welcome to kbumreading!!                                                             
I am SO glad you are here!! If you are looking for information about the contents of
the
 LITERACY TOOL KITS then look on the READING and WRITING page.
Foldables, the Walks, ThinkMarks, etc.. are there. Let me know how these things
work out for you and your students. Email me with questions.

Also...a special hello to all those great educators I met recently in Maryland and in
Boston. I look forward to seeing you all again soon...maybe at
SoMIRAC in April.
Upcoming Workshops in NC: March 19-20 at UNCC for SWEA and for the WRESA in
Enka on March 31st. Hope to see you there!!
                   
     Some of the "treasures" you can find on this site are:
  • COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES Tools including THINK CLOUDS...also the mini
    version: Baby Mini Think Clouds to share with students in their Literacy Tool Kits.
  • Revised FICTION AND NONFICTION WALKS- for "Make It - Take It"
  • EOG Test Prep Tools are under the READING and WRITING link.
  • K-2 Literacy pictures and ideas
  • Fix-Up strategies...and more
  • WRITING: Upcoming new tools soon...Marcy and I are presenting at the March
    NC Reading Conference with new tools...come check it out!!
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SCHEDULING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT with Kathy Bumgardner OR Kathy
K
eane or Marcy Roan please go to "Contact Us" and click in OR send an email to: kbumreading@yahoo.com for information on availability,
fees, and specific workshop topics offered to individual schools, school districts, regional education alliances, conferences, and private
institutions. Our speciality is focused on literacy, school improvement, and Best Instructional Practices that Work in grades Pre-K through 12th
Grade. We work with individual schools, school districts, and regional associations. We also travel across the United States when needed and
possible. We can specialize our professional development to suit your specific needs! Our biggest focus is that READING IS
THINKING..WRITING IS THINKING!! I will look forward to working with you in the future!!!

                                          Macmillan McGraw Hill - "TREASURES"
In addition to conducting professional development and working with School Improvement in
classrooms in with schools across North Carolina, I also proudly serve as a NATIONAL
READING CONSULTANT / SPEAKER and work with the AUTHOR TEAM for Macmillan
McGraw Hill's Reading Program:
TREASURES - Please check out the site
www.mhschool.com
to see why it is the #1 Top Selling Reading Program in the
country. Congratulations to those districts across the country who have adopted Treasures!
NOTE: In addition to working directly with such awesome teachers and schools across North
and South Carolina, I have truly enjoyed meeting,
most recently, so many wonderful teachers
and educators in Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, California, Texas, Tennessee, Oregon,
Arizona...just to name a few. Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions and/or
requests when you visit this site. Please be patient with me as my travels and work schedules
are quite tedious...please know I will respond as quickly as possible! Thanks for your patience!
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Kathy Bumgardner
Strategies Unlimited, Inc.
kbumreading@yahoo.com
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ANUARY 2009
Strategies Unlimited, Inc.