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Literacy Voices Roundup- November 14

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Mayor to parents: Read to children
Forget Mozart CDs and Baby Einstein videos, Boston’s mayor is urging parents to teach preschool children the old-fashioned way: by talking, reading, and playing with them. From the Boston Globe.

The Education Podcast Network
The Education Podcast Network is an effort to bring together, in one place, the wide range of podcast […]

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Literacy Voices Roundup- October 24

Friday, October 24th, 2008

 Literacy for families: Program lets parents, children learn together
Enjoy this story from Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, about families who found success together through family literacy. And to all family literacy practitioners out there across the country, keep up the great work!  From the St. Cloud Times.

Grants Alert
With education budgets getting squeezed more than ever, programs are […]

Tags: financial literacy, grants, Literacy Voices Roundup, Teacher of the Year, Tech Savvy

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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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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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Literacy Voices Roundup- September 5

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Model Literacy Program
Pittsburg has embarked on a new literacy program based on this idea: “to encourage reading and improved literacy among children and adults in convenient locations around the city.” Way to go, Pittsburg!  From the Contra Costa Times.
Starfall
Starfall is primarily designed for first grade, but is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade.  […]

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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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Literacy Voices Roundup- June 27

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Turning on Technology
Ferryway School in Malden, Massachusetts, incorporates science, math, design and technology for an interactive unit. They chose to embrace a project-learning strategy to connect science and colonial history through a local historic site that dates back to the 1640s, the Saugus Iron Works.

http://www.edutopia.org/media/ferryway/ferryway.flv

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Literacy Voices Roundup- June 20

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Ex-congressman pushes early literacy
The Honorable Bill Goodling serves on NCFL’s Board of Advisors. He has long been an advocate of NCFL and the importance of family literacy. This week he delivered that message in Towanda, Penn. From The Daily Review.
“You can’t substitute government programs for the parent being the first and most important teacher for […]

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Literacy Voices Roundup- June 13

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Scholastic Report: Kids Still Read for Fun- Teens, Less So
From Publishers Weekly, a Scholastic study reports that reading for pleasure begins to decline at age 8.
Lupita Ayon Honored By Highline School District
Highline School District was awarded a Toyota Family Literacy grant. Now, one of the instrumental players in securing the grant has been awarded as […]

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Literacy Voices Roundup- June 6

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Westlake High typo a good ‘educaiton’
Typo on diplomas…oops! From The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH.
Is America Dumb?
Oklahoma is one of three states with pre-K offered to all families. And the results are encouraging. But lack of funding makes universal preschool out of reach for most states. A video from ABC News.
DonorsChoose.org
Here’s a website connecting classrooms in […]

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