Reading for Joy
News | Posted: January 18, 2012
For over a decade, political leaders have been obsessed with test scores in reading, writing and math. But there may be a hidden danger in this narrow focus.
While the test scores are up, there has been a dramatic decline in the percentage of children who say they like to read. And reading enjoyment, or lack thereof, has an impact far beyond test scores. (And far beyond global competiveness, for that matter.)
Read the full article HERE. [via National Reading Campaign]
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Teachers on Wheels - Tutor Training Workshop
If you can read, you can tutor. Teachers on Wheels will be holding a tutor-training workshop on Saturday, May 26th. Call Tom Dawe for details at 738-3975.
May 26, 2012–all day
If you can read, you can tutor. Teachers on Wheels will be holding a tutor-training workshop on Saturday, May 26th. Call Tom Dawe for details at 738-3975.
May 26, 2012–all day
Shaping a New Learning Culture: Centre for Literacy Summer Institute
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Enduring WLES models have been developed and implemented in specific geographic locations, such as Nova Scotia and Manitoba, in defined job sectors, such as the construction industry in British Columbia, and in organizational milieus, such as hospitals, in the UK. Why have some models endured? Why have they not been directly transferrable to other settings? What lessons can be learned? www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/sites/default/files/SUM_INSTITUTE_2012.pdf
June 27, 2012–all day
Montreal
Enduring WLES models have been developed and implemented in specific geographic locations, such as Nova Scotia and Manitoba, in defined job sectors, such as the construction industry in British Columbia, and in organizational milieus, such as hospitals, in the UK. Why have some models endured? Why have they not been directly transferrable to other settings? What lessons can be learned? www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/sites/default/files/SUM_INSTITUTE_2012.pdf
June 27, 2012–all day
