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2009 Wisconsin State Music Conference
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creativity to the core |
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Thursday, October 29 |
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| 8:00 am - 9:15 am |
Location: Room I, Monona Terrace
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Singing the Words: Using Music to Teach and Encourage Reading |
Presented by: Stuart Stotts, De Forest, WI
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Presider: Jenny Spiegel, La Crosse |
 The topic of the workshop is using simple songs and group verse writing to explore and teach reading decoding and comprehension strategies. The session is most appropriate for elementary music teachers who want to integrate their music instruction with literacy standards and goals.
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| Wisconsin Teacher Standards:
1, 3, 4, 7, 8
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| Wisconsin Music Standards:
D, F, H
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Stuart Stotts is a songwriter, storyteller and author from DeForest, Wisconsin. He’s worked as a full-time performer since 1986, and he gives over 200 shows a year around the Midwest, and sometimes farther. He’s a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops for teachers, parents and librarians. He’s also a Kennedy Center Teaching Artist, and the author of several books. His newest book, due out in late 2009 from Clarion Books, is We Shall Overcome: A Song That Changed the World.
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