Executive Committee
Missouri State Council-IRA 2013-14
President..................................Terry Sherer
President-Elect....................................Open
Vice President........................Diana Houlle
Secretary................................Mollie Bolton
Director of Membership
Development .......................Barbara Hiles
Treasurer........................Betty Porter Walls
Legislative Chair......Mary Eileen Rufkahr
Parliamentarian.............Linda McGlothlin
Historian.............................Glenda Nugent
Past President................Linda McGlothlin
The Missouri Reader Co-Editors..................
Julie Bryant & Jennifer Fox
Website Coordinator.........Mitzi Brammer
State Coordinator...............Mitzi Brammer
Zone Coordinators
Big Springs Zone............Winnie McKinley
Lake Ozarks Zone..........Carol Perry Davis
St. Louis Zone..........................Sarah Valter
Pony Express Zone..................Cindy Mires
& Pat New
Kansas City Zone......................Jessica Cox
Mark Twain Zone.................................Open
Ozark Mountain Zone............Sarah Logan
River Heritage Zone...........................Open
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Lit Look
2014 Children's Book Award Winners
Using Recommended Literature to Meet the Common Core
Carolyn Carlson
Have you been wondering which texts you should use to help your students meet the new standards? Well, wonder no more! Check this out for lots of great ideas.
Book Bundle: Focus on Historical Fiction
Beka Sharp, Allison Sells, and Whitney Copeland
Do you need some new books to spice up your social studies instruction? Check out these book reviews for read-aloud ideas or literature circle book choices!
Resourceful Research
MSC-IRA Research in Reading Award Information
Karen Bates and Deborah Larson
Discover classroom-ready ideas for argumentative writing.
A Balancing Act: Investigating a Teacher's Role in a
High School Literature Discussion Group
Shannon Cuff
With this peek into a high school literature discussion group, learn how crucial teachers are in students' understanding of text by acting as the clarifier and utilizing questioning strategies to deepen conversations.
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Classroom Close-Up
Enrichment for High-Level Readers
Chelsea Lea
When the majority of reading instruction is focused on readers who have fallen behind, sometimes your high flyers do not get the enrichment they deserve. This author shares some tried-and-true ways to reach those accelerated readers' needs.
Grow Your Students' Roots in Reading
Charity Brady
Increasing intrinsic motivation to read is often difficult
without external rewards. To find a balance, this author
utilizes a reading tree that you will not want to LEAF behind!
Top 5 Ways to Create a Literate Environment
Colleen Shuler
This advice from a veteran educator can help any teacher instill a love of reading in his or her students by doing five simple things.
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