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Conferences

At reading and education conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada, Read Naturally presenters explain how struggling students have become better readers with Read Naturally's programs. Many of our presenters are educators who have successfully implemented the programs in their classrooms.

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
Feb. 1–3, 2012 Bloomington, MN Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association (MESPA) Institute NA #12: Megan Naidl & Laura Marofsky
Feb. 3–5, 2012 San Jose, CA California Teachers Association (CTA) Good Teaching Conference — North Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Feb. 4, 9:15– 10:30 a.m. and Feb. 5, 8:30–9:45 a.m., Susan Shallenberger Susan Shallenberger
Feb. 6–10, 2012 Austin, TX Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) Conference NA #922: TBD
Feb. 7–9, 2012 Chicago, IL Illinois No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently, GATE for Phonics: Kassandra Barley #81/82: Kassandra Barley
Feb. 8–10, 2012 Winston-Salem, NC North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (NC-CEC) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Feb. 9, 10:45– 11:45 a.m., Christine Hurley NA
Feb. 9–10, 2012 Red Deer, AB Central Alberta Teachers Convention (CATCA) Assessments, Take Aim! at Vocabulary: Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson Terry Dobson & Heather Baptie
Feb. 13– 15, 2012 St. Charles, MO Midwest Education Technology Conference (METC) Reading Assessments:
Feb. 14, Joe Cline
#62: Joe Cline & Kay Hansford
Feb. 13– 15, 2012 Columbus, OH eTech Ohio Conference Read Naturally Technology:
Barb Denbow
#424: Barb Denbow
Feb. 16– 17, 2012 Calgary, AB Calgary City Teachers' Convention Take Aim! at Vocabulary: Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson #403: Terry Dobson & Heather Baptie
Feb. 16– 19, 2012 Houston, TX National Conference on Education NA #521: Sandra Strong
Feb. 18– 24, 2012 Anchorage, AK Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference (ASSEC) One Minute Reader, Struggling Readers: Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson Terry Dobson & Heather Baptie
Feb. 21– 23, 2012 Panama City, FL National At-Risk Education Network (NAREN) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Angela Flavin NA
Feb. 21– 24, 2012 Philadelphia, PA National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Convention NA #415: Debby Mossburg & Megan Naidl
Feb. 22– 25, 2012 Chicago, IL Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) Conference Assessments/RTI:
Feb. 23, Carol Ann Kane;
Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Feb. 24, Carol Ann Kane
#303: Carol Ann Kane
Feb. 24– 25, 2012 Riverside, CA CARS+ Convention Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Feb. 24, 10:15–11:45 a.m., and Feb. 25, 8:30–10 a.m., Susan Shallenberger Susan Shallenberger
Feb. 24– 26, 2012 Sacramento, CA California League of Middle Schools (CLMS) / California League of High Schools (CLHS) Conference — North Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Feb. 25, 11 a.m. – 12 noon, Sara Valentine Sara Valentine
Feb. 24– 25, 2012 Lisle, IL Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages — Bilingual Education (ITBE) Convention Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Feb. 24, 2 p.m., Shaw Room, Joe Cline Joe Cline
Feb. 27– 28, 2012 Savannah, GA Georga Middle School Association (GMSA) Conference Assessments/RTI:
Barb Denbow
NA
Feb. 27– March 1, 2012 Sacramento, CA California Charter Schools Conference NA #1014: Susan Shallenberger
Feb. 28– March 2, 2012 St. Charles, IL Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Joe Cline #206: Joe Cline
Feb. 29– March 2, 2012 Grand Rapids, MI Michigan Council for Exceptional Children (MCEC) Conference GATE for Phonics: March 2, 10:45–11:45 a.m., Kassandra Barley;
Reading for Meaning — Fluently: March 2, 1–2 p.m., Kassandra Barley
Kassandra Barley
Mar. 7–9, 2012 Louisville, KY Kentucky Society for Technology in Education (KyTSE) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: March 9, 8:00–9:00 a.m., Fields Room, Barb Denbow;
Assessments/RTI: March 9, 10:30–11:30 a.m., Dogwood Room, Barb Denbow
#314: Barb Denbow
Mar. 7–9, 2012 Grand Rapids, MI Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Conference NA #230: Joe Cline
Mar. 8–10, 2012 Tampa, FL National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Conference NA #716: Sarah Mueller
Mar. 9–11, 2012 Grand Rapids, MI Michigan Reading Association (MRA) Conference Word Warm-ups:
Joe Cline
#417: Joe Cline
Mar. 12– 13, 2012 New York, NY Everyone Reading Conference on Dyslexia and Related Learning Disabilities Reading for Meaning — Fluently: March 12, 3:45–5:15 p.m., Carol Ann Kane;
Assessments/RTI:
March 12, Carol Ann Kane
Carol Ann Kane
Mar. 15– 17, 2012 Palm Springs, CA Computer-Using Educators (CUE) Conference Read Naturally Technology:
March 15, 11 a.m. to 12 noon, Room Smoketree DE, Sandra Strong
#410: Sandra Strong
Mar. 15– 17, 2012 Springfield, IL Illinois Reading Council (IRC) Conference Assessments/RTI:
March 15, 10:30–11:30 a.m., Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Altgeld Room, Carol Ann Kane;
Reading for Meaning — Fluently: March 16, 8– 9 a.m., Convention Center Room B-6E, Carol Ann Kane
#529/530: Carol Ann Kane
Mar. 15– 17, 2012 Richmond, VA Virginia State Reading Association (VSRA) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently, Take Aim
at Vocabulary, Assessments/RTI
:

