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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Dear Friends of Joshua Fishman,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#604A7B">This is an announcement of the
<i>Joshua Fishman Memorial</i> to be held at </span><span style="color:#1F497D">the American Educational Research Association (AERA)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#604A7B">in Washington, D.C. <u>Friday, April 8<sup>th</sup> 2016, at Noon to 2:00 p.m.</u></span><u><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span></u><span style="color:#1F497D">w</span><span style="color:#604A7B">ith Reception</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> to follow.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#604A7B">Our</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">American Educational Research Association
</span><span style="color:#604A7B">SIG on Research and Reading and Literacy has organized this event in cooperation with the AERA Headquarters and the Center</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#604A7B">for Applied Linguistics as well as numerous AERA groups.
</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#604A7B">Please distribute this announcement</span><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">to colleagues and students.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#604A7B;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Your presence is valued and will add to the memories and the honor that we wish to bestow to a giant in the field of language study.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#604A7B">All are welcome to attend!</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black">Rosalind Horowitz, Ph.D.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black">Professor, Discourse & Literacy Studies</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Ambassador, Tier I Research, UTSA</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Member, Research Advisory Board to the President, UTSA, 2012-2015</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Recipient, The Amber Teaching Award, UTSA, 2015</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Elected Chair, American Educational Research Association</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> Special Interest Group ( SIG) on Research in Reading and Literacy</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Co-Editor, <i>Comprehending oral and written language (Academic Press and</i></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> Brill, United Kingdom)</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Editor, <i>Talking Texts: How speech and writing interact
</i></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> in school learning (Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group)</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Co-Editor, <i>The Achievement Gap in Reading: Complex causes,</i></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> persistent issues, possible solutions (Routledge/Taylor & Francis)</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">College of Education and Human Development</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Joint Appointment, Departments of Interdisciplinary Learning</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> and Teaching; and Educational Psychology</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">The University of Texas--San Antonio</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">One UTSA Circle</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">San Antonio, Texas 78249-0654</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">USA</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Rosalind.Horowitz@utsa.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Rosalind.Horowitz@utsa.edu</span></a></span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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