CARR: Connecticut Association for Reading Research

May 30, 2023 - Summer Book Club Kick-Off Party at the Wadsworth!

Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

May 30, 2023 17:30:00 - Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, CTFree for members! This event is the kick-off for a summer of "reading to learn"- what could be better? We will have delicious food and a brilliant speaker in a breathtaking venue... and a copy of a truly "research-forward" book, "Literacy Learning for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Key Practices for Educators" by Nell Duke, Mariana Souto-Manning, Sonia Q. Cabell, and Tanya S. Wright (our featured speaker!). Register at summerbookclub.eventbrite.com Questions? Email Adrienne at carr@ctreadingresearch.org :

May 10, 2022 - What Features of On-Line Teaching Should We Sustain for In-Person Teaching?

Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

May 10, 2022 19:00:00 - Online via Zoom: https://carr-may2022.eventbrite.comResearch meets practice in this session from MSU's Dr. Douglas Hartman. Upgrade in-person teaching using the best from virtual learning! Douglas K. Hartman is a professor of technology, learning, and literacy with appointments in Teacher Education, Educational Psychology, and Educational Technology at Michigan State University. His research focuses on the use of technologies for human learning in a number of domains (e.g., school, community, work, sports). His areas of expertise are literacy education; social foundations of education; and teacher education, learning, and policy. Register at: https://carr-may2022.eventbrite.com Would you like to ask a question? Email it to carreventbrite@gmail.com:

Mar 15, 2022 - Getting Social and Emotional Conversations Going with Powerful Picture Books

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Mar 15, 2022 19:00:00 - Online via Zoom: https://carr-march22.eventbrite.com

Handout Join Dr. Nancy Boyles for CARR's Spring 2022 Virtual Event on March 15th from 7-8pm:

Characters from picture books can be great role models for students as they manage their own behavior and build relationships with others. How can we use picture books that focus on topics such as recognizing strengths, self-confidence, impulse control, and goal setting to help children grow emotionally and socially? What kinds of books should we choose and what questions should we ask? Ponder these issues and more during this webinar. Download a classroom-ready handout that includes book titles, themes, and questions to ask our students and ourselves.

Complimentary tickets for members. $20 general admission Register at: https://carr-march22.eventbrite.com :

Oct 26, 2021 - The Impact of Reading Laws on Educators: What You Can't BUT Should Be Doing

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Oct 26, 2021 19:00:00 - Online via Zoom: fall21.eventbrite.comEngage in a lively conversation on CT's newest reading legislation with UConn's Associate Professor of Literacy Education, Rachael Gabriel.

The "Act Concerning the Right to Read and Addressing Opportunity Gaps and Equity in Public Schools" will impact literacy instruction in CT's classrooms. These kinds of legislative mandates narrow literacy instruction, and laws are becoming more about what teachers CAN'T do then what they SHOULD be doing. Rachael will discuss how the legislation will transform reading instruction in CT elementary classrooms.

Rachael Gabriel has authored more than fifty refereed articles, and is the author or editor of five books for literacy teachers, leaders and education researchers. Rachael currently teaches courses for educators and doctoral students pursuing specialization in literacy. She serves on the editorial boards of journals focused on literacy, education research and education policy, and on the boards of the International Literacy Association and Reading Recovery Council of North America. In addition to experience as a classroom teacher and reading specialist, Rachael holds graduate certificates in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Rachael’s research is focused on: literacy instruction, leadership and intervention, as well as policies related to teacher development and evaluation. Her current projects investigate: supports for adolescent literacy, state literacy policies and discipline-specific literacy instruction. (uconn.edu)

Jan 4, 2021 - Hit Refresh: Update Your Strategies and Technologies for Teaching Online

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Jan 4, 2021 19:00:00 - Online via Zoom: https://hit-refresh.eventbrite.com

You'll take 2nd look at familiar teaching strategies.

And think about go-to technologies in unfamiliar ways.

Then you'll try your hand at using them.

Come with your sleeves rolled up.

Have your Google account and materials within reach.

Douglas K. Hartman is a professor of technology, learning, and literacy with appointments in Teacher Education, Educational Psychology, and Educational Technology at Michigan State University. His research focuses on the use of technologies for human learning in a number of domains (e.g., school, community, work, sports). His areas of expertise are literacy education; social foundations of education; and teacher education, learning, and policy.

Online via Zoom: https://hit-refresh.eventbrite.com

Would you like to ask a question? Email it to carreventbrite@gmail.com.

Nov 2, 2020 - The Anytime/Real-Time Framework: Teaching Readers Intentionally

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Nov 2, 2020 15:00:00 - Online via Zoom: https://carr-fall2020.eventbrite.com

Join us for a round table discussion addressing the intersection of literacy instruction and technology, particularly in a distance/remote learning environment.

Tickets: https://carr-fall2020.eventbrite.com

Would you like to ask the panelists a question? Email it to carreventbrite@gmail.com.

