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South Eastern Illinois Reading Council

Region 8 Southeast Region
Regional Director: Kathy Merz


South Eastern Officers

Diana Woods, President
(618) 392-3916

Theresa Whitehead, Vice President

Vanessa Midgett, Secretary

Patsy Williams, Treasurer

Tambree Krouse,
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Upcoming Events

November 3, 2008: South Eastern Reading Council will host Reading Rules of the Road - Teaching Fluency with Pam Miles from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Ty's Buffet, 1065 W. Main, Olney, IL 62450. Registration can be mailed to Diana Woods or through Pat Burt at the ROE#12. IRC/SERC Members are free and nonmembers are $5.00. CPDUs are available.

January 26, 2009: South Eastern Reading Council will host Brain Compatible Strategies with Roberta Sejnost from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Ty's Buffet, 1065 W. Main, Olney, Illinois. Registration is through the ROE#12. IRC/SERC Members are free and nonmembers are $5.00. CPDUs are available.

February 21-25, 2009: International Reading Association will host its 54th Annual Convention Beyond the Horizon featuring Two Great Events in Two Great Cities. In February, IRA will host Multiple, Pathways to Literacy in Phoenix, Arizona. IRA will host Reading, Writing, and Conversations from May 3-7, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To find out more about these exciting conventions, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.

March 19-21, 2009: IRC Conference, Reading! Engage! Excite! Ignite!, in Springfield, Illinois.  Please take a moment to peruse the Preliminary Program highlighting the ENGAGING authors and EXCITING speakers awaiting you at the 2009 Conference that are sure to IGNITE your passion for reading!  The early Registration deadline is February 1, 2009. The Housing Form is due to the Springfield Convention Vistors Bureau (SCVB) by February 15, 2009.

March 30, 2009: South Eastern Reading Council will host a Carnival of Ideas - Book Reviews/Talks, Summer Reading Ideas, Book Awards, Grant Writing from 5:30 to 7:30. More information will be available soon.


SERC Officers at Grand Bear in June 2008


South Eastern Resources

SERC READING LAND --- Join us for an exciting year planned for 2008-09! At the first meeting, members will receive a bracelet and a bead. At subsequent meetings, members will receive an additional bead. At the end of the year, you will have a READ bracelet.


SERC PHOTO GALLERY - New photos from the SERC Traveling Banner and the September 2008 SERC Meeting.


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Illinois Reading Council
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