[LearningDisabilities 1437] NEW: News and Notes from the National Institute for LiteracyMaralit, Mary Jo MMaralit at NIFL.govWed Oct 24 16:54:09 EDT 2007
October 24, 2007 Welcome News and Notes from the National Institute for Literacy: The National Institute for Literacy this week welcomed its Advisory Board. Our 10-member, presidentially appointed Board met in Washington, DC on Tuesday, October 23 and on Wednesday, October 24. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) hosted day one of the two-day meeting. And on Wednesday, the meeting was convened at the Institute's headquarters. On Tuesday, October 23, I shared with the Board highlights and accomplishments of the Institute's 2006-2007 fiscal year in my Director's Report. I am pleased to share a copy with you as an attachment to this email. The report is also available at: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/directors_report07.pdf. WHAT'S NEW AT THE INSTITUTE * Now Available-Adolescent Literacy Report: On October 23, the Institute issued "What Content-Area Teachers Should Know About Adolescent Literacy," a 61-page report developed by an Interagency working group comprised of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute for Literacy. The report is designed to support the needs of middle and high school classroom teachers, administrators and parents in search of basic information about how to build the reading and writing skills of adolescents. To download the report: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/adolescent_literacy07.pdf. * Take part in a Survey on PD: The Institute's Regional Resource Center grantees are conducting an online survey on the professional development needs of adult education practitioners across the country. The Professional Development Needs Assessment survey was released in August 2007 and will conclude on November 9. Survey results will help inform the Institute and its Literacy Information and Communications System (LINCS) Regional Resource Centers about the dissemination of materials and training products it produces; and help identify new professional development resources needed in the field. To access the survey: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/news_events/PDsurvey07.html * National Ad Placement: Look for the Institute's "Literacy Begins at Home" full-page color advertisement in the November issue of Essence, the premier lifestyle magazine for African-American women. Through its new partnership with Essence and the ESSENCE CARES national mentoring initiative, the Institute is creating literacy awareness and providing expert resources to parents and the magazine's 1.5 million subscribers. This national ad placement, a first for the Institute, carries the slogan-"Literacy Begins at Home: Give Your Children the Gift of a Lifetime.... Teach them to Read." The Institute's insert for parents, released in time for the start of the school year, was also distributed in Essence. The insert, a handy checklist for parents of toddlers through third graders, provided information about literacy, reading, and the Institute to 1.5 million subscribers, households, and readers! To download a copy of the insert: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/news_events/essence_insert.html. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- NOTE: For the latest news, updates and publications, subscribe to the National Institute for Literacy's Announcement List: http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/announce <http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/announce> As of October 24, 2007, the Institute has started a new list to share information about new and on-going programs and projects, we invite you to subscribe to this list. If you have any questions or comments, please email info at nifl.gov. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/learningdisabilities/attachments/20071024/a77c6de9/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: directors_report07.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 146633 bytes Desc: directors_report07.pdf Url : http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/learningdisabilities/attachments/20071024/a77c6de9/attachment.obj
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