NCFL Literacy Now

“Literacy is the touchstone”

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Back to basics at school
Center Grove tweaks school curriculum to put even more emphasis on literacy as part of most subjects.
“We really believe literacy is the touchstone for everything that follows in their lives,” said Lisa Plank, West Grove Elementary principal.
Read this story from Indystar.com, and then let us know what your school is doing [...]

Tags: curriculum, literacy

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NCFL Conference Day Two Highlights

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The good times just keep rolling! Here are some of the conference highlights from Monday:

David Murphy of Better World Books helped open the general session with thoughts about how Better World Books is working to merge commerce and philanthropy in a way that will make the world a better place. One simple way to do [...]

Tags: Better World Books, family literacy, literacy, national conference on family literacy, NCFL, Thinkfinity, Verizon

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Welcome To Literacy Now!

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The literacy community—the teachers, students, volunteers, advocates and supporters–has evolved greatly since I first became involved some 35 years ago in a church basement. As I look back, it’s the lives that have been transformed that mean the most to me. The fathers and mothers who are now succeeding and have children who are self-sufficient [...]

Tags: family literacy, literacy, literacy issues, National Center for Family Literacy, NCFL

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