East Tennessee Literacy Conference 2010 Sponsored by the Mossy Creek Literacy Council & Keynote Speaker: Dr. Richard Allington University of Tennessee Dr. Richard Allington was an elementary school classroom teacher, reading specialist, director in poor rural schools, and federal programs administrator before beginning his career as a teacher educator and instructional researcher. His research interests include reading/learning disabilities and effective instruction, especially in classroom settings. Now a Professor of Education at the University of Tennessee, Dr. Allington served as the President of the International Reading Association in 2005-2006 and as President of the National Reading Conference in 1996-1997.He received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the International Reading Association for his study of perceptual processing in young children. Dr. Allington currently serves on the editorial boards of several journals. He is an author of over 100 research articles and several books, including What Really Matters for Struggling Readers, Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum: How Ideology Trumped Evidence, and What Really Matters in Response to Intervention. REGISTRATION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 26, 2010 Limited seating— reserve seats early Thursday, March 4, 2010 (Keynote 1:00-3:30 p.m./Breakout sessions 4:00-7:30 p.m.) Carson-Newman College, Business Building Ted Russell Hall Registration: 12:30 p.m. for 1:00 p.m. session; 3:30 p.m.for 4:00 p.m. session Note: Participants can register to attend full session or choose keynote or breakout sessions. To Register MAIL, CALL, FAX, OR EMAIL: Walters State Community College E-mail: tammy.wells@ws.edu Contact Susan Roberts at sroberts@k12tn.net or 865-397-3194 for more information $20.00 Registration Fee* ( mail or pay at the door) includes:
Last but not least... networking and socializing with fellow educators *Make $20.00 check payable to Mossy Creek Literacy Council
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