Keynote - Dr. Anita Archer
Dr. Anita Archer is an educational consultant to state departments and school districts on explicit instruction and literacy. She has presented in all 50 states, all US territories, and many countries, including Australia and Canada, and has received ten awards honoring her educational contributions.
Dr. Archer has served on the faculties of three universities, including the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and San Diego State University. She has co-authored numerous curriculum materials, including Phonics for Reading (Curriculum Associates), a three-level intervention program, REWARDS (Voyager/Sopris), a five-component literacy intervention program, and a best-selling textbook titled Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching (Guilford Publications).
Classic Archerisms:
1. I do, we do, you do. 2. Avoid the void, for they will fill it. 3. If you expect it, pre-correct it. 4. Teach the stuff and cut the fluff. 5. Don’t commit assumicide.
Dr. Anita Archer is an educational consultant to state departments and school districts on explicit instruction and literacy. She has presented in all 50 states, all US territories, and many countries, including Australia and Canada, and has received ten awards honoring her educational contributions.
Dr. Archer has served on the faculties of three universities, including the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and San Diego State University. She has co-authored numerous curriculum materials, including Phonics for Reading (Curriculum Associates), a three-level intervention program, REWARDS (Voyager/Sopris), a five-component literacy intervention program, and a best-selling textbook titled Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching (Guilford Publications).
Classic Archerisms:
1. I do, we do, you do. 2. Avoid the void, for they will fill it. 3. If you expect it, pre-correct it. 4. Teach the stuff and cut the fluff. 5. Don’t commit assumicide.