TCU Summer Literacy Institute

Welcome to the first annual TCU Summer Literacy Institute featuring Keynote Speakers Kwame Alexander and Yuyi Morales!

Check-in: Shaddock Auditorium, Spencer & Marlene Hays Business Commons
2900 Lubbock Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76109

Pre-registration required - no walk-ins.

Keynote Speaker: Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times Bestselling author of 36 books, including SWING, BECOMING MUHAMMAD ALI, co-authored with James Patterson, REBOUND, which was shortlisted for prestigious UK Carnegie Medal, The Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor-winning picture book, THE UNDEFEATED, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and his NEWBERY medal-winning middle grade novel, THE CROSSOVER.

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Keynote Speaker: Yuyi Morales

Born in Mexico and raised among giant grandmothers, mossy house walls, and rampaging feral gardens, Yuyi Morales fostered a strong bond with the magical stories that ran in her family. Since immigrating to the USA in 1994, she has drawn from her family's legacy and her heritage to create some of the most celebrated Latino works for children's books. Yuyi Morales is the 2004 winner of the Pura Belpre Medal for Illustration for her book Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book...

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Day 1 Schedule - Monday, July 25, 2022

Time	Session
8:30-9am	Check-in
9-9:30am	Welcome Message Frank Hernandez, Dean, TCU College of Education Marcey Sorensen, Chief Academic Officer, Fort Worth ISD Journeyman Ink
9:30-11am	Keynote Speaker Kwame Alexander
11-12:20pm	Lunch Lunch close: Journeyman Ink
12:30-1:30pm	Kwame Alexander* - Getting Booked with Kwame Alexander Only offered once Displinary Literacy (Science)* - Jennifer Tuff Bridging ELAR reading strategies with science-specific disciplinary reading Bilingual/Multicultural - Dan Heiman & Jenn Castillo Libros acompañantes as platforms for critical consciousness in dual language classrooms Children's Literature - Robyn Reid Reader's Advisory: Developing Literacies in Social Emotional Learning Science of Teaching Reading - Darnisha Carreathers Literacy Intervention - Octavia Gray-Essex Early Literacy - Travis Davis Literacy in Upper Elementary - Holly Wharton Secondary Literacy - LaTanya Robinson Utilizing Common Read Programs to Build Culture in the Literacy Classroom
1:30-2:30pm	Networking/Entertainment/Coffee
2:30-3:30pm	Disciplinary Literacy - Molly Marek Supporting Science-Specific Disciplinary Literacy through Text-Based Inquiry Bilingual/Multicultural - Débora Fuentes, Martha Samaniego Calderón, Ray Villareal, panel moderated by Airam Ruiz Local voices, bilingual books: Panel of local bilingual children’s & young adult book authors Children's Literature - Rocio Franco Developing Text Sets: Helping Readers Make Connections with Text Science of Teaching Reading* - Susan Lambert This session goes from 2-3:30pm Literacy Intervention* - Endia Lindo P.O.E.M.S.: A Framework for Strategic Comprehension Instruction Early Literacy - Kesha Smith & Eugenia Gonzalez Read Alouds in Pre-K: Make It Interactive Struggling Readers - Holly Wharton Supporting Struggling Adolescent Readers in the Secondary Classroom Adolescent Literacy - Michael Faggella-Luby Enhance, Don't Water Down: Adolescent Literacy Priorities for Academically Diverse Learners
3:30-4pm	Networking/Closing remarks

Day 2 Schedule - Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Time	Session
8:30-9am	Check-in
9-9:30am	Welcome Message Journeyman Ink
9:30-11am	Keynote Speaker Yuyi Morales
11am-12:20pm	Lunch Lunch close - Journeyman Ink
12:30-1:30pm	Yuyi Morales* Only offered once Disciplinary Literacy (Science)* - Jennifer Tuff Painlessly incorporating reading into a science unit Bilingual/Multicultural - Elena Guerrero Crafting our stories: Facilitating writing through language learning Children's Literature - Jennifer Smith Graphic Novels in Your Classroom Science of Teaching Reading - Airam Ruiz Literacy Intervention - Octavia Gray-Essex Early Literacy - Kathleen Kyzar and Melodi Faris Designing Developmentally Appropriate Learning Experiences for the Whole Child in Preschool Classrooms Literacy in Upper Elementary - Holly Wharton Secondary Literacy - LaTanya Robinson Utilizing Common Read Programs to Build Culture in the Literacy Classroom
1:30-2:30pm	Networking/Entertainment/Coffee
2:30-3:30pm	Disciplinary Literacy - Lowanna Jones, Kenyail Carr, Adam Gutierrez, & John Reed Literacy in Mathematics... Connecting with the Words Bilingual/Multicultural - Patsy Robles-Goodwin Culturally Relevant Literature for English Language Classrooms Children's Literature - Mandy Stewart Reader's and Writer's Workshop in Linguistically Rich Classrooms Science of Teaching Reading - Octavia Gray-Essex & Airam Ruiz Literacy Intervention - Endia Lindo Reading Between the Lines: Building Inferential Comprehension Skills Early Literacy - Robin Griffith Facilitating Learning Conversations in Early Childhood Classrooms Struggling Readers - Holly Wharton & LaTanya Robinson Supporting Struggling Adolescent Readers in the Secondary Classroom Adolescent Literacy - Michael Faggella-Luby A Framework for Adolescent Literacy: Cognitive Strategy Instruction in Middle Schools
3:30-4pm	Networking/Closing remarks