January 2019
Make-n-Take Intervention Toolkit Workshop, K-5!
Our time together will include: Discussion of different reading and writing activities that can be used to target small group interventions. The making of intervention activities that will be ready to use for your students, immediately. Intervention ideas that will…
Find out more »Building a Classroom Library with Melissa Thom
Registration is REQUIRED, but FREE for members of CTCTE and CRA. Click here to become a CRA Member! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! Suitable for educators PK-12! A mini-conference on how to: Select a wide range of materials of appeal to and…
Find out more »March 2019
Vocabulary and Word Study: The Missing Piece
Looking for engaging and effective ways to boost your students’ vocabulary and word parts? Join us as author Shireen Rhoades, Reading Consultant and former classroom teacher discusses her K-6 book series “180 Days of Spelling and Word Study”! Shireen will…
Find out more »May 2019
2019 CRA Awards Banquet
Please join us in celebrating the dedication and contributions in the field of reading to Connecticut educators as we present the CRA Outstanding Reading Educator Award to Westport educator Rebecca Marsick, the Nicholas Criscuolo Outstanding Administrator Award to Gail Dahling-Hench,…
Find out more »November 2019
68th Annual CRA Conference
New Venue! We're excited to announce that the 2019 CRA Conference will be held at the Heritage Hotel, Spa, & Conference Center in Southbury, CT! More Info to Come!
Find out more »December 2019
Diversity in Children’s Literature presented by Susannah Richards
Dr. Susannah Richards is an expert in children’s literature, with access to hundreds of new books each year. Come and hear about how we can provide diverse literature for our youngest to oldest readers! Cost: $10 members / $35 new…
Find out more »February 2020
Diversity in Children’s Literature: Grades 2-8 with Cindy Rodriguez
Why do we need to diversify our book collections? Cindy will discuss the efforts that have been made by publishers and what teachers, parents, and librarians can do to help. She will address how to get started with diversifying your…
Find out more »Close Reading with Below-Level Readers in the Intermediate Grade with Dr. Nancy Boyles
REGISTER NOW: http://www.cvent.com/d/qnq9rb/4W We want all students to be able to access complex text by reading closely, but how does this instruction look with below level readers in the intermediate grades? In this session, learn to vary the instructional process…
Find out more »Close Reading with Below-Level Readers in the Intermediate Grade with Dr. Nancy Boyles
REGISTER NOW: http://www.cvent.com/d/xnq9rm/4W We want all students to be able to access complex text by reading closely, but how does this instruction look with below level readers in the intermediate grades? In this session, learn to vary the instructional process…
Find out more »May 2020
App Smashing Distance Learning with Jeff Spivey on ZOOM!
REGISTER NOW: http://www.cvent.com/d/2nqy3d/4W Jeff Spivey is the K-12 Educational Technology Coach for Coventry Public Schools. Come learn some technology features to support distance learning! These tools and programs are all free to use and you will learn a variety of…
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