Conferences
At reading and education conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada, Read Naturally presenters explain how struggling students have become better readers with the Read Naturally program. Presenters include Candyce Ihnot, who pioneered the Read Naturally strategy, and other educators who have successfully implemented the program.
Upcoming Conferences
For more information about a conference, click the link in the Conference column below to open the conference's web page. Click the name in the Presenter column for information about the Read Naturally presenter.
| Date | City/State | Conference | Sessions | Booth/Table |
| Mar. 7–9, 2010 | Osage Beach, MO | Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Pathways Conference | NA | Ann Forsee |
| Mar. 7–9, 2010 | Saratoga Springs, NY | New York State Reading Association Conference | Fluency Solution: March 8, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Denise Deceder |
#21: Denise Deceder |
| Mar. 8–9, 2010 | New York, NY | New York Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (NYB-IDA) Conference | Assessments/RTI: March 9, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Carol Ann Kane |
Carol Ann Kane |
| Mar. 10– 12, 2010 | Louisville, KY | Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KySTE) Conference | Assessments, Software Edition, Fluency Solution, One Minute Reader: Joe Cline | #411: Joe Cline |
| Mar. 10– 12, 2010 | Grand Rapids, MI | Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Conference | NA | #218: TJ Ihnot |
| Mar. 11– 13, 2010 | Virginia Beach, VA | Virginia State Reading Association Conference | Fluency Solution: March 12, 10:45 a.m., Suite 4E, Debby Mossburg |
#212/214: Debby Mossburg |
| Mar. 12– 14, 2010 | Phoenix, AZ | National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Convention & Exposition | NA | #607/609: Bev Wirt & Brianna McGill |
| Mar. 12– 14, 2010 | Los Angeles, CA | California Teachers Association Good Teaching Conference South | Fluency Solution: March 13, 1:45 to 3 p.m., Room Beaudry B, Sandra Strong |
Sandra Strong |
| Mar. 13– 16, 2010 | Osage Beach, MO | Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP) Conference | NA | Ann Forsee |
| Mar. 15– 17, 2010 | Tempe, AZ | Arizona State University Microcomputers in Education Conference | Software Edition: Kristi Vincent |
#10: Kristi Vincent |
| Mar. 15– 19, 2010 | Chicago, IL | Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE)/ProLiteracy Conference | Fluency Solution: March 18, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., Joe Cline |
#321: Joe Cline |
| Mar. 17– 18, 2010 | Lansing, MI | Michigan's Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MiBLSi) Implementers Conference | NA | Kassandra Barley |
| Mar. 18– 20, 2010 | Springfield, IL | Illinois Reading Council Conference | Assessments/RTI: March 18, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., Room Center B-7W; GATE: March 18, 3 to 4 p.m., Room A Lincoln Freeport C; Fluency Solution: March 19, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Hilton Room Vista 6; All sessions by Carol Ann Kane |
#500/501: Carol Ann Kane & Jerry Rislove |
| Mar. 20, 2010 | Brooklyn, NY | Middle School Principal's Association (MSPA) of the City of New York Leadership Conference | Fluency Solution: 9:30 to 10:20 a.m., Gleason Salon, Dr. Leonard Golubchick & Phyllis Kreuttner |
Dr. Leonard Golubchick & Phyllis Kreuttner |
| Mar. 20– 22, 2010 | Detroit, MI | Michigan Reading Association Conference | Assessments/RTI: March 20, 8 to 8:45 a.m.; One Minute Reader: March 21, 8 to 8:45 a.m.; Fluency Solution: March 22, 2:15 to 3:30 p.m.; All sessions by Joe Cline |
#316/318: Joe Cline & Jerry Rislove |
| Mar. 21– 23, 2010 | Indianapolis, IN | Indiana State Reading Association Conference | Fluency Solution: March 23, 10 to 11 a.m., Connie Weethee |
Connie Weethee |
| Mar. 22– 24, 2010 | Greensboro, NC | North Carolina Reading Association Conference | Fluency Solution: March 24, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Room Colony BC, Barb Denbow |
Barb Denbow |
