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Pam Allyn
“A New Story for a New Era of Readers:
10 Best Practices for Readers & Writers”
Cohosted with Fox Valley
April 14, 2016
Marquardt 15 Glendale Heights
Cost: Non Members $40, Members $25, Students $15
4:45pm-5:30pm Registration, Dinner & Meeting, 5:30-7:30pm Presentation
Discount Codes: Members enter the code: Members to receive a $15.00 discount. Preservice teachers enter the code: Preservice to receive a $25.00 discount.
“A New Story for a New Era of Readers: 10 Best Practices for Readers & Writers”
Pam Allyn is a world-renowned literacy expert, author and motivational speaker. She is the founding director of LitWorld, a global literacy initiative serving children across the United States and in more than 60 countries, and LitLife, a cutting-edge consulting group working with schools to enrich best practice teaching methods and building curriculum for reading and writing. With her team at LitWorld, Pam created and leads World Read Aloud Day, a worldwide tribute to the power of literacy that happens every March.
Pam received the 2013 Scholastic Literacy Champion Award, and is Scholastic’s Open a World of Possible Ambassador. She is a spokesperson for BIC Kids, championing BIC’s 2014 “Fight For Your Write” campaign. Pam was selected as a mentor for the 2013 Bush Institute’s Women’s Initiative Fellowship to help young Egyptian women develop leadership skills. She was chosen as an inaugural W.K. Kellogg Foundation Fellow in April 2014, becoming a part of a national cohort of 20 fellows focusing on racial healing and equity. She is on the Advisory Boards of the Amherst College Center for Community Engagement, James Patterson’s ReadKiddoRead, the Pearson Foundation’s We Give Books, and the Millennium Cities Initiative Social Sector.
Pam is the author of many books, including her latest, co-authored with Ernest Morrell, Every Child a Super Reader: 7 Strengths to Open a World of Possible. She also wrote Your Child’s Writing Life, (winner of the Mom’s Choice Award), What To Read When: The Books and Stories To Read With Your Child–And All The Best Times To Read Them (winner of the National Parenting Magazine Award), and Pam Allyn’s Best Books for Boys: How To Engage Boys in Reading in Ways That Will Change Their Lives. She has also contributed to the Complete Year series (Scholastic) and Homework Pages for Independent Reading (Scholastic), among other titles. Her most recent curriculum series, Core Ready, published in 2013, is a 14-book series focusing on the Common Core Learning Standards.
Pam is featured widely in the press and on the blogosphere as a reading expert for both home and school. She has been seen most recently on NBC News, CNN, and Al Jazeera, speaking to the power of education and literacy to transform lives and to create gender equity. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Oprah Radio, The Huffington Post and in The New York Times.
Thursday, Apr 14, 2016, 04:45 PM
Marquardt Administrative Office 1860 Glen Ellyn Road Glendale Heights , Illinois 60139 United States
Agenda and MORE INFORMATION
5:30-7:30 Presentation
Cost: Non-members $40, Members $25, Students $15
We will be collecting new books for Books for Babies and pencils for the Pencil Project
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https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1762554Every Child A Super Reader
Every Child is a Super Reader
On shelves now! Literacy experts Pam Allyn and Ernest Morrell maintain that when we build on children’s key strengths and immerse them in an intellectually invigorating, emotionally nurturing, literature-rich community, we grow “super readers” – avid readers who consume texts with passion, understanding, and a critical eye. Organized around the 7 Strengths inherent in super readers (belonging, curiosity, friendship, kindness, confidence, courage, and hope), this powerful resource helps children:
– Develop reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills
– Learn comprehension strategies
– Build a robust vocabulary
– Deepen analytical prowess and an ability to talk and write about text
– Develop empathy, a strong identity as a reader, and an expanded understanding of the world
Featuring stirring reading and writing robust assessment tools, ready-to-share Family Guides, and embedded videos that illuminate the 7 strengths and more, Every Child a Super Reader shows teachers, parents, caregivers, and out-of-school providers why reading is the ultimate super power, opening a world of possible for every student.
Pam Allyn's Best Books for Boys K-8
Your Child's Writing Life: How to Inspire Confidence, Creativity, and Skill at Every Age
Your Child's Writing Life: How to Inspire Confidence, Creativity, and Skill at Every Age
An illuminating, first-of-its-kind resource to help parents foster a love of writing in their child's life. New educational research reveals that writing is as fundamental to a child's development as reading. But though there are books that promote literacy, no book guides parents in helping their child cultivate a love of writing. In this book, Pam Allyn, a nationally recognized educator and literacy expert, reminds us that writing is not only a key skill but also an essential part of self-discovery and critical to success later in life. Allyn offers the "the five keys" to help kids WRITE-Word Power, Ritual, Independence, Time, and Environment-along with fun, imaginative prompts to inspire and empower children to put their thoughts on the page.
A groundbreaking blueprint for developing every child's abilities, Your Child's Writing Life teaches parents how to give a gift that will last a lifetime.