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National Reading Conference – J. Michael Parker Award

The National Reading Conference (NRC) – 56th Annual Meeting will take place 
in Los Angeles, CA, from November 29 to December 2, 2006. The conference 
covers a wide range of literacy related topics, including sessions on adult 
literacy. Information about the annual meeting is available at 
http://www.nrconline.org/. I encourage adult literacy researchers to join 
the dialogue at the meeting and to consider submitting proposals

In addition, to encourage research on adult literacy, NRC has established 
the J. Michael Parker Award. This award is given to graduate students and 
untenured professors who present research on adult learning or education at 
the annual meeting. More information and submission guidelines are 
available in the meeting’s Call for Proposals - 
http://www.nrconline.org/pdf/2006callforproposals.pdf

Erik Jacobson
Chair, J. Michael Parker Award Committee
National Reading Conference


Aaron Kohring
Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection 
(http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)
Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards Discussion 
List (http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Contentstandards)
Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance
Phone:(865) 974-4109 main
           (865) 974-4258 direct
Fax:   (865) 974-3857
e-mail: akohring at utk.edu