Cultivating a Comprehensive Literacy Approach: Nurturing the Reading-Writing Connection with Passion, Proficiency, AND Purpose with Love and Joy
Robeson Room C - 1st floor 200 West Green Street Champaign, IL 61820
Event Type: Conference/Workshop
Speaker Information: Dr. Cindi Koudelka is a Curriculum Specialist with National Board Certification in Adolescent Young Adulthood/English Language Arts at Fieldcrest School District in Illinois and an Adjunct faculty member at Aurora University.
Discover a holistic approach to literacy that unites reading and writing while nurturing a genuine love for both. Learn to integrate evidence-based, equitable strategies with engaging, student-centered experiences that inspire passion and purpose. Explore practical ways to build inclusive classrooms where every student feels valued as a reader and writer. Transform your literacy instruction by blending choice, voice, and inclusivity with systematic teaching that strengthens skills, deepens thinking, and fosters lifelong joy in literacy.
Contact: Jaclyn Turner
jjohncro@illinois.edu
Sponsor: Illini & Vermilion Reading Councils. They are local councils of the state Organization Illinois Reading Council (IRC). IRC is a non-profit organization that promotes literacy in all content areas for all ages governed by ISBE