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Reading Rockets offers up-to-date listings of local and national reading and education events, conferences, and workshops. Click on a month below to see scheduled events. The "Go to website" link under each listing provides additional information.
See a list of events from previous years:
July Feature
Celebrate National Summer Learning Day and help your kids dive into summer reading! Check out our summer reading resources and webcast for ideas to keep your kids reading this summer.
July 2008
Jul 1-6 |
NEA Annual Meeting and Representative AssemblyNational Education Association
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Jul 10-13 |
National Reading Styles ConferenceNational Reading Styles Institute
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Jul 10 |
National Summer Learning DayCenter for Summer Learning
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Jul 17-20 |
Literacies for All Summer InstituteNational Council for Teachers of English
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Jul 20-23 |
NCTE Institute for 21st Century LiteraciesNational Council for Teachers of English
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Jul 24-27 |
Summer Leadership InstituteAmerican Association of School Administrators
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August 2008
All month |
National Children's Vision & Learning MonthThe College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD)
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Aug 4-8 |
Institute on Reading and Dyslexia (I REaD)College of Mount St. Joseph
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Aug 5 |
Literacy Everywhere, All of the Time: An Introduction to National Early Literacy Panel FindingsNational Center for Family Literacy
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Aug 5-6 |
Foundations in Family LiteracyNational Center for Family Literacy
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September 2008
All month |
Library Card Sign-up MonthAmerican Library Association
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Sep 9-8 |
Foundations in Family LiteracyNational Center for Family Literacy
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Sept 8 |
International Literacy DayUnited Nations
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Sept 24 |
National Punctuation DayThe Newsletter Guy
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Sept 27 |
National Book FestivalLibrary of Congress |
Sep 27 - Oct 4 |
Banned Books WeekAmerican Library Association
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October 2008
All month |
National Book MonthNational Book Foundation
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Oct 6-7 |
CREATE ConferenceNational Center for Research on the Educational
Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners |
Oct 9-11 |
IRA West Regional ConferenceInternational Reading Association |
Oct 12-18 |
Teen Read WeekAmerican Library Association
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Oct 29-Nov 1 |
IDA Annual ConferenceInternational Dyslexia Association |
November 2008
Nov 1 |
National Family Literacy DayNational Center for Family Literacy
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Nov 5-8 |
NAEYC Annual ConferenceNational Association for the Education of Young People |
Nov 16-22 |
American Education WeekNational Education Association
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Nov 20-22 |
ASHA Annual ConventionAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
Nov 23-25 |
2008 Conference on English LeadershipNational Council of Teachers of English |
December 2008
Dec 7-10 |
IRA Southeast Regional ConferenceInternational Reading Association |
February 2009
Feb 7-10 |
National K-6 Classroom Literacy & Children's Literature ConferenceReading Recovery Council of North America, Inc.
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Feb 18-21 |
NABE Annual ConferenceNational Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
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Feb 19-21 |
AASA National Conference on EducationAmerican Association of School Administrators
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Feb 24-28 |
NASP Annual ConventionNational Association of School Psychologists
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Feb 25-28 |
LDAA Annual ConferenceLearning Disabilities Association of America
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