NCRA 53rd Annual North Carolina Reading Conference: Schedule

2:00pm EDT

Young Author's Ceremony (Invite Only: Winners and Family members) Salem 2 Ballroom

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Sponsor and Exhibitor Contact (Add to Schedule for Contact) Winston 2 BallroomAmplify • Sadlier • Zaner-Bloser • Amplify • hand2mind • Heggerty • Heinemann • Letterland • mwilmeth • Scholastic • Learning A-Z • Curriculum Associates • NWEA: Northwest Evaluation Association • Maryjohn Blanchard • Pioneer Valley Books • Digital Reader by Pioneer Valley Books • GG's Library - Children's Bookstore • Professional Educators of North Carolina • Empowering Writers- Dea Paoletta Auray CEO/Founder • Collaborative Classroom • American Book Company • Benchmark Education Company • Laura Thomas, Trainer/GA Regional Director • Author Access- Billy Dixon • IMSE-Institute for Multi-Sensory Education • A.R.E. You? Actively Reading and Engaging • Cory A. Graves • 95 Percent Group • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Matthew Laamanen- Heggerty • McGraw HIll • South Carolina Chic- Emily Johnson • Lindsay Keim • Angela Kontos • Rev Learning Suite by LanguaMatrics, Inc. • EPS Learning • Michelle Davidson-EPS Learning • Danielle Lynch • Jennifer Maydole • Geni McKee • Ben Alloway- Great Minds • Great Minds • Kevin Melnik- Great Minds • Paige Petty-Plummer • Reading With Your Kids Podcast • Brain Hive and Sundance Newbridge Publishers • Cindy Hogston- Silver Ink Publishing • Jill Nolen- Silver Ink Publishing • Sundance Newbridge Publishing • Silver Ink Publishing • Emily Lipe- Scholastic Rep • UNCG Information , Library, and Research Sciences • Molly Seerey • Richie Staggs • hand2mind • Heggerty • North Carolina Reading Association • American Book Company • EPS Learning- Theresa Gilstrap • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Matthew Laamanen- Heggerty • EPS Learning • Sundance Newbridge Publishing Open Registration: 11:00 am- 5:30 pm Conference Registration DeskNorth Carolina Reading Association Tech Help Desk: 11:00 am- 1:00 pm Conference Registration DeskTalia Cotton

1:00pm EDT

Literacy Escape: Using Classroom and Digital Escape Rooms to Engage Students in Literacy by Dr. Rebecca Harper Salem 3BRebecca Harper Reading & Writing Symbiosis: Learning & Brain Science for Literacy & Learning Acceleration by Heidi Perez Salem 1BHeidi Perez Walking in a Reading WONDERland: Creating a WONDERful StoryWalk Experience with Shane Fletcher and Tonnye Fletcher Salem 1AMichael Shane Fletcher • Tonnye Williams Fletcher Using Our Writing to Lift their Writing by Lester Laminack Salem 3ALester Laminack

3:05pm EDT

Refreshments sponsored by EPS Learning Salem FoyerEPS Learning

3:30pm EDT

Digital Storytelling Resources by Dr. Heather Moorefield Salem 3BHeather Moorefield Poetry Power! by Typewriter Rodeo Salem 1BTypewriter Rodeo Primarily Thinking: Using Visual Thinking Strategies with Primary Sources by Kathleen Hill-Graves Salem 1AKathleen Hill-Graves

5:45pm EDT

Exhibits Grand Opening Winston 2 BallroomSadlier • Zaner-Bloser • Amplify • hand2mind • Heggerty • Heinemann • Letterland • mwilmeth • Scholastic • Learning A-Z • Curriculum Associates • NWEA: Northwest Evaluation Association • Maryjohn Blanchard • Pioneer Valley Books • Digital Reader by Pioneer Valley Books • GG's Library - Children's Bookstore • Professional Educators of North Carolina • Empowering Writers- Dea Paoletta Auray CEO/Founder • Collaborative Classroom • Robin Cole • American Book Company • Benchmark Education Company • Laura Thomas, Trainer/GA Regional Director • Author Access- Billy Dixon • IMSE-Institute for Multi-Sensory Education • A.R.E. You? Actively Reading and Engaging • Cory A. Graves • 95 Percent Group • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Amber Harlow • Ricky Harlow • Matthew Laamanen- Heggerty • McGraw HIll • 95 Percent Group LLC- Sharon Hopper • South Carolina Chic- Emily Johnson • Lindsay Keim • Angela Kontos • Rev Learning Suite by LanguaMatrics, Inc. • EPS Learning • Michelle Davidson-EPS Learning • Danielle Lynch • Jennifer Maydole • Geni McKee • Ben Alloway- Great Minds • Great Minds • Kevin Melnik- Great Minds • Paige Petty-Plummer • Reading With Your Kids Podcast • Brain Hive and Sundance Newbridge Publishers • Cindy Hogston- Silver Ink Publishing • Jill Nolen- Silver Ink Publishing • Silver Ink Publishing • Emily Lipe- Scholastic Rep • UNCG Information , Library, and Research Sciences • Molly Seerey • hand2mind • American Book Company • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

