Literacy: A Fundamental Right, A Universal Light
Friday, October 25th, 2024

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Friday, October 25, 2024

• 08:45 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote - Dr. Anita Archer
• 10:30 AM LATA BC AGM 
• 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Where to start and what now? Assessment to drive responsive literacy instruction/intervention - Dr. Shelby Pollitt and Deanna Stidston
• 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Mandatory Literacy Screening in AB; Potentials, Struggles, and the Way Forward - Dr. George Georgiou
• 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM SpellRead Intervention for Grades 4+ - Catherine Cook
• 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Literacy for Life with Lyn Stone: Speaking and Spelling, two different beasts​
• 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Noémi Berlus -  Développer la confiance des lecteurs avec les livres décodables
• 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM It’s Never Too Late: Adolescent Literacy Development Part 1 - AM - Melanie Baerg
• 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Collaboration Counts - Nicola Lott
• 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Jeanne Schopf - Help, My Students Can’t Comprehend: The Science of Reading for Secondary Educators 
• 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Nothing Changes Until Something Changes - Yukon First Nation School District’s (FNSB) Journey Transforming Literacy
• 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM DLD and Dyslexia: The Language and Literacy Connection - Aoife McNamara 
• 01:15 PM - 02:45 PM It’s Never Too Late: Adolescent Literacy Development Part 2 - PM - Melanie Baerg
• 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Structured Literacy in Kindergarten - Katie Lyon-Stevens 
• 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Unlocking Word Power: Practical Classroom Strategies for Explicit Vocabulary Instruction.
• 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Literacy for Life with Lyn Stone: ​Trick or Treat Words
• 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Targeted Interventions - Nicola Lott
• 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM Jeanne Schopf - Dynamic Comprehension: What Every Secondary Teacher Needs to Know
• 1:15 PM - 2:45PM Noemi Berlus - Developing Confident Readers With Decodable Books

​A big thank you to our book prize sponsors Syllasense, Strong Nations, Facile a lire, and Wacky Tat.