| Mar. 24, 2010 | Waterbury, CT | Connecticut Association of Private Special Education Facilities (CAPSEF) Conference | NA | Sue Orcutt |
| Mar. 24– 26, 2010 | Columbus, OH | OAASFEP Title I/Federal Programs Spring Conference | NA | #100/101: Nichole Kopco |
| Mar. 24– 27, 2010 | Boston, MA | Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Convention | NA | #738: Jennifer Simanski & Megan Naidl |
| Mar. 25– 26, 2010 | Plymouth, MN | Minnesota Association of Administrators of State & Federal Education Programs (MAASFEP) Conference | NA | Brianna McGill |
| Mar. 25– 27, 2010 | St. Louis, MO | International Conference on Positive Behavior Support | Fluency Solution: Carol Ann Kane |
Carol Ann Kane |
| Mar. 29– 31, 2010 | Greensboro, NC | Public Schools of North Carolina Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Conference | NA | Debby Mossburg |
| Apr. 7–9, 2010 | Missoula, MT | Montana Council for Exceptional Children (MCEC) Conference on Diverse Abilities | Fluency Solution: April 8, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m., Esther Eustice Take Aim! at Vocabulary: April 8, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Esther Eustice |
Esther Eustice |
| Apr. 8–9, 2010 | Des Moines, IA | Iowa Reading Association Conference | Fluency Solution, Word Warm-ups, Assessments, & One Minute Reader: Carol Ann Kane |
Carol Ann Kane |
| Apr. 8–9, 2010 | Sturbridge, MA | Massachusetts Reading Association Conference | NA | Bev Spreeman |
| Apr. 8–11, 2010 | Houston, TX | National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Convention & Exposition | Fluency Solution/RTI: April 11, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Joe Cline |
#1930: Joe Cline & T.J. Ihnot |
| Apr. 11– 13, 2010 | Pasadena, CA | TechEd Conference | Software Edition: April 12, 1:45 to 2:45 p.m., Kristi Vincent |
#319: Kristi Vincent |
| Apr. 11– 13, 2010 | San Antonio, TX | National Conference on Family Literacy | One Minute Reader: April 13, 9 to 10 a.m., Room 12, Marie Bodden |
#508: Marie Bodden |
| Apr. 11– 14, 2010 | Anaheim, CA | National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education (NASDME) Conference | Fluency Solution: Sandra Strong |
Sandra Strong |
| Apr. 13– 14, 2010 | Boise, ID | Idaho Response to Intervention (RTI) Conference | Fluency Solution: Esther Eustice |
Esther Eustice |
| Apr. 14– 16, 2010 | Hunt Valley, MD | State of Maryland International Reading Association Council (SoMIRAC) Conference | Fluency Solution: Debby Mossburg |
Debby Mossburg |
| Apr. 18– 20, 2010 | Sioux Falls, SD | Technology and Innovation in Education (TIE) Conference | NA | #22: Esther Eustice |
| Apr. 20– 24, 2010 | San Diego, CA | California Title I Parent Conference | One Minute Reader: Kristi Vincent |
Kristi Vincent |
| Apr. 21– 24, 2010 | Nashville, TN | Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention & Expo | Fluency Solution & One Minute Reader: Marie Bodden |
#714: Marie Bodden & Laura Marofsky |
| Apr. 22– 23, 2010 | Cedar Falls, IA | University of Northern Iowa Elementary Literacy & Reading Recovery Conference | Fluency Solution/ GATE: April 23, 10 to 11:15 a.m., Carol Ann Kane; Word Warm-ups: April 23, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Carol Ann Kane |
NA |
| Apr. 22– 24, 2010 | Regina, SK | Saskatchewan Reading Council Conference | Fluency Solution: April 23, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson; Take Aim! at Vocabulary: April 24, 10 to 11 a.m., Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson |
Terry Dobson & Heather Baptie |
| Apr. 23– 24, 2010 | St. Paul, MN | Upper Midwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA-UMB) Conference | NA | Megan Naidl |
| Apr. 25– 28, 2010 | Chicago, IL | International Reading Association (IRA) Convention |
One Minute Reader: April 26, 1 to 2 p.m., Room E270, Carol Ann Kane; Word Warm-ups: April 28, 9 to 10 a.m., Room E263, Karen Hunter; Vocabulary: April 28, 9 to 10 a.m., Room E261, Esther Eustice; Assessments: April 28, 1 to 2 p.m., Room E262, Joe Cline |
