101CD

What Lies Beneath: Peeling the Onion on High Stakes Testing
PETER AFFLERBACH
GERALD BRACEY
MONTY NEILL
KAREN WIXSON

202B

Wisconsin History: One Story at a Time
BOBBIE MALONE
SHEILA COHEN
JERRY APPS
PETER BARNES

103B

New Internet Literacies for Teachers and Students
WILL RICHARDSON

201B

From Phonics to Fluency and Beyond
TIMOTHY RASINSKI

103C

Digital Storytelling in the Reading Classroom
SARA KAJDER

201A

Narrowing the Literacy Gap
DIANE BARONE

201B

Comprehending and Comprehension
ROGER FARR

202C

The Use and Misuse of Statistics in High Stakes Testing
GERALD BRACEY

102C

203C

101A

Wisconsin State Reading Association‘s Title I Committee presents:
ALICE KISSINGER, Committee Chair
PAULA BARTEL, Stevens Point School District
DIANA JETZER, Racine Unified School District
LINDA BRUUN, Wisconsin Dells School District
SUE MADSEN, Dodgeland School District
COLLEEN KONICEK, Lac du Flambeau School District
KAROLEEN GLENZER, Tomorrow River School District

101B

Literature Circles: Pushing the Envelope to Empower Students
EMILY S. LONG, Carroll College

102A

Make ‘Em Think Without a Big Stink: Creating Reflective and Strategic Learners
BARB NOVAK, Traeger Middle School, Oshkosh

102B

REAChing Enhanced Outcomes for ALL Students
PAULA VOLPIANSKY, REACh Initiative Director, Department of Public Instruction

102C

Just One More Page
CINDY WHITNEY, 3rd Grade Teacher, Palmyra-Eagle Public Schools
ALLAN MEINHARDT, Antigo Schools
DENISE ENGSTROM, Fort Atkinson Schools
BARBARA MARTIN, Fort Atkinson Schools
CHERYL DEMERS
HARRIET SOUKUP
ANN MARIE DART, Oconomowoc School District

102D

Using Global Literature in the Classroom
MIRIAM GUTTMAN, Assistant Professor of Education, Mount Mary College

102E

Current Issues in High School Reading
BARBARA SEEGER, Reading and Lead Teacher, Milwaukee Public Schools
PAT FLEMING, Alverno College
JOANNE KATZMAREK, UW-Stevens Point
NANCY STEVENS,Waukesha District Schools

103A

Making a Difference in the Special Needs Curriculum as Students Learn to Earn
JOAN POSORSKE, Instructor EEN/Cognitively Disabled Students, Hartford Union High School, Hartford

103C

Literacy in the 21st Century: Digital Media and New Technologies
SHERRY MACAUL, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

103DE

Get Your Hands On Technology!
GERALD HOSBACH, Teacher, Grade 8, Technology Coordinator K-8, Vice-Principal, Peace Lutheran School, Hartford

201A

201C

Let’s Talk: Preservice Teachers Share Ideas for Literacy Education
RUTH SHORT, Assistant Professor, UW-Milwaukee
MICHELLE OLSON, Preservice Teacher, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
PRESERVICE TEACHERS

201D

Outstanding New Books for Elementary School Classrooms
MEGAN SCHLIESMAN, Librarian, Cooperative Children’s Book Center
HOLLIS RUDIGER, Cooperative Children’s Book Center

A Program for ELL Home and School Connection
BRENDA SUSOR, ELL Teacher - Newcomer Program, Appleton Area School District

202D

As Simple as ABC: A Different Way of Viewing Alphabet Books and Number Books
CAROL LANGE, Emeritus Professor, UW System BECKY LEE, Professor, University of Dubuque

202E

The Best Readers Club—Musings of a Successful University/Elementary School Tutoring Partnership
GAIL ZIEMAN, Assistant Professor, Aurora University-George Williams Campus

101A

Making Thinking Visible with Kindergartners and Third Grade Buddies
LYNETTE POWERS, Kindergarten Teacher, Kenosha Unified THERESE DEFAZIO, Third Grade Teacher, Kenosha Unified

101B

The Fluency Phenomenon: Fad or Foundation?
MOLLY SHIFFLER, Assistant Professor, Cardinal Stritch University
CHERYL SCHOLLER, Milwaukee Public Schools TAMI DALE, School District of Mayville

102A

A Time to Listen—A Time to Share—A Time to Reflect
CINDY ARNTZEN, Menomonie School District
TOM ADAMS, La Crosse School District
DEANNA FISCHER, Oregon School District
KATHY GALVIN, Slinger School District
SANDY JACOBSON, West Bend School District
BARB NOVAK, Oshkosh School District

102B

Moving a Balanced Literacy Model into Middle School: One District’s Plan
SHARYN STUMPF, Secondary Language Arts Resource Teacher, Madison Metropolitan School District MARY WATSON PETERSON, Language Arts/Reading Coordinator, Madison Metropolitan School District

