Improvement (WIN) Network Fall Conference–What is a Professional Study Group and How Does It Function?
February 2000 The Ohio State University Children’s Literature Conference–Children’s Literature & the ESL Child: Natural Language & Familiar Texts
December 1999 South Carolina Governor’s Reading Summit–Demonstrating Promising Practices in Professional Development
November 1999 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention–Empowerment Through Learning: Teachers Looking Closely
October 1999 South Carolina Reading Recovery Annual Conference–Every Child is Literate: Creating Contexts for Reading Recovery Practices in K-1 Classrooms
September 1999 South Carolina Literacy Alliance Study Days–Breaking the Cycle of Failure: What is Fundamental?
June 1999 University of South Carolina Early Childhood Summer Institute–Keynote: Literacy Essentials: Breaking the Cycle of Perpetual Failure
February 1999 South Carolina Child Care Association Annual Convention–Featured Speaker: Supporting Young Readers and Writers
July 1998 America Reads Southeast Regional Conference–Keynote: Best Practices in Early Literacy Development
June 1998 University of South Carolina Early Childhood Summer Institute–Featured Speaker: Constructing a Language Rich Environment: Lessons from a Second Language Learner
November 1997 Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children–Supporting Young Children: Language and Literacy in the Primary Classroom
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