Page 11 - 2018 Reading Summit Event Guide

Appearing in Universal City
Appearing in Greenwich
Peter H. Reynolds is a New York Times
best-selling author and illustrator of
many books for children, including
The Dot, Ish, and Happy Dreamer. His
newest book is The Word Collector.
His books have been translated into
over 25 languages and are celebrated
worldwide. In 1996, he founded FableVision with his brother, Paul, as a social change agency to help create “stories that matter, stories that move.” He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts with his family. Visit him online at peterhreynolds.com.
Annie Ward has served as the Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum and Instruction for the Mamaroneck Public Schools
in Westchester County, New York, since 2004. Prior to that, she
was a Local Instructional Superintendent for the New York City
Department of Education and the Supervisor of Curriculum
and Instruction for the Ridgewood, New Jersey, Public Schools.
Annie is the co-author of From Striving to Thriving: How to
Grow Confident, Capable Readers (Scholastic, 2017) which
demonstrates how to “table the labels” and use detailed
formative assessments to craft targeted, personalized instruction that enable striving readers to do what they need above all—to find books they love and engage in voluminous reading.
A long-time middle school English teacher, Annie’s passion for children’s books was sparked early on by read-alouds (Mom: The Secret Garden; Dad: O. Henry short stories; 5th grade teacher Miss Charney: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH) and her apprenticeship to Heddie Kent, the wildly charismatic librarian in the children’s room of the Lincoln, MA public library. Annie collects nonfiction books about dogs and unusual animal friendships which captivate striving readers. Annie believes strongly that access to books is a social justice issue.
STEPHANIE HARVEY & ANNIE WARD
Foreword by Dav Pilkey
How to Grow Confident, Capable Readers
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