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 |
| July 9– 11, 2008 | Columbus, OH | Staff Development for Educators Midwest Conference on Differentiated Instruction | NA | Pat Mellinger |
| July 9– 12, 2008 | Las Vegas, NV | Staff Development for Educators Conference on Literacy Learning | NA | Bev Wirt |
| July 13– 16, 2008 | Denver, CO | Correctional Education Association (CEA) Conference | Fluency Solution: July 16, 8 to 9 a.m., Spruce Room, Ben Weisner |
#14-15: Ben Weisner |
| July 13– 16, 2008 | Orlando, FL | National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Summer Conference | Fluency Solution: July 13, 4:40 p.m., Angela Flavin |
#207: Angela Flavin & Sarah Mueller |
| July 14– 18, 2008 | Mobile, AL | Alabama Department of Education Mega Conference | NA | #60: Sandra Strong |
| July 15– 16, 2008 | Austin, TX | Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE) Summer Leadership Conference | NA | #16: Ginger Rogers |
| July 16– 18, 2008 | Louisville, KY | Kentucky Association of School Adminnistrators (KASA) Conference | July 17, 12:15 to 1 p.m., Coe Room, Joe Cline | Joe Cline |
| July 20– 23, 2008 | Las Vegas, NV | Staff Development for Educators Conference on Differentiated Instruction | NA | #28: Bev Wirt |
| July 23– 24, 2008 | Hot Springs, AR | Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Show | NA | #9A: Barb Denbow |
| July 29, 2008 | Brooklyn Center, MN | Staff Development Resources (SDR) Response to Intervention (RTI) Seminar | NA | Elena Reytel |
| July 31– Aug. 1, 2008 | Rogers, AR | Arkansas Educators Technology Conference | Barb Denbow | Barb Denbow |
| July 31– Aug. 1, 2008 | Lincolnshire, IL | Midwest NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) Conference | NA | Fran Eaton |
| Aug. 6– 8, 2008 | Collegeville, MN | Literacy Minnesota/ Minnesota Community Education Association (MCEA) Summer Institute | NA | John Helland |
| Aug. 7, 2008 | San Antonio, TX | Region 20 Education Service Center (ESC) Response to Intervention (RTI) Vendor Fair | Fluency Solution: Sandra Strong |
Sandra Strong |
| Aug. 12, 2008 | Amarillo, TX | Region 16 Education Service Center (ESC) Response to Intervention (RTI) Vendor Fair | Fluency Solution: Marie Bodden |
Marie Bodden |
| Aug. 13, 2008 | Vadnais Heights, MN | Minnesota Charter Schools Special Education Project Due Process Training | NA | Laura Marofsky |
| Aug. 14– 16, 2008 | Pierre, SD | South Dakota Reading Conference | Fluency Solution: Aug. 15, 10 to 11 a.m. and 1:40 to 2:40 p.m., Room Lake Sharp A, Cooksey Smith |
Cooksey Smith |
| Sept. 4– 7, 2008 | Orlando, FL | Florida Reading Association (FRA) Conference | Fluency Solution: Barb Denbow |
#220: Barb Denbow |
| Sept. 19, 2008 | Oshkosh, WI | Oshkosh Cooperative Educational Service Agency Vendor Fair | NA | Cooksey Smith |
| Sept. 20, 2008 | Winchester, VA | Virginia Council for Learning Disabilities Symposium | NA | Debby Mossburg |
| Sept. 29– 30, 2008 | Louisville, KY | Kentucky Association of School Councils (KASC) Conference | NA | Kay Hansford |
| Oct. 2– 3, 2008 | Lewiston, ID | Partnerships in Education Conference | NA | Susan & Donn Shallenberger |
| Oct. 9– 11, 2008 | Seattle, WA | International Reading Association (IRA) West Regional Conference | NA | Esther Eustice |
| Oct. 16– 17, 2008 | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IBIDA) Conference | Fluency Solution: Oct. 17, 1:15 to 2:15 p.m., Carol Ann Kane |
NA |
| Oct. 16– 17, 2008 | Missoula, MT | Montana Educators Conference | Fluency Solution, One Minute Reader, RFBA, and Software Edition: Joe Cline |
NA |
| Oct. 16– 18, 2008 | Sacramento, CA | California Reading Association Conference | Fluency Solution: Oct. 16, 9 to 10 a.m., Room 317, Kristi Vincent |
#107: Kristi Vincent |
| Oct. 16– 18, 2008 | Bloomington, MN | Closing the Gap Conference | NA | #263/264 |
| Oct. 17, 2008 | Princeton, NJ | New Jersey Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (NJIDA) Conference | Fluency Solution: Sally Grimes |
NA |
| Oct. 18, 2008 | Palmdale, CA | Antelope Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Conference | Fluency Solution: Susan Van Zant |
NA |
| Oct. 18– 21, 2008 | King of Prussia, PA | Keystone State Reading Association Conference | Fluency Solution: Oct. 19, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., Quaker Room, Elaine Balum |
Elaine Balum |
| Oct. 19– 21, 2008 | Des Moines, IA | Iowa Educational Technology Conference | Software Edition: Joe Cline |
Joe Cline |
| Oct. 19– 21, 2008 | Des Moines, IA | Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa (LDA-I) Conference | Fluency Solution: Carol Ann Kane |
NA |
| Oct. 19– 21, 2008 | Pittsburgh, PA | Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals (PAESSP) Conference | NA | Denise Deceder |