Debby Mossburg
Debby Mossburg
Mar.16– 17, 2012 New York, NY WNET Celebration of Teaching & Learning Conference NA Sue Orcutt & Bev Spreeman
Mar.16– 18, 2012 Garden Grove, CA California Teachers Association (CTA) Good Teaching Conference — South Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Kristi Vincent Kristi Vincent
Mar.18– 20, 2012 Raleigh, NC North Carolina Reading Assocation (NCRA) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Christine Hurley NA
Mar. 22– 23, 2012 Plymouth, MN Minnesota Association of Administrators of State and Federal Education Programs (MAASFEP) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Claire Hayes Penny Brown
Mar. 22– 24, 2012 Seattle, WA National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Convention NA #810: Brianna Bischof
Mar. 25– 27, 2012 San Diego, CA National Conference on Family Literacy (NCFL) One Minute Reader:
Kristi Vincent
Kristi Vincent
Mar. 24– 26, 2012 Philadelphia, PA Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: March 24, 9–10 a.m., Hall C, Room 1, Debby Mossburg;
Take Aim! at Vocabulary: March 24, 12–1 p.m., Hall C, Room 1, Debby Mossburg;
Assessments/RTI:
March 25, 9–10 a.m., Hall C, Room 1, Debby Mossburg
#427: Laura Marofsky, Debby Mossburg, Elaine Balum, & Megan Naidl

In-booth presentations
Mar. 28– 30, 2012 Hunt Valley, MD State of Maryland International Reading Association Council (SoMIRAC) Conference Take Aim! at Vocabulary: March 28, 9:30–10:30 a.m., Pimlico Room, Debby Mossburg;
Word Warm-ups: March 29, 8:15–9:15 a.m., Pimlico Room, Debby Mossburg
Debby Mossburg
Mar. 28– 31, 2012 Philadelphia, PA Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Convention & Expo Reading for Meaning — Fluently: March 29, 3 p.m., Room 117, Elaine Balum;
Word Warm-ups: March 29, 4 p.m., Room 117, Elaine Balum
#817: Elaine Balum
Apr.9–13, 2012 Norfolk, VA Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Conference Joe Cline Joe Cline
Apr.11–12, 2012 Wisconsin Dells, WI Wisconsin Title I Association Spring Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: April 12, 1–2:30 p.m., Carol Ann Kane Carol Ann Kane
Apr.11–14, 2012 Denver, CO Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention & Expo Reading for Meaning — Fluently, Word Warm-ups, Take Aim
at Vocabulary
:

