Speaking Topics
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Nurturing writing and reading development in the youngest students
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Key beliefs, structures, and supports for writing and reading development
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Essentials of writing workshop
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Leading literacy change in elementary schools
Speaker Profile
Matt Glover is a full-time educational consultant and coauthor, with Kathy Collins, of I Am Reading. He is the author of the Heinemann title Engaging Young Writers, coauthor with Mary Alice Berry of Projecting Possibilities for Writers, and coauthor with Katie Wood Ray of Already Ready and Watch Katie and Matt…Sit Down and Teach Up, a video enhanced ebook that combines video and text to examine conferring with young writers. A nationally known literacy consultant, Matt is a frequent presenter at conferences and in school districts on topics related to nurturing writers and supporting children’s intellectual growth and development. Matt has been an educator for over twenty years, including twelve years as the principal and instructional leader of Creekside Early Childhood School. Matt lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife and four children.
Grades: PreK–6
