TUESDAY Room 11
Hourly Schedule
Room 11
- 7:00 AM - 7:20 AM
- Beyond Books: Creating Libraries and Promoting a Culture of Literacy in Under-Resourced South African Schools
- James Bloom Libraries for Literacy South Africa
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Speakers:
James Bloom
- 7:20 AM - 7:40 AM
- Learning and teaching in early years go beyond the school walls
- Clinica de Psicopedagogia Brazil
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Speakers:
Betina Serson
- 7:40 AM - 8:00 AM
- Bridging the Literacy Research-to-Practice Gap in Developing Countries: The Echo Model Solution
- Eduktiva Honduras
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Speakers:
Pamela Matamoros
- 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
- Post Covid: Innovations Born Out of Necessity for International Youth Literacy Outreach
- Christopher Page Page by Page United States
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Speakers:
Chris Page
- 8:20 AM - 8:45 AM
- BREAK
- 9:00 AM - 10:25 AM
- PLENARY SESSION
- Keynote - 40 minutes (Governor's Early Literacy Foundation James Pond | President) Panel Discussion One - 45 minutes EU READS (led by Dr. Jörg F. Maas | Stiftung Lesen) Diane Gerald, CEO of Booktrust UK, Valentina Stoeva (CEO of the Bulgarian Reading Foundation) Panel Discussion Two - 45 minutes How Neuroscience can advance Literacy Education (Brainscience, MIT, Oxford University, Stanford University, University of Connecticut) North Writing School - EXHIBIT HALL
- 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
- BREAK
- 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
- Post Pandemic Teaching: Literacy Coaching with the Early Literacy Learning Model and the Impact on Preschool Teachers and Students
- Florida Gulf Coast University United States
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Speakers:
Vickie Johnston
- 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
- Students at the heart: A post-pandemic approach to reading instruction
- University of New England United States
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Speakers:
Lane Clarke
- 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
- Literacy Through Looking: A Replicable School and Museum Partnership Model
- Yale University Art Gallery United States
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Speakers:
Jessica Sack
- 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
- Young Children, Picture Books, and Race: A Systematic Literature Review
- Boston University, Wheelock College of Education United States
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Speakers:
Allie Bruce
- 12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
- Using Mentor Texts to Make Students' Writing Come Alive
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville United States
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Speakers:
Olivia Modesto
- 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
- Exploring community outreach under Unnat Bhartat Abhiyaan :From Sustainable literacy to lifelong learning in India
- University of Delhi India
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Speakers:
Rajesh Kumar
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- LUNCH
- 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM
- TBD
- Panel Discussion
- 2:40 PM - 3:20 PM
- TBD
- Panel Discussion
- 3:20 PM - 4:00 PM
- TBD
- Panel Discussion
- 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
- BREAK
- 4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
- The Importance of Mother Tongue on Foundational Literacy Development and Social Emotional Learning
- NABU United States
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Speakers:
Judy Paredes
- 4:35 PM - 4:55 PM
- Teaching Bidialectal Students: Challenges and Solutions to Literacy
- Yvonne Pratt-Johnson, St. John's University | United States
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Speakers:
Yvonne Pratt-Johnson
- 4:55 PM - 5:15 PM
- Bangkok Priorities for Action on First Language-based Multilingual Education and United Nations Efforts to Improve Literacy in Minoritized Languages
- Kirk Person, SIL, Thailand
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Speakers:
Kirk Person
- 5:15 PM - 5:35 PM
- Write a Book to Change the World
- Gavin Mccormack Upschool.co Australia
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Speakers:
Gavin Mccormack
- 5:35 PM - 5:55 PM
- Dual Language Programs Enhance Native Language and Culture - Preparing Students for Success in a Global Society
- National Multilingual Services/Hidalgo ISD United States
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Speakers:
Myrna Rosado Rasmussen
James Bloom
Co- Founder, Libraries for Literacy
A dual USA/South African citizen, James Bloom believes literacy is a human right. James Co-founded Libraries for Literacy and has established five libraries at under-resourced South African schools. James also founded African Folktales for Kids, a series of early-reader folktales in five African languages. James is a Breadline-Africa Ambassador.
