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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.

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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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Literacy Voices Roundup- May 30

Friday, May 30th, 2008

School in Session in China Tent CityFrom the rubble and destruction caused by the earthquake in China, a story from NPR of hope and education.
Better World Books videos
I found this link from our friends at Better World Books. Their You Tube channel has videos explaining what they do, who they help, and how you can [...]

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Spelling test help, deaf adult ed teacher, and Barbara Bush

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Roundup of notable literacy stories from this week’s news.
Nearly Deaf Professor Teaches English Literacy, One Student at a Time
From the New York Times, an inspiring story of a nearly deaf adult English literacy teacher and his immigrant students.
Spellingcity.com
I found this education resource on Larry Ferlazzo’s blog. Spellingcity.com converts spelling words into activities, such as Test, Teach [...]

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New feature: Literacy Voices Roundup

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Today is the premier of a new feature segment on the NCFL Literacy Now blog. On Fridays, visit our blog to find links to interesting videos, articles, stories and more about literacy. It’s called “Literacy Voices Roundup,” and it’s a survey of what others in the literacy community are talking about.
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