“ Provides the framework for inserting all the puzzle pieces of how students learn to produce outstanding achievement.”
Robert W. Katulak, Ass’t. Superintendent for Elementary Ed., N. Rockland Central SD, NY |
"We took our 3rd Predictive
Assessment Test in Reading and
all Carbo students in 7/8 scored proficient or advanced except one (includes Sp. Ed. students). 100%
attitude turn around!"
Lisa Stogner, Principal, Minor Hill Middle School, Knoxville, TN |
“I truly enjoyed the recommended steps towards interventions—the strategies and activities are
wonderful!”
Gloria Marie Gonzales, 1st Gr. Teacher,
St. John Berchman School, Edgewood ISD, TX |
Who Should Attend ?
K-Adult Administrators, Supervisors,
Staff Developers, Principals, Professors, Coaches, Teachers (Classroom,
Reading, Language Arts,ESL/
Bilingual LEP, Title 1,
Special Education), Parents.
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“Never before have I attended such powerful, life-changing sessions. Your input and touch on my life will make a difference!”
Jan Hitchmough, Remedial Reading Teacher, Marshall, IL |
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Conference Mission
To achieve the highest levels
of literacy and self-fulfillment
for educators and their
students through the
Reading Styles Program,
which celebrates and respects diversity and individual styles.
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“Our school rose from 19% to 98% of our students passing the state reading tests, and received a state rating of ‘Exemplary’.”
Sherry Gorsuch, Principal,
O’Connor Elementary, Victoria, TX |
"I did not go to one session that I didn't learn something new. I
always came away with great ideas and resources."
Gina Treadway, Third-Grade Teacher, Gilmer ISD, TX |
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"Reading Styles training motivates good teachers to become superior teachers, non-readers to become readers, good schools to become model schools - everyone wins with Reading Styles!"
Kim Benton, Assit. Superintentent, Meridian, MS |
"My lab is up and running for 6 weeks, and I'm already seeing a 2-year gain in some of my 7th and 8th graders. I am so excited for them!"
Jennifer Jordan, Reading Teacher, Etowah, TN |
“Inspirational! I feel privileged to have been given the key to a very special treasure.”
Kathy Hitchner, Teacher, Seattle, WA |
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Dynamic, Inspiring Conference
Dr. Marie Carbo and 60 outstanding presenters offer powerful, life-changing differentiated
reading strategies that have closed the reading gap fast for at-risk readers
K-12. You’ll learn strategies that immediately increase fluency and comprehension,
motivate the most disengaged students, stretch your students’ abilities, use their strongest
learning pathways, accommodate their diverse interests and reading styles, and
achieve unprecedented success! Join our outstanding trainers, administrators, and
teachers for an exciting journey that changes lives – yours and your students.
Here’s a fast overview of the powerful research and strategies shared at this conference. You’ll learn how to:
• Create truly inspiring, world-class schools.
• Nurture a love of reading and greatly increase test scores.
• Close the academic gap by focusing on learning strengths.
• Facilitate school-wide change from experts in the field.
• Use research-based, powerful differentiated reading strategies across the curriculum.
• Release the power of learning styles and brain research throughout your program.
• Greatly increase achievement regardless of socio-economics, disabilities, or limited knowledge of English.
Learn Remarkably Effective Interventions
During this inspiring, idea-packed conference, you’ll learn powerful, research-based, differentiated strategies that raise reading achievement remarkably fast with all types of learners – ELL, Title 1, special ed, regular ed. You’ll learn the reading myths that block achievement, how to evaluate programs, and you’ll soar ahead with powerful strategies based on the latest and best research on learning styles and brain behavior.
Our award-winning conference faculty
Learn to implement our nationally validated program at classroom, building, and district levels. Our inspiring faculty includes: Marie Carbo, Senior and Advanced Reading Styles Trainers, and expert practitioners who share their outstanding Reading Styles Programs and years of experience at every level.
Satisfy federal and state mandates and nurture a love of reading
This conference is specifically designed to enable you to achieve rapid, high reading gains in phonemics, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. You’ll receive important learning styles, reading, and brain research and powerful strategies that will focus your energies sharply on results and joyful learning. Learn from our masterful faculty how to develop and nurture respectful students who love to learn, love to read, and read well.
Research-validated best practices in differentiated instruction that make learning inspiring, exciting, efficient, enjoyable, and effective!
• Facilitate positive, powerful differentiated instruction school-wide.
• Learn how to create a model Reading Styles school that differentiates instruction across all subject areas.
• Assess learning styles for reading with your FREE Reading Style Inventory.
• Create differentiated lesson plans that accommodate a variety of learning styles.
• Eliminate failure by teaching through students’ strongest learning pathways.
• Differentiate reading instruction and raise fluency in minutes with Marie’s powerful, easy-to-use Continuum of Assisted Reading Methods.
• Learn how to build compassionate classrooms and schools that provide a nurturing, caring environment and reduce violence.
• Manage the change process for differentiating instruction
in the classroom and school-wide.
• Use differentiated instruction in the content areas.
• Learn powerful differentiated strategies for special education students.
• Attend our small, informal sessions and have your questions answered by our experts.
• Learn easy, amazing ways to reduce dyslexia quickly.
• Learn reading myths that block achievement.
• Increase fluency and comprehension fast with Marie Carbo’s special recording method.
• Differentiate with motivating hands-on materials that enhance memory and reinforce reading skills.
• Use our powerful differentiated strategies to improve any reading program.
Super labs, displays, hands-on and small-group trainings
See displays from model schools, videos, slides, faculty demonstrations. Meet with successful principals and teachers. Learn the best ways to start. Touch, examine, and create effective materials in our hands-on labs, or purchase materials on sale! Receive 15 free Reading Styles assessments and learn how to produce and use them quickly and easily online.
CEU’s, Certificate of Attendance
This conference qualifies for 25 contact
hours (2.5 CEU's). Verify applicability with your
Board of Education prior to attending.
Sights and Tours
Great music, world renowned food, and a wonderful array of attractions – that’s the beloved city of New Orleans. Here are just a few highlights: The French Quarter, Jazz, Bourbon Street, Steamboat Riverboat Cruises, World-Famous Restaurants, Mardi Gras World, Streetcars, and 140 shops and restaurants.
Schedule
Conference begins 8:30 am, June 30th and ends 1:00 pm, July 3rd.
Hotel:
New Orleans Riverside, $139 single, $149 double. Room rates guaranteed until June 15th, 2009. Register early to assure yourself a room (504-561-0500). Mention National Reading Styles Institute to get the special rate. To reserve rooms for the conference:
http://www.neworleansonline.com/partner/hilton/
Tuition and Refreshments:
$495. Deduct $25 per person for 5 or more, $45 per person for 10 or more registering at the same time.
Early Bird Discount—deduct $25 if registering by March 31, 2009.
Cancellations receive credit to a future conference. Substitutions welcome. A $50 deposit holds your reservation. Pay in full by June 1, 2009.
Free Materials:
You’ll receive free 15 Reading Style Assessments, a sample pack of Power Reading recorded short stories, a colored overlay sampler, and our 300-page conference book.
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