Schedule | Summer Literacy Institute
Main Content “Inclusive Literacy Practices”
Day 2 – Thursday, May 30, 2024
“Inclusive Literacy Practices”
Conference Schedule
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
| Time | Event | Speaker | Location |
| 8:00-8:45 a.m. |
Check-In & Continental Breakfast |
Shaddock Auditorium Continental Breakfast-Smith 1520AB |
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| 8:45-9:00 a.m. | Welcome | Shaddock Auditorium | |
| 9:00-9:30 a.m. | Journeyman Ink | Shaddock Auditorium | |
| 9:30-10:15 a.m. | Keynote Address | Matt de la Peña | Shaddock Auditorium |
| 10:15-10:30 a.m. | Keynote Q&A | Matt de la Peña | Shaddock Auditorium |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Break & Book Giveaway | Shaddock Auditorium | |
| Breakout Session 1 | |||
| 10:50-11:50 a.m. | Featured Speaker | Matt de la Peña | 1205 |
| Cultivating Culturally Responsive Classrooms through an Emergent Bilingual Lens | Marie Mendoza, FWISD | 1307 | |
| Modifying Amplify lessons with the cognitive science principle "Effortful Thinking" for emergent bilinguals | Steve Przymus, TCU | 1309 | |
| The Science of Reading & Foundations for Success in Secondary Literacy | LaTanya Robinson, FWISD | 1218 | |
| Navigating Learning Diversity | Linnette Paulino and Elese Wilcox, FWISD | 1217 | |
| Tapping into Play: How Intentional Play Can Add Rigor to Literacy in Early Childhood Classrooms | Michelle Bauml,TCU & Heather Hennessay, FWISD | 1308 | |
| Unleashed Your Inner Llama!: Creative Writing for Diverse Learners (PK-2) | Airam Ruiz, FWISD | 1208 | |
| 11:55-1:00 p.m. | Networking & Lunch | Smith 1520AB & Rees-Jones Hall Atrium | |
| Breakout Session 2 | |||
| 1:05-2:05 p.m. | The Writer Inside You | Ray Villareal, FWISD | 1307 |
| Modifying Amplify lessons with the cognitive science principle "Attention to Meaning" for students with disabilities | Michael Faggella-Luby, TCU | 1309 | |
| The Science of Reading Comprehension: Approaches to Enhance Reading Comprehension | Endia J. Lindo, TCU | 1217 | |
| Trauma-Informed Literacy Instruction |
Monique Ervin, FWISD and Stacy Manross, FWISD | 1218 | |
| The Importance of Using Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors When Choosing Early Learning Read Alouds | Versika Bailey and Yasmin Ortiz, FWISD | 1308 | |
| Early Identification of Dyslexia and Supports for Struggling Readers | Amy Montemayor, Director of Dyslexia, FWISD | 1205 | |
| Children's literature as teaching tools: Supporting inferential comprehension with illustration and text evidence | Robin Griffith, TCU and Jennifer Smith, TCU | 1208 | |
| 2:10-3:00 p.m. | Networking & Closing with Journeyman Ink | Shaddock Auditorium | |
Day 2 – Thursday, May 30, 2024
| Time | Event | Speaker | Location |
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. |
Checkin Continental Breakfast |
Shaddock Auditorium Continental Breakfast-Smith 1520AB |
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| 9:00-9:30 a.m. | Journeyman Ink | Shaddock Auditorium | |
| 9:30-10:15 a.m. | Keynote Address | Duncan Tonatiuh | Shaddock Auditorium |
| 10:15-10:30 a.m. | Keynote Q&A | Duncan Tonatiuh | Shaddock Auditorium |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Break & Book Giveaway | Shaddock Auditorium | |
| Breakout Session 1 | |||
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10:50-11:50 a.m. |
Featured Speaker | Duncan Tonatiuh | 1205 |
| Culturally Relevant Literature for English Language Classrooms | Patsy Robles, Texas Wesleyan University | 1307 | |
| Social Studies Detectives on the Case - Inquiry as a Key to Reading | John Fernandez, FWISD Mishelle Hall, FWISD Xavier Pantoja, FWISD Patricia Smith, FWISD |
1218 | |
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Maestro del verso: Una cita con Pablo Neruda *Book quantities limited to 25 participants. Availabile while supplies last. |
Airam Ruiz, FWISD | 1217 | |
| Building Background Knowledge with Primary Sources and Children’s Literature | Michelle Bauml, TCU and Jennifer Smith, TCU | 1308 | |
| Handwriting and Spelling Instruction and the Impact on Dysgraphia | Amy Montemayor, FWISD Director of Dyslexia | 1208 | |
| High Quality Instructional Materials for All Learners | Kendra Gray, Deans for Impact | 1309 | |
| 11:55-1:00 p.m. | Networking & Lunch | Smith 1520AB & Rees-Jones Hall Atrium | |
| Breakout Session 2 | |||
| 1:05-2:05 p.m. | Literacy in Dual-Language Instruction | Vanessa Cuarenta, FWISD | 1307 |
| Job Embedded Professional Development through Literacy Labs | Dr. Linda Tucker, FWISD | 1208 | |
| High Quality Instructional Materials for All Learners | Kendra Gray, Deans for Impact | 1217 | |
| Building Inferential Comprehension Skills in Struggling Readers. | Endia J. Lindo, TCU | 1309 | |
| "He's Feeling Brave": Promoting Social and Emotional Learning and Comprehension in Read Alouds | Abby Clark, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD | 1308 | |
| Using the 2024 award winning books in the classroom | Jennifer Smith, TCU | 1218 | |
| 2:10-3:00 p.m. | Networking & Closing with Journeyman Ink | Shaddock Auditorium | |