2025 LitMO Conference - 2 Day Registration

2025 LitMO Conference

Reading Recovery Educators, Interventionists, Title I & Classroom Teachers, Coaches, & Administrators

November 6-7, 2025

Double Tree by Hilton: Springfield, MO

Conference: November 6-7, 2025
Price: $250

Thursday, November 6 - Classroom Focus
Keynote Speaker: 8:30-10:00

Jan Richardson: Balancing the Shifting Realities of Reading Science

Breakout Session 1: 10:15-11:30

Jennifer Burns - Next Gen Shared Reading: Structures That Build Joy, Skill and Engagement
Lisa Pinkerton - Harnessing the Power of the Interactive Read Aloud

Breakout Session 2: 1:00-2:15

Jan Richardson - Guided Writing: Decisions that Make a Difference
Donita Shaw - Goldilocks and the Three Texts

Breakout Session 3: 2:30-3:45

Jennifer Burns - Ten Ways to Create Independent Engagement with Authentic Texts
Lisa Pinkerton - Nonfiction Writing: Bridging Classroom and Reading Recovery Writing

Friday, November 7, 2025 - Intervention Focus
Keynote Speaker: 8:00-9:30

Jennifer Burns: Engagement That Sticks: Moving Students from Compliance to Ownership in Reading

Breakout Session 4: 9:45-11:00

Jan Richardson - What to Do When Kids Don’t Get It: Scaffolding Comprehension
Stacie Finley - Make It Make Sense: Building Deep Comprehension and Reading Stamina in the TikTok Era

Breakout Session 5: 12:30-1:45

Adriana Howe - Beyond the Words: Building the Foundation for Reading Success Through Vocabulary and Background Knowledge
Cindy Owens - Beyond the Myth: Teaching for Dyslexia Success

Breakout Session 6: 2:00-3:15

Amber Perryman & Kayla Robinson - Introducing The Writing Revolution Method in the Elementary Classroom
Amy Dunn & Keisha Wurgler - Conferencing That Counts

Our conference strives to meet the professional development needs of interventionists, classroom teachers, and Reading Recovery teachers. We want to help you assure high quality literacy instruction for the students you teach.

Conference Link: https://sites.google.com/view/marreconference/home

For questions about your registration process please email: nina.weaver@okstate.edu.