Strategic Word Solving:  A Critical

Component of the Interactive

Strategies Approach (ISA)

Dr. Donna Scanlon

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The College of Saint Rose, Standish Room A

Events and Athletics Center

4:30-6:00

A major purpose of Response to Intervention is to prevent children from experiencing long-term reading difficulties.  The ISA has been found, across a series of large scale studies, to be   effective in preventing reading difficulties when implemented in classroom, small group, and one-to-one settings.  The ISA is a comprehensive and coherent approach to early literacy instruction which relies on teacher knowledge and expertise.  In this session, we will focus on one aspect of the ISA – the method used to help children develop a strategic approach to word solving.  Instructional practices and illustrative videos will be discussed.  Cosponsored by Thelma P. Lally School of Education, The College of Saint Rose.

Teaching Reading in Small Groups

Book club and video conference with author Jennifer Serravallo

Thursday, January 12, 2012

The College of Saint Rose, Lally School of Education

Room 228

4:30-6:00

Join us as we discuss the book Teaching Reading in Small Groups:  Differentiated instruction for building strategic, independent readers.  Following our discussion, we have arranged for the author Jennifer Serravallo to join us via video conference.

Professional development certificates, door prizes, and  refreshments provided.

Free to Albany City Area Reading Council members, St. Rose employees, and all students with an identification card.  $10 for other guests.  Please register by emailing us at acarcny@gmail.com before Tuesday, January 10.

Don’t forget…..

*January 12, 2012:  Book discussion of Jennifer Serravallo’s book, Teaching Reading in Small Groups.  Video conference with the author!

*By April 15, 2012:  Submit student ballots for the Charlotte Award nominees for 2012

Drs. Sherry Guice, Helen Stuetzel, and

Liz Yanoff and Ms. Marggie Skinner

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

4:30-6:00

Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany

Join local children’s literature experts as they recommend what they consider to be the best books published this year. All reading levels and genres will be addressed.  Thank you to Book House for hosting us and always offering a 20% educator discount.  This meeting is free and open to the public.  Seating is limited so we recommend you come early if you require a seat.

1.  Visit The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany and purchase a book to donate (at a 20% discount) or

2.  Call Book House to make a donation over the phone (489-4761) or

3.  Contact Albany City Area Reading Council about donating or volunteering to help us sort books on December 9 (acarcny@gmail.com)

Best Books of 2011

Drs. Sherry Guice, Helen Stuetzel, and

Liz Yanoff with Book House Experts

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

4:30-6:00

Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany

Join local children’s literature experts as they recommend what they consider to be the best books published this year. All reading levels and genres will be addressed.  Thank you to Book House for hosting us and always offering a 20% educator discount.  This meeting is free and open to the public.

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OCTOBER 25, 2011

New Books for New Homes: Capital District Habitat for Humanity partners with the Albany City Area Reading Council to provide new books to our new homeowners.

 Albany, NY – Capital District Habitat for Humanity (CDHfH) and the Albany City Area Reading Council (ACARC) announce a groundbreaking partnership to provide hard-working future homeowners of the “Morton’s Walk” on Alexander Street project with new books and a springboard for a lifetime of reading and learning. ACARC is working with The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, the Albany Public Library, and the Albany Walmart Supercenter Store #2152 to provide library services information, new books and bookshelves for each of the ten families moving into “Morton’s Walk” on Alexander. The books and reading materials will go to hardworking, lower-income families who will live in ten new two-story attached row houses currently under construction in Albany’s South End. The project will create broad transformational change in a neighborhood in need of revitalization and for families in need of safe, decent, and affordable housing. The donation of new, age-appropriate books and library information to Habitat homeowners further reinforces the positive impact that a safe, stable home has on educational attainment and success.

“Hammers and books, most people probably don’t see the relationship between these two items,” said Michael Jacobson, Executive Director of CDHfH. “In our world these tools are the foundation that leads our families to a better life. When asked, most children of our Habitat homeowners to be will tell you the most important thing about having a home of their own is the hope of getting a good night’s sleep and a quiet place to read and do their homework. This exciting partnership will ensure that our children will not only have that home and that room to call their own, but also the gift of knowledge to absorb in peace, comfort and safety.”

Liz Yanoff, President of the Albany City Area Reading Council notes, “Our members are teachers, librarians, and authors who love reading and want to share that passion with others.  This project is a natural extension of our mission”.

