The

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29th Annual Spring Festival of Children's Literature
April 29-30, 2011
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Small Group Sessions

Choose four sessions you would prefer to attend and record your choices on the registration form. To provide adequate seating and hand­outs, space in each session is limited. For your convenience, sessions have been listed by title, presenter, target audience and key concepts.

The following key represents a suggested audience, but in no way limits the speaker or participants to this area:

P=Primary I=Intermediate L=Library/Media G=General

1. Picture Book Biographies: Making Them Accessible to Young Children (P/I/L)

Wendie Old, Author/Children's Librarian
Harford County Public Library

Picture book biographies are not a new invention. But when and why did they become popular at home and at school? What does the future of publishing hold for these books? If there is time, we will discuss what your favorite picture book biographies are and why.

2. Bibliotherapy: Using Children's Books to Teach and Promote behavior Therapy and Intervention (P/I/L)

Rick Stevenson, Behavior Intervention Specialist
Frankfort Intermediate School

3. Learning to "Live Right" With Literature (P/I/L)

Sonya Dunlap, Author/Professional School Counselor

Using stories to teach social skills and appropriate behaviors. Counselors call this "bibliotherapy". Moms simply call it the rules of getting along. A list of titles and their many uses will also be included for the audience.

4. Look What’s Happening in Children’s Books! (P/I/L)

Ellen Mager, Bookstore Owner,
Booktender’s Children’s Bookstore

Take a closer look at current trade books for use with primary and intermediate grade students.

5. Movement and Drama Poetry for Children (P)

Dr. Tom Palardy, Education Professor,
Mrs. Maureen Palardy, Education Professor,
Dr. Minerva Ladores, Education Professor,
University Students, Frostburg State University

Movement to represent the word or movement, to create or expand imagery, or simply for the joy of movement itself has long been a tradition of the elementary and early childhood school setting. Poetry that initiates movement or pantomime can be delightful in the young grades. Children love it and teachers can use it to teach content or simply to be in rhythm with the class.

6. Literature Circles (I/G)

This presentation will focus on how to form, manage, and assess student-led discussion groups using a variety of narrative and informative texts. There will be a wealth of practical and concrete suggestions for every aspect of book club management.

7. Work Those Words: Vivid, Vibrant, Vocabulary Instruction in the Elementary Classroom (P)

Megan Rexrode, Third Grade Teacher
Dana Reinhardt, Third Grade Teacher
Georges Creek Elementary

A collection of mini lessons on vocabulary instruction that can be applied in the classroom.

8. Teaching Reading With SMART Boards in the Middle School Classroom (I/L)

Joanna Cokeley, Reading Teacher
Melanie Davis, Reading Teacher
Ritchie County Middle School

A variety of activities and resources will be shown and discussed to enhance learning in the reading classroom through the use of SMART Boards.

 9. The Coretta Scott King Awards: Celebrating Over 40 Years of Excellence (P/I/L)

Deborah Taylor, Coordinator, School and Student Services
Enoch Pratt Free Library

Take the opportunity to focus on the wide range of high-quality writing and art that has been recognized by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards. Emphasis will be placed on using the books in libraries and classrooms to promote diversity and understanding.

10. Creating Literature Projects for Kindergarten (P)

Kim Collins, Kindergarten Teacher, Grantsville Elementary

A variety of literature projects and activities for use in early childhood classrooms.