From Sharon: Congratulations, Springdale!

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Today, NCFL is excited to announce that Springdale, Arkansas, has been awarded one of the 2008 Toyota Family Literacy Program (TFLP) grant awards. Springdale faced very stiff competition! NCFL received proposals from 191 cities across the country for the TFLP award; Springdale was one of only five selected.
What makes this award so special is that […]

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Sharon from the LITCAM

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Last week I represented the United States at the Frankfurt Book Fair Literacy Campaign Conference (LITCAM) in Frankfurt, Germany. Though the name of the conference is quite a mouthful, I had such a wonderful time! The purpose of the conference was to draw attention to the need to improve literacy around the world; it also […]

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Washington Post: Letter to the Editor

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

The story “Companies Take Lead in Assimilation Efforts; Programs Aid Immigrant Workers” ran in the Washington Post on August 9.
NCFL knows the importance of educating immigrant families– the Toyota Family Literacy Program (TFLP) was created specifically for this population and has been extremely successful by improving parents’ English skills and helping them encourage their children’s […]

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Guest post!

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Jordan just completed a ten-week internship at NCFL. She came to NCFL from Yale University, but she’s from Lexington (and the first one in her family to go to college!). We were so glad to have her and wish her the best in her classes this fall!
When I was perusing the options I had available […]

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San Antonio TFLP

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Hola, espero que todos estén aprovechando el Literacy Now Blog de NCFL. Quisiera compartir con ustedes una linda experiencia que tuve recientemente en San Antonio…continúo en inglés…*
I was recently in San Antonio, Texas, conducting a technical assistance visit with our three Toyota Family Literacy Program (TFLP) schools, Bob Hope Elementary, Sky Harbour Elementary and Sun […]

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