7:00pm EDT

NCRA Awards Reception & Recognition (Invitation Only) Gaines BallroomNorth Carolina Reading Association • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

8:00pm EDT

Delegates Assembly (NCRA Delegates Invite Only) Conference 1North Carolina Reading Association

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Open Registration: 7:30am-5:00pm Conference Registration DeskNorth Carolina Reading Association Tech Help Desk: 8:00 am- 12:00 pm Conference Registration DeskTalia Cotton

7:30am EDT

Visit Exhibit Hall: 7:30 am- 6:00 pm Coffee & Juice available Winston Ballroom 2Sadlier • Zaner-Bloser • Amplify • hand2mind • Heggerty • Heinemann • Letterland • mwilmeth • Scholastic • Curriculum Associates • Maryjohn Blanchard • Pioneer Valley Books • Digital Reader by Pioneer Valley Books • GG's Library - Children's Bookstore • Professional Educators of North Carolina • Collaborative Classroom • American Book Company • Benchmark Education Company • Author Access- Billy Dixon • IMSE-Institute for Multi-Sensory Education • A.R.E. You? Actively Reading and Engaging • Cory A. Graves • 95 Percent Group • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • McGraw HIll • Rev Learning Suite by LanguaMatrics, Inc. • EPS Learning • Jennifer Maydole • Great Minds • Reading With Your Kids Podcast • Brain Hive and Sundance Newbridge Publishers • Silver Ink Publishing • Emily Lipe- Scholastic Rep • UNCG Information , Library, and Research Sciences • Molly Seerey • hand2mind • American Book Company • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

8:30am EDT

Opening General Session with Typewriter Rodeo Salem Ballroom 2Typewriter Rodeo • Heggerty

9:40am EDT

Author Chat: Talk with NC authors Lester Laminack and Shannon Hitchcock Winston 3AShannon Hitchcock • Lester Laminack Book Clubs as Interdisciplinary Inquiry: Using Chapter Books to Center Indigenous Perspectives and History Winston 3CLisa Buchanan • Allison Keill Cueing systems have been banned in NC: What does that really mean? Salem 1CDennis Davis • Amy Walter Don’t be late! Guiding multilingual learners down the reading rabbit hole Salem 3BHeather Aiken Exploring Wonderland: A Literacy Journey with Notice and Note Conference 1Angela Wolfe Integrating Reading and Writing Through Mentor Text Magic Salem 1BMichelle Ruhe Science of Reading in a "Real" School, Beyond Policy Salem 3CAmy Heath Strategies for Approaching Multisyllabic Words with Older Students Conference 2Kim Collins The Art of Picture Books: Visual Literacy Learning Winston 3BAshley C Belote The GIzella Abramson Holocaust Education Act and Teaching the Holocaust Winston 1CGuy Hill To See & to be Seen: Culturally Responsive Classroom Texts Salem 3ADr. Kathleen Castillo-Clark, NBCT Using Award-Winning Children’s Books to Create Welcoming and Inclusive Classrooms Winston 1BAlan R. Bailey “Begin at the beginning!” Foundational skills in the K-2 classrooms Winston 1ARebekah Dodd • Margo Hale • Pamela Hunter