Debby Mossburg
#445: Debby Mossburg & Laura Marofsky
Apr.12–13, 2012 Sturbridge, MA Massachusetts Reading Association (MRA) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: April 12,
10–11 a.m., Sue Orcutt
NA
Apr.19–20, 2012 Cedar Falls, IA University of Northern Iowa Elementary Literacy & Reading Recovery Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently, One Minute Reader: Carol Ann Kane NA
Apr. 21– 23, 2012 Boston, MA National School Boards Association (NSBA) Conference Assessments/RTI:
April 22, 8:30–9:45 a.m., Debby Mossburg
#640: Debby Mossburg
Apr. 26– 28, 2012 Fargo, ND North Dakota Parent Involvement and Technology Conference Take Aim! at Vocabulary:
April 26, 3–4 p.m.;
Reading for Meaning — Fluently: April 27, 1:30–3 p.m.;
One Minute Reader:
April 28, 10:15–11:15 a.m.;
All sessions presented by Esther Eustice
NA
Apr. 29– May 2, 2012 Chicago, IL International Reading Association (IRA) Convention Assessments/RTI:
April 30, 11 a.m. – 12 noon, McCormick Place West, Room W178B;
GATE for Phonics: April 30, 4:45–5:45 p.m., McCormick Place West, Room W470A;
Word Warm-ups:
May 2, 1–2 p.m., McCormick Place West, Room W178B;
All sessions presented by Carol Ann Kane
#1211: Laura Marofsky, TJ Ihnot, & Carol Ann Kane

In-booth presentations
Apr. 30– May 2, 2012 New Orleans, LA Center for Development and Learning (CDL) Plain Talk About Reading Institute NA Marie Bodden
May 9–11, 2012 St. Petersburg, FL Florida Literacy Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Barb Denbow Barb Denbow
June 13– 15, 2012 Austin, TX Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) Summer Workshop NA Sandra Strong
June 19– 22, 2012 Minneapolis, MN National Charter Schools Conference NA #1727/1729
June 24– 27, 2012 San Diego, CA International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference NA #2235: Ben Weisner & TJ Ihnot
June 26– 27, 2012 Ames, IA Iowa Reading Association ESEA Title I Conference Carol Ann Kane NA
July 10– 13, 2012 Las Vegas, NV Staff Development for Educators (SDE) National Conference on Differentiated Instruction Reading for Meaning — Fluently: Bev Wirt Bev Wirt
July 16– 20, 2012 Mobile, AL Alabama Mega Conference Half-Day Read Naturally Seminar:
July 20, 8:15–11:30 a.m.,
Sandra Strong
Sandra Strong
July 22– 25, 2012 Chicago, IL Staff Development for Educators (SDE) Midwest Conference on Differentiated Instruction Reading for Meaning — Fluently: July 22, 3–4:15 p.m., Carol Ann Kane Carol Ann Kane
Oct. 17– 19, 2012 Bloomington, MN Closing the Gap Conference NA #507
Oct. 24– 27, 2012 Baltimore, MD International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Conference NA #505: Debby Mossburg
Oct. 27– 30, 2012 Champion, PA Keystone State Reading Association (KSRA) Conference Reading for Meaning — Fluently, Take Aim! at Vocabulary: Elaine Balum Elaine Balum
Nov. 8–9, 2012 Portland, OR National Middle School Association (NMSA)/ Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) Conference NA TBD
Nov. 26– 28, 2012 New Orleans, LA Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE) Conference NA Sandra Strong