Thursday, October 11, 2012

Register NOW for the Fall Reading Conference!

The Annual Fall Reading Conference will be held on November 3, 2012 at the Higher Ed Center in Abingdon, VA.  Registration will begin at 8:00 AM. Our featured speaker will be Thomas Santangelo from the Department of Education. He will be speaking about the revised English SOLs and new English and Writing assessments. Laura Lester will also be speaking.  We will have several breakout sessions including Word Study - Kathy Stewart and Carole Greer; Leveled Readers - Karen Bartin and Tabitha Martin, Children's Author - Sharon Griffith (Granny Gathers). Refreshments will be served and there will be Door Prizes!!
We hope you will take time to register now!
https://www.vsra.org/membership/become-a-member/

Your registration is also your VSRA membership.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Fall Reading Conference 2012

The Annual Fall Reading Conference will be held on November 3, 2012 at the Higher Ed Center in Abingdon, VA.  Registration will begin at 8:00 AM. Featured speaker will be Thomas Santangelo from the Department of Education. He will be speaking about the revised English SOLs and new assessment.  We will be offering several breakout sessions, refreshments, and door prizes!

To REGISTER for the Conference and join VSRA, follow these instructions.

1.  Go to VSRA website:  http://www.vsra.org

2.  Click on Membership Tab.

3.  Click on Become a Member and complete the membership form. 
 
4. You can pay by check, PayPal or Credit Cardusing the on-line system. Checks should be made to VSRA as per instructions on completed membership form.
 
5. You MUST click on the SUBMIT button (scroll down to bottom of page) in order for information to be recorded in the VSRA database.

If you are unable to register online, please use the Membership Form.
 

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Anna Dewdney in Abingdon, Virginia

Anna Dewdney will be here in Southwest Virginia next week!  Register now to attend the Annual Book and Author Dinner so you don't miss out on this opportunity. 

May 17, 2012
4:15 PM
Higher Ed Center, Abingdon, VA


Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Annual Book and Author Dinner

The Southwest Virginia Reading Council is pleased to present Anna Dewdney as our guest author and speaker  for the Annual Book and Author Dinner. The event will be held at The Higher Ed Center in Abingdon on May 17, 2012 beginning at 4:15 PM.  Books will be available for purchase before dinner and after Ms. Dewdney speaks.  Book signing will also be available.

Anna Dewdney lives just over a covered bridge in southern Vermont. She is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Llama Llama Misses Mama. Other books in the series include the award winning Llama Llama Red Pajama and Llama Llama Mad at Mama.  She is also the author/illustrator of Nobunny’s Perfect. Anna taught at a boys’ boarding school for many years before becoming a full-time author and illustrator.  She is a full-time mom to two away-at-school daughters and two stay-at-home dogs.


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