8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Holiday Inn Select Hotel and Convention Center

185th & Harlem Avenue, Tinley Park, IL

Featuring...

• Illinois' premier secondary reading and literacy conference
• over 20 concurrent sessions featuring the latest best practice in reading and literacy instruction
• Leading educators, literacy experts and YA authors share their insights into adolescent literacy issues
• Illinois Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs) available
• Exhibits area
• Morning refreshments
• Luncheon Keynote address and Door Prizes--time to network
• Sharon Draper's books sold and autographed (cash, checks and credit cards)
• Pre-conference Dinner with Sharon Draper and Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala on November 6, 2009
• Contact us about school team discounts (available June 2009)

Keynote Speakers...

Noted ELL literacy educator and author

Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala

"What do Teachers of English Language Learners Need to Know About Second Language Reading?"

Morning Keynote Presentation

with additional breakout sessions

"Academic Reading Instruction for English Language Learners" and "How to Prepare to Provide Effective Reading Instruction to English Language Learners"

and

Acclaimed YA author

Sharon Draper

"Literacy, Laughter and Learning"

luncheon Keynote address

with additional breakout sessions

"Making Books Come Alive for Adolescent Readers" and "Using the Past to Empower the Future--The Legacy of Hope and Possibility"

Who should attend?

• Interdisciplinary/instructional teams
• Reading and instructional specialists
• School and District administrators
• Curriculum directors
• Subject area coordinators
• ELL teachers
• Content area teachers
• Title I teachers
• Special education teachers
• Librarians
• Literacy teams