Philadelphia Reading Council

The Alpha Zeta Chapter of the Alpha

Upsilon Alpha Honor Society and the
Philadelphia Reading Council
proudly present:

The Spring Literacy Conference

Motivation Matters:
Nurturing Passionate Reading

Please join us on
Saturday, May 7th, 2016 from 8:30am to 11:30am at
Saint Josephs University, McShain Hall (Lower Merion Side of Campus)
Our Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Barbara A. Marinak.

SCHEDULE
8:309:00

Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9:009:15

Welcome

9:2010:10

Keynote speaker: Dr. Barbara A. Marinak

10:1511:30 Breakout sessions (see page 2)

REGISTRATION FORM

The Spring Literacy

Conference

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Address: ______________________________________________________________
Phone Number: ________________________________________________________
Email Address:_________________________________________________________
Please indicate number of tickets:

Please fill out the registration form

below and mail it to 6100 City Ave.,
Apt. 1615, Philadelphia, PA 19131.
Payment can be made by check or cash
the day of the conference, however a
discount is given to those who pre-register by check in advance. Pre-registration
must be received by April 15, 2016.
Please make checks payable to:
Alpha Upsilon Alpha Honor Society.

Saturday, May 7th, 2016

from 8:30am to 11:30am
at SAINT JOSEPHS
UNIVERSITY, McShain
Hall (Lower Merion Side
of Campus)

AUA/PRC Member and Current Students

Non-members of AUA/PRC or non-students

____$20.00 at the door

____$25.00 at the door

____$15.00 in advance

____$20.00 in advance

Act 48 credits will be provided by the Philadelphia Reading Council.

Spring Literacy Conference

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
BREAKOUT CHOICE 1:

Melanie Solano's Help! Its My First Year of Teaching!

In a session for first year teachers, motivation strategies will be presented to help our youngest
readers and writers achieve success.
BREAKOUT CHOICE 2:

Weaving Technology into Your Literacy Classroom

Presenters: Derek Sciecinski and Rita Sorrentino

Looking for some ways to spruce up your Literacy Lessons? Come and see how a few digital tools
can motivate students to enhance their language learning and express their knowledge in
multiple ways.
BREAKOUT CHOICE 3:

Hey! We Wrote Our Own Texts!: Engaging in Reading, Writing, and

Learning in Content Areas
Presenters: Molly Sovocol and Dr.Carol Shiffrin

Find out how students can become truly engaged in content area learning through motivating reading
and writing experiences. Presenters share the ways they use mentor texts, modeling, and mini-lessons
to help students explore a science topic and create their own texts in a variety of genres.

Keynote Speaker Dr. Barbara A. Marinak

Dr. Barbara A. Marinak is associate professor and chair of the Education
Department at Mount St. Marys University. Dr. Marinak received a PhD in
Literacy from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her dissertation was
awarded the 2005 J. Estill Alexander Future Leaders in Literacy Dissertation
Award from the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Prior to joining the faculty at Mount St. Marys, Dr. Marinak spent more than two
decades in public education. She held a variety of leadership positions, including
reading supervisor, elementary curriculum supervisor, and acting superintendent.
Dr. Marinak chaired the Response to Intervention (RTI) Commission of the
International Reading Association from 2012-2014. She is the co-editor, along
with Jacquelynn Malloy and Linda Gambrell, of the IRA publication Essential
Readings on Motivation. She is the co-author, along with Linda Gambrell and Susan Mazzoni of Maximizing
Motivation for Literacy Learning: Grades K-6 published by Guilford Press. And, along with Linda Gambrell,
Dr. Marinak is co-author of the forthcoming book No More Reading for Junk: Best Practices for Motivating
Readers by Heinemann.
Dr. Marinaks research interests include reading motivation, intervention practices, and the use of informational
text. Her work can be found in The Journal of Educational Research, The Reading Teacher, Literacy Research
and Instruction, and Young Children.