47th Annual Literacy Conference
In Memory of Linda Dorn
Linda Dorn, a passionate literacy leader who passed away September 18, 2019, will be greatly missed by the literacy education community in Arkansas.
The leaders of Arkansas Literacy Association are grateful to Linda for the legacy she left for all who teach children to read and to write. She encouraged everyone she encountered to accept nothing less than brilliance and passion in their efforts to children the skill and the love of literacy. Linda received the Distinguished Service in Literacy Award from the Arkansas Reading Association in 2016.
Table of Contents ALA Officers 2 ALA Chair’s Message 2 ARA Past Presidents 2 ILA Past State Coordinators 3 ILA State Coordinator’s Message 3 General Information 3 State Committee Chairs 4 Council Map 4 What is the Arkansas Literacy Association 4 Local Reading Council Presidents 5 Local Council Honorees 5 2019 Awards and Recognition 5 Featured Speakers 6 Conference at a Glance 7 Thursday Keynote/General Session 8
Thursday Sessions 9-12 Mini-Keynotes 10
Welcome to ALA’s 47th Annual Literacy Conference
Tech Talks 12 Exhibits 13 Thursday Evening at the Vines 13 Friday Keynote/General Session 14
Friday Sessions 15-17 Arkansas Authors’ Panels 16 Mini-Keynotes 17 2020 and ALA 19 Index 20
Growing a Literacy Culture
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