Lester L. Laminack

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EVENTS

***JANUARY 2008***

9 Waxhaw, NC
Waxhaw Elementary

10 Cherokee County Schools
B.D. Lee Elementary
Gaffney, SC

11 Greenville, SC
Furman University
Upstate Schools Consortium

14 Asheville, NC
ETSU University School Faculty

17 Virginia Beach, VA
Southeastern Regional Reading Recovery Conference

22-24 Cherokee County Schools
Gaffney, SC
22--Draytonville Elementary
23--Goucher Elementary
24--Mary Bramlett Elementary

25 Waxhaw, NC
Western Union Elementary

28 Manassas, VA


***FEBRUARY 2008***

2 Indianapolis, IN
The Orchard School

5 Waxhaw, NC

8 Hoover, AL
Riverchase Elementary

9 Jacksonville, AL
Jacksonville State University

11 Cherokee County Schools
Gaffney, SC
B.D. Lee Elementary

12 Burke County, NC
Oak Hill Elementary

13 Belton, SC
Belton Elementary

18 Roan County, TN

19 Clover, SC

20-21 Greensboro, NC

23 Myrtle Beach, SC

25 Stockton, CA
Rosa Parks Academy

28 Dublin, OH
School visit

29 Dublin, OH
O'Harea Literacy Connection


***MARCH 2008***

1 Dublin, OH

3 Asheville, NC teleconference for MAGPI

4 Bryson City, NC

5 Conway, SC
Coastal Carolina University

10-14 Batesville, IN
various school

15 Detroit, MI
Michigan Reading Association

18 Gaffney, SC
Draytonville Elementary

26-28 New York, NY
Teachers College

29 New York, NY
Ethical Cultural Center

31 Beaver Falls, PA
Geneva College


***APRIL 2008***
1 Charlotte, NC
Heinemann Workshop

2 Boston, MA
Heinemann Workshop

7 Asheville, NC
ETSU University School Faculty

8-10 Washington County, TN
Various schools

21 Scotch Plains, NJ

22 Liberty Township, OH
Woodland Elementary

24 Richmond,VA
School visit
Reading Council

26 Seattle, WA

***MAY 2008***

4-8 Atlanta, GA
International Reading Association
5th 10:30-12:00 signing at Children's Plus Booth
1:30 demo in Scholastic Booth
2:45- 3:45 signing at Peachtree Publishers Booth

6th 10:00-11:30 signing Peachtree Booth
7th 12:30- 1:30 Georgia World Congress Center B401
1:30- 2:00 signing Peachtree Booth
2:00- 2:30 signing Scholastic Booth
3:00-3:30 signing Heinemann Booth



9 Tullahoma, TN
East Lincoln Elementary

12-13 Columbus, OH

19 Fayette, Indiana

20 Indiana
Educational Service Center

21 Indiana
N.W. Indiana Center

22-23 Bronx, New York
PS 54 Fordham Bedford Academy

27 Suwannee, GA
Gwinnett Writing Institute

28 Gaffney, SC
Goucher Elementary


***JUNE 2008***

9 Gaffney, SC
Goucher, Elementary

10-11 Peachtree City, GA
Dodge Learning

12-13 SC
SC Writing Improvement Network

16-19 Liberty Township, OH
Lakota VIEW Summer Institute

20 Indiana

23-24 Shipshewana, IN
Summer Institute

25-26 Skokie, IL
National Lewis University Summer Institute

27 Shenandoah, VA
Shenandoah University Summer Conference



***JULY 2008***

1 New York, NY
Teachers College
Summer Reading Institute

8-10 Portland, OR
Writers at Work Conference

15 Falmouth, Nova Scotia

19 Huntsville, AL
Alabama Kindergarten Conference

22 Anderson, SC

23 Monroe, NC
East Elementary School

29-30 Norfolk, VA
Literacy Compass Workshop

***AUGUST 2008***

5 Lilburn, GA
Minor Elementary

7 Greenville, TN

12 Crystal Lake, IL

14 Newport, TN

15 Lexington, SC
District 5

18 Union Co. NC

19 Monroe, NC
East Elementary

20 New York, NY
Teachers College
Summer Reading Institute

21 Las Vegas, NV

25-27 Gaffney, SC
Cherokee County Schools

28 Queens, NY



***SEPTEMBER 2008***

2-3 Buford, GA

5 Archdale, NC
John Lawrence Elementary

22 Gaffney, SC
Cherokee County Schools

23 Waxhaw, NC
Western Union Elementary

24-25 Anderson, SC
Concord Elementary
Whitehall Elementary

26 Gaffney, SC
Cherokee County Schools

29-30 Charlotte, NC
S.W. Education Alliance Center



***OCTOBER 2008***

1 Union County, NC

3 Brooklyn Park, MN

6-7 DesMoines, IA

10 Delaware Reading Association

13 Little Rock, AR
Reading Recovery/Early Literacy Conference

15-16 PA
KSRA South Central Reading Council

20-21 Union County, NC
Waxhaw
East Elementary

22-24 Gaffney, SC
Cherokee County Schools


***NOVEMBER 2008***

3-7 Salisbury, NC
Salisbury-Rowan Schools

10-14 Lexington, SC

17-18 Union County, NC
Waxhaw
East Elementary-Monroe

20-22 San Antonio, TX
NCTE


***DECEMBER 2008***

2-3 Greensboro, NC

5 Minneapolis, MN
Heinemann Workshop

6 Delaware Valley Reading Association

8-9 Union County, NC
Waxhaw
East Elem.--Monroe

11 Gatlinburg, TN
East Tennessee Title I Conference

***JANUARY 2009***

13-15 Santa Monica, CA
Crossroads Elementary

22 Iowa Reading Recovery Conference

24 Houston, TX


***FEBRUARY 2009***

24-26 Lexington, SC
Lexington District #5


***MARCH 2009***

2 Birmingham, AL

6-7 Tuscaloosa, AL

13 Gwinnett County, GA
Alford Elementary





Selected Works

Children's Literature
Snow Day!
Just the possibility of a snow, the mere mention of snow in the forecast can send the imagination spinning. Children (of all ages) will delight in the anticipation of a day with lots and lots of snow and----NO SCHOOL!
Jake's 100th Day of School
The 100th Day of School is a BIG event for young children everywhere. And Jake, like most children has been working on his very special collection for a long time. But in the excitement of the big day Jake rushes out to catch the bus and leaves something very important behind. Find out how a very caring principal helps save the day.
Saturdays and Teacakes
A heartwarming tribute to the love of a grandmother and the importance of making memories.
The Sunsets of Miss Olivia Wiggins
"...tender depiction of a life well-lived, which speaks to the value of maintaining loving relationships, even when they are altered by Alzheimer's disease."
--Booklist
Trevor’s Wiggly-Wobbly Tooth
Although he is happy about having a loose tooth, Trevor worries when his classmates tell him some of the ways others might try to pull out the tooth.
Professional Books for Classroom Teachers
Spelling In Use
A close look at spelling instruction and assessment in the writing workshop
The Writing Workshop Working through the Hard Parts (and they're all hard parts)
A thorough overview of establishing and maintaining the writing workshop in the K-6 classroom
Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum: How to Build Bridges in Language Arts, Math Science, and Social Studies
Bringing picture books and read-aloud into the curriculum to build vocabulary and both broaden and deepen conceptual frameworks for units of study in the content areas.
Climb Inside a Poem: Reading and Writing Poetry Across the Year
A year long focus on poetry for the K-2 classroom. Includes a big book of original poetry and two guide books to create a poetry environment, a focus on reading poetry and a formal unit of study on writing poetry.



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