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2021 Literacy Association of Tennessee Conference

Welcome to LAT’s 50th Annual Conference. We are so glad you’re here. Please use the Sched site to help preview sessions, obtain presenter materials, and receive updates about upcoming conference events/sessions. Use #LATcon2021 for any social media posts.

11:30am CST

*Conference Registration*

1:00pm CST

Welcome to Conference & Opening Remarks Oakleigh A, B, CAmber Spears Jake Hoot Live Performance Oakleigh A, B, C

1:30pm CST

The Power of Literacy and Leadership Oakleigh A, B, CDr, Stephen Peters

2:30pm CST

**Snack Break** Mirabella F Leaders Like Us! with author J. P. Miller Mirabella FCarson Dellosa Education - Jaime Markham

3:00pm CST

Innovative Instructional Strategies to Engage Learners Cambridge BBethany Petty Reading Ritual & Routines Mirabella HGreg Smedley-Warren Reading FAST or Reading WELL? Let's Take Another Look at FluencyFILLING Oakleigh A, B, CDr. Jan Hasbrouck • Zach McPeters • Zach McPeters SOAR with Sight Words Cambridge AMary Amoson Take Your Time Back, Teacher! Mirabella GMichelle Emerson Let's Bring Literacy To Life Through Making and Technology! Broadlands AShannon McClintock Miller

3:35pm CST

Foundational Reading Skills: Now More Than Ever! Mirabella FStacey Leitzel

4:00pm CST

Innovative Instructional Strategies to Engage Learners Cambridge BBethany Petty Reading Ritual & Routines Mirabella HGreg Smedley-Warren Reading FAST or Reading WELL? Let's Take Another Look at FluencyFILLING Oakleigh A, B, CDr. Jan Hasbrouck • Zach McPeters • Zach McPeters SOAR with Sight Words Cambridge AMary Amoson Take Your Time Back, Teacher! Mirabella GMichelle Emerson Let's Bring Literacy To Life Through Making and Technology! Broadlands AShannon McClintock Miller

5:00pm CST

Author Sip & SignGerry Brooks • Shannon McClintock Miller • Bethany Petty • Jasmine Warga • Michael Shoulders

8:00am CST

Climate and Culture: The Choice is Yours Oakleigh A, B, CGerry Brooks

9:30am CST

Ensure Continuous Learning with Renaissance Mirabella FRaleigh Poole Foundational Reading Skills: Now More Than Ever! Mirabella F TN Educator Panel: Implementing Amplify's K–5 Core Knowledge Language Arts Mirabella FAmplify

10:00am CST

How to Ride the Cultural Waves that Impact Your Classroom Mirabella ITeresa Handy • Teresa Handy Literacy Specialists and Visible Learning for Literacy Mirabella GSadie Shivers • Leigh Ray • LaShay Wood I See Me and I See You: Diversifying Classroom Libraries Broadlands AJennifer Jordan • Nora Vines • Amanda Rigell We Read as One: Strategies for Empowering a Community of Intergenerational Readers Cambridge ADr. Stacy Fields • Dr. Bonnie Barksdale • Katie Schrodt Adolescent Literacy: More than Mockingbird! Mirabella HJessica Talada Engaging Young Readers through Storytelling and Historical Texts Broadlands BBeverly Boulware • Dr. Pamela Jukes • Dr. Judy Pierce Culturally and Linguistically Teaching: Small-Group Instruction for Multilingual Learners Cambridge BBarbara Andrews Meaningful Phonics and the Science of ReadingLIMITED Oakleigh A, B, CWiley Blevins

10:35am CST

Experiences for the Whole child: Turning Learning Interrupted into Accelerated Learning for Pre K and K Mirabella FRosemary Williams Leaders Like Us! with author J. P. Miller Mirabella FCarson Dellosa Education - Jaime Markham Learning with Bridgeview Education Mirabella FChris Opstad

