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Read Naturally Full-Day Seminars

Read Naturally’s highly effective programs develop fluency, support vocabulary, and promote comprehension using the powerful, research-based Read Naturally strategy. Our seminars, taught by nationally recognized educators, help you set up a new Read Naturally program—or maximize the effectiveness of your existing program—to help students improve their reading skills and test scores.

What You Will Learn

  • The importance of attaining fluency and how fluency directly correlates with comprehension.
  • To combine the research-based strategies of teacher modeling, repeated reading, and self-monitoring of progress to significantly improve fluency in developing readers.
  • To identify students who need a fluency intervention.
  • To individually place students in appropriate reading levels in Read Naturally and set appropriate reading-rate goals.
  • To adjust students’ reading levels and goal rates in Read Naturally to accelerate their reading achievement.
  • To motivate students to become excited about reading.

What You Will Receive

Dates & Locations

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Date City/State Location Instructor
Jun. 8, 2010 Atlanta, GA Holiday Inn Select — Atlanta Capitol Conference Center Barb Denbow
Jun. 11, 2010 Knoxville, TN Holiday Inn — Knoxville West Barb Denbow
Jun. 15, 2010 Hartford/Cromwell, CT Crowne Plaza Hotel — Hartford South/ Cromwell Sarah Jane Schonour
Jun. 15, 2010 Kansas City, MO Holiday Inn — Kansas City Southeast/ Waterpark Carol Ann Kane
Jun. 16, 2010 Omaha, NE Holiday Inn — Omaha Convention Center Carol Ann Kane
Jun. 17, 2010 Des Moines, IA Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites — Des Moines Northwest Carol Ann Kane
Jun. 17, 2010 Houston, TX* Holiday Inn — Houston Airport Marie Bodden
Jun. 17, 2010 Sacramento, CA Courtyard by Marriott — Sacramento Midtown Gail Adams
Jun. 21, 2010 Philadelphia, PA Crowne Plaza Hotel — Philadelphia City Avenue Elaine Balum
Jun. 21, 2010 Sioux Falls, SD Holiday Inn — Sioux Falls City Centre Carol Ann Kane
Jun. 22, 2010 Harrisburg, PA Holiday Inn — Harrisburg West Elaine Balum
Jun. 22, 2010 Bloomington, MN Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites — Minneapolis Airport/Mall of America Carol Ann Kane
Jun. 22, 2010 Jacksonville, FL Holiday Inn — Jacksonville South I-95 Baymeadows Barb Denbow
Jun. 22, 2010 Bismarck, ND Best Western Ramkota Hotel Esther Eustice
Jun. 22, 2010 Austin, TX Holiday Inn — Austin Northwest Plaza/ Arboretum Sandra Strong
Jun. 24, 2010 Chicago, IL TBD Carol Ann Kane
Jun. 24, 2010 Birmingham, AL Sheraton Birmingham Hotel Marie Bodden
Jun. 28, 2010 Pittsburgh, PA Holiday Inn — Pittsburgh Airport Elaine Balum
Jun. 29, 2010 State College, PA Days Inn — State College/Penn State Elaine Balum
Jul. 6, 2010 Columbus, OH Holiday Inn — Columbus/Worthington Barb Denbow
Jul. 8, 2010 Baltimore/Timonium, MD Loyola University Graduate Center — Timonium Campus Sarah Jane Schonour
Jul. 12, 2010 Concord, NH Holiday Inn — Concord Elaine Balum
Jul. 13, 2010 Providence, RI Providence Marriott Downtown Elaine Balum
Jul. 13, 2010 Dallas, TX Holiday Inn Select — Dallas North Sandra Strong
Jul. 14, 2010 Boston/Woburn, MA Holiday Inn Select — Boston/Woburn Elaine Balum
Jul. 14, 2010 Billings, MT Holiday Inn Select — Grand Montana/Billings Carol Ann Kane
Jul. 14, 2010 Los Angeles/Buena Park, CA* Holiday Inn — Buena Park/Knott's Berry Farm Dr. Jan Hasbrouck
Jul. 15, 2010 San Diego, CA Holiday Inn — San Diego/Mission Valley Gail Adams
Jul. 15, 2010 Denver, CO Holiday Inn — Denver East/Stapleton Carol Ann Kane
Jul. 15, 2010 Baton Rouge, LA Holiday Inn — Baton Rouge South Marie Bodden
Jul. 15, 2010 Arlington, VA Holiday Inn — National Airport/Crystal City Sarah Jane Schonour
Jul. 20, 2010 Orlando, FL Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites — Orlando/ Universal Studios Barb Denbow
Jul. 20, 2010 Louisville, KY Crowne Plaza Hotel — Louisville Airport/ Kentucky Expo Center Joe Cline
Jul. 20, 2010 Boise/Riverside, ID Doubletree Hotel — Boise/Riverside Gail Adams
Jul. 21, 2010 Las Vegas, NV Holiday Inn — Henderson/East Las Vegas Gail Adams
Jul. 22, 2010 Salt Lake City, UT Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel Bev Wirt
Jul. 22, 2010 Portland/Gresham, OR Holiday Inn — Portland/Gresham Dr. Jan Hasbrouck
Jul. 22, 2010 Burlington, VT Holiday Inn — Burlington Sarah Jane Schonour
Jul. 22, 2010 Seattle/Issaquah, WA Holiday Inn — Seattle/Issaquah Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson
Jul. 27, 2010 Spokane, WA* Holiday Inn — Spokane Airport Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson
Jul. 27, 2010 Indianapolis, IN Holiday Inn — Indianapolis North at the Pyramids Joe Cline
Jul. 28, 2010 Oklahoma City, OK Crowne Plaza Hotel — Oklahoma City Sandra Strong
Jul. 29, 2010 Phoenix, AZ Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites — Phoenix Airport Bev Wirt
Jul. 29, 2010 Santa Fe, NM Holiday Inn — Santa Fe Marie Bodden
Jul. 29, 2010 Binghamton, NY Holiday Inn — Binghamton Downtown Sarah Jane Schonour
Jul. 30, 2010 San Francisco, CA Holiday Inn — San Francisco Airport Gail Adams
Aug. 5, 2010 Detroit/Dearborn, MI The Dearborn Inn, A Marriott Hotel Bill Barley
Aug. 9, 2010 Charlotte, NC Holiday Inn — Charlotte Airport Elaine Balum
Aug. 10, 2010 Anchorage, AK Embassy Suites — Anchorage Heather Baptie & Terry Dobson
Aug. 11, 2010 Grand Rapids, MI Ramada Plaza — Grand Rapids Bill Barley
Aug. 12, 2010 New York, NY* The New Yorker Hotel Sarah Jane Schonour
*Take two seminars and save on travel costs! These Read Naturally seminars are scheduled the day before or after a RTI Assessment Strategies seminar at the same location.