The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza is collecting books at their store (1475 Western Avenue, Albany NY) from Wednesday, November 23 through Wednesday, December 7. Book House employees will provide book suggestions for each family and are offering a 20% discount on all books purchased for this project. Gift cards will also be collected. “Book House is thrilled to be a part of this important community project,” noted Rachel King of The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza.

To learn more about becoming a sponsor of the New Books for New Homes project, please contact Liz Yanoff at acarcny@gmail.com.

Capital District Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit housing partnership dedicated to building simple, decent and affordable homes with lower-income families in need.  Habitat for Humanity uses volunteer labor and donations of money and materials to provide affordable homeownership to those people who would not otherwise have that opportunity.  Habitat creates systemic social change by giving the economically disenfranchised the tools necessary to break the cycle of poverty.  Established in 1988, CDHfH is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International serving Albany and Saratoga Counties, NY.  To date, CDHfH has built 50 homes. For more information, please visit www.capitaldistricthabitat.org.

The Albany City Area Reading Council is a professional, not-for-profit organization for educators in the Capital Region concerned with improving literacy instruction and opportunities for all children and adults. ACARC is a council of the International Reading Association and a New York State Reading Association affiliate. . Visit them at http://acarc.wordpress.com/.

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Philip Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, is the author of the new memoir, My Dyslexia (2011), a first-hand exploration of the mind’s ability to triumph over its own disabilities. Unable to read until the age of 11, Schultz avoided a medical explanation of his difficulties until his oldest son was diagnosed with the same condition. The author of seven books of poetry, Schultz received the Pulitzer Prize for Failure (2007), a collection that investigates the many varieties of failure, both personal and artistic. In praise, poet Tony Hoagland called Schultz, “one of the least affected of American poets, and one of the fiercest.” His other collections include The God of Loneliness (2010) and Living in the Past (2004).

We had a thoughtful October meeting with Dr. Peter Johnston, and we hope to see many of you at the NYSRA conference next week.

Membership dues are needed by the end of October to continue your membership.  The membership form is available on our website:  http://acarc.wordpress.com

Save the date for these upcoming professional development opportunities:

Best Books of 2011

Drs. Sherry Guice, Helen Stuetzel, and

Liz Yanoff with Book House Experts

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

4:30-6:00

Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany

Join local children’s literature experts as they recommend what they consider to be the best books published this year. All reading levels and genres will be addressed.  Thank you to Book House for hosting us and always offering a 20% educator discount.  This meeting is free and open to the public.

This meeting will be the kick off for our “New Books for New Homes” service project, collecting new books for families building Habitat for Humanity homes in Albany.  Contact us if you are interested in volunteering.

The ELA Common Core State Standards—and You
A live, interactive webinar featuring Tim Shanahan, November 7

This event is only $1 for IRA members (IRA membership is a separate membership from your ACARC/NYSRA membership). Visit this site to learn more

http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/webinars-archive-shanahan10-7-2011.aspx

Teaching Reading in Small Groups:  Book club and video conference with author Jennifer Seravallo

Thursday, January 12, 2012

The College of Saint Rose, Lally School of Education, Room 228

4:30-6:00

Join us as we discuss the book Teaching Reading in Small Groups:  Differentiated instruction for building strategic, independent readers.  Following our discussion, we have arranged for the author Jennifer Serravallo to join us via video conference.  Members can attend the face-to-face discussion or  participate through video conference by contacting ACARC prior to the meeting. Cosponsored by Thelma P. Lally School of Education, The College of Saint Rose.

Read the book before you join us on January 12.  You can purchase it online or at our event on November 30.

Strategic Word Solving:  A Critical

Component of the Interactive

Strategies Approach (ISA)

Dr. Donna Scanlon

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The College of Saint Rose, Standish Room A

Events and Athletics Center

4:30-6:00

A major purpose of Response to Intervention is to prevent children from experiencing long-term reading difficulties.  The ISA has been found, across a series of large scale studies, to be   effective in preventing reading difficulties when implemented in classroom, small group, and one-to-one settings.  The ISA is a comprehensive and coherent approach to early literacy instruction which relies on teacher knowledge and expertise.  In this session, we will focus on one aspect of the ISA – the method used to help children develop a strategic approach to word solving.  Instructional practices and illustrative videos will be discussed.  Cosponsored by Thelma P. Lally School of Education, The College of Saint Rose.

Have a wonderful end of October!

Your ACARC officers

acarcny@gmail.com