10:40am EDT

American Dreams: Celebrating Black Heroes and History Winston 1BKelly Starling Lyons Collaborate, Connect, and Cultivate Your Science of Reading Winston 3BAnna Harrison • Angela Kern • Robin Vincent Curiouser and Curiouser: Using AI to Tailor Middle School ELA for Diverse Learners Salem 1CAmy Walter Curiouser Interventions: Blending of Literacy Best Practices to Support Student Learning Needs Salem 1ABrandi Brown • Leni Caldwell Facing Fear Through Fiction: Young-adult and middle-grade authors use books to explore mental health and build empathy in teen and tween readers Winston 3CAmalie Jahn Imagine a World: Engaging Readers through Creative Writing Winston 3AJohn Claude Bemis • Frances O'Roark Dowell Just Tech a Chance: Utilizing Digital Tools to Support Reading Salem 3CGerrelyn Patterson • Nichole Smith • Kristen Wawer • Brian K. Williams Nurturing Literacy Through Engaging Play Salem 3Amwilmeth • Nicole Nesheim, Ph.D. Pack Your Bag's and Let's Travel the World Conference 2Margaret Cuthbertson • Heather Shulman Poetry to Promote Inclusion and Improve Writing Conference 1Jo Hackl Teaching the Holocaust in 2023 Winston 1CGuy Hill Technology Enabled Coaching: What can we learn from the last 10 years? Salem 3BErika Gray • Claudia Pagliaro Writing in the K-5 Classroom Salem 1BGin Hodge “How puzzling all these changes are!” Phonics Instruction in the 3-6 classrooms. Winston 1ARebekah Dodd • Holly Griffin • Margo Hale

11:40am EDT

Author Panel Luncheon (Ticketed/ Prepaid Event) Gaines BallroomAlan R. Bailey • Allan Wolf • James Solheim • Darren Farrell • Kwame Mbalia • Judy Allen Dodson • Kelly Starling Lyons Lunch with Exhibitors Winston 2 BallroomSadlier • Zaner-Bloser • Amplify • hand2mind • Heggerty • Heinemann • Letterland • mwilmeth • Curriculum Associates • Maryjohn Blanchard • Pioneer Valley Books • Digital Reader by Pioneer Valley Books • GG's Library - Children's Bookstore • Professional Educators of North Carolina • Collaborative Classroom • American Book Company • Benchmark Education Company • Author Access- Billy Dixon • IMSE-Institute for Multi-Sensory Education • A.R.E. You? Actively Reading and Engaging • Cory A. Graves • 95 Percent Group • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • McGraw HIll • Rev Learning Suite by LanguaMatrics, Inc. • EPS Learning • Jennifer Maydole • Great Minds • Reading With Your Kids Podcast • Brain Hive and Sundance Newbridge Publishers • Silver Ink Publishing • Emily Lipe- Scholastic Rep • UNCG Information , Library, and Research Sciences • Molly Seerey • hand2mind • American Book Company • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

1:25pm EDT

Afternoon General Session with Speaker Dr. Rebecca Harper Salem Ballroom 2Rebecca Harper • American Book Company

2:25pm EDT

"Believe the Impossible:" Energizing ELA with Blended Learning Winston 1BAndrew Backhaus • Michael Shane Fletcher All about the Science of Reading (SOR) with Narwhal and Jelly! Conference 2Susie Grace • Dr. Laura Staal Author's Panel with John Claude Bemis, Amy Cherrix, Hope Larson, Tameka Fryer Brown, Cinda Chima, and Nora Shalaway Carpenter Salem 3AJohn Claude Bemis • Tameka Fryer Brown • Nora Shalaway Carpenter • Amy Cherrix • Hope Larson Cultivating a Culture of Care, Joy, Opportunity and Belonging in Literacy Instruction Winston 3CCourtney Gatlin • Christy Howard Expanding Our Reading Instruction Toolbox: Strategies to Differentiate Small-Group Reading Instruction Salem 3CJill S. Jones Feedback that Feeds Learning Forward: Leading Learners Salem 1CDr. Sandra M. Webb Give This Book Away – for real! with author Darren Farrell Winston 3ADarren Farrell Invisible Sentence: Recognizing, Supporting, and Advocating for Children of Incarcerated and Returning Parents Conference 1Melissa Radcliff Learn About Our Literacy Wonderland - the University of Mount Olive Reading Clinic Salem 1BDr. Amanda Bullard-Maxwell • Kristie Florido • Alicia Gachuz • Emily Haire • Ashley Johnson Literacy Wonderland: Nurturing Joyful Journeys in Family Reading Salem 3BKaitlin Jackson • Bradley Mills Reading & Writing: Discover a Wondrous World of Reciprocity Winston 3BSandra Reyes Through the Looking Glass: Exploring the Power of the Unexpected in Fiction Winston 1AJo Hackl • Landra Jennings Tips, Tools & Techniques for Teaching Early Readers Salem 1AJennifer Burchfiel Understanding the Science of Reading in Materials Winston 1CAmanda Bikowski

