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Guest post!

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

As a Human Resources professional, I know how important literacy skills are in today’s workplace. That’s why I was so excited to see that I could support NCFL while attending the Society of Human Resources Management Conference (a mouthful, I know!).
At the conference, Monster.com (a conference sponsor) gave us certificates in various sums to donate […]

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Toddler literacy, superheroes teaching reading, and the “gender gap”

Friday, July 25th, 2008

There’s a lot going on the literacy realm this week.  Hope you enjoy this edition of Literacy Voices Roundup.
- Authors unite against drive for toddler literacy
“A powerful lobby of leading authors and educationists accuse the [British] Government today of setting children up for failure.  In a letter to The Times they say that ambitious education […]

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And the winners are…

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

As part of the Dollar General Early Literacy Initiative, early childhood programs were invited to apply to receive parent materials and have early literacy parent workshops delivered at their program sites by NCFL’s early childhood trainers. We had over 85 applications from 32 states! Congratulations to the selected programs:
Community Action Southwest Pre-K Program (Washington, PA)
Community […]

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A night of storytelling fun at Mini-Versity

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Last Thursday evening, more than 30 families came to Louisville’s Mini-Versity to learn more about supporting their children’s literacy through storytelling. Storytelling is an easy way to support vocabulary development for young children.Despite the 95 degree weather, the families were all excited. Parents and children participated in a storytelling/story reading workshop where they told personal […]

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Literacy Voices Roundup- July 18

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Fewer Students Read Between Lines
A few weeks ago, I posted about the release of the “Reach Higher, America” report that highlights the growing shortage of an educated, skilled workforce. This article from the Tampa Tribune gives us a first-hand account of the problem in Florida. Thanks to Terry at The Reading Tub for the link.
CBBC: Beijing […]

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From Sharon: The importance of parental involvement

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Parental involvement pays off.
And in a study by Karen Smith Conway and Andrew Houtenville, that involvement adds up to about $1,000 per student. Their report, “Parental Effort, School Resources, and Student Achievement,” was published last month in the Journal of Human Resources.
The researchers found that schools would need to increase per-pupil spending more than $1,000 […]

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A minute can make a difference!

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Have a couple extra minutes here and there? That can make a difference in your child’s literacy skills.
Here are some easy learning activities you can do together as a family. Take a minute and make a difference!
- Choose a letter of the day. Look for it in any printed materials you see (newspaper, labels at […]

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Reader submission: Tell Us Your Story

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

If you could accomplish, or see accomplished, one thing to further the cause of family literacy in the next five years, what would it be?
I have an idea that I think will help those children and families in urgent need of literacy skills. I had been a teacher for many years in New York and […]

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Karmatube.org, summer slide, and The Electric Company…LVR 6/11/08

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Karmatube.com
This website describes itselft as “a collection of short, ‘do something’ videos coupled with simple actions that every viewer can take. Our mission is to spread the good.”
Instead of just highlighting one video, I included this link so you can to see the positive changes people are making across the world.
Use it to stay inspired in […]

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Free summer fun at Thinkfinity.org

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Looking for more fun ideas for the summer? Whether you are a parent or an educator, Thinkfinity.org offers free educational resources to keep kids and families learning while having a good time.
Check out the Summer Fun Collection (in the Educator tab) for math, reading, and science games and activities.
Or check out the Literacy Activity Calendar […]

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