At IRA’s annual research conference, held each year immediately prior to the annual convention, researchers and practitioners have an opportunity to share information ab
out research-based best practices in reading education.
The research conference is an important opportunity for educators whose primary responsibility is providing pre-service and in-service education in reading and literacy
Program
Reading research 2007 will feature four distinct lines: beginning reading, comprehension, teacher preparation, and adolescent literacy. Get program details.
The keynote speaker will be Donald J. Leu, holder of the John and Maria Neag Endowed Chair of Literacy and Technology |at the University of Connecticut.
New this year, the 2007 IRA research award winners will be honored at a special Research Awards Luncheon during this conference and dissertation finalists will display their poster presentations
Registration
Prepaid registration is now open. The prepaid registration deadline is April 9,2007.
Please note: Registration for the Saturday Reading Research Conference is limited, and we encourage attendees to take advantage of the savings and convenience of registering in advance. If there is additional space available on the day of the conference, only cash or checks will be accepted on site in Toronto.
Conference registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and a closing wine and cheese 
reception. You can register online or by using the Convention Prepaid Registration Form from the December/January and the February/March issues of Reading Today or from the Preliminary Program, There will be no telephone registrations. Questions about registration should be directed to customerservice@ reading, org.
Please note: Separate registrations are required for the Annual Convention, the Sunday Institutes, and the Saturday Research Conference!
Other information
For information on travel and housing, visit the annual convention area.
For further information on this conference,, contact the Research and 'Policy Division, international Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139, USA. E-mail; gkeating@reading.org. Telephone: 302-731-1600, ext. 226.
小题1:What is this passage mainly about?
A．The registration information for IRA's annual research conference.
B．Pre-service and in-service education in reading and literacy.
C．Reading Research 20C 7.
D．Convention Prepaid Registration Form.小题2:Which of the following is true?
A．Practitioners have no opportunity to attend the conference.
B．The 2007 confe
rence v/ill be held at the University of Connecticut.
C．Attendees can make a phone call to register.
D．Attendees can take the separate registrations．小题3:What is new for 2p07 IRA annual research conference?
A．The keynote speaker will be Donald J．Leu．
B．IRA research award winners will be honored at a special-Research Awards Luncheon．
C．Attendees will visit the annual convention area．
D．Conference registration includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and a．closing wine and cheese reception．