3:25pm EDT

Books as Festivals: Kids Will Celebrate Reading! Salem 3CJames Solheim Bring the Joy Back to Early Literacy Instruction! Salem 3AHeather Villela Building Stronger Writing Instruction Using Culturally Responsive Mentor Texts Winston 3CSarah Cordova Building your classroom library to inspire, engage, and challenge your readers Winston 1CTomi Black • Margaret Cuthbertson Create a Dandelion Magic Wishing-Wall with author Darren Farrell Wisnton 3ADarren Farrell Creating an Instructional Ecosystem: Cohesion Across Tiers to Maximize Student Learning Conference 1Sharon Hopper Decoding the Wonderland: The Joyful Impact of Decodable Texts on Literacy Skills Salem 1BAshley Gentry Demystifying Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Practical Applications for Instructional Use Salem 1ATalia Cotton Poetry Through the Looking CAST: Reading & Experiencing Poetry from the Inside Out with NC Author Allan Wolfe Winston 1BAllan Wolf Read with the Deacs: Examining Outcomes of a University-School District Reading Initiative Winston 1AAlan Brown Why Reader's Theatre Should be a Part of Your Classroom Winston 3BCindy Flowers Young Children Are Natural Scientists: Connecting Multicultural Picture Books and Hands-On STEM for Engaged Learning Across the Curriculum Salem 3BDr. Diane Jackson Schnoor ’Twas Brillig, and the Slithy Toves...Needed Help with Comprehension!: Giving Multilingual Learners Tools to Make Meaning from Text Salem 1CCourtney Morgan

4:15pm EDT

Exhibit Hall and Author Signing (Snacks Too!) Winston 2 BallroomRebecca Harper • Sadlier • Zaner-Bloser • Amplify • hand2mind • Heggerty • Heinemann • Letterland • mwilmeth • Curriculum Associates • Pioneer Valley Books • Digital Reader by Pioneer Valley Books • GG's Library - Children's Bookstore • Professional Educators of North Carolina • Collaborative Classroom • American Book Company • Benchmark Education Company • Author Access- Billy Dixon • IMSE-Institute for Multi-Sensory Education • A.R.E. You? Actively Reading and Engaging • Cory A. Graves • 95 Percent Group • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • McGraw HIll • EPS Learning • Jennifer Maydole • Great Minds • Reading With Your Kids Podcast • Brain Hive and Sundance Newbridge Publishers • Silver Ink Publishing • Molly Seerey • Richie Staggs • hand2mind • American Book Company • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Open Registration: 7:00am-12:00pm Conference Registration Deskhand2mind • North Carolina Reading Association • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

7:30am EDT

Exhibit Hall: 7:30 am- 9:40 am - Continental Breakfast Winston Ballroom 2Sadlier • Zaner-Bloser • Amplify • hand2mind • Heggerty • Heinemann • Letterland • mwilmeth • Learning A-Z • Curriculum Associates • Maryjohn Blanchard • Pioneer Valley Books • Digital Reader by Pioneer Valley Books • GG's Library - Children's Bookstore • Professional Educators of North Carolina • Collaborative Classroom • American Book Company • Benchmark Education Company • Author Access- Billy Dixon • IMSE-Institute for Multi-Sensory Education • A.R.E. You? Actively Reading and Engaging • Cory A. Graves • 95 Percent Group • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • McGraw HIll • Rev Learning Suite by LanguaMatrics, Inc. • EPS Learning • Jennifer Maydole • Great Minds • Reading With Your Kids Podcast • Brain Hive and Sundance Newbridge Publishers • Silver Ink Publishing • UNCG Information , Library, and Research Sciences • Molly Seerey • Richie Staggs • hand2mind • American Book Company • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