102D

Hands-on Reading!
MARSHA YOUNG

102C

Picture This
CINDY WHITNEY, Third Grade Teacher, Palmyra Eagle School District
EILEEN HILKE, Lakeland College
DENISE ENGSTROM, Fort Atkinson Schools
BARBARA MARTIN, Fort Atkinson Schools
CHERYL DEMERS
HARRIET SOUKUP
ANN MARIE DART, Oconomowoc School District

102D

Gettin’ ‘em Fired up to Read and Write in School: What We Know About Motivation and the Adolescent Reader
BRENDA SHEARER, Professor of Reading Education, UW Oshkosh

102E

Books Boys Will Read: Young Adult Fiction for Reluctant Male Readers
HOWARD PARKHURST, Assistant Professor, Central Michigan University

103A

Infusing Technology Into Your Curriculum
PAM HAYRY, Spencer School District

103B

Technology for Data Driven Decision Making
PAT JOYCE, Project Coordinator Language Arts, School District #159
MARLENE ROETZER, Special Education Teacher, Lena Public Schools
JANN SHARPE, Alternative Education Credit Recovery, Lena Public Schools
DEB LISCH, Reading Specialist, Lena Public Schools

103DE

SOLO—Redefining Differentiated Instruction
KEVIN JOHNSTON

201C

Two For One: Literacy Practices That Also Promote Social Skills Development
JOANNE KATZMAREK, UW-Stevens Point
LISA BARDON, UW-Stevens Point

201D

Outstanding New Books for Middle and High School Classrooms
MEGAN SCHLIESMAN, Librarian, Cooperative Children’s Book Center
HOLLIS RUDIGER, Cooperative Children’s Book Center

202B

Fun With The Fifty States
ELIZABETH ALDERTON, Assistant Professor, Marian College
JANET WANAMAKER, Speech/Language Pathologist, Neenah Joint School District

202D

Storytelling in the Content Areas
ROBIN UMBER, Assistant Professor, UW-Eau Claire

202E

Getting Started: First Grade Students’ Written Responses to Literature
RUTH SHORT, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

203A

If You Can’t Say Anything Powerful...Don’t Say It At All!
LINDA KUHAUPT, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, Valley Area Reading Recovery Consortium
JULIE GRENON, Green Lake School District

203B

Giving Respect to the Cut-up Sentence
SUE BOQUIST, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, Southeastern Wisconsin Reading Recovery Consortium

203C

It’s Fun and It Works: Poetry andComprehension Skill Development
MELINDA MODESITT

101A

Creating Literacy Leadership Teams
PENNY ANTELL, Reading Coordinator, K-5, D.C. Everest
JENNIFER RAUSCHER, Reading Coordinator 6-12, D.C. Everest
CYNDI SKADAHL, Literacy Teacher, D.C. Everest High School
REBECCA SEARING, Literacy Teacher, D.C. Everest Junior High
LEAH FISHER, Literacy Teacher, D.C. Everest Middle School
SUSAN ALLEN, Grade 4 Teacher, Mountain Bay Elementary D.C. Everest
PAM CHURCH, Grade 1 Teacher, Rothschild Elementary D.C. Everest

101B

“Just Be Nice”...That’s What My Kindergarten Teacher Told Me: Connecting Literature, the Fine Arts and Character Education
LYNN MARCKS, Educational Consultant, nIc Foundation
Introduction: Tami Schick

101CD

The Full Monty II - The Naked Truth About NCLB (Even More, Since You Asked!)
KATHRYN CHAMPEAU, NCLB Task Force Co-Chair
SUSAN SCHUMANN, NCLB Task Force Co-Chair
DEB ZARLING, Assessment Task Force Co-Chair

102A

Current Issues in Middle School Reading
CINDY ARNTZEN, Menomonie School District
TOM ADAMS, La Crosse School District
DEANNA FISCHER, Oregon School District
KATHY GALVIN, Slinger School District
SANDY JACOBSON, West Bend School District
BARB NOVAK, Oshkosh School District

102B

Closing the Achievement Gap for At-Risk Writers
ALICE GREINER, Centennial, Colorado

102D

The Best of the Best: Multicultural Reading Committee’s Recommendations for Children’s and Young Adult Literature
SUSAN LANDT, Assistant Professor, St. Norbert College
JOANNE S. LANDT, Manitowoc School District
KATHRYN BRIMMER, UW-Whitewater
LINDA SEVERIN-KABELOWSKY
LATASHA HODGE, Milwaukee Public Schools
MEGGAN HERSCHBERG, Chilton School District

102E

Using Literature Circles in the 6–12 Classroom: The Basics
WENDY OTTO, Reading Specialist, Hamilton School District

103A

Games, Blogs and Wikis in the Classroom! Using New Literacies to Develop At-Risk Students’ Critical Literacy Skills
MELINDA G. MODESITT, Instructor, Gateway Technical College

103B

Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom (K–2)
LYNETTE POWERS, Kindergarten Teacher, 2005 WSRA Literacy Technology Award Winner, President Elect Racine Kenosha Reading Council, Kenosha Unified Schools

