Implementing The Joyful Literacy Intervention

Strategy

Summit 13

Lynnwood June 20-21, 2016

Lynnwood Convention Center

The Summits are Non-Profit Events Co-sponsored by

EarlyA First Class Beginning:

Learning INC.(Janet Mort PhD)

Please join us for this innovative Summit – the f irst of its kind!

Proven Success: Ready to ShareThey Read. They write. They Play! Happy and Successful in K/1 and 2/3.

A Message from Dr. Janet N. Mort

At the beginning of our implementation project – 3 years ago – 52% of the grade one children engaged in our project were NOT reading at grade

level at year’s end. Our project engaged over 60 teachers in translating the research into practice. All of this has been accomplished in a play-based classroom environment and we have the before-and-after data to prove it. Now, as a result of two years’ of implementation of the Joyful Literacy Intervention Strategy 90% of our K/1 children are reading at grade level by the end of grade one. Almost all of the kindergarten children had begun to read by the end of K.

At this Summit we will share:• TheresearchfromtheNELP(NationalEarlyLearningPanel)Reportwhich

guides our practice. • Classroomteachersdescribingastep-by-stepimplementationmodel.• Anintroductionofourinnovative“blitz”methodologythataccelerates

learning for struggling children. • Renownedauthorsprovidingworkshopsonhowtoimplementthe

six factors most promising for future literacy success. • Aninnovativeassessmentandtrackingsystemthatensuresanindividualized

approach for each child.

You will leave ready to put the Joyful Literacy Intervention Strategy into action in September 2016 with:

H a working understanding of the differentiated classroom H a collection of 50 or more alphabet and sight word games H a template for printable sight word cards H instructions for setting up literacy centres H an assessment and tracking tool H a working understanding of shared reading and shared writing as well as the latest strategies for guided reading H an emergent writing strategy H an understanding of the role of phonological awareness and how to assess and teach such awareness, and H how to teach fluency and comprehension to emergent readers.

The workshops will be practical; the message will be told through personal stories from successful primary leaders. We urge you to attend in K/1 and grades 2/3 teams. The transition between grade is proving to be critical to maximum success; attending in school teams will ensure maximum success.

Especially for K/1 and 2/3 teacher and

Administrative teamsAn Implementation

Summit

Reserve Your Seats in Advance! All recent Summits have been fully booked. We encourage you to register in K/1 and 2/3 teams with your administrators for maximum implementation effectiveness.

Two SummiTS wiThin ThiS SummiT! Strand 1 Strand 2 The K/1 implementation Summit The 2/3 implementation Summit

How will it work? Our keynote speakers will address the broad range of literacy issues in K to 3 intervention strategies in plenary sessions. Between plenary sessions, participants will move into two workshop strands: the K/1 strand and the grade 2/3 strand. The K/1 strand will address the emergent literacy focus; the grade 2/3 strand will feature reinforcement of basic skill development to ensure the promise of a successful intermediate experience. The emphasis will be on getting ready to implement the intervention in September 2016.

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Dick will be introducing his new Summer Reading Kit. This new kit is a support resource for the book Summer Reading: Closing the Rich/Poor Reading Achievement Gap which was co-authoredbyRichardandAnneMcGillFranzen.

Dr. Richard Allington (Author of numerous books on interventions and renowned international speaker) is well known for his outspoken views on the need for decisive intervention in early learning classrooms, and the need for leaders to ‘step up to the plate’ to ensure the needs of struggling children areaddressed.WehaveaskedRichardtofocusonseveralspecificresearchareas: • Theneedsforexplicitskillinstructionandmasteryinkindergarten. • Theearlyskillsthathavethegreatestimpactinfutureyears. • TheimportanceofdeliveringinterventionsinEVERYschool. • Whatleaders,schools,schooldistrictsandgovernmentsneedtodotobetterservestrugglingchildren. • Whathasproventoworkandwhathasnot.

