51st Annual International Reading Association Convention
Chicago, May 2006

RFTEN staff, faculty, and consultants shared reading strategies, research and training with participants at the 51st Annual International Reading Association Convention in Chicago in May 2006. Carmelita Williams, Ph.D., a past president of the International Reading Association (IRA) and a RFTEN Quality Assurance Coaching Consultant, moderated the session. RFTEN panelists - Ioney James, Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University; Marilyn Joshua, Ph.D., California State University; and Wynne A. Shilling, York College- CUNY, have made their PowerPoint presentations available here:

Ioney James, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Instruction Department
North Carolina A&T State University
Topic: "Reading Comprehension: Teaching Teachers Strategies for Reading Success"