69th MRA Conference: Schedule For Early Language And Literacy Events @ 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA

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10:30am EST

Maximizing Phonics Success: Practical Strategies for Multisensory Engagement and Orthographic Mapping River Overlook F (Devos Place - Upper Level)Jen Vanderground • Ellie Esman • Tyler Peery Exploring the Early Literacy Assessment System Guide: A Tool to Drive and Support Early Literacy through the Development of a Balanced Assessment System Gallery Overlook D (Devos Place - Upper Level)Dr. Melissa Usiak • Ellen Vorenkamp

1:00pm EST

Museum Visits as Literacy-Learning Opportunities: A Look at The Henry Ford’s Literacy-Focused Programming River Overlook E (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Lori Petrelius Building Foundational Literacy Through Interactive Writing: A Collaborative Approach Grand Gallery A (DeVos Place)Jill Erfourth • Susan Meadows We Like Big Words and We Cannot Lie: Supporting Grades K-5 Students through Word Study, Decoding, and the English Language Grand Gallery E (DeVos Place)Meghan Block • Chad Waldron • Andy J. Schoenborn

2:30pm EST

Lit Everywhere: Dynamic Research-Supported Literacy Tools for Learning In and Out of School Grand Gallery C (DeVos Place)Erin Pell • Annie Spear Word Wizard: Casting Spells with Elementary Vocabulary Grand Gallery B (DeVos Place)Karen Roys 40 Ways to Spark a Love of Reading River Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Shannon Anderson From the Author Toolbox - Using Mentor Texts for Reading It In and Writing It Out Gallery Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Cindy Williams Schrauben High-Impact Literacy Tutoring: Interventions and Strategies to Move Under-Performing Students Forward River Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Margaret Policastro

10:30am EDT

Science of Reading + Birth to Age 5 Educator, Family, and Community Engagement = Building a Reading Brain Gallery Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Robin Pizzo • Annie Spear • Laura Tortorelli

12:30pm EDT

Going Deeper with GELN’s Essential Practices in Early Literacy Grand Gallery A (DeVos Place)Heather Phelps

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