Appendix C.  Mini-Conference and Article Synthesis Topics

1. Guided reading
2. Writing Workshops
3. The role of phonemic awareness in beginning reading
4. Phonics Teaching
5. Miscue Analysis
6. Question Answer Relationships
7. The influence of state tests of literacy
8. Effective vocabulary instruction
9. Effective comprehension instruction
10. The role of interactive writing in learning to write
11. Multiliteracies
12. Teaching grammar for writers
13. Book clubs
14. Informational books for early readers
15. Matching texts to readers
16. Fluency: Teaching for phrasing and expression
17. Self-correction behaviors in beginning readers
18. Effective spelling instruction for emergent writers
19. Critical literacy in the elementary school
20. Designing assessment tools for writing

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