The Third Annual National-Louis University / Fox Valley Reading Council Conference, Teaching With Diversity in Mind, has been postponed. New dates will be posted soon on the website. We apologize for any inconvenience.

 





CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

7:30 - 8:30 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 8:40 am

WSLI Welcome

8:40- 9:25 am

William G. Brozo, Ph.D.
"Closing the Reading Achievement Gap for Boys: Honoring Diversity and Building Capacity"

9:35 - 10:30 am

Fenice Boyd, Ph.D.
"Diversity and the Curriculum: Using Multiple Text Types as Essential"

10:40 - 11:40 am

Breakout Session 1

11:50 am -1:15 pm

Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Patricia Powell, author and storyteller

1:20 - 2:20 pm

Breakout Session 2

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Breakout Session 3

3:30-4:00 pm

Book Signing with Patricia Powell, author



CONFERENCE COSTS

Conference Cost

Early Rate
By 9/15/2010

Late Rate
Onsite Registration
Current Members $125.00 $150.00
New Members
(joining now)		 $150.00 $175.00
Student Members
(joining now)		 $100.00 $125.00
Non-Members $150.00 $175.00
Student
Non-Members		 $75.00 $100.00

All registrations must be received by September 15th. After that date, all registrations will take place onsite Friday, October 15, 2010 with the following

Graduate Credit

Optional one semester hour of University course credit is also available.

Attendees of this conference may also receive 1 semester hour of graduate credit through National-Louis University (NLU) for an additional fee for NLU tuition.

 

Course Title

RLL595N - Special Topics/Language Arts/Differentiating Literacy Instruction (K-12)

1 semester hour of graduate credit

 

Course Instructor

Dr. Ann Speltz

 

Course Description

This course provides an overview of various aspects related to differentiating K-12 literacy instruction for a range of students through participation in a one-day conference (October 15, 2010) sponsored by NLU/Fox Valley Reading Council, and in subsequent on-campus course sessions (Saturday, October 30th, 9:00 - 12:00 pm, and Saturday, November 6th, 9:00 - 12:00 pm), with some related course readings and activities. Focal areas include: boys, students of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, ELLs, gifted and talented, and special needs. In addition, the course examines multicultural trade books, multiple text types, and instructional practices to promote literacy growth and development for such students.

 

Course Meeting Dates

Friday, October 15, 2010 - Conference attendance, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Saturday, October 30th, 9:00 - 12:00 pm

Saturday, November 6th, 9:00 - 12:00 pm

 

Course Meeting Location

National-Louis University Lisle Campus

850 Warrenville Road

Lisle, IL 60532

 

Course Registration

WSLI_RLL595 Graduate Credit Registration Form (pdf format)

Mail or Fax the completed Graduate Registration form along with $340 check or credit card payment to:

 

Ruth E. Quiroa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

NLU Lisle Campus; 850 Warrenville Rd; Lisle, IL 60532-1356

 

Please note: DO NOT MAIL GRADUATE REGISTRATION directly to NLU

 

For further course information contact: Dr. Ruth Quiroa at RQuiroa@nl.edu