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Katherine Sokolowski has taught for more than 20 years, from kindergarten through seventh grade, and currently teaches seventh grade in Monticello, Illinois. Her thoughts about the power of relationships to engage readers and writers have appeared in NPR, Choice Literacy, and NCTE’s Voices from the Middle. Katherine co-facilitates The Nerdy Book Club blog and writes for the blog Read Write Reflect at readwriteandreflect.blogspot.com. You can also visit Katherine on Twitter @katsok. Chicago
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.
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Anne Lee Wissinger has worked in the education, children’s publishing, non-profit, and bookselling arenas for over 25 years. In her current position as Executive Director of Strategic Marketing at Scholastic Book Fairs, she is responsible for developing outreach programs for school principals, teachers, families, and students. She is an advocate for independent reading and believes in the power of one book to change a life and inspire a life-long love of reading. Anne has served on a variety of non-profit boards and literacy advisory councils including LitWorld, NAESP, First Book, and the Early Learning Coalition of Orlando. She
is a graduate of the Harvard University Graduate Schoool of Education Family Engagement Program and a proud WRADvocate (World Read Aloud Day advocate). All Summit Locations
Believe in the power of independent reading.
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