11:00am CST

Diversity Infused Literature That Builds Rainbows of Interest and Storming Skills within Scholars Mirabella JDr. Ingrid Mitchell Local, Historical and Hilarious: Newspaper Clippings Students Will Love Cambridge BBill Carey Older Struggling Readers: Leveraging What Matters Most for 3rd-HS Literacy Mirabella GNorie Cotton • Hajar Nelson • Joyce Harrison Enhancing the e-text learning experience: Digital tools to engage and support readers of all ages! Mirabella HTammi Dobson • Dr. Julia Wilson Engaging Young Readers with Poetry Broadlands BDr. Melissa Barbee Storytelling and Writing Workshop: Motivating Student Writers with a Rainbow of Strategies Cambridge AAngela M. Shelton • Laura Click • Brittany Gray • Brandi Crass Breaking the Reading Code with Phinger Coding Created to facilitate the connection between the sound and symbol processing centers of the brain! Broadlands AChannie Phagan

12:00pm CST

Author's Luncheon with Jasmine Warga Mirabella EJasmine Warga

1:00pm CST

*Exhibit Hall Break & Jasmine Warga Author Signing* Mirabella F A Closer Look at Effective Foundational Skills Instruction Mirabella FBarbara Andrews Adding Effective Tier 1 Phonics Instruction to ELA Core Mirabella FStacey Miller It's Never Too Late To Crack The Code! Mirabella FSandra

1:45pm CST

Teach Like a PIRATE Oakleigh A, B, CDave Burgess

6:00pm CST

Cocktail Reception Hosted by Zaner Bloser Mirabella EKathy McAlone • Lynn M. Robson Zaner-Bloser

8:00am CST

Delivering on the Promise of Literacy for All: Yes, We Can! **Keynote Session** Oakleigh A, B, CLaura Stewart

8:45am CST

Reading 360: What's Next for 2022 *Keynote* Oakleigh A, B, CDr. Lisa Coons • Rachael Ross

9:30am CST

Family Literacy Night Mirabella GBetsy Donlon Journal Monsters Mirabella JLarissa Rector Shedding Some Light on Phonics, Phonological Awareness, and Phonemic Awareness Mirabella IL. Kathryn Sharp • Angela M. Shelton The Effect of a Knowledge-Based Curriculum Using Science Read Alouds on Vocabulary and Listening Comprehension: Outcomes with Preschoolers Mirabella HDr. Nicole Crouch Take the Mic: Virtual Literature Circles with Honors University Students and Eighth Graders Broadlands ABryan Walker Literacy and STEAM: On Track Together Through Picturebook Biographies Broadlands BBeverly Boulware • Eula Monroe Brave Teaching: Leading Teachers in Brave Professional Learning Cambridge ADr. Bonnie Barksdale • Katie Schrodt • Melanie Maxwell • John Carter The "Write" Way to Literacy Cambridge BBeth Gotcher • Angie Barham Teaching Phonics during Small Group Lessons Oakleigh A, B, CJan Richardson • Felicia Fowler

10:30am CST

Using Translanguaging Pedagogies to Disrupt Monolingual Language Ideologies Mirabella HKatie Schrodt • Janna McClain Utilizing Instructional Coaching to Improve Reading Fluency An Action Research Study Mirabella ILauren Hawks • Dr. Becky Clark Write Now and Write On Mirabella JRebecca G. Harper Novel Study: Entry Point for Exploration of Complex Issues Cambridge AJennifer Jordan • Nora Vines • Amanda Rigell Cowboy Up Kids Cambridge BRegina Peery Practical Ways to Get Students Engaging with Texts Broadlands BJulie Faulkner Writing to Learn: engaging readers and building literacy capacities Broadlands AAngela Stone • Tara Alvey The Influence of English-Only Laws on Mainstream Teachers’ Instructional and Literacy Practices Mirabella GJohn Mooneyham • Neal Alexander Monroe

11:30am CST

Capitalism, Accountability, Goal-Oriented Learning, and the Resulting Inequity in TN High Schools Mirabella HJonathan Enix Four Keys to Promote the Love of Reading in Students Mirabella JMichael Shoulders Supporting Diverse Learners: Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment Mirabella IAutumn Longmire Simple and Easy Strategies to Engage all Students in Comprehending - Summarizing - Note Making Broadlands ATammy Baird • Cheryl Abla Democracy and Social Justice: Using Argument in the Secondary Classroom Broadlands BRebecca G. Harper What's in a Language Strategy? The Strategy Toolkit to Support Language in Content-area classrooms Cambridge BAllie Hinson • Dan Johnson Back to Basics: Oneida Special School District’s Proven Model of Reading Instruction Mirabella GDenise • Tracy Weber • Dr. Donya Sartor