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<br /> Volume 31, Number 4<br /> February/March 2014<br /> INFORMED CONTENT FOR LITERACY PROFESSIONALS<br /> CONFERENCE ISSUE<br /> I<br /> N<br /> T<br /> E<br /> R<br /> N<br /> T<br /> A<br /> O<br /> I<br /> N<br /> A<br /> L<br /> R<br /> E<br /> A<br /> D<br /> IN<br /> G<br /> A<br /> S<br /> S<br /> O<br /> C<br /> I<br /> A<br /> T<br /> I<br /> O<br /> N<br /> 5<br /> 9<br /> T<br /> H<br /> R<br /> E<br /> N<br /> C<br /> E<br /> A<br /> N<br /> N<br /> U<br /> A<br /> L<br /> C<br /> O<br /> N<br /> F<br /> E<br /> Inside:<br /> Previews from Conference Keynoters<br /> Wealth of Common Core Offerings<br /> Return of the Research Institute<br /> Featured Speakers and Author Luncheons<br /> <br /> CONTENTS<br /> Special Message from IRA's Leaders<br /> Come to New Orleans ......................................................... 02<br /> From the Executive Director<br /<a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=1"> Volume 31, Number 4 February/March 2014 </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=2"> </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=3"> CONTENTS Special Message from IRA's Leaders Come </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=4"> C ONFERENCE INVITATION Hello Everyone! A </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=5"> </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=6"> F ROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Puttin</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=7"> We've Listened to You IRA's mission for the annua</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=8"> </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=9"> G ENERAL SESSIONS Wimpy Kid and Captain Underpa</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=10"> theater watching Jeff onstage—it was actually a l</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=11"> books. My hope is that kids will read these comic</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=12"> </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=13"> G ENERAL SESSIONS by Lara Deloza D</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=14"> Actor Patrick Stewart with Room 56 students Atta</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=15"> A Typical Day in Room 56 I teach many subjects,</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=16"> </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=17"> G ENERAL SESSIONS Pearson Keynote to Take Panor</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=18"> S PECIAL EVENTS Pull up a Chair Author Luncheon</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=19"> That dark leafy green just feels healthy. In Cali</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=20"> A Tomato Sandwich by Mary Pope Osborne The Fren</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=21"> T EACHING EDGE I </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=22"> F EATURED SPEAKERS </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=23"> READING...THE TEACHABLE MOMENT </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=24"> </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=25"> </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=26"> R ESEARCH IRA Research Institute Makes Triumphan</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=27"> Instructional Level Texts or Challenging </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=28"> R ESEARCH IRA Literacy Research Panel To Tackle </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=29"> from the LRP Blog on Reading Today Online. Virgin</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=30"> R ESEARCH Achievement Gap, Text Complexity, Edu</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=31"> Monday, May 12, 2014 Literacy Framework to Liter</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=32"> I NSTITUTES Institute Offerings Provide Immersi</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=33"> The Institutes offer attendees a deep-dive </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=34"> Institute Chairs Discuss Their Programs </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=35"> I RA OFFERINGS Visit IRA Central: Your Welcome </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=36"> Yes,There Will Be Wi-Fi! We know how important f</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=37"> Council Sessions and Awards C heck out </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=38"> E NHANCE YOUR CONFERENCE EXPERIENCE A True Tast</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=39"> but groups of eight or more should call 504-598-7</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=40"> </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=41"> H OST STATE Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! The</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=42"> honor. Every year, one Louisiana teacher will now</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=43"> H OST STATE Meeting the CCSS Challenge: Local A</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=44"> P UBLICATIONS They're Cathy A. Toll Ba</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=45"> many teachers, from both middle and high sch</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=46"> C ALENDAR OF EVENTS Events of Note February 20</a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=47"> </a> <a title="Reading Today February/March 2014 Conference Issue page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8cf4e42e?page=48"> </a>