- Conferences & Presentations -

IRA2008

Baccellieri, Pat. "Leading Improvement in Literacy: From the School to the District". IRA, Atlanta, GA.

Jones, Yvonne. "Standards-Based Change in a Chicago School – My Journey
Yvonne Jones, Principal, Drake Elementary School". Keynote Address: Institute 12, International Reading Association., Atlanta, GA, May 2008

Jones, Yvonne, Sarah Baird, Erin Koning. "Redefining Professional Development: Teacher Discourse as Collaborative Learning". IRA, Atlanta, GA.

Nielsen, Jean & Marie Sullivan. "Choosing a School-Wide Focus to Build Coherence: Question Answer Relationship (QAR)". IRA, Atlanta, GA.

Raphael, Taffy E. "Leading Literacy Improvement Efforts: Professional Learning Communities, Teacher Ownership, & Student Achievement". IRA, Atlanta, GA.

Raphael, Taffy E (2008, January). "Developing Professional Learning Communities: Lessons learned from a school literacy improvement project". International Reading Association European Leadership Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2006 NRC Conference

Taffy E. Raphael, Catherine M. Weber, and Abigail R. Nies: "Comprehension Instruction and Assessment: Building for the Future". Presentation given at the 2006 NRC Conference in Los Angeles. Download pdf file...

Fall 2006 SBC Process Update

Taffy E. Raphael Partnership READ: "The Standards-Based Change Process: Where We’ve Come From, What We’ve Learned, and Prospects for the Future". Fall 2006 (From K. H. Au (8/6/06) SNOH Quarterly Meeting Presentation). Download pdf file...

Consortium for
Responsible School Change in Literacy Conference
(July 17-19, 2006)

Presentations by Professors Kathy Au (Hawaii), Susan Goldman (UIC) and Taffy Raphael (UIC), given at the "Consortium for Responsible School Change in Literacy Conference", held in St. Paul, MN, July 17-19, 2006, will be made available shortly on the Parnership READ Site.

Conference Flyer (pdf).

Goldman, Susan (UIC). "Standards-Based Change: A Process for School Change".

Raphael, Taffy (UIC). "Question-Answer-Relationships (QAR) as the Basis of Whole School Change".

IRA2006
Preconvention Institute #8
(April 30, 2006)

"Preconvention Institute Agenda (pdf) " Agenda of the IRA Preconvention Institute in Chicago, April 30, 2006.

Au, Kathy and Taffy Raphael, "The Standard-Based Change Process: Improving Literacy Learning in Diverse School Settings".

Au, Kathy and Taffy Raphael, "Hall of Fame".

Goldman, Susan R., Hongmei Dong and MariAnne George, "What Happens in Successful Schools: Documenting and Analyzing Progress."

Hokutan, Colleen, Roberta Ono and Wendy Uemura (Holomua Elementary School, Ewa Beach, Hawaii), "How the Standards-Based Change Process Builds Teacher Ownership" (flash-based video, requires the flash plug-in).

Madda, Christine, Jennifer Hankes, Frances Torres, Erika Morales, Rosa Asqui and Kasey Weishaar, "Using Teacher-Developed Curriculum Guides to Chart Progress and Guide Instruction".

Mooney, Kathleen, Ileene MacGlashan and Kristen Terstriep, "Looking Inside the Standards-Based Change Partnership In One Urban School".

Early Literacy Conference, July 24-26, 2005

"Ensuring Early Literacy Achievement: Become a Catalyst for Change : Overview (pdf)". Overview of the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

Brown, Carolyn J. (University of Iowa) : "As the Pendulum Swings: Recognizing Meaningful Differences in How Children Comprehend Text (ppt) ". Presentation at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

De Mado, John (John De Mado Language Seminars, Inc.): "In Search of Literacy (pdf)". Presentation at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

Edwards, Patricia (MSU) : "The Role of Parent and Teacher in Achieving Early Literacy (ppt)". Presentation at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

Gaytha Harris : "Funding Early Literacy Programs (ppt)". Presentation at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

Granowsky, Al: "Achieving Literacy in the Primary Grades (pdf)". Presentation at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

Raphael, Taffy (UIC): "Fostering A Coherent Literacy Curriculum (ppt)". Presentation at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

Small Group Discussions : "Technology (pdf)". Notes taken at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

Small Group Discussions : "Professional Development (pdf)". Notes taken at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, August 2005.

Second City Communication Workshop : "Second City Workshop Takeaways (pdf)". Synopsis of the workshop at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, held on the afternoon of July 26.

