http://blog.lvanj.org News about literacy and the benefits of reading. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/07/volunteers-for-adult-literacy-in-florida-valf-adult-literacy-2/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/07/volunteers-for-adult-literacy-in-florida-valf-adult-literacy-2/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:03 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/07/volunteers-for-adult-literacy-in-florida-valf-adult-literacy-2/ Other more current indicators of low literacy. Florida Graduation rate is at 80% This link takes you to several publications at the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) web page. You will need to scroll down on the page to …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/07/volunteers-for-adult-literacy-in-florida-valf-adult-literacy-2/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/07/what-the-dickens-is-going-on-with-our-childrens-ability-to-read/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/07/what-the-dickens-is-going-on-with-our-childrens-ability-to-read/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:45:05 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/07/what-the-dickens-is-going-on-with-our-childrens-ability-to-read/ According to the Department for Education's Literacy and Numeracy report in May 2011: “Almost one in five pupils continues to leave primary school not having achieved the expected level in English and Maths”. Lack of …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/07/what-the-dickens-is-going-on-with-our-childrens-ability-to-read/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/international-reading-association-forms-expert-research-panel-to/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/international-reading-association-forms-expert-research-panel-to/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:40:03 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/international-reading-association-forms-expert-research-panel-to/ To advance the quality of literacy instruction in the United States, the International Reading Association. … According to the U.S. Department of Education's 2011 Condition of Education report, about 68 percent of 12th-graders in high-poverty schools graduated with a diploma in 2008, compared to 91 percent of 12th-graders in low-poverty schools. Moreover, the gap between the 90th percentile and the 10th percentile continues to widen. Motivation and Engagement.

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/international-reading-association-forms-expert-research-panel-to/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/international-reading-association-forms-expert-literacy-news/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/international-reading-association-forms-expert-literacy-news/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:40:03 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/international-reading-association-forms-expert-literacy-news/ To advance the quality of literacy instruction in the United States, the International Reading Association. … According to the U.S. Department of Education's 2011 Condition of Education report, about 68 percent of 12th-graders …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/international-reading-association-forms-expert-literacy-news/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/celebrating-literacy-continuing-the-legacy-of-mary-walker/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/celebrating-literacy-continuing-the-legacy-of-mary-walker/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:42:49 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/celebrating-literacy-continuing-the-legacy-of-mary-walker/ Local African-American newspaper the Chattanooga News Chronicle and CEO John Edwards and the City of Chattanooga Department of Education, Arts & Culture (EAC) are facilitating the weeklong initiative, in partnership with the Southeast …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/celebrating-literacy-continuing-the-legacy-of-mary-walker/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/volunteers-for-adult-literacy-in-florida-valf-adult-literacy/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/volunteers-for-adult-literacy-in-florida-valf-adult-literacy/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:56:00 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/volunteers-for-adult-literacy-in-florida-valf-adult-literacy/ Other more current indicators of low literacy. Florida Graduation rate is at 80% This link takes you to several publications at the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) web page. You will need to scroll down on the page to …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/volunteers-for-adult-literacy-in-florida-valf-adult-literacy/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/dept-of-corrections-earns-financial-literacy-award-fox6now-com/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/dept-of-corrections-earns-financial-literacy-award-fox6now-com/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:45:13 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/dept-of-corrections-earns-financial-literacy-award-fox6now-com/ Scott Walker presented a 2011 Wisconsin Financial Literacy Award to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Monday. This, for educating prison inmates on money and personal finance as part of a comprehensive …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/dept-of-corrections-earns-financial-literacy-award-fox6now-com/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/31/conference-offers-resources-strategies-on-financial-literacy-maine/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/31/conference-offers-resources-strategies-on-financial-literacy-maine/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:20:51 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/31/conference-offers-resources-strategies-on-financial-literacy-maine/ Visit the Maine Department of Education's Social Studies web page for a list of suggested financial literacy resources that can help teachers integrate financial literacy instruction in the classroom. For more information, please …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/31/conference-offers-resources-strategies-on-financial-literacy-maine/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/21/dept-of-education-literacy-animated-commercial-%c2%ab-literacy-news-4/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/21/dept-of-education-literacy-animated-commercial-%c2%ab-literacy-news-4/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:20:02 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/21/dept-of-education-literacy-animated-commercial-%c2%ab-literacy-news-4/ Dept. of Education Literacy Animated Commercial. Recent Posts. Dept. of Education – Literacy Campaign · Dept. of Education Literacy Animated Commercial · Mentor_of_the_Year640.wmv · Meducators.mov · Frack The DEC …

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