Motivating Students: A Sharing of Strategies for Engaging Our Kids Nancy Spaniak, Reading dept. chair, Dr. Becky Binks, Reading specialist, Homewood-Flossmoor HS, Flossmoor, IL
Motivating Students PowerPoint
Enhancing Comprehension in High School Science Classes Dennis Szymkowiak, Reading specialist/Eng. teacher/Literacy coach, Mundelein HS, Mundelein, IL and Dr. Dave Greenwood, Science department chair, Mundelein HS, Mundelein, IL
Science Comprehension PowerPoint
Fiction vs. Non-Fiction: How to Turn an Independent Reading Program From Humdrum to Fun Kerry Proczko, Grade 8 English teacher, Department chair, Washington Middle School, Aurora, IL, and Ann Eifler, Grades 7&8 reading teacher, Washington Middle School, Aurora, IL
Pairing Fiction and Non-Fiction
High School & High Stakes Testing: PSAE Reading & Writing (ACT/WorkKeys) Dea Conrad-Curry, Educational consultant, Rock Island ROE, Alpha, IL
Mind Mapping: Practice & Application, 6-12 Susan A. Garr, Instructional Specialist/Professional Development Coordinator, Chicago Teachers’ Center, NEIU
Choosing & Using Literature for Middle School Honors or Gifted LA Classrooms Dr. Laura Beltchenko, Assistant superintendent, Wauconda CUSD #118, Adjunct Faculty NLU, President of SCIRA
YA Literature for the Gifted Class PowerPoint
YA Book List Gifted ClassJust Right in the Middle…Books for the Middle School Reader Julie Witt, LMC director, Cooper Middle School, Buffalo Grove, IL
Books for Middle School Readers
Speak Early and Speak Often: Fostering Speaking across the Curriculum Dr. Patty Reima, Assistnat Professor, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Speaking Across the Curriculum
Guided Reading Procedure–21st Century Considerations Dr. JoAnne Katzmarek, Associate Dean, School of Education, UW-Stevens Point, WI
The Effects of Music on Reading: Reader Transaction Through Acquisition, Mood and Motivation Linda Boyle, U.S. History/Spanish/Special Education Teacher, Sullivan HS, Chicago, IL
Effects of Music on Reading paper
Secondary Reading League 