ITA's R.E.A.D.®ing Rendezvous: Saturday Short Topic Courses

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SATURDAY SCHEDULE

7:30 - 4:00	EXHIBITS OPEN
7:30 - 8:45	Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:15	Welcome / Keynote Speaker - James J. Lynch, PhD
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30 - 11:20	Short Topic A*
11:20 - 11:30	Break
11:30 - 12:20	Short Topic B*
12:20 - 1:30	Lunch / Keynote Speaker - Stephen Huneck "What Dogs Can Teach Us"
2:00 - 3:30	Free Time! Explore exhibits, meet privately or travel downtown to library.
1:30 - 3:00	R.E.A.D. All About It: The R.E.A.D. Idea Exchange
3:30 - 5:30	Children’s Book Party & Tours at the Salt Lake City Library Click HERE to meet the authors
Evening	Open for fun! Join us for free roaming in Park City, or explore on your own. See Fun Opportunities for more information.

* Saturday “Short Topic” 50-Minute Sessions Each will be presented two times; choose two to attend:

1) R.E.A.D.ing with Children with Disabilities — Susan Tabke, Special Education Teacher at the McPolin School in Park City, Utah

2) R.E.A.D.ing with Children who are Learning English as a Second Language — Lance Alan Girton, Reading Specialist at Bennion Elementary School when R.E.A.D. debuted in January 2000.

3) “Dogs Allowed!” Breaking Down Barriers and Opening Doors for R.E.A.D. Teams — Sandi Martin, originator of R.E.A.D. and member of ITA Board of Directors

4) “So Many Books, So Little Time:” Determining a Child’s Reading Level—from Simple to More Advanced Methods — Lisa Myron, Children’s Library Manager, Salt Lake City Public Library.

R.E.A.D. Conference Authors Party
Meet these great children's book authors on Saturday from 3:30 - 5:30!

Ken Baker from Provo, Utah and author of Brave Little Monster
Click to visit Ken's web site at http://www.bravemonster.com/
Jeannine Heil from Park City, Utah and author of Stetson, Street Dog of Park City
and No Time For That Now a story about therapy animals helping in some unusual ways.
Read about these books at http://www.therapyanimals.org/books/
Laura Numeroff from Los Angeles, California and author of several books including Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers. Click to visit her web site at Http://www.lauranumeroff.com
Kayne Pyatt from Rock Springs, Wyoming and author of Old Woman's Garbage.
Read about Kayne here:
http://www.wyomingwomenscouncil.org/_pop-up_content/Kayne%20Pyatt%20bio.doc
Rick Walton from Provo, Utah and author of Once There Was a Bull and others.
Click to visit Rick's web site at http://www.rickwalton.com/
Chris Williams from York County, Pennsylvania is the author of the One Incredible Dog, Lady a story that takes the reader through a typical day in the life of a therapy dog.
Visit Chris's web site at http://c_williams_writing.tripod.com/
Nancy Wood from Santa Fe, New Mexico and author of Old Coyote.
Read about Nancy: http://www.walkerbooks.co.uk/Nancy-Wood