Conference Handouts 2009 Conference Handouts Janet Behrend – Writing Effective Book Introductions Marcia Nye Boody – Coaching Conventions: What Do They Look and Sound Like In An Apprenticeship Model of Teaching and Learning Carrice Cummins – The Art of Making Text Explicit Janet Elliott – Ten Reasons to Use Writer’s Notebooks Judy Embry – The Importance of Spatial Sequential Order in Taking Words Apart Judy Embry – Sense of Urgency Nancy Fischer & Katie Meyer–Wonderful Writers: Change Over Time in Kindergarten Writing Kris Going & Judy Menard: Our RTI Journey Kris Going & Mellissa Reed: Powerful Team Meetings Jo Gusman - Foundation-Frameworks-Tools: Diverse Brains, Divers Learners: Understanding the Complex World of Your English Language Learners Jo Gusman – Foundation-Frameworks–Tools School Improvement Model: Creating Effective Language and Literacy Programs for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Linda Hoyt – Mastering the Mechanics: Recasting Conventions as Craft Elements Pat Johnson – Harnessing the Power of Shared Demonstrations, K-5 Pat Johnson – Inferring: The Hearbeat of Comprehension, 3-6 Pat Johnson – Keeping Instruction Within the Child’s Zone Lynn Mangold – Guided Reading: Extreme Makeover 2009 Edition Katie Meyer & Brian Reindl – Using Literacy Task Cards as a Classroom Intervention Pauline Moley – Struggling Readers and Writers: Breaking the Cycle Katie Wood Ray – Writing Conferences Right From the Start: Differentiating Curriculum for Beginning Writers Katie Wood Ray – Why Book Making Makes Sense For the Youngest Writers Brian Reindl & Katie Meyer – A Year with RTI Mary Rosser - In-the-Head Activity: What Does It Mean? Barbara Schubert - Even Eagles Need a Push Barbara Schubert - You Can't Send a Duck to Eagle School Amy Schulze – Multi Genre Research Reports in Writing Workshop Dianne Southerland – Developing Strategic Processing in Comprehension Focus Groups Mary Beth Stevens & Karen Birdwhistell – Emergent Language & Literacy Group: An Intervention Approach Mary Beth Stevens & Karen Birdwhistell – Emergent Language and Literacy Group Intervention Planner Chad Waldron – Get Online! Using Technology for Literacy Education in Your Schools Jeffrey Wilhelm – Improving Comprehension with Think Alouds Mona Yother – Learning Partners: Model for a Professional Learning Community