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Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning
February 4 – 6, 2019
Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel
What is Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning?
Plain Talk About Literacy and Learning is heralded as the nation’s premier literacy Institute. The Institute gained its reputation because of its clear focus on providing evidence-based reading research and strategies for those who teach at all ages and grade levels.
From the nation’s leading researchers, you will learn the current findings on reading instruction, reading difficulties and reading intervention.
From seasoned practitioners, learn classroom strategies that put this knowledge to work.
What are the Strands?
- Assessment and feedback
- At-risk students
- Comprehension
- Dyslexia & other learning differences
- Early childhood
- English language learners
- Equity
- Executive function
- Foundational reading skills
- High-yield strategies
- Higher-level thinking and metacognition
- Leadership
- Social-emotional skills
- Speaking & listening
- Vocabulary
- Written expression
Who Should Attend?
- Leadership/Administrators
- Curriculum directors
- Instructional specialists
- Interventionists
- Staff developers
- Early childhood educators
- PreK-12 teachers
- Teacher leaders
- Special education teachers
- Reading coaches
- School psychologists
Who are the presenters?
This Institute features a “who’s who” of experts from researchers to practitioners, including James Nottingham, Michael Fullan, Joanne Quinn, Doug Fisher, Anita Archer, Tim Shanahan, Kate Roberts, Ross Greene, John Almarode, David Kilpatrick, Wiley Blevins, Nancy Boyles, Jan Hasbrouck, Lucy Hart Paulson, Nell Duke, Nancy Frey, Tim Walker, Susan Hall, Jill Jackson, Dan Willingham, Kimberly Eckert, Linda Farrell, Michael Hunter, Steve Dykstra, Kristin Anderson, William Van Cleave, and many more…
To view presenter bios, click here.
What are the Topics?
The Institute will address how we can prevent and remediate reading difficulties, how children learn to read, and why some children have difficulties learning to read. All sessions are designed to deliver not only the latest research on reading but also effective strategies that can be implemented in classrooms tomorrow.
To view session descriptions, click here.
Additional Questions?
Email or call the Center for Development and Learning (CDL) at learn@cdl.org or 504-840-9786 for
additional information.
Prior Plain Talk Programs
2018 Plain Talk (PDF, 8MB)
2017 Plain Talk (PDF, 6MB)
2016 Plain Talk (PDF, 5.2MB)
