Preconference Institutes are a popular ramp-up to the ILA 2016 Conference. This year, we’ll spotlight each 1 of the 15 all-day presentations designed to take a close look into the hottest topics in literacy (other installments will be linked at the bottom of this post). This week, we look at Nurturing and Cultivating Literacy in Early Learners.
Institute 05: Preparing Our Early Learners: Research and Strategies for Pre-K–3 Literacy Instruction
Although research clearly shows how important language and literacy is for young children, there has been no shortage of studies surrounding best strategies. This Preconference Institute is grounded in focused information and effective, practical language and literacy lesson examples for primary classroom teachers working with academically, culturally, and linguistically diverse populations of early learners.
The day will be chock-full of information from top educators and researchers with three keynote addresses and three breakouts with four sets of sessions, a workshop in each session, and time for reflection to close out the day. During workshops, there will be both presentation and discussion.
Institute 14: Reading Comprehension and Cultural-Linguistic Diversity: Pre-K–3
Literacy is about not only absorbing information, but also understanding. This Preconference Institute will explore primary-level reading comprehension for all elementary students. Learn the essential elements of a comprehensive comprehension program for young children and gain research-based practices to use in both classroom and intervention settings.
General instructional issues in this Preconference Institute will include vocabulary, interventions, and technology in addition to considerations for students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
This Preconference Institute will include two keynote addresses and a number of breakout sessions including Multidimensional Read-Alouds, Using Technology to Enhance Comprehension, and Reading to Write Argumentative Texts with ELs. A final session will put the content into context by synthesizing a set of principles and the manner with which to apply those principles.
Preconference Institutes are an additional cost to conference registration and run simultaneously Friday, July 8. Find out more about the sessions here before they’re sold out.
The ILA 2016 Conference & Exhibits will be July 9–11 in Boston, MA, with more than 6,000 attendees eager to cultivate new teaching practices. With over 300 sessions, including several new additions to the schedule, and the popular Preconference Institutes, the weekend is sure to be a memorable one. Register today for the conference to take advantage of special Early Bird pricing.