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The
Mid-Atlantic College Reading Association (MACRA) includes reading and
writing faculty from community and four-year colleges.
Faculty from Maryland community colleges initially formed this
organization as the Maryland Community College Reading Association in 1974.
In 1991, the Maryland group decided to expand its membership to
include the five neighboring states (New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania) and changed its name to the Mid-Atlantic
Community College Reading Association.
As membership increased, we found our rolls included many faculty
from four-year colleges and universities.
At our annual conference in 1997, we changed the name to more
accurately reflect the interests, needs, and diversity of our
membership.
Each
fall MACRA holds a two-day conference in Ocean City, Maryland. This conference features a noted authority in reading or a
related field. The second day is devoted to colleague interchange on
topics such as
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Critical
Reading
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Learning
Disabilities
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Vocabulary
Development
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Study
Skills
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Reading/Writing
Connections
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Textbook
Readability
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Computer
Assisted Instruction
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Reading
in the Content Areas
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English
as a Second Language
for
teachers of reading or related fields.
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