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Creativity Transcending Boundaries: the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2008

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:07:02 -0500

Get the scoop in the 2008 contest and listen to a special CFK podcast with Bryan Doerries, program director of Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, which administers the Scholastic Art and Writing Award, and two of the high school students who took top honors in photography.

Young Writers Finding a Powerful Voice

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:34:45 -0500

Youth Communication, the non-profit founded by Keith Hefner in New York City to give young people a voice on the things that matter to them, is now 25 years old—a notable milestone in the notoriously under-funded world of youth media. Lisa R. Rhodes, a former Youth Communication writer herself, looks at how Hefner's organization has grown and thrived, transforming young lives along the way.

Adoring Listeners Give Struggling Readers a Boost

Wed, 31 May 2006 07:13:26 -0500

As the ultimate companion animals, dogs have spent centuries perfecting their special skills � whether it�s herding sheep, catching Frisbees, or making humans feel like the center of a kindly universe. That�s the skill most on call in a program for boys in the child welfare system who need to be nudged into reading. Gayle Hargreaves reports.

Apply for "Big Read" Grants

Wed, 17 May 2006 12:14:55 -0500

The Institute of Library and Museum Services and the National Endowment for the Arts' new "Big Read" initiative will award grants generally ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 to more than 100 communities for programs that encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.

Promising Practices in Secondary Education: Literacy to Scale

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:01:29 -0500

Start: Jul 10 2006 - 8:30am

End: Jul 10 2006 - 10:30am

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

The Alliance for Excellent Education hosts its 2006 Breakfast Forums on Promising Practices in Secondary Education in Washington, DC.

Read Across America

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:00:38 -0500

Start: Mar 2 2007 - 12:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Every year on March 2, the birthday of children's author Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), the National Education Association celebrates Read Across America Day.

15th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:28:28 -0600

Start: Mar 18 2006 - 9:00am

End: Mar 21 2006 - 1:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

The 15th Annual National Conference on Family Literacy will be held in Lousiville, Kentucky March 19-21.

College Grads� Literacy Rates Decline

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:30:25 -0600

The National Assessment of Adult Literacy, given by the U.S. Department of Education, finds a significant decline in the average American college graduate�s literacy in English in the past ten years. The Department says the findings underscore a critical need for high school reform.

Reading Recovery Council of North America

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:37:45 -0600

The Reading Recovery Council of North America, Inc. is a not-for-profit association of Reading Recovery professionals, advocates, and partners. The Council provides a network of opportunities for leadership and professional development. It is an advocate for Reading Recovery throughout North America. Nearly 11,000 individuals have become members of the Council since its establishment in 1995.

2005 Trial Urban District Assessment

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:22:22 -0600

The Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA), a special project of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, began assessing performance at the district level in 10 urban districts in 2002 with reading and writing assessments of fourth- and eighth-grade reading and mathematics. During the last two years, seven of the 10 districts posted larger gains than their peers nationwide in fourth-grade reading; eight districts posted larger gains than their peers nationwide in fourth-grade math; and, in eighth-grade, the percentage of students with basic math skills has increased in seven districts more than it has across the nation. In many of the systems, minority students are outperforming their peers elsewhere.

2006 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:22:44 -0600

Start: Feb 4 2006 - 8:00am

End: Feb 7 2006 - 4:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

"Changing the World One Child at a Time Through Reading" is the theme for the 2006 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference.

The Alabama Reading Initiative

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:25:05 -0500

CFK reports from: Dirksen Senate Office Building
Event: High School Achievement Forum: The Alabama Reading Initiative at Buckhorn High School
Organized by: Alliance for Excellent Education
Where/When: Washington, D.C., July 13, 2005

The Alliance for Excellent Education's second breakfast forum on high school achievement featured the Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI) at Buckhorn High School, a racially and economically diverse school in rural northwest Alabama.

Books to Grow With

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:07:01 -0500

Transcript of live chat (6/8/2005)

Cheryl Coon, author of Books to Grow With, will be taking your live questions about summer reading strategies for kids and more. Her book focuses on the age range of early childhood through elementary school, and she's currently researching a sequel aimed at middle-schoolers.

First Book

Tue, 24 May 2005 13:19:41 -0500

First Book is a national nonprofit organization with a single mission: to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books.

Unlocking Kids' Stories

Thu, 19 May 2005 10:10:57 -0500

Thanks to the Writers in the Schools program of Houston, Texas, writer Patrick Freeman, a native of Ghana, worked with refugee children from several African nations in a special series of Saturday workshops geared towards personal histories. Freeman found himself in awe of his young collaborators. This story originally appeared in the WITS newsletter.