A lively, down-to-earth presenter, Kathy Collins is a popular speaker

at state and national reading conferences. An experienced first grade

teacher, she has also been a Primary Reading Specialist with the

Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University.

She now works in schools across the country as a Professional

Development Consultant.

Kathy is the author of two popular books: Growing Readers: Units of

Study in Primary Classrooms and Reading for Real: Teaching Children

to Read with Power, Intention and Joy. She has also worked with Lucy

Calkins to develop a CD ROM: Resources for Teaching Writing.

Spend a fast-paced day with Kathy and she’ll show you how to

incorporate reading clubs into your literacy program. You’ll see

how this innovative approach builds and sustains reading skills by letting

kids choose books they can read... and want to read. It gives them time

to think and talk about what they’re reading. These reading “jam sessions”

are the key to developing lifelong readers!