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Literacy Voices Roundup- September 26

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Helping families develop literacy skills
This story about family literacy features Misti Lauer, one of this year’s Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year Runners-up. Keep up the great work, Misti!  From the Journal Advocate.
Consensus on Learning Time Builds
“Under enormous pressure to prepare students for a successful future-and fearful that standard school hours don’t offer enough […]

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National Punctuation Day

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Happy National Punctuation Day! Today is a “celebration of the lowly comma, correctly used [sic] quotes, and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, and the ever-mysterious ellipsis.”
The National Punctuation Day website is full of ways to celebrate (favorites include taking a leisurely stroll and paying close attention to store signs with incorrectly punctuated words), info […]

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Guest post: Michael Levine

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Michael Levine is Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. He collaborates and supports NCFL on strategies of mutual interest. To access more about the Cooney Center as well as their study Getting Over the Slump, click here. This study investigates how emerging media can produce a powerful new learning equation […]

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From Sharon: White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Yesterday, I participated in the White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy. This was a personal opportunity for me to reflect on our worldwide challenges associated with low literacy and marvel at the advancements so many countries- including the United States- have made.
The event was attended by First Ladies from numerous countries and hosted by […]

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Learning in a Global Age

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

The role of technology in education is an important one. But as James Paul Gee and Michael Levine detail in their recent Education Week article, we must address the “newly emerging digital-participation gap.”
Below is an excerpt from “Let’s Get Over the Slump: Innovation Strategies for Learning in a Global Age.”

More than 15 million children in […]

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Success Story: Tiffany

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Tiffany attended the Adult Basic Education Program in the Andrews, SC, Family Literacy Program and recently received her diploma. Check our her success story below. Congratulations, Tiffany!

I am a 2008 Family Literacy Honor Graduate. I attended classes at the Andrews Elementary location from August 2007-April 2008.
For 4 1/2 yrs I kept contemplating on whether or […]

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Literacy Voices Roundup- September 19

Friday, September 19th, 2008

• Student in a Strange Land
Not only is this a great story about a teacher struggling to reach a refugee child, but it’s also part of the “Lesson Plans: Learning to Teach in a Complicated World” series from the New York Times. In the column, “a group of teachers chronicle their experiences during the first […]

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Pre-Conference Survey

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

We launched Literacy Now at last year’s Conference as a tool to share news, information and discuss important topics in family literacy.
We want to keep that dialog open with our first ever pre-Conference survey. This quick survey will help shape the Conference and make sure that NCFL is offering material that interests you most. NCFL […]

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Vote for your favorite literary character

Monday, September 15th, 2008

To celebrate National Literacy Month, Half Price Books has launched a campaign to promote its newly-formed “Literary Party.” Six well-known characters are up for President, so visit www.halfpricebooks.com or click here to vote. You’ll even receive a coupon for a free campaign button with your favorite character’s campaign slogan!
Here are the candidates and slogans:
Harry Potter: […]

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Better World Books Receives National Honor

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Literacy Voices Roundup is on hiatus this week in honor of BWB’s recent award.  NCFL’s Emily Kirkpatrick presented the award on Wednesday night in Washington, DC. 
Better World Books received a 2008 Literacy Leadership Award from the National Coalition for Literacy! They were honored for their outstanding achievements and contributions to literacy thus far:
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