Betina Serson
Psicopedagoga
Betina Serson M.Ed. has a degree in Pedagogy, a post-graduation in Psicopedagogia and a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education(USA) . She works with learning disabilities, is a trainer, writer at the journal “Escolas Particulares” . Author of books and ebooks.
Pamela Matamoros
Echo Hub Director/M.Ed.
Pamela Matamoros- Honduran -Educational Psychologist. Masters in Learning Disabilities. Masters in Education with a focus on Early Literacy. Founder and Director of Eduktiva, Director of ECHO Inclusion Hub in Honduras, Cofounder of "Aulas Inclusivas" Initiative. More than 15 years working in education.
Chris Page
President of Page by Page, and WLF Youth Ambassador 2024
Christopher Page, President of Page by Page - Nonprofit organization has distributed over 565,490 books to over 3.65 million kids around the world; Mr. Page has delivering over 22 speeches to organizations about the importance of literacy for all while creating new techniques to fighting today's literacy challenges.
Vickie Johnston
Literacy Faculty/Director of the Early Literacy Learning Model (ELLM)
Dr. Vickie Johnston teaches literacy courses fulltime in the College of Education at Florida Gulf Coast University, and is the Director of the Early Literacy Learning Program (ELLM) Program. She has presented and published extensively on literacy, early literacy learning, diversity and children’s literature, and emerging technologies in literacy education.
Lane Clarke
Professor and Academic Director of School of Education
Lane W. Clarke and Krysten Gorrivan are both professors in the School of Education, University of New England: Biddeford, Maine, USA. In 2024 they presented at conferences such as NCTE, NAYCE, Lit Con based on their most recent book, Nurturing Primary Readers in Grades K-3 (2023) published with Routledge Press.
Jessica Sack
Jan and Frederick Curator of Public Education
Jessica Sack, the Jan and Frederick Mayer Curator of Public Education, leads the development of the Yale University Art Gallery’s school, family, teacher, adult, and access teaching initiatives.
Allie Bruce
Allie Jane Bruce
Allie Jane Bruce is a doctoral student in the Language & Literacy program at Boston University. Her research is located at the intersection of visual literacy, early childhood, and race & racism. She worked as an elementary school librarian for nine years, served on the 2016 Newbery Committee, and co-founded ReadingWhileWhite.com.
Olivia Modesto
Associate Professor
Olivia P. Modesto is an Associate Professor of Literacy at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (USA) and Coordinator of Reading Specialization Master's Program. She is a Texas-certified teacher with extensive background working with schools, evidenced by her service-learning activities, field supervision of teachers, and provision/management of professional development programs.
Rajesh Kumar
Author
Professor Rajesh, University of Delhi, I am also associated as the Advisor of National Centre for literacy of the Government of India with research experience in Continuing Education and Extension, faculty of social sciences, I am engaged in Adult and lifelong learning since 40 years in the various capacities.
Judy Paredes
Yvonne Pratt-Johnson
Professor of Education
Kirk Person
Senior Consultant, Literacy and Education
Kirk R. Person, PhD, is Senior Consultant, Literacy and Education, SIL Global. He sits on the Asia-Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group (UNESCO Bangkok), the Royal Institute of Thailand’s National Language Policy Committee, and UNESCO’s global language expert committee. His Mahidol University team received the 2016 UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize.
Gavin Mccormack
Co-Founder, Senior Lecturer, Montessori Ambassador
Gavin McCormack, Co-founder of Upschool.co, is an internationally recognised educator and TEDx speaker. He has presented at the World Education Summit (twice), GESS Conference, and toured China discussing educational innovation. Gavin is dedicated to transforming education globally, with extensive experience in purposeful literacy and child empowerment initiatives.
Myrna Rosado Rasmussen
CEO National Multilingual
Dr. Myrna Rasmussen, NMS CEO and Adjunct professor at UTRGV & DePaul University. She has served on the NABE & TABE Executive Board. She has been a featured & keynote speaker. Dr. Martha E. Garza, Executive Director, Hidalgo ISD. She has served on the TABE and RGV TABE board.