103C

Be Smart: Recreate to Make a Difference
JANELL NARVESON, Dodgeville School District

103DE

The Power of Media in Middle School
VAL KNOBLOCH, Educational Consultant - MTI Project Coordinator, CESA 10

201A

Books Made Me (Us!) Make a Difference
BRIAN WILHORN, Teacher, Grade 4, Immanuel Lutheran, Wisconsin Rapids

201C

Supporting Educators in Writing Their Professional Development Plans (PDP)
MICHAEL FORD, Professor of Reading, UW Oshkosh
LUANN DREIFUERST, Marian College
JUDITH SCHAUMBERG, Carthage University
SHARON TILTON, Union Grove School District
KRISTINE MICHELL, Howard Suamico School District
SANDRA STOKES, UW Green Bay
JACQUE KARBON, DPI
KATHERINE LIDDELL, Grafton School District
PATRICIA SOWLS

201D

Lessons Learned about Intermediate Reading Workshop Through Struggle and Grit
TIFFANY NIENOW, Grade 5, Reading Specialist, Appleton Area School District
BETH BINZ, Franklin Elementary, Reading Specialist, Appleton Area School District
NAN BUNNOW, Franklin Elementary, Principal, Appleton Area School District

202A

Teaching Kids to THINK During Guided Reading Instruction
CONNIE HEBERT, Ed.D, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

202B

A Preview of Things to Come: UW Reading Research Symposium
DELORES HEIDEN, Professor of Reading Education, UW-La Crosse
BONNIE JOHNSON, UW-La Crosse
DALE JOHNSON, UW-La Crosse
ARNE SIPPOLA, UW-La Crosse

202D

Making a Difference: Teaching English Language Learners
BONNIE DOMPKE, ESL Program Director, Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee

202E

202E Early Reading Empowerment: A Non-Commercial Literacy Program for Teacher Change and Student Achievement
TANIA MERTZMAN, Assistant Professor of Reading, UWMilwaukee
RUTH A. SHORT, UW-Milwaukee

203A

Foundations & Frameworks: Literacy for all Students
JOANNE GRASSMAN, Student Services Director, Columbus
School District
DAVID DEGUIRE, Director of Instruction, Columbus School District

203B

Reading Recovery and Teaching Diverse Students
CATHERINE COMPTON-LILLY, Assistant Professor, UW Madison

101A

Differentiating Guided Reading
JAN ROHDE, Language Arts Resource Teacher, Madison
Metropolitan School District
DIANE ESSER, Madison Metropolitan School District

101B

Using Multiple Genres in the Middle or High School Reading Classroom
STEPHANIE REID, River Falls School District

101CD

Collaboration: All-School Literacy Projects that Engage Learners
JANEL BEDOR, Tigerton School District

102A

Writing Strategies for the Content Areas
DENISE PHEIFER, Consultant, Chase/Pheifer and Associates
PATRICIA CHASE, Consultant, Chase/Pheifer and Associates

102B

The Right Words Make All the Difference
ANNIE BALLANCE, Pearson Achievement Solutions

102D

Multicultural Literature in the Classroom
SUSAN LANDT, Assistant Professor, St. Norbert College

103A

A Conversation with Department of Public Instruction
SUSAN SCHUMANN, Supervisor of Literacy, Assessment and Title I, School District of La Crosse DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION REPRESENTATIVE

103B

Inquiry-Based Learning From New Zealand: Problem and Project-Based Strategies
MELISSA STINNETT, Assistant Professor, UW Oshkosh

103DE

Sampling the Greatest Software
BONNIE PROHASKA, Technology Resource, Madison Metropolitan Schools
FAY TESS, Hartford Union High School
SHERRY MACAUL, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
PAM HAYRY, Spencer Public Schools

201A

Reading Intervention Strategies for the Struggling Middle School Reader
DAVID LARWA, Pearson AGS-GLOBE Consultant

201C

Pressing the EASY Button: Everyday Authors Say “Yes!” to WSRA Publications
SANDRA STOKES, WSRA Journal Edito

201D

Comics in the Classroom
HOLLIS RUDIGER, Cooperative Children’s Book Center, Librarian

202A

Toying With Writing: Thinking Like Children
NANCY HERTA, Kearsley Community Schools, Michigan

202B

Boys and Reading
BOBBIE SESSLER, Reading Specialist, Wisconsin Dells

202C

Hands-on Reading for Struggling Readers
MARSHA YOUNG, Teacher/Language Arts, Argenta-Oreana C.U.S.D. #1; Learning Resources

202D

Early Intervention: Best Practices
SUE HAERTEL, Hamilton-Sussex District
SUE BOQUIST, Menomonee Falls District
MARY SPRINGER, Fort Atkinson District

202E

Helping Students Avoid Online Research Traps
JUDI KESSELMAN-TURKEL, Author/Journalist, UW Press
FRANKLYNN PETERSON, Author/Journalist