Transcript Keystone State Reading Association

Colonial Association of Reading
Educators
www.care-ksra. org
An Affiliate of
KEYSTONE STATE READING ASSOCIATION
THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION
Officers
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President: Angela Salezze
President-Elect/Programs: Diane Gabrielle
Programs Co-Chair: Donna Moser
Vice President/Membership Chair: Kathy
Sagl
Secretary: Millie Henning
Treasurer: Katherine Mack
Legislative Chair: Nancy Brackbill
Legislative Co-Chair/Promotion: Anne Taryn
Troiani
We are . . .
• Individuals who are engaged in reading
instruction, literacy development, and the
encouragement of lifelong reading habits.
• Reading Specialists
• Teachers
• Curriculum Coordinators
• Librarians
• Administrators
Mission
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To promote literacy
Provide instructional leadership
Support professional development
Advocate literacy issues
Cooperate and collaborate among our
membership and other organizations
Promote Literacy
• Promote Literacy through Reading as a
lifelong habit for all people
• Provide information to interested parties
regarding the promotion of reading habits
and latest techniques
• Recognize contributions and
achievements of Pennsylvanians in the
area of promoting reading
Provide Instructional Leadership
• Support and facilitate effective instruction
in reading and other areas of literacy
• Promote research related to effective
reading instruction
• Sponsor publications, meetings and
conferences intended to enhance reading
• Recognize Pennsylvanians who have
provided exemplary instructional
leadership in reading
Support Professional
Development
• Encourage and support individuals as they
provide professional development in reading
• Provide information and timely publications
related to literacy
• Sponsor publications, meetings and conferences
which provide professional development
opportunities in reading
• Promote involvement of pre-service and inservice educators in professional development
activities and organizations
Advocate Literacy Issues
• Develop collaborative relationships with the
Pennsylvania Department of Education and
other professional organizations to enhance
reading instruction
• Advocate policies at the local, state and national
levels to insure effective reading instruction
• Encourage councils to advocate effective
reading instruction at local, state and national
levels
Events
• National Book Festival – Washington,
DC
September, 2011
Barnes & Noble Educators Week
- Lehigh Valley Mall,
Whitehall
- Promenade Shops,
Center Valley
- Southmont,
Bethlehem Township
Fall and Spring
Conferences
• Keystone State Reading Association
Share the Passion
• October 27 – 29, 2011
• Lancaster County Convention Center
• 25 South Queen Street
• Lancaster, PA
PBS Presentation
November 10, 2011
• Erin Firestone, Director of Creative
Services and Education
• PBS Media and Education Center
• Steel Stacks, Bethlehem, PA
Lehigh University – Distinguished Lecture Series
Leaders of Practice – February 7, 2012
• Learning Disorders: Interventions that
Work
• Tuesday, February 7, 2012
• 6:00 – 8:00 pm
• Zoellner Arts Center , Baker Hall,
• 420 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA
Educational Regulations Update
• Marcia Hahn,
Representative
• Hanover Elementary
School
• Bethlehem, PA
• February, 2012
Workshops
• Response to Instruction and Intervention
for Struggling Readers
March 27, 2012
Dr. Heather Garrison, Associate Professor in
Special Education and Rehabilitation Dept.
East Stroudsburg University, PA
Barnes & Noble Educators Week
- Lehigh Valley Mall,
Whitehall
- Promenade Shops,
Center Valley
- Southmont,
Bethlehem Township
Fall and Spring
Celebrate Literacy Award
• Author/Speaker Mrs.
Roey Ford Ebert
• Cedar Crest College,
Allentown, PA
• May, 2012
• Put It Back,Jack
• Vivian’s Beach Dream
• Mommies and Daddies
are Nurses
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Lana Tries Yoga
• Just Like Mama
Literacy Periodicals
Reading Today
The Keystone Reader
CARE Newsletter
Become our partner in literacy
Join us!
We’re ready to listen and learn
from your experiences.