Rose F. Spicola Forum in Reading
53rd Annual
Engaging Readers and Writers
March 23, 2019
Draft Schedule - Nov.
8:00 -8:30 Registration8:30-9:45 Keynote
10:00 - 11:00 Breakout 1
11:15 - 12:15 Breakout 2
12:30 Graduate Student Collaborative Luncheon - Writing and Publishing
Teri Lesesne
Teri Lesesne is the author of the Heinemann title Reading Ladders. Kylene Beers calls Teri, “the Book Woman” for her unparalleled knowledge of young adult literature. She is respected by teachers across the country both for the passion she brings to connecting tweens and teens with excellent age- and reading level–appropriate literature and for her professional books Making the Match and Naked Reading. She takes her passion directly to teachers with in-person workshops and at her website, professornana.livejournal.com, where she keeps the field up to date on the best and most helpful literature for teaching adolescents. In recognition of her significant contributions to the field, Teri received the 2007 ALAN Award. A former middle school teacher, she is Professor in the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University, where she teaches classes in literature for children and young adults.
Donalyn Miller
Selected Articles and Books Donalyn Miller
Miller, D. (2010). The book whisperer: Awakening the inner reader in every child. John Wiley & Sons.
Miller, D. (2013). Reading in the wild: The book whisperer's keys to cultivating lifelong reading habits. John Wiley & Sons.
Miller, D. (2010). Becoming a Classroom of Readers. Educational Leadership, 67(6), 30-35.
Miller, D. (2012). Creating a classroom where readers flourish. The Reading Teacher, 66(2), 88-92.
Miller, D. (2013). The Dazzling World of Nonfiction. Educational Leadership, 71(3), 22-27.
Miller, D. (2015). Pinterest Isn't Pedagogy. Texas Library Journal, 91(3), 101.
Examples from Notes from the Nerdy Book Club Column in Voices From the Middle
Miller, D., Sharp, C., Minnich, C., & Sokolowski, K. (2017). The Nerdy Box: Social Awareness and Empathy Edition. Voices From the Middle, 25(1), 92.
Miller, D., Sharp, C., Minnich, C., & Sokolowski, K. (2018). Book Floods and Book Deserts. Voices From the Middle, 25(3), 45-47.
Selected Articles and Books Teri Lesesne
Lesesne, T. S. (1991). Developing lifetime readers: Suggestions from fifty years of research. The English Journal, 80(6), 61-64.
Lesesne, T. S. (2003). Making the match: The right book for the right reader at the right time, grades 4-12. Stenhouse Publishers.
Lesesne, T. S. (2006). Naked reading: Uncovering what tweens need to become lifelong readers. Stenhouse Publishers.
Lesesne, T. S. (2006). Reading aloud: A worthwhile investment?. Voices from the Middle, 13(4), 50.
Lesesne, T. S. (2010). Reading ladders: Leading students from where they are to where we'd like them to be. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.