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Learning Through Literacy: Adapting Novels by Roald Dahl for Students in Self-Contained or Inclusive Classrooms (Professional Growth Series) by Kathleen Brady, Eileen Phelan, 2002-01-01

Teaching with Books that Heal: Authentic Literature and Literacy Strategies to Help Children Cope with Everyday Problems by Patricia Liotta Kolencik; Carianne Bernadowski, 2007-04-01

Media Center Discovery: 180 Ready-to-Use Activities for Language Arts, Grades 5-8 (A Marketplace Book) by Barbara R. Hamm, 2004-04-09

Think Green, Take Action: Books and Activities for Kids (Teacher Ideas Press Books) by Daniel A. Kriesberg, 2010-08-16

Back to Books: 200 Library Activities to Encourage Reading by Karen K. Marshall, 1983-10

Power Research Tools: Learning Activities & Posters by Joyce Kasman Valenza, 2002-12

What a Novel Idea!: Projects and Activities for Young Adult Literature by Katherine Wiesolek Kuta, 1997-09-15

The Standards-Based Integrated Library by Donna Miller, 2004-01-01

Children are our future ... right?(Brief Article): An article from: Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services by Alan Bundy, 2002-03-01

Motivational Use of Web News: Motives, Activity, and Evaluations: The Influences of Information and Entertainment Seeking on selectivity, involvement, utility, and satisfaction by SEOK Kang, 2010-04-16

Essentials for English: Bind-up: Photocopiable Activities: Reporting and Following Instructions / Reading for Information / Rhymes and Blends / Handwriting Practice by Dee Reid, Diana Bentley, et all 1993-09-17

Learning to Listen in English: Content-Area Information & Skill-Building Activities on a Variety of Subjects by Tribune, 1997-10

USING SPORTS FOR READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES VOLUME 1: ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE YEARS (Using Sports for Reading & Writing Activities) by Lance M. Gentile, 1983-07-01

Reading and Understanding Technical Information and Teachers Guide by Richard S. Marsh, 1986-06

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Archived: School-Home Links Reading Kit: First Grade Activities Table Of Content
Engages in literacy activities Or select a single activity from the topics below Listening to stories for information.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table1.html

Extractions: Cover page A Word to Families and Tutors Listed below are 100 School-Home Links activities for the first grade. The activities are organized by reading and literacy skills appropriate to this grade. Under each specific skill, there are varying numbers of activities to help children develop their ability to read and write. For the categories that have multiple activities, you can download the entire section or the individual activities within that section by selecting from a pull-down menu. The School-Home Links activities below are available to download as PDF files. In order to read or print these files, you will need to use Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you may download from Adobe
Adult Education And Literacy Homepage
Workplace Education offers literacy and basic skills Reading activities are usedin state adult Technology and Distance Learning information about how
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/

Extractions: The National Adult Literacy Survey estimates that about 90 million adults in the United States may lack the literacy skills needed to succeed in the economy of the future. Adult education and literacy programs provide the literacy skills people need to obtain good jobs, play active roles in the education of their children, and carry out the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Assistant Secretary Carol D'Amico testified before the House Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, regarding the Administration's recommendations for the reauthorization of Adult Education and Literacy programs. Read the Testimony on Adult Education and Literacy Programs View the webcast from Tuesday, March 4. (requires Media Player 9).
School-Libraries.Org: Information Literacy And Library Skills Online Resources F
and activities useful in school libraries, links to library and information skillscurriculum documents, and related books and periodicals. . Media literacy
http://www.school-libraries.org/resources/literacy.html

Extractions: The popular curriculum for teaching lifelong library and information problem solving skills developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, a "Problem-Solving Approach to Library and Information Skills Instruction." Building Blocks of Research (Information Literacy:An Overview of Design, Process and Outcomes)
Promoting Child Literacy During Early Child Development.
help create an environment that encourages early literacy. The information Centeris organized into four categories SkillBuilding activities, Early literacy
http://www.getreadytoread.org/center.html
Get Ready To Read - Skill-Building Activities
advocates. take the screening tool. information center. skillbuilding activities.early literacy. frequently asked questions. programs and resources.
http://www.getreadytoread.org/skill.html

Extractions: t Skill-Building Activities Preschoolers learn through hands-on experiences. There are many things that adults can do as part of everyday routines that can help preschool children get ready for reading. These research-based activities are edited according to interest groups from the constellation of care: parents educators , and health care professionals
Information Skill Resources For Collaborating With Teachers And Students
Marilyn J. and James L. Heintz Technology across the Curriculum activities andIdeas Developing an information literacy Program K12 A How-To-Do-It Manual
http://www.deblogan.com/flex2.html
Teaching Library Research Skills
Australian site designed to develop information literacy skills acrossthe middle years of schooling. Includes classroom activities.
http://www.libraryhq.com/libresearch.html

Extractions: We want to hear from you! General Resource Discovery Network (RDN) Virtual Training Suite . Online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information skills, created by universities, libraries, museums and research institutes in the UK. Library Instruction Round Table . ALA round table to promote instruction in all types of libraries. Annotated Selected Bibliography of Full-Text Web-Based Articles Relating to Library Instruction . SUNY Librarians Association, Library Instruction Committee. Academic Library Research ACRL Institute for Information Literacy . The ILL is "dedicated to playing a leadership role in assisting individuals and institutions in integrating information literacy throughout the full spectrum of the educational process." Information Literacy page , Association of College and Research Libraries. Standards, objectives, reports.
DisabilityInfo.gov: Literacy
and interactive parent and child literacy activities into a List of State Resourcesfor literacy and Learning where to get useful information about literacy
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/Education/40/269/

Extractions: In this Section Adult Education and Literacy Adult and Basic Education General Literacy ... IDEA '97 You are here: Home Education Adult Education and Literacy Even Starts premise is that combining adult literacy (adult basic education or instruction for English language learners), parenting education, early childhood education, and interactive parent and child literacy activities into a unified family literacy program offers promise for helping to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and low literacy in the nation. An independent federal organization leading the national effort toward a fully literate America in the 21st century. Find out where to get useful information about literacy and learning disabilities in your state. The literacy community's gateway to the world of adult education and literacy resources on the Internet. The National Forum on Information Literacy is an organization devoted toward the concept of citizen's ability to retrieve, understand, and analyze information.
Literacy And Technology
Calendar of Monthly activities, Class project lists childhood education, professionalassociation and literacy links. The Chalkboard, information on free corporate
http://campus.fortunecity.com/newton/40/literacy.html

Extractions: A to Z Kids Stuff Preschool and elementary education resource/activity guide. Alphabet Ideas Preschool-grade 1. Poetry, lessons, art projects, etc. to assist with teaching alphabet recognition. Argus Clearinghouse Selected topical guides from the Internet rated for content excellence. Baker Street Sherlock Holmes' stories; includes some illustrations. The Biography Maker Step by step lesson to help grade 4-8 students write biographies. Includes a Great Explorers of the World link biography source. Brain Connection Information on brain research and function. Includes a downloadable gallery of brain illustrations for classroom or lecture use. Caldecott and Newbery Medal Winners Complete listing that may be downloaded and printed for all Caldecott and Newbery award winning books. Picture and synopsis of newest winners.
Literacy Information And Communication System -- Hot Sites
on the Beehive includes basic information regarding current skills, Budgeting (Personal), Computer literacy, Health, Jobs. a quiz or do activities based on the
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/hotsites/hotsites.html

Extractions: http://www.thebeehive.org/ SUBJECT TERMS: Life skills, Budgeting (Personal) , Computer literacy, Health, Jobs Read TV News With this site, learners can use real television news stories to build their listening and reading skills. Learners can choose a news story to watch, read a written version of that story, and take a quiz or do activities based on the story. http://www.readtvnews.org SUBJECT TERMS: Current events, Life skills, Listening, Reading, Television firstfind.info firstfind.info is a collection of websites that provide basic information about a wide range of topics - like a library! Made with well-organized and useful everyday topics, including education, computers, family, government, health, history and much, much more.
International Literacy Day
To find out how your organization can get involved in planning or sponsoringInternational literacy Day activities, look over these information sheets
http://www.reading.org/meetings/ild/

Extractions: Since 1979, the International Reading Association has recognized outstanding literacy programs throughout the world through the annual International Reading Association Literacy Award , presented on International Literacy Day. The US$15,000 award has benefited programs in nations representing every region of the world, including many of the most economically and educationally disadvantaged. The winner of the 2002 International Reading Association Literacy Award is the Adult Education Division of the Eritrean Ministry of Education Details of these programs are given in IRA's July 10, 2002, press release.
Teaching Information Literacy Concepts
025.56 T223 Teaching information literacy concepts activities and frameworksfrom the field. Pittsburgh, PA Library Instruction Publications, c2001.
http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/lsx/books/Sept02/concepts.htm
ACRL New England Chapter Activities, Winter 2002
Beth Lindsay, from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, gave a presentationon Teaching information literacy Online. Lindsay teaches an online
http://www.acrlnec.org/chapnote.html

Extractions: We've had a fall filled with interesting events and are looking forward to more in the spring, including our spring conference, scheduled for March 24, 2003 at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: More information is on our website, http://www.acrlnec.org./ On December 5th, the Collection Development Interest Group sponsored a workshop entitled "Interdisciplinary Studies: creating collections in a multi-subject environment" at the Tisch Library, Tufts University. On November 15, the New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) held its fall meeting at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Beth Lindsay, from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, gave a presentation on "Teaching Information Literacy Online." Lindsay teaches an online information literacy course for the University of Maryland University College, and the group had a lively discussion on course design and online teaching issues. NELIG members also discussed an article entitled "Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses."
USC Neighborhoods - Community Building - USC Community Programs And Volunteer Op
Civic and Community Relations More Get information and learn about individualsin reading and computer labs; and afterschool literacy activities.
http://www.usc.edu/neighborhoods/community/programs/literacy.html

Extractions: Find out about service opportunities in USC's community. For students, faculty and staff. Literacy MBA-READ provides mentoring services and tutoring to improve reading, writing and critical thinking skills to sixth through eighth grade middle school students at the Foshay Learning Center. USC Masters in Business Administration students spend one hour a week at Foshay, working with their "reading buddies" as part of the HOSTS Program.
The Literacy Institute - Healthy Bodies Nutritional Information And Fitness Acti
Healthy Bodies Nutritional information and Fitness activities, Accordingto leading experts in fitness and nutrition including the
http://litinc.com/healthyBodies.html
CSU | ITS | Library Services
Publications about CSU information Competence activities 2/3 (2000), pp. 157166.Curzon, Susan. Developing a program of information literacy how California
http://www.calstate.edu/LS/SystemwideResources.shtml

Extractions: Data Analysis Appendices Webcasts about CSU Systemwide Activities Rockman, Ilene F. "The California State University Information Competence Initiative." LearningWeek Live, sponsored by HorizonLive, January 2002. Projects: http://library.csun.edu/susan.curzon/infocmp.html#five Publications about CSU Information Competence Activities: Brodsky, Karen and Suzanne Toczyski. "Information Competence in the Freshman Seminar." Academic Exchange Quarterly v. 6 issue 4 (Winter 2002), pp. 46-51. Clay, Sariya Talip; Harlan, Sallie; Swanson, Judy. "Mystery to mastery: the CSU information competence project." Research Strategies v. 17 no. 2/3 (2000), pp. 157-166. Curzon, Susan. "Developing a program of information literacy: how California State University did it" College and Research Libraries News v. 61 no. 6 (June 2000), pp. 483-6, 491.
Mayer-Johnson Co. - Instructional Materials TOC
displays based on teen and adult activities. and practical applications of strategiesto support literacy. and adults PCS Guide information about creating
http://www.mayer-johnson.com/instmatls/main.html

Extractions: Instructional Materials - Table of Contents Teacher / Parent / Therapist Informational Books Instructional Books Preschool School-aged ... Games, Kits, and ColorCards Teacher / Parent / Therapist Informational Books Can Do Fun New Adapted communication and motor activities for Rett Syndrome and other developmental disabilities.
Literacy Teaching Ideas
Suggested classroom activities for students ages 5-11.Category Arts Education Language Arts Lesson Plans and Reproducibles PDF) which encourage children to appraise Tudor information books Wolf activities,5 11, Lots of activities based on Critical literacy, 7 - 11, A complete set of
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/contents.htm

Extractions: Speaking and Listening Activities Reading Activities Name of Activity Age Range Description Name of Activity Age Range Description Speech, Spelling and Reading Help Activities to give children help with speech, spelling and reading. Sequencing Activity Children have to put a jumbled poem into the correct order by reading carefully (worksheets provided) Feeling Words Use clay to help children to feel the shapes of words they are learning. Goldilocks Sequencing A sequencing activity, based on the well-known story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Maps from Stories An interesting way of thinking about how people respond to stories in different ways. Alphabetical Order PDF containing five lists of Tudor words which children should put into alphabetical order.
National Grants Awarded
For more information about the work of the Barbara will include preliteracy andliteracy instruction, family library activities, reading/literature
http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/nga.html

Extractions: NATIONAL GRANT PROGRAMGENERAL INFORMATION The goal of the national grant program is to develop and expand family literacy efforts nationwide, and to support the development of literacy programs that build families of readers. A total of approximately $650,000 is awarded each year; no grant exceeds $65,000. Family Literacy programs funded through the Foundation's National Grant Program must include all of the following components: Programs can also include additional components such as parent support groups, parent involvement, home visits, job training etc. Applications for the 2004 FY grant cycle will be available in early July. To be placed on our mailing list, please email your mailing address to plimjap@cfncr.org. The application will also be available to download on this website in July. Although the 2003 FY grant cycle is now closed you can veiw an example of an old application by clicking HERE.
Information On The Soho Center's Family Child Care Literacy Project
activities. The importance of reading is a major part of our REACH Initiative andthis belief is at the core of our NATIONAL CHILDREN'S literacy information
http://www.child2000.org/literacy.htm

Extractions: IT ALL STARTS WITH BEING ABLE TO READ - The Soho Center believes that the foundation for life-long learning, literacy, and on-going school success begins at a very early age - well before school starts. One way to improve the quality of child care and prepare children for school is to ensure an enjoyable, early, and repeated exposure to good children's books and related, age-appropriate activities. The importance of reading is a major part of our REACH Initiative and this belief is at the core of our N ATIONAL C HILDREN'S L ITERACY I NFORMATION project (Click for Details) Since the majority of children in child care spend the bulk of their waking hours in family day care , this is the logical place to introduce them to books and reading-related activities. That truth is at the core of our Child Care Literacy Project - presently being piloted in many counties in Virginia. (P.S. for some great

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