2011 National Reading Recovery &
K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference
February
5-8 ●
Columbus, Ohio
Biography
Mary Rosser
Mary Rosser is formerly the state trainer for Reading Recovery in
Queensland and lecturer in the School of Cultural and Language Studies
in Education at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane,
Queensland (Australia). She is now the Reading Recovery trainer at the
University of Maine. Mary's particular areas of expertise are in
language education and curriculum development. She has worked at
primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of education and has extensive
international experience as a literacy consultant around the world.
Mary's research interests include the development of culturally
responsive reading materials for use in indigenous contexts.
Session Title
Discovering the Essence of Story Through Rich Book Introductions
Description
Stories and storybooks are places where children weave
together the many threads of information and experience they draw upon
to make sense of their world and to create meaning from texts. Through
discussions with teachers they explore and unite with the people,
places, events and language of literature. Participants will view,
analyze and discuss video clips of child/teacher interactions, which
guide students in discovering the essence of story through rich book
introductions. |
