2024 Literacy Conference
Reading Recovery Educators, Interventionists, Title I & Classroom Teachers, Coaches, & Administrators
November 13 - 15, 2024
DoubleTree by Hilton: Springfield, MO
2025 Conference: November 6 & 7 at the DoubleTree - Save the Date!
The MARRE Board thanks you for attending the 2024 Literacy Conference!
2024 Featured Speakers
Thank you for sharing your expertise!
Jennifer Burns
Keynote & RR/Classroom Sessions
Author
RR Teacher Leader
Literacy Consultant
Building a Reader LLC, Iowa
Jan Richardson
Preconference & Breakout Sessions
Author
Education Consultant
Reading Specialist
Michele Dufresne
Preconference & Breakout Sessions
Author
Education Consultant
President & Founder of
Pioneer Valley Books
Sam Bommorito
Breakout Sessions
Reading Specialist
Consultant/Blogger
ILA & Lit Con Presenter
MO ILA Board Member
Susan Blackburn
2024 Linda Dorn Literacy Leadership Award
In memory of Dr. Linda Dorn and to honor her legacy, each year the Missouri Association of Reading Recovery Educators will recognize a leader who has successfully coordinated systemic change and, as a result, has helped districts attain high student achievement.
Susan Blackburn, Columbia Public Schools, has been a champion for Reading Recovery as a teacher, a Teacher Leader, and a Board of Education member. As a result of her support in all of those roles, she has impacted our school district by teaching many students, training and supporting teachers who continue to strive for excellence in instruction for the most struggling students, and has helped to build a Reading Recovery site which perseveres.
“Susan was a champion for her teachers and encouraged us to grow professionally…Susan’s knowledge and expertise provided a counterbalance to personal agendas and competing financial interests and helped our district maintain a focus on reading achievement instead of subskill mastery."
“A short letter couldn’t begin to capture all of my appreciation for her vision, leadership and support. The best result of her labors is knowing that our most striving first graders in CPS are still receiving the best quality literacy instruction from highly trained reading specialists.”
“Throughout her three years of tenure on the board, literacy instruction remained at the forefront of her mind. At every stage of Susan’s professional life she has been a true literacy leader… Susan, in the spirit of Linda Dorn, continues to use her voice to advocate for Reading Recovery and outstanding literacy instruction for all wherever she goes.”
"Teachers are the agents of literacy improvement... Professional development creates an authentic context for shaping teacher expertise, thus increasing student achievement."
- Linda Dorn, Carla Soffos, Adria Klein