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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Vince,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>Oops, I neglected
Grover Whitehurst (certainly didn’t mean to!) who is currently the <strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Director of the
Institute of Education Sciences in the Department of Education, has published
extensively on</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font></b></strong>language and pre-reading
development in young children<strong><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>and </span></font></b></strong>has
done/been involved in much of the research on dialogic reading. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Stedman, Ph.D.</span></font></b></strong><b><font color=black><span
style='color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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w:st="on">Family</u1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <u1:PlaceName w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Literacy</u1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <u1:PlaceName w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
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Developmental and Adult Education</span></font></b></strong><b><font
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color=black face=Pristina><span style='font-family:Pristina;color:black;
font-weight:normal'>, <u1:State w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">TX</u1:State></st1:State>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
familyliteracy-bounces@nifl.gov [mailto:familyliteracy-bounces@nifl.gov] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Vince Shorb<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, November 06, 2008
10:33 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> familyliteracy@nifl.gov<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [FamilyLiteracy 1220] <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Reading</st1:place></st1:City> Literacy</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Our organization is closely working with two celebrities that are
interested in starting a teenage & child reading literacy program. We
have over 50 after-school programs this can be taught in, and are looking
for a top 'reading literacy expert' to help design and implement an
effective program. This program will be fully funded and appreciate
any suggestions. Thanks Vince<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=textbodyblack3 style='margin-bottom:9.9pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Vince
Shorb
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Founder and CEO<br>
ph 714.960.4665<br>
fax 714.364.8777<br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>National Youth Financial Educators Council</span></b>-
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'><a href="http://www.nyfec.org/"><font size=3 color="#0000a0"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:#0000A0'>www.NYFEC.org</span></font></a></span></font> – Provides <br>
certification, training, support and curriculum for youth financial educators.<o:p></o:p></p>
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