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Jun 12, 2008
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“Motivating Reluctant Readers and Writers” will be the theme of the 36th annual Sandberg Literacy Institute that will take place at UT June 16-20 and 23-27.
In addition to inviting seven authors and illustrators of books for children, this year’s lineup includes scholars whose work helps educators better understand reluctant readers and writers.
The Monday through Thursday schedule will start with a presentation by the guest speaker, followed by a question-and-answer session. A short break will allow review of materials, and an interactive workshop led by the speaker will follow. A book signing by the guest will conclude the session.
On the two Friday afternoons, the institute will feature workshops for children.
Each day will run from 1:30 to 5:15 p.m. in the Scott Park Auditorium on UT’s Scott Park Campus.
The schedule and guest speakers slated to attend are:
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Monday, June 16 — Dr. Elizabeth Moje, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Literacy, Language and Culture in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan, whose research focuses on adolescent literacy.
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Tuesday, June 17 — Marsha Wilson Chall, author of
Prairie Train and
Sugarbush Spring, whose stories inspired by her childhood in Minnesota showcase the ways in which the changing seasons and childhood are intertwined.
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Wednesday, June 18 — James Bruchac, author of
The Girl Who Helped Thunder, and a naturalist, expert tracker and Native-American storyteller from the Adirondacks in New York.
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Thursday, June 19 — Jane Kurtz, author of
Do Kangaroos Wear Seat Belts? and
Saba: Under the Hyena’s Foot, who often bases her stories in Ethiopia, the country where she spent her childhood after her family moved there when she was 2 years old.
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Friday, June 20 — Jerzy Drozd, graphic novelist with Make Like a Tree Comics, will lead a workshop on writing comics for third- through fifth-graders.
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Monday, June 23 — Dr. Rebecca Wheeler of the Christopher Newport University Department of English, an expert on teaching Standard English in dialectically diverse classrooms.
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Tuesday, June 24 — Yangsook Choi, author and illustrator of
Behind the Mask, Peach Heaven and
New Cat, who grew up in Korea and now lives in New York City.
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Wednesday, June 25 — Jeffrey Stone, author and illustrator of
The Five Ancestors Series, which chronicles the adventures of five orphans raised by Chinese monks.
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Thursday, June 26 — Dr. Patricia Edwards, vice president of the International Reading Association, who has devoted her career to improving family-school connections.
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Friday, June 27 — Wong Herbert Yee, author and illustrator of
Fireman Small and
Mouse and Mole, will conduct a workshop for first- and second-grade children about illustrating a story.
While the program is designed for teachers and education majors, anyone who is interested may attend. The Sandberg Institute costs $30 per day and $10 per day for UT students with IDs and is payable at the conference.
The institute also can be taken as a class for undergraduate or graduate credit. Current tuition rates apply.
For more information on the institute, contact Dr. Jenny Denyer, UT assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, at 419.530.2472 or jenny.denyer@utoledo.edu or Dr. Susanna Hapgood, UT assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, at 419.530.2139 or susanna.hapgood@utoledo.edu.
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