Dr. Anne Cunningham (ResearcherandAuthor) has a PhD in Developmental Psychology and is known for her research on literacy, child development and special education (conducted at the University of Berkeley, CA). She examines the cognitive and motivational processes underlying reading ability and the interplay of context, development, and literacy instruction. Dr. Cunningham has been awarded several prestigious research fellowships.ShecurrentlyservesasprincipalinvestigatorofTeacherQuality:TheRoleofTeacherStudyGroupsasaModelofProfessionalDevelopmentinEarlyLiteracy.Sheisamemberofmultiplejournaleditorialboards.Shehasservedonseveralexpertpanelsforliteracyinitiatives,whichincludedtheNationalEarlyLiteracyPanel(NELP).Anneelegantlybalancespublicschoolreadingexperiencewithrigorousscientificresearchworkanduniversity level teacher training.

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Ruth Culham (Author) is a featured speaker nationally on traits of the writing and effective writing instruction. Ruthisarecognizedexpertinthetraitsofwritingandauthorofover40Scholasticresourcesincluding6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up; 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary Grades; and Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Middle School, winner of the 2011 Teacher’s Choice award. Shelaunchedawritingrevolutionwithaculminationof40yearsofeducationalexperience,research,practice,and passion. She has two new books: What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Writing (2014) and The Writing Thief: Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing (2014)fromIRA.Ruthisthepresidentofthe Culham Writing Company and former Unit Manager of the Assessment Program at Education Northwest in Portland, Oregon.

Dr. Janet mort(ResearcherandAuthor)believesthatover90%ofallchildrenshouldbeabletoreadatgradelevel by the end of grade two and is implementing her approach in over 200 classrooms. Janet’s new book Joyful Literacy Interventions provides a compelling account of the educators who are working with her and have been implementing explicit skill instruction and assessments in a joyful play-based environment. Her approach isworkingandshehasthedatatoproveit.Janetwillsummarizetheresearch,shareimagesofherprojects,andpresent data and stories from classrooms to demonstrate the progress of her research implementation project also documented in her book. In many of these classrooms children are succeeding like never before: Every teacher can achieve the same in a joyful play environment where literacy skills and practices are embedded in meaningful ways, and ongoing assessments guide small group instruction. http://www.vulnerablereaders.ca

Dr. maria walther (Teacher and Author) earned a doctorate in elementary education at Northern Illinois University and has taught first grade since 1986. Maria inspires other professionals by sharing her knowledge andexpertisethroughofferinginsightful,customizedprofessionaldevelopmentpresentationsandthroughteachinganumberofcoursesintheMaster’sofLiteracy(MLIT)programatJudsonUniversity.Sheiscommittedto research, teaching, and writing. She has co-authored five professional books with Scholastic, including the highly regarded Next Step Guided Reading Assessment.Dr.WaltherwashonoredastheIllinoisReadingEducatoroftheYear,earnedtheICAREforReadingAwardforfosteringtheloveofreadinginyounglearners,andwasnamedtheOutstandingLiteracyAlumnibytheDept.ofLiteracyEducationatNorthernIllinoisUniversity.Learnmoreabout Dr. Walther at mariawalther.com and follow her on Twitter @mariapwalther.

Dr. Jamie Zibulsky (Psychologist and Author) is co-author, with Dr. Anne Cunningham, of Book Smart: How to Support and Develop Successful, Motivated Readers, a how-to guide for parents rich with stories, lessons, activities, and ideas aimed at addressing the broad range of interpersonal, social, emotional, and motivational skills that must be fostered in young children. Jamie is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. As a school psychologist, she focuses on collaborating with teachers and parents to support children’s reading acquisition. Her current research focuses on the interaction between early reading skills and behavioral development, the best strategies for parents to use when supporting young readers, and teacher professional development efforts in the area of literacy. Jamie’s research team provides reading workshops to caregivers of young children throughout New York and New Jersey in order to help improve the quality and quantity of shared reading at home. She received the 2010 Outstanding Dissertation Award from Division 16 of the American Psychological Association.

