Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, March 27, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Art of Creating Eager Readers: Sustaining the Momentum
This session highlights the interplay among teacher attitudes, classroom environment, and best practices to engage readers and set them on a literacy trajectory.
Mary F. Swanson, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, OK
Denise Da Ros-Voseles, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, OK
Louise Pavia, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
Integrating Multicultural Literature, Math, and Language Arts
Using multicultural children's literature to motivate students to visualize and reason mathematically in the primary grades will be demonstrated. Additional ideas with handouts will be provided.
Juaquita Hargus, Texas A&M University-Texarkana, Texarkana, TX
Judy Sander, Texas A&M University-Texarkana, Texarkana, TX
Elements of an Effective Student Internship Program
This presentation will outline key elements of a quality Early Childhood Internship Program. Common student intern and teacher concerns will be discussed and possible creative approaches to overcome these concerns will be provided.
Jennifer Siwula, SUNY Buffalo, Cheektowaga, NY
Christine Martin, SUNY Buffalo, Freeport, NY
Improving Young Children's Comprehension Through Vocabulary and Concept Development
Discover ways to improve preschool children's comprehension skills through vocabulary booster activities, bringing the concepts they are learning to life before their eyes.
Bronwyn McLemore, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Janice Wood, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Implications for Teaching: Connecting University Undergraduate and Graduate Students with the Community
This session will describe strategies for incorporating undergraduate and graduate student courses to develop community awareness through participation in various projects sponsored by community agencies.
Jana Sanders, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
Norma Zunker, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Portland, TX
Expanding Potential for Comprehension Through Genre
Participants will explore how various literature genre uniquely contribute to children's reading comprehension, vocabulary, concept development, and potential to become lifelong learners and readers.
Kathleen A. Martin, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL