Kansas Reading Recovery® and Early Literacy Conference
Creating Classroom Cultures through Literacy

Date: Monday, March 2, 2009

Location: Memorial Union, Emporia State University

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Keynote Address:

Debbie Miller - “Creating Classroom Cultures of Thinking and Understanding: What Matters Most?”

Debbie is author of Reading with Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades (2002) and Teaching with Intention: Defining Beliefs, Aligning Practice, Taking Action (2008). Debbie presents workshops across the country and works extensively with schools and districts on long-range planning and development of literacy initiatives.
Debbie Miller’s appearance partially underwritten by Stenhouse Publishing and Frank Morgan Associates.

Featured Presenters:

Nancy Anderson, Texas Woman's University

Barbara Bleeker, Emporia State University

Betsy Kaye, Texas Woman's University

Lotta Larson, Kansas State University

Featured Guest Author:

Carmen Agra Deedy is the award-winning author of several children’s books, including Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach, Agatha’s Feather Bed and The Library Dragon.