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Show Annual State Read .: shou Confab March 5-611 s By TOM BUSSELBERG SALT LAKE CITY The wide world of reading will be exposed for all to explore during dur-ing the annual state reading conference March 5-6 in Salt Lake City preceded by a meeting meet-ing open to parents March 4. SCORES OF sessions will focus on the world, ranging from the roles of principals in motivation and management for elementary school youngsters youngs-ters to ways parents can reach their children. Sponsored by the Utah Council of International Reading Read-ing Association, parents are invited in-vited to hear the topic, "The Reading Connection in the Home," March 4 from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Midvale Middle School, 138 Pioneer, Midvale. Bus transportation will be available for interested Davis County parents. THE TOPIC will be presented pre-sented by Dr. Pat Koppman, past chairperson of the parents and reading committee of the International Reading Association, Asso-ciation, who also serves as a consultant to "Scholastic," the school's newspaper, and who is on leave from the San Diego Unified School District. She will also address educators educa-tors March 5 on "The Home and School Connection: the Administrator's Role," at the Jordan School District offices 9361 S. 400 E., Sandy. Sessions Ses-sions will be held from 9:30-1 1 a.m. there, while Davis personnel per-sonnel will be able to hear her in their district office from 1:30-3 p.m. THE INTERNATIONAL Reading Association boasts 65,000 members worldwide, with the Utah association headed by Yvonne N. Middle-ton, Middle-ton, elementary reading and language arts supervisor in the Davis School District. Secretary Secret-ary is Kim-Scott Miller, an instructor in-structor at Salt Lake City's Ensign School. Another session will take place at Bryant Intermediate School, 40 S. 800 E: in Salt Lake City, March 5 from 5-6:30 5-6:30 p.m. For those interested in elementary education featuring Dr. Judy Langer speaking on "Reading, Thinking Think-ing and Schooling." On the secondary side, Jerry Lebo will address, "The Composition Composi-tion Cycle" An awards h. quet will follow ar MARCH 5' "co day's activities at r Lake Hilton, ii: myriad of session "Helping Chilte "I Readers;" "HowN: Un the Encyclopedia ing research papes Reading to Life fo: Reader" to "Li-Springboard "Li-Springboard to IP Other topics learning center "Controversial l. Books: A Mori; View."Dr.Etto'; tor of the exempt reading instruct to "Characterise tive Instruction-Writing."' Instruction-Writing."' ADVANCE rep be made by sent--Dale Hartvil treasurer, tary,9228W Ut. 84014. Re?.-for Re?.-for members, members and v. members and non-members-' night banquet luncheon are membership On-site reigis extra. 4 |