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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",serif;color:black">Registration is open for the 18<sup>th</sup> Annual Reading Conference hosted by the Oklahoma Teacher Connection. There are only two weeks left for early bird
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",serif;color:black">The 18<sup>th</sup> Annual Reading Conference will take place on Friday, September 12 at Rose State College in Midwest City from 9:30am to 3:00 pm. The conference
will feature a keynote from Dr. Rachael Gabriel, Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Connecticut as well as sessions focused on evidence-based reading strategies and understanding the newly implemented Strong Readers Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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