Teale, William H. (UIC): "Technology and Early Literacy: Tools for Teacher Education and for Student Learning (pdf)". Presentation at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

Yokota, Junko (National-Louis): "Culture, Comprehension, and Multicultural Literature (pdf)". Presentation at the Early Literacy Conference in Chicago, July 2005.

Australian Literacy Educators Association Conference, May 2005.

1. Taffy Raphael : QAR Handout (ppt). Presentation at the Australian Literacy Educators Association Conference, May, 2005.

2. Taffy Raphael : Book Club Presentation (ppt). Book Club Presentation, Australian Literacy Educators Association Conference, May, 2005

Partnership READ
Spring 2005 Conference Presentations

Partnership READ held a conference on April 23, 2005 at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago, Illinois. The conference was a celebration of our three-year project with the Chicago Community Trust to implement the Standards-Based Change Process. Participating in the event were our 11 Partnership READ Schools. All available powerpoint presentations are posted in this section.

Spring Conference Opening Session (ppt)
This powerpoint is from the opening session by Matt Hanson of ARDDP, Susan Goldman and Taffy Raphael from University of Illinois at Chicago and Partnership READ.

South Loop Gallery Walk

"End-of-Day" Photos

IRA2005 Preconvention Institute

Handouts and Presentations
(These are the handouts and presentations from the
IRA Preconvention Institute on Book Club)

1. Elisabeth Trost: VISELL Brochure (doc) This is the brochure that Elisabeth handed out describing a unit using Vocabulary Instruction Support for English Language Learners (VISELL).

2. Elisabeth Trost: VISELL Handout (doc) This is the handout Elisabeth Trost used that describes the process for Vocabulary Instruction Support for English Language Learners (VISELL).

3. Taffy Raphael: Session Overview This is the handout from the presentation Taffy Raphael did to provides an overview of Book Club.

4. Ginny Goatley: Professional Development in Book Club (ppt). This is the powerpoint of "Professional Development in Book" Club Ginny Goatley presented at the IRA Precon on Book Club

5. Cynthia Brock: Literature Based Instruction (doc). This is the word-doc of "Literature Based Instruction: Book Club as an Instructional Framework Across Contexts" that Cindy Brock presented at the IRA Precon on Book Club

6. Katie Mooney: Assessing Literacy Components within Book Club (ppt). Presentionat by Katie Mooney given at the IRA Precon on Book Club.

Web Links:

1. Planet Book Club This site is the one run by Small Planet. It has resources related to Book Club and Book Club Plus, as well as archived and current book club discussions among students in different parts of the country.

Partnership READ
Enhancing Literacy Instruction Conference December 8, 2004

This conference, Enhancing Literacy Instruction, features the Partnership READ Fellows as they present papers or posters describing effective literacy strategy instruction. The conference occurs on December 8th, 5:00 - 8:00 on the third floor of the Education Building , 1040 West Harrison Street .

The official conference program can be downloaded as a pdf file.

December 8 Literacy Conference Program (pdf) This is a PDF file of the official program for the December 8th, 2004 mini-conference on literacy strategy instruction.

- UIC Presentations -

This section contains presentations that were conducted at UIC for staff. It can include presentations from Literacy Matters or our own staff meetings where relevant to our work.

Curriculum Guide Presentation (ppt) This describes how to organize a Curriculum Guide and has pictures of examples.

Emma's Rug - Making Inferences (doc) This is a lesson on inferencing that Katie Mooney did for the Fellows

Fellows as Literacy Leaders (ppt) This presentation was done in the fellows course by Sarah Williams and Kate Weber on Septeber 22, 2004

National Reading Conference December 2004 (ppt) This was the presentation at National Reading Conference, 2004, representing Partnership READ and the Standards Network of Hawaii's work on the Standards Based Change Process

National Reading Conference introduction (pdf) This was P. David Pearson's set of opening remarks for the symposium on the Consortium for Responsible School Change; it goes with the other NRC presentation

QAR Presentation in pdf file This is the presentation Kathy Au and Taffy Raphael did at IRA in 2004, May.

Vocabulary Word Study March 30, 2005 From Fellows March 30th CIE503/594 session.

School Presentations

Framing Comprehension Instruction through QAR This handout by Raphael is a combination from presentations in Virginia, Maryland, Florida and within Partnership READ.

Getting Started in SBCP (ppt) This is the powerpoint we used for the August 31st "Kickoff" at Shields Elementary.