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Literacy In The News |
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| Note: Links to many of the items in News Flashes expire after two weeks or more. To see an older item, you may need to go to the publication's online archives or contact the publisher for a hard copy. | |||
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| from NIFL Family Literacy Discussion List- | |||
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Publish in the National Gallery of Writing
Subject Terms: Writing (Composition), Families, Internet |
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| from National Center for Family Literacy Admin Blog | |||
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A set of free videos on our website introduce two research-based reading comprehension strategies to adult learners—coding text and question-answer relationship (QAR).
Subject Terms: Reading comprehension, Reading strategies, Reading instruction |
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Governor Crist has issued a proclamation recognizing September 2009 as Florida Adult and Family Literacy Month.
Subject Terms: State programs, State government, Literacy campaigns, Florida |
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| from Charleston Gazette | |||
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A couple of months ago, Terry Shorr was enjoying his retirement, spending most of his days deep in a book.
Subject Terms: Tutors, Volunteers, Reading instruction, Learner tutor relationships |
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| from Hancock County Journal Pilot | |||
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When Kathy Jones lost her job at Methode Electronics last November, she needed a fresh start from the ground up.
Subject Terms: Tutors, Volunteers, Adult learners, Community literacy programs |
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| from Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education | |||
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Thursday Notes is a weekly electronic newsletter published by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education to provide technical assistance to state directors of adult education as well as to practitioners, researchers, education groups and others interested in adult education.
Subject Terms: Administrators, Professional development, Standards |
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| from NIFL Workplace Literacy Discussion List | |||
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September 7 is Labor Day. September 8 is International Literacy Day. September 11 is National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Labor, Socioeconomic conditions, Public service (Individual/institutional), History |
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| from St. Louis Post-Dispatch | |||
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The debate over health care reform — public options, "play or pay," rationing and the rest — largely has ignored one question central to any meaningful insurance plan: Will anyone understand it?
Subject Terms: Literacy health relationships, Readability, Communication, Economic impact |
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| from Canada NewsWire | |||
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September 8th is International Literacy Day and also the first day of school - but not just for kids.
Subject Terms: International literacy day, Reading activities, Literacy statistics, Canada |
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| from Sangonet Pulse | |||
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We would be appalled if someone waved a magic wand and took away our literacy.
Subject Terms: Economic development, Literacy poverty relationships, Developing nations, Literacy development relationships, South Africa |