When Struggling Readers Thrive Dreams Come True

margo Southall (Author) will demonstrate how to make standards achievable for struggling readers with lesson sequences and hands-on learning activities that apply current brain research on how children learn. She has designed a doable framework for differentiating both classroom and intervention programming that targets specific profiles of reading difficulties and addresses the underlying cognitive factors behind a slow rate of progress. Margo enjoys working collaboratively with teachers in professional learning contexts across the U.S. and Canada. Margo has authored five books on differentiated practice, including a best-seller. http://www.margosouthall.com

Practicing Teachers/Leaders from BC and washington (TBA) Innovative and successful teachers and administrators have been actively engaged in pilot projects to test new research-based practices, apply interventions and validate the results. They will share:Howtheystartedimplementation•Theissuestheyencountered•Thesolutionstheydeveloped•Whattheirprogramslookliketoday•Theliteracyprogressexperiencedbythechildren•Theirdata•PlansforYear3oftheirprojects.TheirstorieswillfeaturetheSummit’skeythemesthathavebeenputintoactioninREALdistricts,schoolsandclassrooms.

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Lynnwood Summit Speakers (continued)

Lori Jamison (TeacherandAuthor)willpresentbestpracticesinliteracyinstructionfordiverselearners.Loribelievesthatweneedtostopthinkingaboutourstrugglinglearnersas“atrisk”andinsteadtostartthinkingofthemas“withpromise.”Inthisway,wecanfocusonmeetingstudentswheretheyareonthelearningcontinuumandscaffoldingthemtohigherlevelsofproficiency.AformerK-12LanguageArtsConsultantandpastboardmemberoftheInternationalReadingAssociation,Loriisfirstandforemostateacher.Inhersessions, she will share new ways of thinking about classroom structures designed to meet the needs of all the students in the class. She will discuss practical ideas for making the most of interactive, read-aloud activities that integrateliteracywithplay.Loriwillalsooutlinewaysforplanninggoal-basedguidedreading,andforcreatingpowerful mini writing lessons. http://lorijamison.com

ASUMMITforEarlyLiteracyLeaders: Scholars and Practitioners Working Together

Primaryteachers;ELLteachers;Literacycoordinators;ESDleaders; reading/ELATOSAsandcoaches;ECEleaders;

College and university leaders; OSPI leaders and others who have opportunities to enhance programs for struggling readers

SUMMIT 13June 20-21, 2016 Lynnwood, WALynnwood Convention Center3711196thStSW,Lynnwood

8:30 am to 4:00 pm

You can reach the registrar by emailing vulnerablereaders@shaw.ca. For special circumstances contact the Summit Manager Neil Hughes by emailing neilhughes@me.com.

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(Previous Summits were fully booked weeks before the event. As we turned many away, you may wish to register early.)

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Payment Paymentisbycreditcard(VisaorMastercard) or school district invoice. We guarantee security. The registration fee is $395.00 USD. Registrationscannotbecancelledafter payment. However, you can hold spaces and provide names later if payment is included in the registration. The registration fee includes two nutrition breaks. The program will be offered on June 20 and21from8:30amto4:00pm.Toensure your space, please register early.Registrationscannotbecancelled; however substitutions are welcome.

How to Register1. Reviewthispage.Thisistheinformationthatwillberequired.

2. Email or link to vulnerablereaders@shaw.ca for a registration form.

3. You will receive a fill-able registration form. The form will ask you to select one of two options. one option is attending Strand 1: The K/1 implementation Summit. The second option is attending Strand 2: The 2/3 implementation Summit. Both strands will attend K-3 plenary sessions.

4. Completetheformandreturnittothesameemailaddress.Youarenowregistered!

5. Ourmailingaddressis:EarlyLearning,Inc.,RaincoastBusinessCentre,1027PandoraAve,Victoria,BC,CanadaV8V3P6

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Learning INC.(Janet Mort PhD)

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