69th MRA Conference: Schedule For Elementary (K-5) Events @ 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA

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10:30am EDT

Decolonizing the Bookshelf: STEM Books That Celebrate Black and Brown Brilliance Grand Gallery B (DeVos Place)Dr. Leah van Belle Advancing Thinking through Writing Across Content Areas: Read It In, Write It Out! Grand Gallery C (DeVos Place)Jill Erfourth • Rae Cloyd Writing Inside the Room: Using the Reading Rope, Content Knowledge, and Shared Experiences to Build Strong Foundational Writing Skills in K-1 Grand Gallery A (DeVos Place)Nicole Cobb Data Data Everywhere: Understanding Reading Assessments to Plan Small-Group Instruction in the Upper Grades Grand Gallery D (DeVos Place)Jessica Crawford • Kristie Marks

12:30pm EDT

Empowering Student Voices: Composing and Communicating in a Digital Age Grand Gallery D (DeVos Place)Elaina Heard Going Deeper with GELN’s Essential Practices in Early Literacy Grand Gallery A (DeVos Place)Heather Phelps Moving Past Book Trauma for Neurodivergent Readers! Learn How to Reduce the Struggle so Students Can Strive in Reading and Writing. Gallery Overlook D (Devos Place - Upper Level)Nancy Roop • Megan Cavanaugh Enhancing English Literacy through Content-Based Instruction and L1 Support: Strategies for Engaging Multilingual Learners Grand Gallery B (DeVos Place)Austyn Sabin

1:45pm EDT

What Does Handwriting Have to Do with Reading? Grand Gallery C (DeVos Place)Meagan Beam 25 Culturally Relevant Read-Alouds that Motivate Students into Independent Reading and Writing River Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Margaret Policastro Curating Dynamic & Diverse Classroom Libraries that Engage Students and Encourage Reading Grand Gallery B (DeVos Place)Alyce Hartman