2009 National Reading Recovery &
K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference
Call for Session Proposals

Please submit your session proposal online. The deadline for submission is May 20, 2008. 

The Reading Recovery Council of North America (RRCNA) sponsors the 2008 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference. The Conference audience is: Reading Recovery practitioners, literacy and curriculum specialists; K-6 classroom and Title I teachers; school administrators, including principals, superintendents and board members; university professors; researchers and literacy advocates. The Council invites your prompt response to this call for proposals.

Types of Presentations

Concurrent Session
90-minute single topic program in which presenter(s) share directly with a general audience in a more formal lecture-type format. Audience participation generally is limited to question and answer session(s) at the discretion of the presenter(s). Recommended audiences:

• Reading Recovery practitioners
• K-6 Classroom teachers - levels: K-2, 3-6, K-6
• Literacy and Curriculum Specialists
• Administrators
• Researchers

Study Session
90-minute single topic program designed to allow participants to share in an in-depth investigation directed by one or more presenters. Presenters facilitate much interaction among participants while providing direction for and summation to the topic explored. Audience is limited to Reading Recovery teachers, teacher leaders, and/or trainers.

Program Proposal Guidelines

1. Complete the online proposal, providing all the information requested. This information will be confirmed upon acceptance of your proposal. Include a 2 to 5 sentence biography about yourself and each of your co-presenters and include the number of years in the education field, area of expertise, and a description of your experience presenting sessions at different conferences (including this one).

2. Include a brief outline of the presentation. No proposals will be accepted without accompanying outline.

3. All submissions from Reading Recovery teachers must include a statement of recommendation by his or her teacher leader. No proposals from Reading Recovery teachers will be accepted without teacher leader recommendations. Teacher leader recommendation must be mailed, faxed to (614) 310-7342, or emailed to tphillips@readingrecovery.org, within seven days of teacher’s submission. If you plan to use forms during your Reading Recovery presentation, you are required to use the newest forms.

4. All items must be completed.

5. Applications are read as part of a juried process by the Conference Planning Committee. Information may be edited for space and clarity. Applicants will be notified of the status of their proposals after the Committee has evaluated all proposals. It is the responsibility of the person submitting the proposal to notify all co-presenters.

6. Presentations may not contain any references or advertisements for products or services.

7. All concurrent and study session speakers are volunteers. As a nonprofit organization, RRCNA is unable to reimburse these speakers for travel or meal expenses, or pay an honorarium. Registration fee is complimentary for lead presenters only.  Note: please do no submit a proposal without the prior approval of your school administrator to fund all conference expenses related to your participation (travel, lodging, meals, etc.).

Continue to online proposal form