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<br /> Volume 30, Number 5<br /> April/May 2013<br /> INFORMED CONTENT FOR LITERACY PROFESSIONALS<br /> Mayor<br /> Julián Castro<br /> of San Antonio<br /> Reflects On<br /> Teachers<br /> Making a<br /> Difference<br /> Inside:<br /> Avoiding Summer Reading Loss<br /> Using Poetry to Teach<br /> Struggling Learners<br /> IRA Publishes New Edition of TMPR<br /> Literacy and the Future of<br /> Manufacturing<br /> <br /> CONTENTS<br /> President's Message<br /> Using Technology to Make a Difference ............................ 02<br /> From the Executive Director<br /> Change Forces and the IRA Value Proposition ................. 05<br /> Special Commentary<br /> Reflections from Mayor Julián Castro ................................. 06<br /> San Antonio Convention Highlights .................................... 08<br /> Literacy Leadership<br /> Avoi<a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=1"> Volume 30, Number 5 April/May 2013 </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=2"> </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=3"> CONTENTS President's Message Using Technology to</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=4"> P resident's Message IRA President Carrice Cummi</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=5">  Know that technology is a wonderful motiv</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=6"> “I Was Just Thinking…” Rethinking class</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=7"> F ROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Change Forces and t</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=8"> S PECIAL COMMENTARY Reflections from Mayor Julián</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=9"> Castro of San Antonio: a Teacher Who Made a Diffe</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=10"> San Antonio, I think about the importance of teac</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=11"> Make sure Common Core Writing is meaningful “In w</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=12"> L ITERACY LEADERSHIP Eliminating Summer Reading </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=13"> Recommendations for a Summer Books Project For </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=14"> L ITERACY LEADERSHIP A Summer Camp for Young Re</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=15"> L ITERACY LEADERSHIP The Water Wheel Effect: W</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=16"> grade inclusion class, described how she co-teach</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=17"> T EACHING LITERACY What's The Perfect Text for S</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=18"> Our Teachers' and Students' Favorite Poets We re</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=19"> T EACHING LITERACY Effective Interactive Read-</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=20"> Tips for Effective Read-Alouds · Pre-select p</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=21"> Table 1: Sample open-ended questions to ask befor</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=22"> T EACHING LITERACY Looking Beyond the Screen: </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=23"> Keep in mind, the novelty of digital books af</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=24"> </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=25"> </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=26"> P UBLICATIONS The Expanding Corpus of Literacy </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=27"> · Literacy's New Horizons: An Emerging Agend</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=28"> L EGISLATION & POLICY Richard Long is IRA's Dire</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=29"> member) joined with a representative of high</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=30"> America Needs Manufacturing Manufacturing Needs a</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=31"> the most trusted name in learning® Announcing </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=32"> C OUNCILS & SIGs </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=33"> Numerous organizations contacted RCSNJ to don</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=34"> </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=35"> I NTERNATIONAL Literacy in the Land of Eternal </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=36"> volunteer Guatemalan educators to improve lite</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=37"> several have published professional books for Gua</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=38"> I NTERNATIONAL Successful Seminar in Mexico Lead</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=39"> Making Strides in Mexican Literacy Education: IRA</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=40"> </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=41"> C HILDREN'S LITERATURE David L. Richardson is a </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=42"> Silent Star: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer Will</a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=43"> MEMBERSHIP A Love Note to Piles by Mrs. Mimi </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=44"> </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=45"> C ALENDAR OF EVENTS Events of Note April 2013 </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=46"> Events of Note ...continued 19 - 22 </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=47"> </a> <a title="Reading Today April/May 2013 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/68f503a7?page=48"> </a>