Professional Development>On-Site Programs

Michael P. Ford

Speaking Topics

• Best Practices in Reading and Writing Programs: What We Can Learn from Exemplary Teachers
• Don’t Forget the “FUN”damentals of Reading and Writing (Keynote, Sectional)
• From Daunting to Do-able Differentiation: Classroom Models to Reach All Readers
• Opening Small Packages: What is Really Important in Teaching Children
• Reaching Readers: Expanding the Vision of Guided Reading
• Success for All Readers: Differentiating Instruction through Flexible Grouping
• Turning Up the Heat: Intensifying Classroom Routines
• What Do I Do with the Rest of the Kids? Creating Powerful Independent Learning Opportunities
• What If They Don’t Want to: Exploring Issues of Motivation in Reading Programs

Speaker Bio

Michael Ford is a professor of reading in the College of Education and Human Services at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He has been involved with literacy education for more than 30 years as a first-grade and Title I teacher as well as a researcher and teacher-educator. His work with the international school associations has taken him to Africa, Europe, Central America, South America, and the Middle East.

Teacher Professional Books with Heinemann

• Do-able Differentiation: Varying Texts, Supports and Groups to Reach Readers (2008)
• Books and Beyond: New Ways to Reach Readers (2006)
• Where Have All the Bluebirds Gone? How to Soar with Flexible Grouping (2002)
• Reaching Readers: Flexible and Innovative Strategies for Guided Reading (2001)

Core, Supplemental, and RTI Programs

• LEAD 21 (McGraw Hill-Wright Group, 2010, senior author)

Articles
Mike is the author of more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals such as:

• The Reading Teacher
• Childhood Education
• Language Arts
• Reading Research and Instruction

Leadership Roles

• Chair of the International Reading Association’s Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards Committee
• Former President of the Wisconsin State Reading Association (WSRA)
• Current WSRA Advocacy Chair
• Current President of the Wisconsin Professors of Reading
• Host of the series Behind the Lesson—a teacher PD companion to the award-winning Wisconsin Public Television children’s series Into the Book

Awards and Honors

• The McGraw Hill Seeing the Learner in Every Child Award
• WSRA’s Celebrate Literacy Award
• WSRA’s Outstanding Service Award

Grades: K - 6