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NCE at Illinois Reading Council Conference

Thousands of literacy advocates, educators, and researchers gathered for the 51st Annual Conference of the Illinois Reading Council (IRC) from October 4-6, 2018 in Peoria, Illinois.

NCE faculty presentations included:

K-2 Interactive Read Alouds in a Reading Workshop Classroom
Deborah Shefren and Debra Gurvitz, Adjunct Faculty

Picturebook Endpapers: Increasing Readers' Comprehension, Visual Literacy and Appreciation
Geri Chesner

Jane Addams: Illinois' Original Hands-on Activist, Immigrant Advocate, and Bibliophile
Kristin Lems

Science Is A Story: Storytelling and Teaching K-12 Science
Vito Dipinto

Comprehension Conferences: Deeper Understanding of Students' Deep Understanding
Sophie Degener

Similarities and Differences Between Learning a First and a Second Language: Teaching Strategies for Educators Working with English Learners
Mariana Ricklefs

Building Literacy with English Language Learners: Insights from Linguistics
Kristin Lems with Adjunct Faculty Tenena Soro and Leah Miller

The Wonder of Wonder: Using Children's Literature About Accepting Differences
Donna Wakefield

Print to Screen: Scaffolding Digital Literacy Development
Mary Hoch

View the IRC Conference Final Program Book here.

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    (888) 658.8632
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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    (888) 658.8632
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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    (888) 658.8632
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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    (888) 658.8632
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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    (888) 658.8632
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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of Tampa's major business districts, NLU's Florida Regional Center serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to its classrooms, the National Louis University Tampa Regional Center features a computer lab, student lounges, and conference room.

    5110 Sunforest Drive, Suite 102
    Tampa, FL 33634
    (800) 366.6581
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