Literacy Through the Ages

Here is an invite from the Reading Association of the Philippines - 

Reading Association of the Philippines (RAP) is pleased to invite you to its Annual National Convention to be held at Bayview Park Hotel, 1118 Roxas Boulevard corner United Nations Avenue, Manila on April 6 to 8, 2011.   It will be a gathering of reading teachers, professors, and specialists in Filipino and English, focusing on the theme “Literacy through the Ages”.  The convention aims to be an avenue for sharing best practices and research on literacy in relation to the following strands:  Reading Ages and Reading Development; Socio-Historical Ages and Literacy Contexts; Technological Ages: How Technology Changes Literacy and Literacy Behavior; and Ages of the Reading Teacher Professional Development : From Novice to Expert. Plenary speakers include International Reading Association (IRA) Board Member Dr. Maryann Manning; former Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Language Center (RELC) - Singapore Language Specialist. Dr. Melchor Tatlonghari;  internationally published historian Dr. Ma. Serena Diokno, and British Council Philippines Program Manager Mr. Jansen Mayor. Concurrent session presenters include specialists from the University of the Philippines, Ateneo De Manila University, De La Salle University, and Philippine Normal University;  Palanca award winning writers; and teachers from both public and private schools. Please pass to those who might be interested.

I will be attending the conference as presenter for a paper on technology use in literacy instruction. Hope to meet friends and colleagues there!