Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j88Ir3G13873; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 14:53:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 14:53:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <000f01c5b4a5$d0970990$5d881a0a@famlit.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Debbie Nichols" <dnichols@famlit.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:2142] Celebrating International Literacy Day Today - September 8 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2280 Lines: 55 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newspapers Bring the World to Your Doorstep! New Learning Opportunities for Parents and Children for Pennies a Day Louisville, KY- Make learning front page news by celebrating International Literacy Day Sept. 8 with the 2005 Literacy Day Tabloid created by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation and the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL). The tabloid features engaging activities parents and children can do together and valuable information that supports the many literacy and learning opportunities available in newspapers. "I value education above so much in life and society and the newspaper offers parents and children a wealth of new learning opportunities affordably," said Sean Astin, NCFL board member, actor and Verizon Literacy Champion. "The activities outlined in this year's tabloid go a long way in helping to reinforce the role of parents as their children's first teacher." Funded by the Verizon Foundation, the tabloid also presents an opportunity for parents to expand their children's understanding of global events using the newspaper as an interactive source. Newspapers can be used daily to nurture children's literacy skills in areas including oral language, predicting, vocabulary, building background knowledge, comprehension and fluency. "For more than 15 years, NCFL's work has emphasized the importance of the home and parents in developing literacy skills and success in children. The tips and ideas culled from our expertise make the newspaper a valuable instrument that enhances the positive impact of the family literacy approach," said NCFL founder and president Sharon Darling. The Newspaper Association of America Foundation has sent more than 500 disks to newspapers with an estimated readership of 73 million who plan to run the tabloid in whole or in part. A PDF version of the tabloid is downloadable from the NCFL Web site at www.famlit.org. NCFL has pioneered an educational approach that provides and supports literacy development for adults and children of all ages. For more information, visit www.famlit.org or call the Family Literacy InfoLine: 1-877-FAMLIT-1. ### CONTACT: Marvin Young National Center for Family Literacy 502-584-1133 x173 myoung@famlit.org
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