2010
Annual Conference of the American Reading Forum
Sundial Beach and Tennis Resort, Sanibel Island, FL
December 8-11
Program Co-Chairs: Michael
P. French, Lourdes College
Cassaundra
El-Amin, Winston-Salem State University
Celebrating the Texts
We Use: What We Know and How We Know It
The 2010 conference program will focus on the textual aspect
of reading and literacy. As
originally proposed in Becoming a Nation of Readers, interaction with text is a
foundational element of the reading process. The program chairs have invited Sharon Draper, National Teacher of the Year and five time winner of
the Coretta Scot King Literary Award; Elfreida Hiebert, 2008
recipient of the William S. Gray Citation of Merit, awarded by the
International Reading Association and member of the Reading Hall of Fame. Others may be added as well. We
invite scholars and practitioners from the literacy education community to
submit papers that focus on the conference theme, Celebrating Texts We
Use: What We Know and How We Know It.
General Information
Proposals
for Papers, Panels, and Problems Courts will be considered for inclusion in the
2010 Forum Annual Conference Program, if they are received by Friday,
April 30th, 2010. Submitters should consider the conference theme (Celebrating the Texts We Use: What We Know and How We Know It)
when developing their proposals. All presenters are expected to register and
attend the conference in order to discuss the paper with the audience.
All presenters are invited to submit their papers for consideration
for publication in the American Reading Forum Online Yearbook: http://www.americanreadingforum.org/yearbook_page/yearbook_page.htm.Reactors
and members of the audience are invited to write reactions to papers submitted
for publication in the yearbook. However, if the original session paper is not
accepted in the peer review process, related reaction papers will be dropped
from consideration.
Guidelines for Submitting Proposals
Paper
sessions will be limited to 30 minutes. The Program Committee will schedule
two or three papers on related topics in a time slot and appoint a reactor who
will start the sessions and conduct a 10-minute reaction to the papers including
comments and questions from the audience.
Panels will be
limited to 60 minutes. Those proposing panel sessions should assemble a program
on one topic or multiple but related topics. Panelists should name their own
chairs, reactors, and any others who may have a specific role in the program.
Novel approaches, ways of presenting, and/or ways of involving the audience are
welcome.
Problems
Court sessions will be allotted 60 to 90 minutes. Not more than 30-45
minutes should be spent presenting to the audience a problem or problems that
need to be resolved along with some possible solutions or courses of action.
The remaining 30-45 minutes should be reserved for audience participation.
Presenters should name their own chairs, reactors, and any others who may have
a specific role in the program.
Materials to be submitted with a Proposal
All Proposals must be submitted electronically as an attachment to an
e-mail sent to: arfproposal@gmail.com
The
proposal should include:
1. A cover
sheet which includes the title, names of presenter(s), type of presentation
(Paper, Panel or Problems Court) and an email contact address. A list of presenters, including name, affiliation, mailing
address, phone number and email address. If there are multiple presenters,
please indicate one contact person who will be responsible for corresponding
with the program committee and group members.
2.
A summary of the proposal (two to three
double-spaced pages).
a.
For a Paper Session, the summary should
include:
ii. Perspectives or theoretical framework
iii. Methods and/or techniques
v. Results, conclusions, point of view
vi. Educational
or scientific importance
vii. References (may be included on a separate page)
b. For a Panel
or Problems Court, the summary should include:
ii. Perspectives or theoretical framework
iii. Educational or social significance
iv. References (may be included on a separate page)
3.
A
suggested reactor and his/her email
address. (You are responsible for contacting and seeking agreement from the
reactor.)
PLEASE DO
NOT INCLUDE NAMES ON PROPOSAL SUMMARY. NAMES SHOULD APPEAR ONLY ON THE
COVER SHEET.
Audio Visual Equipment
NO Audio
Visual equipment will be provided by the organization. Presenters are
responsible for any equipment.
Where to Submit a Proposal
Proposals
should be submitted electronically and must be received by Friday, April 30, 2010. The
selection committee includes the co-chairs as well as Jennifer Fong and Karen
Roadruck, Lourdes College. Make sure you include all the materials
listed above. Shortly after the deadline, complete proposals will be sent out
for peer review. Submit proposals as an
attachment in an email addressed to: arfproposal@gmail.com