BCLCIRA proudly presents Dr. Terrell Young

Professor of Literacy Education at Washington State University &

Recipient of the 2006 Jerry Johns IRA Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award

    

Topic: Multicultural Literature in the Classroom - What, How & Why

Dr. Terrell Young will review literature that can be used as a powerful tool in literacy instruction and in developing the awareness and understandings necessary in today's multicultural classrooms. Participants will leave with practical ideas for celebrating diverse voices in their classrooms.

Dr. Young is a Professor of Literacy Education at Washington State University and a member of the International Reading Association (IRA) Board of Directors. He has taught students from grade two through graduate school and is recognized as an outstanding professor, writer, and professional development speaker for schools, districts, and reading councils. Dr. Young has been president of the Washington Organization for Reading Development (WORD), the National Council of English Teachers (NCTE) Children's Literature Assembly, and the IRA Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group. He serves on the editorial review board for The Reading Teacher, Reading Horizons, and The Journal of Children's Literature. Dr. Young has published extensively on the topic of literature and literacy development in culturally and linguistically diverse students. His most recent publications include is Creating Lifelong Readers Through Independent Reading (IRA, 2010) and Matching Books and Readers: Helping English Learners in Grades K-6 (Guildford Press, 2010).

Audience: Elementary and middle school teachers, curriculum specialists, ESL and support teachers, resource teachers, teacher-librarians, counsellors, administrators, literacy mentors, pre-service teachers, and university instructors.

When:  Thursday, January 20, 2011, 4:00 to 6:00 PM (tea, coffee, & snacks will be served)

Where: Vancouver School Board, Room 400, 1500 West Broadway, Vancouver

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Registration for: Dr. Terrell Young presentation on January 20, 2011

Name: ___________________________________________________

School District: _____________________________________________

E-mail Address: ___________________Please check:____ IRA Member: $20____ Non-Member: $25

 

Registration is activated upon receipt of cheque. Receipts will be available at the event. Please send cheque made payable to BCLCIRA to Ken Cooper, 6730 Cougar Court, Delta, BC, V4E 2Y5.

Note: For catering purposes registration deadline is January 12th, 2011.

Cancellation fee is $10. No refunds will be issued after January 12, 2011. NSF cheques will be charged $20.

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