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Reading Rockets offers up-to-date listings of local and national reading and education events, conferences, and workshops. Click on a month below to see scheduled events. The "Go to website" link under each listing provides additional information.
See a list of events from previous years:
November is…
a month of celebrations! Celebrate the first feast between the Pilgrims and the American Indians with 10 books for Thanksgiving. Then celebrate American Indian Heritage Month with some Native American stories. And don't miss Colorín Colorado's American Indian heritage page!
November 2008
Nov 1 |
National Family Literacy DayNational Center for Family Literacy
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Nov 5-8 |
NAEYC Annual ConferenceNational Association for the Education of Young People |
Nov 11 |
National Young Readers DayCenter for the Book & Pizza Hut
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Nov 16-18 |
19th Annual Literacy For All ConferenceLesley University Center for Reading Recovery
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Nov 16-22 |
American Education WeekNational Education Association
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Nov 20-22 |
ASHA Annual ConventionAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
Nov 23-25 |
2008 Conference on English LeadershipNational Council of Teachers of English
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December 2008
Dec 3-6 |
National Reading ConferenceNational Reading Conference
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Dec 7-10 |
IRA Southeast Regional ConferenceInternational Reading Association
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Dec 10-14 |
American Reading Forum Annual ConferenceAmerican Reading Forum
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February 2009
Feb 1-2 |
National African American Read-InNational Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Black Caucus
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Feb 2-6 |
National School Counseling WeekAmerican School Counselor Association
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Feb 7-10 |
National K-6 Classroom Literacy & Children's Literature ConferenceReading Recovery Council of North America, Inc.
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Feb 18-21 |
NABE Annual ConferenceNational Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
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Feb 19-21 |
AASA National Conference on EducationAmerican Association of School Administrators
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Feb 24-28 |
NASP Annual ConventionNational Association of School Psychologists
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Feb 25-28 |
LDAA Annual ConferenceLearning Disabilities Association of America
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Other event listings
- Book Fairs and Other Literary Events, The Center for the Book, Library of Congress
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