30th Birthday Celebration Annual Luncheon & Lenox M. Reed Seminar
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
5060 West Alabama
Houston, Texas 77056
713.960.8100 | f: 713.960.6553
Chairs
Gayle Hightower & Mary Webber
Underwriter Chairs
Laura McDaniel, Camille Patton & Cynthia Trigg
Honoree
Mary Farish Johnston
Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Mrs. Laura W. Bush
Mrs. Bush is actively involved in issues of national and global importance, with a particular emphasis on literacy, health care, and human rights. A former teacher and librarian, Mrs. Bush is an enthusiastic proponent of teacher recruitment programs, and is an advocate for literacy, both in the United States and abroad.
Lenox M. Reed Seminar Speaker: Marcia K. Henry, Ph.D.
Dr. Henry has 44 years of experience in the field of reading and dyslexia, working as a teacher, diagnostician, tutor and professor. She also speaks frequently at conferences and writes for and serves on the editorial boards of several professional journals.
Morphemes: Building Blocks for Decoding, Spelling, and Vocabulary Instruction
Morphemes, the meaning units within words such as prefixes, suffixes, base words and roots, provide information for students to acquire fluent decoding and spelling of polysyllabic words as well as enhancing vocabulary. These morphemes differ based on word origin (Anglo-Saxon, Latin and Greek). Framewords for instruction, along with numerous instructional strategies and activities will be presented.
Dr. Henry has written many books, including:
- Patterns for Success in Reading and Spelling
- Unlocking Literacy
- Effective Decoding & Spelling Instruction
- Dyslexia: Samuel T. Orton and His Legacy
- and Words
