Supporting the Science of Reading
Beyond the ELA Classroom
October 29 – 30, 2024
Margaritaville, Osage Beach, MO
The Science of Reading continues to be a major for districts across the state of Missouri. This focus should move beyond the elementary ELA classroom as our state standards and assessments require significant reading and comprehension skills. We are excited to bring you important information as well as an address from the Commissioner of Education, Dr. Karla Eslinger and updates from the curriculum section at DESE.
Day 1 – October 29th: Dr. Katie McKnight, our keynote speaker is a dedicated teacher and award-winning author with over 30 years of experience in middle school and high school English and Social Studies. During our morning session, Dr. McKnight will share skills related to explicit instruction with systematic modeling and scaffolding in content areas. Attendees will be provided easy-to-implement strategies that will yield big results. In the afternoon Dr. McKnight will address the do’s and don’ts when teaching reading in content areas. Other events include academic roundtables, as well as a DESE update from Susan German, DESE Coordinator of Curriculum.
Day 2 – October 30th: Participants will engage in two different breakout sessions. Topics include:
- The Power of Words-Vocabulary Development
- Preparing Your Educators for Literacy at the College Level
- Supporting Literacy Through AI and Beyond
Our culminating event will include lunch with a message from DESE Commissioner of Education, Dr. Karla Eslinger.
Make plans now to join us and your colleagues as we learn more about Reading in all content areas!
Fall 2024 Schedule of Events
Fall 2024 Breakout Session Descriptions
Graduate Credit – Lindenwood University
SMCAA Members:
- One Day Attendance $220.00 per person
- One Day: Team of 3 or more $200.00 per person
- Two Day $275.00 per person
- Two Day: Team of 3 or more $250.00 person
Non- Members:
- One Day Attendance $320.00 per person
- Both Days$375.00 per person
For overnight accommodations: Margaritaville at 1-800-826-8272. Ask for the Show Me Curriculum Administrators Association rate of $132.00 per night. Code: SHOW, Conference Room Block Deadline September 30, 2024. This rate will only be honored based upon availability after this date. We suggest you make your room reservation(s) and register as soon as possible, as seating is limited for this conference.