The Missouri Reader Vol. 39, Issue 1 | Page 3

Executive Committee

Missouri State Council-IRA 2014-2015

President.................................Diana Houlle

Vice President..............Tamara Rhomberg

Secretary................................Mollie Bolton

Director of Membership

Development ......................................Open

Treasurer........................Betty Porter Walls

Legislative Chair......Mary Eileen Rufkahr

Historian.............................Glenda Nugent

Past President.........................Terry Sherer

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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Resourceful Research

Using KPALS as a Tier-1 Interviention with Diverse Kindergarten Learners

Research in Reading Award Winner Kristi Odell

Have you been wondering how to help your youngest students with high needs? Get some helpful suggestions from the winner of the 2014 MSC-IRA Research in Reading Award.

Producing Beautiful and Durable Books in the School Library

Deborah Parrott, Renee' C. Lyons, Gina Podvin,

and Edward J. Dwyer

In this photo-filled, step-by-step how-to article, learn

new ways to create keepsakes with your students.

Improving Writing Conventions of Pre-

Service Teachers

Larry Bohannon and Cheryl Mader

Before teaching K-12 students how to write correctly, future teachers must know themselves. Read some surprising insights into how to build confidence in your pre-service teachers to be the writing teachers they need to be.

Special Selection

Literacy Materials with Moxie

Dawn Licata and Stacie Smith

Look at these reviews of literacy resources to amp up your teaching!

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Classroom Close-Up

Choral Reading: A Way to Make Reading Fun

Iyshia Smith

One teacher shares how she got her primary-grade students excited about reading and ready for a performance.

The Power of Choice in a Classroom Library: 6 Tips for Creating a Successful Shopping System

Allison Nordby

Is book shopping chaotic in your classroom? Discover some tried and true ways to motivate your students to read while managing book shopping at the same time!

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Content Contribution

Incorporating Literacy Strategies in Mathematics

Jessica Yates

Find out how to increase math comprehension by utilizing literacy strategies. Yes, you DO read in math!

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