From the Mailbox: Teens Making a Difference

I’ve been doing a little literacy spring cleaning of ye olde inbox. In the process,  I came across an email that I had marked as “save to share” from December 2012. [image credit: MorgueFile.com] Read on and you’ll see why I thought it was worth saving and sharing! Hi, My name is Beverly, and I’m a faculty advisor for the teen chapter of the Midwest Writing Club. I’m writing to you today because my students have been working on improving their reading and essay writing skills. Your page ( http://family-bookshelf.org/blogroll/literacy-links/) was one that my student, Mary, found to include in our resource guide. I thought you would be happy to hear that :] My students also found a couple of other … Read more

Literacy Lalapalooza #1 – Gifts & Tips November

The Reading Tub celebrates 10 years of providing family literacy support by sharing tips, tools, and book recommendations for its Literacy Lalapalooza. Each edition of the monthly celebration is focused on events, ideas and activities of the month. It is also designed to help parents make educational choices in gifts for their kids or their kids’ friends. Read more

Children’s Literacy and Reading News Roundup Mid-October

Jen Robinson hosts the mid-October roundup of literacy news, children’s literacy events, and reading ideas. The Family Bookshelf edition adds some news that has come out since that post. The roundups are a syndicated collection of reading-related material which is co-authored with Jen Robinson’s Book Page and Carol Rasco’s Quietly. Read more