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Register here Or Click here for Hotel Accomodations, Reservations, etc... What:Plain Talk About Reading is heralded as the nation's premier reading institute. The Institute gained its reputation because of its clear focus on providing the latest scientifically based reading research (SBRR) and strategies for those who teach reading at all ages and grade levels.     From the nation's leading researchers, you will learn the current findings on reading instruction, reading difficulties and reading intervention.   From seasoned practitioners, learn classroom strategies that put this knowledge to work.  This Institute features a "who's who" of experts from researchers to practitioners, including Louisa Moats, Daniel Willingham, Maryanne Wolf, Anita Archer, Kate Cain, Sam Goldstein, Virginia Buysse, Joe Torgesen, Michael Fullan, Jack Fletcher, Jan Hasbrouck, Robert Pasternack, Judi Dodson, Cate Heroman, Linda Farrell, Mel Riddile, Anne Whitney, Susan Ebbers, Vicki Gibson, and many, many more! Registration Fee:  $645 per person (if received between 10/1/11 - 3/2/12) $745 per person (if received after 3/2/12) When:April 30 - May 2nd, 2012Where:New Orleans, LouisianaContact:The Center for Development and LearningWebsite: learn@cdl.org Phone: (504) 840-9786Email: www.cdl.org

Click Here For More Information, and to Make Reservations What:Conference - Plain Talk About Reading (heralded as the nation's premier reading institute because of its clear focus on providing the latest scientifically based reading research (SBRR) and strategies for those who teach reading at all ages and grade levels). From the nation's leading researchers and seasoned practioners, atendees will learn the current findings on reading instruction, reading difficulties and reading intervention, and classroom strategies that put this knowledge to work.     $575 per person (if received before 9/30/11)    $645 per person (if received between 10/1/11 - 3/2/12)    $745 per person (if received after 3/2/12) Sessions In-depth information on today's most burning reading issues Early childhood literacy and language development  Getting adolescent literacy right Integrating literacy strategies across the disciplines at all grade levels  Practical strategies for increasing vocabulary Increasing reading comprehension  Teaching reading to English language learners Implementing Response to Intervention at all levels Leadership that yields increases in student literacy levels  Increasing teacher knowledge and skills Broad session choices: Sessions that target early childhood classrooms  Sessions that address how to meet the needs of special education students   Content-centered sessions on strategies for the classroom Sessions delivering the latest research on reading, RtI, language development, attention, and other related topics Sessions especially for school and district leaders Sessions focused on English language learners When:April 29, 2012 - 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) – RegistrationApril 30, 2012 - 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. (Mountain Time) - Day 1May 1, 2012 - 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. (Mountain Time) - Day 2May 2, 2012 - 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) - Day 3

Plain Talk About Reading is being heralded as the nation's premier reading institute. The Institute gives strong focus on providing the latest scientifically based reading research (SBRR) and strategies for those who teach reading at all ages and grade levels. The Institute features a who's who of experts from researchers to practitioners, including Anita Archer, Michael Kamil, Mel Riddile, Robert Brooks, Sam Goldstein, Martha Denckla, Reid Lyon, Michael Fullan, Jack Fletcher, Jan Hasbrouck, Susan Hall, Judi Dodson, Ross Greene, Linda Farrell, Jo Robinson, Susan Ebbers, Vicki Gibson and many, many more! From the nation's leading researchers, you will learn the current findings on reading instruction, reading difficulties and reading intervention. Plus, from seasoned practitioners, you will learn classroom strategies that put this knowledge to work. To Register: Click here to download a registration form. Institute registration fees are for the three day Institute. Your registration includes registration materials, continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack on Thursday and Friday, and a Jazz Brunch on Saturday! One day registrations are not available. Institute Registration Fee:  $645: Ends Sept. 30 $695: Oct. 1-Feb. 1 $745: After Feb. 1

Section 485 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act permits students with certain intellectual disabilities to receive Pell Grants, FSEOG, and Federal Work Study under certain circumstances for the first time.

For football fans, the indelible image of last month’s Super Bowl might have been quarterback Drew Brees’s fourth-quarter touchdown pass that put the New Orleans Saints ahead for good. But for audiologists around the nation, the highlight came after the game — when Mr. Brees, in a shower of confetti, held aloft his 1-year-old son, Baylen.

The boy was wearing what looked like the headphones worn by his father’s coaches on the sideline, but they were actually low-cost, low-tech earmuffs meant to protect his hearing from the stadium’s roar.

The disquieting side effect of our increasingly detailed longitudinal studies of students is we keep finding warning signs of a future graduation derailment earlier and earlier in a child's school years. Robert Balfanz of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found those warning signs as early as 6th grade— chronic absences, poor behavior, failing math or language arts, which when put together lead to a 90 percent risk that a student won't graduate on time. A study to be released this morning at the American Educational Research Association convention here in New Orleans presents an even earlier warning sign: A student who can't read on grade level by 3rd grade is four times less likely to graduate by age 19 than a child who does read proficiently by that time. Add poverty to the mix, and a student is 13 times less likely to graduate on time than his or her proficient, wealthier peer.