2025 Conference
November 6 & 7, 2025 – Register Now
Double Tree by Hilton Conference Center
Springfield, Missouri
Thursday: Classroom Literacy Focus Friday: Literacy Intervention Focus
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Welcome Video: Dr. Kayla Robinson, MARRE President
We are excited to welcome you to our 2025 Conference which will be two full days. Join us for one or both days. Be sure to apply for a scholarship.
Registration Information: 1. Before you register, which can be done as a group, you will need this information: attendee's first name, last name, phone #, email, district, job title, if this is your first time attending, choice of breakout sessions for each day registered, and credit card (required). 2. If you need a purchase order, contact Nina Weaver by email (Nina.weaver@okstate.edu.) Use this address: Nina Weaver, Coordinator Education Accreditation/P-12 Outreach, 325W Willard Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078.
2025 Featured Speakers
Jan Richardson, Ph.D.
Thursday Keynote & Breakout Sessions
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Education Consultant
Reading Specialist
Jennifer Burns
Friday Keynote & Breakout Sessions
Author
Literacy Consultant
Building a Reader LLC, Iowa
Lisa Pinkerton, Ph.D.
Breakout Sessions
Reading Recovery Trainer
The Ohio State University
Full Two-Day Conference Registration: $250
One-Day Conference Registration: $150
Administrators: Complementary Registration
4 Scholarships: Apply by October 17
Conference Sponsor
Susan Blackburn
Susan Blackburn
2024 Linda Dorn Literacy Leadership Award
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
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