Hear from Leading Shell Education Authors

International Reading Association 54^th Annual Conference

May 3–6, 2009

Meet Maria Nichols
author of Talking About Text: Guiding Students to Increase Comprehension Through Purposeful Talk
Monday, May 4, 1:30pm-2:00pm
Shell Education booth #718

Don't miss her presentation:
"Using Teacher and Student Talk to Build Comprehension and Learning Communities"
Sunday, May 3, 9:00am-5:00pm
Minneapolis Convention Center | Room: 212AB

Maria Nichols

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Meet Timothy Rasinski and Danny Brassell
authors of Comprehension That Works: Taking Students Beyond Ordinary Understanding to Deep Comprehension
Monday, May 4, 2:30pm-3:00pm
Shell Education booth #718

Don't miss their presentation:
"Comprehension That Works: Taking Students Beyond Ordinary Understanding to Deep Comprehension"
Monday, May 4, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Minneapolis Convention Center | Room: 212AB

Timothy Rasinski

Danny Brassell

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Meet Ellin Keene
author of Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies
Tuesday, May 5, 12:00pm-12:30pm
Shell Education booth #718

Don't miss her presentation:
"Assessing Students' Understanding of Reading Comprehension Strategies"
Tuesday, May 5, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Minneapolis Convention Center | Room: 212AB

Ellin Keene

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Meet Timothy Rasinski
author of Building Fluency Through Practice and Performance
Tuesday, May 5, 10:00am-10:30am
Shell Education booth #718

Don't miss his presentation:
"From Phonics to Fluency: Effective and Engaging Instruction for Two Critical Areas of the Reading Curriculum"
Wednesday, May 6, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Minneapolis Convention Center | Room: 212AB

Timothy Rasinski