The document announces a symposium that is part of the 57th Annual Convention of the IRA in Chicago from April 29 to May 2, 2012. The symposium will take place on April 30 from 3:00pm to 5:45pm at McCormick Place West room W 471B and will focus on engaging different learners and fostering inclusive literacy. It will present breakthrough practices that support struggling and deaf learners through visual tools and differentiated instruction.

1. IRA’s 57th Annual Convention
Chicago, Illinois, April 29 to May 2, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012, 3:00pm to 5:45pm
McCormick Place West, W 471B
Symposium
Engaging Different Learners:
Can’t We Foster Inclusive Literacy?
See breakthrough practice that fosters engagement and
makes inclusion a reality
Witness the powerful ways visual tools support
deaf learners literacy struggles
See how struggling learners success challenges us to expand
our text focused practice
Offer your K-12 learners practical differentiated instruction
and authentic assessment
Presented by:
Roger Essley
Scholastic author and educational researcher
Adina Schnall and Jessica Taborsky-Teachers
St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf, Brooklyn, NY
Michele Gennaoui-Curriculum Coordinator
St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf, Brooklyn
Register at www.reading.org