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November 2009: Open for Subscriptions. New Transitions to Post-secondary Education Discussion List. This list will provide an ongoing professional development forum for practitioners and others from the fields of Adult Secondary Education, English Language Acquisition, post-secondary education, and workforce development.

November 2009: New National Family Literacy Discussion List . The Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy at The Pennsylvania State University and the National Center for Family Literacy are sponsoring a new National Family Literacy Discussion List.

October 2009: Institute Announces 2009-2010 Contract Awards. The development of Early Childhood factsheets, materials for a new Learning Disabilities program, teacher-friendly reading resources, and national summits on adult education in urban regions comprise the contracts.

October 2009: Institute, OVAE Invest in Great Cities Summit. The new, joint, two-year initiative will bring together key education stakeholders from five urban cities to discuss best practices for providing adult education.

October 2009: Brenda Dann-Messier Named the Department’s Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education. Dann-Messier received Senate confirmation and is scheduled to begin at OVAE in October.

September 2009: New, Expanded LINCS Discussion Lists and Resource Collections Learn more about the online lists and resources and how the Institute is working to meet the needs of the field.

September 2009: Adult Education, Literacy Stakeholders Convene Institute and Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education gather input and provide national updates on adult literacy and education.

September 2009: Celebrate International Literacy Day, September 8, 2009 Check out activities that you can do to celebrate International Literacy Day and support literacy throughout the year.

August 2009: Understanding and Applying Research in the Classroom: A Guide for Today’s Educators This 30-60 minute self-paced online course introduces users to information about scientific research and its relevance to educational decision making.

July 2009: Learning to Achieve – National Learning Disabilities Training Program Launches Today.

July 2009: Vinita Chhabra is Institute’s New Sr. Program Officer for Adult Literacy

July 2009: The Institute and the Office of Vocational and Adult Education convene talks on adult literacy. More than 50 invited education and literacy experts participate in the July 7-8 invitational meeting at the U.S. Department of Education.

May 2009: Institute Welcomes Patricia Bennett: New Associate Director of Programs.

May 2009: Institute Welcomes Noreen Lopez: New Senior Program Officer for Technology

May 2009: The National Institute for Literacy: Budget Decisions

May 2009: President Obama's 2010 Budget The White House has also prepared a document related to terminations, reduction and savings which can be reviewed here

April 2009: Literacy for All: Advocacy, Libraries, and Literacy, a Webcast Summit

April 2009: Investigating the Language and Literacy Skills Required for Independent Online Learning, investigates and provides findings on the threshold levels of language and literacy proficiency necessary for adult learners, to use the Internet for independent learning.

March 2009: Timothy Shanahan, chairman of the National Early Literacy Panel and other members of the NELP participate in a discussion of the Institute's new report Developing Early Literacy on March 9-13, 2009.

March 2009: The much-anticipated National Early Literacy Panel report drew many literacy, education, and early childhood leaders, and practitioners to Washington, DC for its January release at the National Press Club. Hear and see the expert panel as they present findings from Developing Early Literacy

January 2009: Developing Early Literacy Report: findings and research implications are the focus of today's National Press Club news event.

December 2008: Taylor tackles PD and Communities of Practice in the current issue of Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal

November 2008: U.S. Department of Education Launches Free Web Site to Help Immigrants Learn English.

September 2008 Register! Institute to Offer Informational, Professional Development Sessions at ProLiteracy Conference. See Schedule

September 2008: Upcoming Webcast, September 16: Advancing Health Literacy: Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners

July 2008: Parents Magazine Queries Institute on Best Way to Read to Toddlers...July 2008 Issue

June 2008: Innovative Literacy Program to Get Boys Hooked on Books.

April 2008: Advisory Board to meet April 24-25.

March 2008: E-Announcements: Short takes on what's happening at the Institute.

February 2008: Archived: Webcast Parts 1 and 2: From Assessment to Practice: Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults.

February 2008: LINCS Regional Resource Centers Sponsors Regional Health Literacy Summits

January 2008: Advisory Board scheduled to meet January 30 and 31.

January 2008: Archived webcast available soon: Reading Assessment Part 2 - Fluency and Vocabulary

October 2007: Director's Report submitted to Advisory Board on October 24.

October 2007: Advisory Board Scheduled to Meet October 23-24.

October 2007: Featured Resource: Literacy Begins at Home

September 2007: Webcast - September 28: From Assessment to Practice: Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults

August 2007: Tell us about your professional development needs.

August 2007: Featured Resource: Literacy Through the Lifespan

August 2007: Webcast - August 29: Health Literacy of America's Adults

July 2007: Featured Resource: Mentoring and Literacy Guide

July 2007: Strengthening the Foundations of Adult Literacy Instruction: QEd. Newsletter

July 2007: Sandra L. Baxter scheduled to speak at the 2007 Essence Empowerment Seminar Series

June 2007: Adult Literacy Focus of House Hearing, Sandra L. Baxter Invited to Testify on Workforce Impact

June 2007: It's summertime, and the reading is easy...

June 2007: National Institute for Literacy Board of Advisors to Convene for Scheduled June Meeting

May 2007: National Institute for Literacy and Essence Team Up on Mentoring Campaign

March 2007: National Institute for Literacy Board of Advisors to Convene for Scheduled March Meeting

March 2007: Community Literacy is Focus of First National Summit

January 2007: The President's Budget request level funding for the Institute for Fiscal Year 2008.

September 2006: Senate confirms new appointment to the Institute's Advisory Board.

September 2006: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, with these Spanish-language reading resources from the National Institute for Literacy.

September 2006: Institute Launches International Perspective Pages for International Literacy Day, September 8.

August 2006: Senate confirms three appointments to the Institute's Advisory Board.

August 2006: Lifetime TV features literacy in the Fantasia Barrino story. Viewer's guide lists the Institute as a literacy resource.

August 2006: Institute releases notice inviting applications for grants for Regional Resource Centers and Resource Collections.

August 2006: Institute to host live webcast on results of NAAL for Basic and Below Basic adults.

June 2006: The White House announces nominations for the Institute's Advisory Board.

June 2006: Institute Appoints Four New Staff members to expand its capacity to contribute to improvements in literacy.

April 2006: At Risk Students, High Achieving Schools Online Library studies that identify effective instruction or teaching strategies.

Last updated: Wednesday, 18-Nov-2009 14:34:40 EST