Kentucky Literacy Research Symposium

The Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, the Carol Lee Robertson Endowment, and the Kentucky Reading Association are co-sponsoring the fifth Kentucky Literacy Research Symposium, which will be held on March 13-14, 2009 in Lexington, Kentucky. This year's event will be focused on Response to Intervention. This unique KLRS is going to be conducted in a different format this year as it addresses the specialized topic of Response to Intervention (RTI). Friday March 13th will have a research focus with national researchers gathering to discuss research related to RTI. Saturday March 14th will be for practitioners to assemble to learn about research-based literacy interventions and issues related to RTI implementation. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage in dialogue about RTI.  The event is being held in memory of Mrs. Gladys Kelly Anderson, Mrs. Robertson's mother.  

The purpose of this event is to bring the foremost thinkers and researchers in the field of literacy research to Kentucky to address issues of national, state, and local importance. This event will serve as a springboard for future initiatives in which Kentucky is showcased and viewed nationally as a literacy "think tank" where scholars, researchers, and practitioners come together to critically examine and discuss issues in literacy research and practice. 

2009 SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW

Issues: Response to Intervention

Format: (to be determined)

Presenters:

  • Rachel Brown, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Reading and Language Arts
    Syracuse University
  • James Collins, Ph.D.
    Professor
    University at Buffalo
    The State University of New York
  • Susan De La Paz, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor, Department of Special Education
    University of Maryland
  • Linda J. Dorn, Ph.D.
    Professor, Reading Education
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • Barbara Marinak, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Reading, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education
    Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg

Location:  

March 13
Spindletop Hall
3414 Ironworks Pike
Lexington, KY  40511

March 14
Hyatt Regency - Lexington
401 West High Street
Lexington, KY  40507

Dates:              
March 13-14, 2009

We invite you to attend this unique event. If you would like further information please contact:

  Janice F. Almasi, Ph.D.
Carol Lee Robertson Endowed Professor of Literacy Education
University of Kentucky
101 Taylor Education Building
Lexington, KY  40506-0001
KLRS@webmail.coe.uky.edu