#2233: Laura Marofsky, Brianna McGill, TJ Ihnot, Jerry Rislove, Carol Ann Kane, Esther Eustice, Ben Weisner, Karen Hunter, & Joe Cline In-booth presentations |
| Apr. 26– 27, 2010 | Alexandria, MN | Lakes Country Service Cooperative Charting the C's Cross Categorical Conference | Fluency Solution: April 27, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., John Helland |
John Helland |
| Apr. 26– 28, 2010 | New Orleans, LA | Center for Development & Learning (CDL) Plain Talk About Reading Conference | NA | Sandra Strong |
| Apr. 27, 2010 | Beaumont, TX | Texas Region 5 Education Service Center (ESC) Purchasing Vendor Fair | NA | Marie Bodden |
| May 5–7, 2010 | Captiva Island, FL | Florida Literacy Conference | Fluency Solution: Barb Denbow |
Barb Denbow |
| May 12– 14, 2010 | Grapevine, TX | Texas Charter Schools Association Conference | Fluency Solution: Marie Bodden |
#409: Marie Bodden |
| May 13– 14, 2010 | Bloomsburg, PA | Bloomsburg University Reading Conference | Fluency Solution: May 14, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Room McCormick 2303, Elaine Balum |
NA |
| May 19– 21, 2010 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona Correctional Educators (ACE) Professional Development Symposium | Fluency Solution: May 21, 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Sandra Strong |
Sandra Strong |
| June 9–11, 2010 | Austin, TX | Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) Conference | NA | Janet Thomas |
| June 17– 19, 2010 | Irving, TX | Texas Council for Exceptional Children (TCEC) Conference | Fluency Solution: Sandra Strong |
NA |
| June 27– 30, 2010 | Denver, CO | International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference | NA | #1866: T.J. Ihnot, Ben Weisner, & Kristi Vincent |
| June 28– July 1, 2010 | Chicago, IL | National Charter Schools Conference | Carol Ann Kane | #330: Carol Ann Kane |
| July 6–9, 2010 | Chicago, IL | Staff Development for Educators (SDE) Midwest Conference on Differentiated Instruction |
NA | Pat Mellinger |
| July 18– 21, 2010 | Las Vegas, NV | Staff Development for Educators (SDE) Conference on Differentiated Instruction |
NA | Bev Wirt |
| July 18– 21, 2010 | Seattle, WA | National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Summer Conference | Fluency Solution: Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson |
NA |
| July 21– 23, 2010 | Louisville, KY | Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) Summer Institute | Fluency Solution: July 22, 12 noon to 12:45 p.m., Joe Cline |
Joe Cline |
| July 28– 30, 2010 | Hot Springs, AR | Arkansas Department of Special Education Special Show | NA | Barb Denbow |
| July 28– 30, 2010 | Fort Worth, TX | Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE) Summer Camp Convention | NA | Ginger Rogers |
| Sept. 21– 22, 2010 | Louisville, KY | Kentucky Association of School Councils (KASC) Conference | NA | Kay Hansford |
| Oct. 15– 16, 2010 | Riverside, CA | California Reading Association (CRA) Conference | NA | Kristi Vincent |
| Oct. 20– 22, 2010 | Phoenix, AZ | National School Board Assocation (NSBA) Technology + Learning Conference | NA | #214: TJ Ihnot |
| Oct. 21– 23, 2010 | Bloomington, MN | Closing the Gap Conference | NA | #280/281 |
| Oct. 24– 26, 2010 | Pittsburgh, PA | Pennsylvania Association of Elementary & Secondary School Principals (PAESSP) Conference | NA | Denise Deceder |
| Oct. 27– 30, 2010 | Phoenix, AZ | International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Conference | NA | #421/520: Jerry Rislove & Bev Wirt |
| Nov. 4–6, 2010 | Baltimore, MD | National Middle School Association (NMSA) Conference | NA | Joe Cline & Jerry Rislove |
| Dec. 1–3, 2010 | Baton Rouge, LA | Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE) Conference | NA | Sandra Strong |
| Dec. 4–8, 2010 | Atlanta, GA | National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Conference | NA | #219: Barb Denbow |
| Feb. 1–3, 2011 | Orlando, FL | Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) | NA | #442 |
| Feb. 7–11, 2011 | Austin, TX | Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) Conference | NA | #922: Ben Weisner |