Our Presenters Include:

Dr. Julie Coiro

Julie Coiro has taught for 30 years, first with PreK-8 students with learning disabilities and now, as a professor of reading, research, and digital literacy at the University of Rhode Island. An internationally known scholar, Julie conducts research in collaborative online inquiry while also working with educators to support their understanding of digital inquiry as part of comprehension strategy instruction. Julie loves to talk with classroom teachers about their own experiences building a culture of inquiry, and in 2019, she published her co-authored book From Curiosity to Deep Learning: Personal Digital Inquiry in Grades K-5 with Elizabeth Dobler and Karen Pelekis.

Karen Pelekis

Karen Pelekis has been designing opportunities for personal digital inquiry in her classroom for the past twelve years in Scarsdale, NY. Since March of 2020, she has only been instructing remotely. This school year, she is teaching second grade, and her virtual-only class follows an AM/PM model. She works to create a unified day for her students, full of rich learning and social interaction. Although her class meets through digital means, the goal is to make each child's experience real and personal, with inquiry at the core of instruction. Karen co-authored the book From Curiosity to Deep Learning: Personal Digital Inquiry in Grades K-5 with Julie, contributing many of the ideas from her work with first graders.

Amanda Murphy

Amanda Murphy has been a classroom teacher for nearly 20 years, first at the high school level and now at the middle school level. She has taught social studies and led digital literacy efforts in her district, with an emphasis on blogging and social media outreach as well as professional development around blended and personalized learning. She has been a faculty member of URI's Summer Institute in Digital Literacy for the past six years. Since March of 2020, Amanda has been engaging middle schoolers in her virtual social studies classroom while also striving to build relationships and promote inquiry. Her work has been published in the Journal of Media Literacy and the International Literacy Association.

Wendy Amelotte

Wendy Amelotte has been in education for over 20 years, holding many different roles from a special education teacher, elementary teacher, literacy coach, and principal. She is currently a curriculum director for an urban-ring district in Rhode Island serving nearly 10,000 students. Since March of 2020, Wendy has been working with educators to design learning opportunities that promote deep learning, drawing on her experiences from leading 1:1 initiatives both as a principal at the elementary level and as curriculum director at the secondary level. She is finishing her dissertation on examining literacy and leadership in effective schools. Conducting her data collection during the pandemic provided a unique opportunity to learn how effective schools transitioned their teaching and more importantly how they supported strong connections among students and staff.

Aug 17, 2020 - Round Table Event: Effective, Non-typical Literacy Assessment with Equity in Mind

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Aug 17, 2020 15:00:00 - Online via Zoomhttps://august-roundtable.eventbrite.com

Join us for a round table discussion addressing literacy-based virtual and in-person assessments that will allow teachers to glean the best data while being sensitive to Covid-related social and emotional health of students and keep equity as a focus.

Would you like to ask the panelists a question? Email it to carreventbrite@gmail.com.

Our Presenters:

Jennifer Barone

Jen Barone has been observing and supporting the growth of children since she was 12 - first as a babysitter and then as a camp counselor and coach. It's where she learned that kids will grow leaps and bounds when the learning is hidden in FUN. She later added on 6 formal years in the elementary classroom, and 8 years as a Reading Teacher with intervention, Reading Recovery, literacy coaching, consulting for curriculum work and professional development of teachers, and adjunct teaching with UCONN. Her writing has been published in The Reading Teacher and ASCD Smartbrief, and featured in The Marshall Memo.

Pamela Khairallah

Pamela J. Khairallah is an avid reader and writer who believes all students come to learning with strengths and interests to springboard instruction. Her teaching career included time in preschool, first and second grade classrooms, and time as a reading teacher. Pamela became a literacy coach for grades k-8 and then a district curriculum leader where she oversaw grade K-5 literacy interventionists and coaches, library and media specialists, and the English Language Learner departments. She is passionate about children's literature and teaching and learning through text sets. Her writing has been published in The Reading Teacher and ASCD Smartbrief, and featured in The Marshall Memo.

Colleen Morello

Colleen Morello is currently a language arts specialist with the Fairfield Public Schools. Colleen provides literacy intervention for students in grades K-5. She also coaches K-5 teachers in the classroom in the areas of literacy. Colleen has worked on multiple district curriculum and assessment committees to write/revise units of study and curriculum implementation documents as well developing assessment protocols and guidelines for district assessments.

Colleen worked for LitLife Inc. providing districts across Connecticut with in-school coaching and professional development opportunities as well as curriculum writing and revisions to implementation guides.

Colleen is a co-author of the book "30 Big Ideas to Small Group Instruction" with Michael Rafferty.

May 2, 2020 - 2020 Research Celebration Update

Sat, 02 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

May 2, 2020To CARR Members and Friends, Now that the Coronavirus is directly impacting our state, the CARR Board, in accordance with State risk-management guidelines, is postponing the annual CARR Research Celebration and Breakfast originally scheduled for early May. We hope to be able to reschedule for a later date and will keep you informed as decisions are made. If you have questions, feel free to email me at this address: ctreadingresearch@gmail.com. Sincerely, Gail Thibodeau, CARR Treasurer:

Oct 1, 2019 - Dyslexia: What Is It, and What Kind of Instruction Will Help?