| Oct. 19– 21, 2008 | Galveston, TX | Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Conference | Fluency Solution: Sandra Strong |
#611: Sandra Strong |
| Oct. 19– 22, 2008 | San Diego, CA | Ready to Learn Conference | NA | Kristi Vincent |
| Oct. 22– 24, 2008 | San Diego, CA | Reaching At-Promise Students Association (RAPSA) Leaders Institute | NA | Kristi Vincent |
| Oct. 23– 24, 2008 | Cromwell, CT | Connecticut Reading Association Conference | Fluency Solution
(Session 2-3): Oct. 23, 11:40 a.m. to 12:40 p.m., Debby Mossburg; One Minute Reader(Session 4-2): Oct. 23, 3 to 4 p.m., Debby Mossburg |
Debby Mossburg |
| Oct. 23– 26, 2008 | San Diego, CA | Association of Educational Therapists Conference | One Minute Reader: Sally Grimes |
Sally Grimes |
| Oct. 24– 25, 2008 | Kelowna, BC | International Reading Association Provincial Conference | Fluency Solution: Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson |
Terry Dobson & Heather Baptie |
| Oct. 29– Nov. 1, 2008 | Seattle, WA | International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Conference | NA | #323/422: Esther Eustice & Jerry Rislove |
| Oct. 30– Nov. 1, 2008 | Denver, CO | National Middle School Association (NMSA) Conference | Fluency Solution & Assessments: Joe Cline | #1017: Joe Cline |
| Nov.4, 2008 | Livingston, NJ | New Jersey Association of Jewish Day Schools (NJAJDS) Conference |
Vocabulary & Word Warm-ups: Debby Mossburg |
Debby Mossburg |
| Nov. 5– 8, 2008 | Dallas, TX | Teacher Education Division (TED)/Council for Excpetional Children (CEC) Conference | Fluency Solution: Nov. 6, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., Marie Bodden |
NA |
| Nov. 6– 8, 2008 | Burlington, MA | World Congress on Learning Disabilities | Fluency Solution: Jennifer Mandeville |
NA |
| Nov. 8 2008 | Tinley Park, IL | Secondary Reading League's Day of Reading Conference | NA | Fran Eaton |
| Nov. 19– 21, 2008 | Springfield, IL | Illinois Education & Technology Conference | NA | Joe Cline |
| Nov. 20– 22, 2008 | Anaheim, CA | Core Knowledge Conference | Fluency Solution: Karen Hunter |
Karen Hunter |
| Dec. 1– 4, 2008 | Greensboro, NC | North Carolina Educational Technology Conference (NCTETC) | NA | Debby Mossburg |
| Dec. 3– 6, 2008 | Phoenix, AZ | Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) Conference | Bev Wirt | #413: Bev Wirt |
| Dec. 6– 9, 2008 | Minneapolis, MN | TIES Education Technology Conference | NA | Ben Weisner |
| Dec. 7– 10, 2008 | Nashville, TN | International Reading Association (IRA) Southeast Regional Conference | NA | Sandra Strong |
| Jan. 22– 24, 2009 | San Francisco, CA | Technology, Reading & Learning Diversity (TRLD) Conference | NA | #405: Kristi Vincent |
| Feb. 2–4, 2009 | Columbus, OH | eTech Ohio Educational Technology Conference | Software Edition: Joe Cline |
#606: Joe Cline |
| Feb. 2–6, 2009 | Austin, TX | Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) Convention | NA | #1351: Ben Weisner & Marie Bodden |
| Feb. 4–7, 2009 | Denver, CO | Colorado Council of the International Reading Association (CCIRA) Conference | NA | Bev Wirt |
| Feb. 7– 10, 2009 | Columbus, OH |
Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference |
NA | Joe Cline |
| Feb. 8– 11, 2009 | Hershey, PA | Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) | NA | #434: Debby Mossburg |
| Feb. 19– 22, 2009 | San Antonio, TX | National Title I Conference | Fluency Solution: Feb. 20, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., Room 213, Marie Bodden |
#314: Marie Bodden |
| Feb. 21– 25, 2009 | Phoenix, AZ | International Reading Association (IRA) Convention West | GATE: Bev Wirt | #1421 |
| Feb. 25– 28, 2009 | Salt Lake City, UT | Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) Conference | NA | #607/609: Kristi Vincent |
| Feb. 27– Mar. 1, 2009 | San Diego, CA | National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Convention | NA | #822/824: Marie Bodden |
| Mar. 5– 7, 2009 | Palm Springs, CA | Computer Using Educators (CUE) Conference | NA | #318: Ben Weisner |
| Mar. 6– 7, 2009 | New York, NY | Teaching & Learning Celebration | NA | Debby Mossburg |
| Mar. 14– 16, 2009 | Orlando, FL | Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD) Conference | NA | #1213: Barb Denbow |
| Mar. 19– 21, 2009 | Springfield, IL | Illinois Reading Council (IRC) Conference | NA | Carol Ann Kane & Fran Eaton |
| Apr. 2– 6, 2009 | New Orleans, LA | National Association of Elementary School Principals Convention | NA | #1129: Joe Cline & Jerry Rislove |
| May 3–7, 2009 | Minneapolis, MN | International Reading Association (IRA) Convention North Central | NA | #526 |