8:20am EDT

Morning General Session with Speaker Leah Carper, NC Teacher of the Year 2022 Salem 2 BallroomLeah Carper

9:20am EDT

"Beyond the Wall: How to Implement a Sound Wall Using Informal Assessment" Salem 3AKeegan Wilson Bridging the Gap: Building Vocabulary and Reading Pathways in the Brain Winston 1BTalia Cotton Children’s Books are WONDERful for EVERYONE! Salem 1BVanessa Calhoun Creating a Literary Wonderland: Bring Reading Alive Through Language Comprehension Practices Salem 3BAmy Gilliam • Angela Jones Decodables Texts within a Comprehensive Literacy Curriculum Winston 1ADr. Rebecca Jordan • Dr. Kindel Turner Nash • Dr. Ashley Pennell Indigenous Pedagogy through Storytelling Winston 3BRyan Dial Nonfiction Comprehension based on LETRS Strategies Conference 1Ileetha Groom Ph.D Phonological Awareness and Phonics: Reflecting Learning through Decodable Text Salem 1AKaren Cangemi Planting Seeds & Inspiring Imagination through Nonfiction Picture Books Winston 3ACarolyn Bennett Fraiser The Listening Brain: Why our kids can't read Winston 3CDr. Jacqueline R. Scholl The Science of Reading: From Pedagogy to Practice a K5 Classroom View Salem 3CHeather Wyatt The World of Artificial Intelligence in Literacy Instruction Salem 1CMisty McClain • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

10:20am EDT

Navigating Through the Looking Glass to Reading Success: A Literacy Wonderland Salem 1CEllen Edmonds Another Look at the Science of Reading Salem 1BDarrell Morris Bridging English Language Learning and Literacy Instruction through Collaboration and Cultural Wealth Winston 1ALeslie Babinski • Jennifer C. Mann • Sheri Petrequin • Amy Wadia Building Knowledge Through Readable Texts Conference 1Danielle Gaither Centering Joy and Shaping Instructional Practices: Opening Up Your Classroom Library to Reflect Affirming Portrayals of Disability Experiences Winston 3CBeth Buchholz • Beth Frye • Devery Ward Children’s drawings as reader response: Opportunities for educators to consider the ways in which visual language intertwines with reading text Winston 3BNermin Vehabovic Empowering Indigenous Minds: Reading Nation Waterfall's Impact on the Lumbee Community Salem 3BLynette Dial • Heather Sellers Finances and Families: Using Culturally Sustaining Practices to Teach an Integrated Social Studies/ELA Unit with a Multi-Genre Text Set Salem 1ADr. Morgan Blanton • Hope Combs Growing our Next Generation of Literacy Leaders Salem 3CErin Kessel I Know You! I Met You in a Picture Book! Winston 1CChristine Leo Once: High Dosage Tutoring for Early Learners Winston 3ACindy Hollar Taking over the WORD!: Vocabulary & The Brain Winston 1BTalia Cotton • Kenya Lawrence You Have the Data, Now What? Salem 3AAmplify • Michelle Hart

11:20am EDT

"Decoding on Purpose" - Accessing joy in reading Winston 1CLinda Rhyne Accelerating Foundational Skills for Older Readers Winston 3AKeri Bartholomew • Katharine Bonasera Down the Rabbit Hole & Into The Looking Glass Winston 3CLeJuane Bowens Early Learning: A Pathway to Early Literacy Development Salem 3CDr. TaVshea Smith Empathy is a Skill: Teaching empathy through children's literature Winston 1BRebecca Wenrich Wheeler Evidence Based Literacy Instruction: What Is This and Resources Salem 3BChristine Pederson Global Literacies and Literature: Pathways for Engaging and Empowering Readers Winston 1AAmanda Howell • Hiller A. Spires Intentionally Teaching and Learning to Collaborate Winston 3BTeri Laliberte Nurturing Border-Crossing Discourse With Students In A Cross-Cultural Virtual Exchange Salem 1ASarah Bausell • Marie Himes Perspective-taking in the Land of Fairy Tales Salem 3ADr. Rebecca Jordan • Nicki Young The Wonder of the Strange and the Familiar Salem 1CKimberly Stephens

12:30pm EDT

Closing Luncheon General Session with Speaker: Alan Gratz, #1 NYT Bestselling Author Salem 2 BallroomAlan Gratz