News & Events
Lots of exciting things happening! Below are some of my upcoming books and information on how you can meet me in person.
Dr. Wiley Blevins (speaking at graduation)
MY BOOK MADE THE BEST BOOKS OF 2016 LIST!
www.kirkusreviews.com/issue/best-of-2016/section/indie/
TV Commercial!
Here are pictures of me on the set of my first Korean commercial for an English children's TV channel with 8 million viewers. I was so honored to have been selected for this!
AND HERE IS THE YOUTUBE LINK: youtu.be/4q1ZkQLefM4
Children's Poetry Album
Here I am recording a poem for an upcoming children's poetry album! Others on the album include: Alfre Woodard, George Takei, Taye Diggs, Annie Potts, Judith Light, Maria Shriver, Jane Pauley, Judd Hirsch, Wendy Williams, Joyce DiDonato (Opera Star) Francis Collins (Scientist who mapped the human g-nome!) Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, from Sesame Street Sonya Manzano, Alan Muraoko, Nora Dunn, Rosie Perez, Diane Reeves, Rob Morrow, Charles Busch, James Patrick Stewart, Gregory Jbara, Donna Lynn Champlin, Paige Davis, tons of Kids stars from the Disney Channel, and more! Can't wait for everyone to hear it!
International Literacy Association
Here is the link to the official phonics position paper I wrote for the International Literacy Association.
Come See Me!
My November 2018 Book Tour in Asia (Taiwan, China, Korea, Malaysia)
International Literacy Conference 2018
A Fresh Look at Phonics
July 21st
Austin, Texas
Highlights Foundation
Writing First Chapter Books and Early Readers
June 10-13, 2018
Utah Literacy Promise Conference
March 29, 2019
BBC Alabama and Georgia Reading Summit
February 27-28, 2018
Hillsborough County Reading Summit, Florida
February, 24, 2019
Pinellas County Reading Rodeo, Florida
January 27, 2018
Virginia Reading Association Conference
March 16, 2017
A Fresh Look at Phonics
Navigating Nonfiction
Utah Early Childhood Education Symposium
Utah State University
June 28-29, 2017
A Fresh Look at Phonics
Illinois Reading Conference
October 5-6, 2017
Connecticut Reading Conference
November 8, 2017
Asia Speaking Tour
November 9-23, 2016
Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung (Taiwan) and Guangzhou, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai (China)
Literacy for All Conference
October 23-25, 2016
I
nternational Literacy Association 2016 Conference
July 9-11, Boston
A Fresh Look at Phonics
West Virginia Reading Association Conference
November 19-20, 2015, The Greenbrier
New Jersey Dyslexia Conference (Glassboro, 2015)
Keynote Address: A Fresh Look at Phonics
International Reading Association
2015 Summer Conference
July 19th
"Teaching Students to Read Informational Text"
Asia Speaking Tour 
November 10-30
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia
International Reading Association
New Orleans, LA
May 10-11
Presentation: Phonics Kryptonite: 10 Fatal Phonics Flaws, Flubs, and Faux Pas
12:00 (Saturday), 11:00 (Sunday), Booth #1951
Here are some pictures from my March 2014 trip to Asia
(Taiwan, China, Korea).
To see more, go to: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.722409294448496.1073741843.223245791031518&type=3
One of my favorite books from long ago . . .