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Oct 1, 2019 5:00-6:60 - Tunxis Community College, Room 6-127&128

CARR's Fall Event - An Evening with Devin Kearns

Dyslexia is a serious reading disorder affecting 5 to 10% of individuals in the United States. However, its causes and the best treatments for it are not well-understood. This session begins with an explanation of the skills students require for reading success. Then, the session addresses the nature of dyslexia and how it causes reading problems. Finally, the session provides guidance about the elements of instruction that are essential for the success for students with dyslexia. The goal of the session is participants will leave with a strong understanding of the type of problems involved in dyslexia and knowledge about the critical elements of instruction to know what they should observe in classrooms and see in programs their teachers use.

More information and registration here :

Apr 27, 2019 - 2019 Annual Research Breakfast

Sat, 27 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Apr 27, 2019CARR is committed to supporting and promoting literacy research conducted in Connecticut. To that end, CARR’s Annual Research Breakfast is being expanded upon this year to include a select poster session. We are putting out a call for poster proposal submissions to be displayed at our annual event. For tickets to this event, click here: Tickets Eventbrite. Send completed application electronically, including all requested contact information, to the following address: CARR Studies & Research Committee ctreadingresearch@gmail.com APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 30 TO BE CONSIDERED. Please include CARR Research Poster in the subject line. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered for review. Applicants will be expected to attend the research brunch which is included in the $30.00 registration fee. The poster session will be scheduled for the first 45 minutes of the event on April 27, 2019. Please click for application.:

Apr 28, 2018 - 2018 Research Celebration and Breakfast

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Apr 28, 2018 9-11 - Beachland Tavern, West HartfordPlease join us at our annual Research Celebration and Breakfast! Our 2017 Beverly Pearson Memorial Grant Recipient, Jospeh Marangell, will will share highlights from his project, "Adversity and Action Book Clubs: Stories of Youth During World War II". We will also announce and recognize the 2018 Wirth-Santoro awardee for Outstanding Literacy Research, Jennifer Sinal Swingler, and the 2018 Beverly Pearson Memorial Grant recipient, Nicole Flynn. Members can enter the promotional code member5 to recieve $5 off. Interested in paying with a purchase order? Email CARR President, Adrienne Snow, at adriennechasteensnow@gmail.com for details. Tickets at: https://2018-research.eventbrite.com :

Apr 7, 2018 - After-Conference Party!

Sat, 07 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Apr 7, 2018 1-4 pm - CCSU

This event will be the fun, add-on wrap-up starting immediately after the Literacy Essentials Conference. We will have a report of research about the effectiveness of author visits, wise words from 6 authors (Megan Dowd Lambert, David Hyde Costello, Susan Tan, Susan Bartoletti, Tony Abbott, and Pegi Dietz Shea, plus a special keynote by Jordan Sonnenblick, and meeting/talking to/mingling with all of the authors and attendees!

Please click here to register.

Sep 19, 2017 - CARR's Fall Event: Megan Dowd Lambert- Read Aloud & The Whole Book Approach

Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Sep 19, 2017 16:30:00 - Shaw Center at Hillyer College, University of HartfordJoin Simmons College professor and author Megan Dowd Lambert to learn about the Whole Book Approach, a co-constructive (interactive) storytime model focused on the art and design of the picture book, which she developed in association with The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. This work draws upon transactional Reader Response theory, Visual Thinking Strategies, and a Structuralist approach to the picture book as a visual art form. Drawing on her book, Reading Picture Books with Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking About What They See (Charlesbridge 2015) attendees will consider the difference between reading with children and reading to children. Active participation throughout the session will allow everyone to reflect on a diverse array of picture books in order to add Whole Book Approach tools and techniques to their own storytime practice. Tickets available at: https://carr_fall_2017.eventbrite.com $40 non-members, $35 members (enter promotional code member5) :

Apr 29, 2017 - Research Celebration and Breakfast!

Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Apr 29, 2017 9:30am-11:00 am - Angelo's On Main, West Hartford, CT

Mar 13, 2017 - What Do I Teach Readers Tomorrow? An Evening with Gravity Goldberg!

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Mar 13, 2017 4:30pm-6:30pm -
Memorial Hall, CCSU Register at: https://mindsetandmoves.eventbrite.com Ticket price includes your choice of the fiction or nonfiction edition of "What Do I Teach Readers Tomorrow?", Gravity's new books, or "Mindsets and Moves"! Interested in paying with a Purchase Order? Please contact adriennechasteensnow@gmail.com Gravity Goldberg is the author of "Mindsets and Moves: Strategies That Help Readers Take Charge, Grades 1-8" (Corwin, 2016), coauthor of "Conferring with Readers: Supporting Each Students’ Growth and Independence" (Heinemann, 2007), and author of many articles about reading, writing, and professional development. She holds a doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a former staff developer at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and an assistant professor at Iona College’s graduate education program. She leads a team of literacy consultants in the New York/New Jersey region. Visit her blog for more info about her new books.: