December 2008: Taylor tackles PD and Communities of Practice in the current issue of Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal

November 2008: U.S. Department of Education Launches Free Web Site to Help Immigrants Learn English.

September 2008: Register! Institute to Offer Informational, Professional Development Sessions at ProLiteracy Conference. See Schedule

September 2008: Upcoming Webcast, September 16: Advancing Health Literacy: Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners

July 2008: Parents Magazine Queries Institute on Best Way to Read to Toddlers...July 2008 Issue

June 2008: Innovative Literacy Program to Get Boys Hooked on Books

April 2008: Advisory Board to meet April 24-25.

June 2008: Kick off the summer season with a good book.

March 2008: E-Announcements: Short takes on what's happening at the Institute.

February 2008: Archived: Webcast Parts 1 and 2: From Assessment to Practice: Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults.

February 2008: LINCS Regional Resource Centers Sponsors Regional Health Literacy Summits

January 2008: Advisory Board scheduled to meet January 30 and 31.

January 2008: Archived webcast available soon: Reading Assessment Part 2 - Fluency and Vocabulary

October 2007: Director's Report submitted to Advisory Board on October 24.

October 2007: Advisory Board Scheduled to Meet October 23-24.

October 2007: Featured Resource: Literacy Begins at Home

September 2007: Webcast - September 28: From Assessment to Practice: Research-Based Approaches to Teaching Reading to Adults

August 2007: Tell us about your professional development needs.

August 2007: Featured Resource: Literacy Through the Lifespan

August 2007: Webcast - August 29: Health Literacy of America's Adults

July 2007: Featured Resource: Mentoring and Literacy Guide

July 2007: Strengthening the Foundations of Adult Literacy Instruction: QEd. Newsletter

July 2007: Sandra L. Baxter scheduled to speak at the 2007 Essence Empowerment Seminar Series

June 2007: Adult Literacy Focus of House Hearing, Sandra L. Baxter Invited to Testify on Workforce Impact

June 2007: It's summertime, and the reading is easy...

June 2007: National Institute for Literacy Board of Advisors to Convene for Scheduled June Meeting

May 2007: National Institute for Literacy and Essence Team Up on Mentoring Campaign

March 2007: National Institute for Literacy Board of Advisors to Convene for Scheduled March Meeting

March 2007: Community Literacy is Focus of First National Summit

January 2007: The President's Budget request level funding for the Institute for Fiscal Year 2008.

September 2006: Senate confirms new appointment to the Institute's Advisory Board.

September 2006: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, with these Spanish-language reading resources from the National Institute for Literacy.

September 2006: Institute Launches International Perspective Pages for International Literacy Day, September 8.

August 2006: Senate confirms three appointments to the Institute's Advisory Board.

August 2006: Lifetime TV features literacy in the Fantasia Barrino story. Viewer's guide lists the Institute as a literacy resource.

August 2006: Institute releases notice inviting applications for grants for Regional Resource Centers and Resource Collections.

August 2006: Institute to host live webcast on results of NAAL for Basic and Below Basic adults.

June 2006: The White House announces nominations for the Institute's Advisory Board.

June 2006: Institute Appoints Four New Staff members to expand its capacity to contribute to improvements in literacy.

April 2006: At Risk Students, High Achieving Schools Online Library studies that identify effective instruction or teaching strategies.