Major Addresses

Presidential Address
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
4:45PM – 6:00PM
Salons E-I
The Doctorate as the Foundation and the Future of Literacy Research, Theory, and Pedagogy
Norman A. Stahl, Northern Illinois University

Oscar S. Causey Address
Thursday, December 4, 2008
10:15AM – 11:45AM
Salons E-I
Constrained Skills - So What?
Scott G. Paris, University of Michigan

Plenary Session
Thursday, December 4, 2008
4:45PM – 6:00PM
Salons E-I
American Education in Crisis. Can Colleges of Education Help?
Ronald W. Marx, University of Arizona

Plenary Session
Friday, December 5, 2008
4:45PM – 6:00PM
Salons E-I
Literacy and African American Boys: Shifting the Paradigm
Alfred Tatum, University of Illinois at Chicago

Integrative Research Address
Saturday, December 6, 2008
10:15AM – 11:45AM
Salons E-I
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About LIteracy Coaching but were Afraid to Ask: A Review of Policy and Research
Sharon Walpole, University of Delaware
Michael McKenna, University of Virginia