The Literacy Essentials Conference is organized every year by the Department of Reading and Language Arts at Central Connecticut State University. In these challenging times in education, in general, and in literacy education, in particular, this conference is timely and relevant to every educator who wishes to make a difference in students’ lives. Through hands-on workshops, paper presentations, panel discussions, research poster sessions, and activity demonstrations, a wide range of practitioners and scholars inform participants about the most up-to-date research and best practices in our field.

We invite you to attend our conference (Registration Form) and become part of this exciting event. We also invite you to consider submitting a proposal (Call for Proposals) to share your work with classroom teachers, school administrators, graduate students, and researchers who find this conference to be a stimulating experience for them.

Lastly, we  invite participants to nominate deserving individuals or organizations for the Literacy Advocacy Award. The nominees must have, through their advocacy, made significant literacy contributions in the Greater Connecticut area. This award will be presented at the Literacy Essentials Conference.

Everyone attending the conference, including presenters, must register. Presenters are encouraged to register for the conference as soon as they receive their acceptance notification.

For all inquiries, please contact the conference chairs, Dr. Julia Kara-Soteriou or Dr. Catherine Kurkjian.