Category: Reviews

Adrienne Gear: Transforming Thinking By Rachel Griffith As a teacher candidate in the early stages of my first practicum, I began to hear about Adrienne Gear and her Reading Power program. She seemed to be a celebrity with amazing ideas and a tailored program to get students to learn reading through comprehension strategies including making…

Using Information Books to Teach Reading Dr. Ray Reutzel, Emma Eccles Jones Endowed Chair Professor of Early LiteracyUtah State University, joined the British Columbia Literacy Council of the International Reading Association and conference attendees on Friday, October 22nd, 2010 for the Provincial Professional Day.  We spent a truly engaging day learning from, and being entertained…

Getting Graphic: Effective Literacy Learning with Comics and Graphic Literature By Bev DeMonyé Our recent October 21 professional development event, Getting Graphic was attended by over 150 educators. They came from school districts throughout the province and we were excited to have approximately 30 students!  Our four presenters did a fabulous job of offering participants…

 The BC Council of the International Reading Association Welcomes Dr. Steven Layne on October 19th, 2012   REGISTRATION INFORMATION BELOW We invite you to learn more about Dr. Layne and to visit his website at: http://www.stevelayne.com/ Steven Layne   “Confessions of a Reading Arsonist” Successful strategies for building lifelong readers: great ideas you can put in…

Colleen Cruz Colleen Cruz “One Teacher – Thirty-Two Needs” Successful Strategies for Reaching Diverse Writers Friday, October 25th, 2013 Executive Hotel: 4201 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby   Colleen Cruz tackles one of the most significant issues in writing instruction today: How to reach the needs of struggling writers. Teaching the skill of writing is viewed by…

Stepping Stones By Margriet Ruurs Date:  January 16, 2017 Time:  4:00 pm – Come Early for a School Tour Place:  Norma Rose Point Elementary School