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Register for the 19th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy by tomorrow, March 4, and save $40! Visit www.famlit.org/conference to register online, check out our all-star lineup of speakers, and learn more about the conference.The deadline f
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Literacy Voices Roundup - February 19
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Literacy Voices Roundup
Literacy Voices Roundup - February 19
Fri, 02/19/2010 - 15:03 — ncfladminLiteracy Voices Roundup - February 12
Fri, 02/12/2010 - 15:40 — ncfladminVisit Thinkfinity for lesson plans and activities that bring the Winter Olympics into your classroom or program.
Literacy Voices Roundup: Awards edition
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:09 — ncfladminIt’s awards season…and not just in Hollywood! This week we announced 4 grant/award opportunities, so this week’s Literacy Voices Roundup will be a recap of these opportunities from NCFL and some of our wonderful literacy partners. And NCFL will announce another grant opportunity next week—so stay tuned!
2010 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year
Sponsor: NCFL
Literacy Voices Roundup - January 29
Fri, 01/29/2010 - 15:18 — ncfladminFebruary 1 is the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-Ins. The protest continued through July 1960 when the counter at the Woolworth store in Greensboro was desegregated. You can participate in a virtual sit-in free by visiting NCFL’s website and the online activity “How Would You Feel?”
Literacy Voices Roundup- November 6
Fri, 11/06/2009 - 12:57 — ncfladmin
Literacy Voices Roundup- September 18
Fri, 09/18/2009 - 11:45 — MegIveyQuality Of Early Child Care Plays Role In Later Reading, Math Achievement
“Using information from the longitudinal study of early care and youth development, researchers found that children who spent more time in high-quality child care in the first five years of their lives had better math and reading scores in middle childhood.” From Science Daily. (Thanks to Reading Rockets for the link.)
Literacy Voices Roundup- September 4
Fri, 09/04/2009 - 09:33 — MegIvey
America as 100 people: 'Village' concept used to teach
David Smith’s If America Were a Village reduces the USA to just 100 people to help kids understand better how people live (each "person" equals more than 3 million people).
Some quick stats from the book:
- 50 of 100 live in just nine states
Literacy Voices Roundup- August 14
Fri, 08/14/2009 - 11:07 — ncfladminWilder Women: The mother and daughter behind the Little House stories
The New Yorker has an interesting story about the creation of the Little House series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. (Thanks to for the link.)
How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education
Literacy Voices Roundup- August 7
Fri, 08/07/2009 - 10:06 — ncfladminThinkfinity on Xtra Normal
We found this great movie-making tool through a Thinkfinity video that was created on the site. Click here to view the video that touts the free lesson plans and tools available to teachers and parents on Thinkfinity.
Literacy Voices Roundup - June 19
Fri, 06/19/2009 - 13:10 — ncfladminChildren's Books with Dad as the Star
Sunday is Father’s Day, and there’s no better way to celebrate than reading together with Dad. Check out this list of books starring fathers. From Detroit News.
Libraries Aim to Help Kids Avoid 'Summer Slide'