Guest Post

Building a family literacy program

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Thanks to Misti Lauer, 2008 Finalist for the Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year Award, for these words of advice on building a family literacy program. To apply for the 2009 Teacher of the Year award, click here.
Creating a family literacy program takes plenty of thought and planning; most important is a thorough look […]

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Guest Post: Grammy-Nominated Gospel Singer Beverly Crawford Shares Her Triumph Over Illiteracy

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Beverly Crawford, famed Gospel singer, joins NCFL as a family literacy ambassador. Read Beverly’s post to learn why she is personally committed to NCFL and the family literacy cause. Click here for a link to the press release announcing Beverly’s relationship with NCFL.
The struggle that was most painful in my life was my challenge with […]

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Guest post- Strategy Talk: Comprehension for the Start

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Today we are pleased to feature a guest post from Angela Maiers! She has a 20-year career in education and is currently working as an independent consultant for literacy and literacy education.  Make sure to check out her blog by clicking here.  Thanks for contributing to Literacy Now, Angela!
To be a reader, you must know what […]

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Guest Post: Carol Gabler on Health Literacy

Monday, October 20th, 2008

We know that there are many facets to family literacy, and one of those is health literacy. But what exactly is health literacy? It’s the ability to understand information about your health so you can make wise health care decisions. Carol Gabler of Wisconsin Literacy is a longtime advocate for family literacy. In this special […]

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Guest post: Jen Robinson

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Guest blogger Jen Robinson is a children’s literacy advocate who blogs at Jen Robinson’s Book Page . Her goal is to help parents, teachers, and librarians to encourage children to grow up loving books. To that end, she publishes book reviews and literacy news, as well as a weekly email newsletter dedicated to Growing Bookworms. […]

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Guest post; Mark Faloni

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Mark Faloni was the 2006 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year. In this special guest post, he shares some insights about his program since winning the award. For the application for the 2009 Teacher of the Year award, please click here.
Winning the Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award has validated my years […]

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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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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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Guest post!

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Liza Benson is NCFL’s new Early Childhood Training Specialist.  She will be working with the FACE program.  Welcome to NCFL, Liza! 
Whenever I move somewhere new, one of the first things I do is get a library card.
So having the opportunity to work each day where literacy is the focus feels like a gift. For the past 11 […]

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Guest post: Larry Ferlazzo

Monday, August 11th, 2008

You probably recognize Larry’s blog from a few of our Literacy Voices Roundup posts. He writes a great blog full of useful links for teachers. Since it’s that time of year when folks are heading back to the classroom, I asked Larry to write a guest post for us on his favorite sites. You can check […]

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