Workshop Overview

Concurrent sessions will provide participants opportunities to select from a variety of 60-minute presentations addressing topics such as Reading Aloud, Storytelling, Reading Fluency, Booktalks, Oral Tradition (Folktales, Fairy Tales, etc.), Group Writing, Readers' Theatre, Literary Podcasting, Digital Book Trailers, and more! All sessions are designed to be beneficial for PreK-12 classroom teachers, school library media specialists, reading specialists, special educators, curriculum coordinators, staff developers, and administrators.

Vendors

On-site vendors will provide a variety of items for preview and purchase, including books authored by the Institute speakers. Authors will sign books at times and locations specified in the registration packet.

Summer Literacy Institute Graduate Class

Course Description

EDUC595/EDSL595: Literacy Out Loud! will be offered in conjunction with the Institute. Effective communication is the primary goal of literacy. This course will explore how reading and writing are integrally and substantially supported by speaking, listening, and viewing in a complete literacy environment. Participants will develop and refine strategies for read aloud, writing for performance, and active listening and viewing. Topics of study will include oral literacy (song, talk, storytelling, recitation) and the oral tradition both past and present (folk and fairy tales, urban legend, YouTube, media).