LIFT eNews Bulletin
March 24, 2006
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ABC's of Literacy Conference
Taking Shape
Don't forget that the ABC's of Literacy: Acting for a Better Community Regional Conference, "Unlock the Power of Literacy," is coming up May 18 & 19 in St. Louis. Pauline Lipman, Director of the DePaul School of Education Institute for Teacher Development and Research, will provide the keynote address. There will also be an awards luncheon, emceed by Patty Carleton, Director of Youth Services for the St. Louis Public Library.
Workshop topics include:
- - Adult Education
- - Advocacy
- - Early Childhood Education
- - English as a Second Language
- - Health Literacy
- - Libraries and Literacy
- - Literacy Tutor Training
- - Parental Involvement
- - Reading
- - Education Connections
For more information or to register, please visit www.lift-missouri.org/abcs/abcs.html
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Beginning Readers Workshops
The 2006 Beginning Readers Workshops are scheduled for April 7 in St. Louis and May 5 in Kansas City with Dr. Jeri Levesque. Designed for adult educators and tutors working in family literacy, AEL, corrections, or other literacy programs, these workshops will orient adult educators to current research on best practices associated with teaching adults to read.
The workshops will provide strategies for teachers to interpret student assessment results, make decisions, and determine strategies for instruction. The workshops include information on research regarding adult learning, how research guides instruction, and accountability.
These workshops are eligible for Missouri AEL Professional Development credit. Contact your AEL Director for more information.
The workshops can be taken together as a series or separately as stand-alone sessions. Register now online at www.lift-missouri.org/workshops/register.html or call (800)729-4443 x207 to register by phone.
NCFL Adult Education in Family Literacy - ABE Reading Instruction imPACT Training for Family Literacy Professionals
This training focuses on the skills and strategies important to adult educators working in family literacy programs. Building on the groundwork laid in the Foundations in Family Literacy training, specific focus is given to intentional and purposeful teaching strategies that impact ABE reading achievement; how Parent Time and PACT Time reinforce the important role of parents in the development of their children's language and literacy skills and how these components can be used to impact the reading achievement of adults; and how an integrated family literacy program impacts the language and literacy skills of the entire family.
Originally scheduled for November 2005, this training will take place June 1-2 in Columbia, MO. Register now online at www.lift-missouri.org/workshops/register.html or call (800)729-4443 x207 to register by phone.
About LIFT
LIFT serves as Missouri's Literacy Resource Center, with offices in St. Louis and Kansas City. LIFT provides training, technical assistance, and materials for educators and family literacy programs. More information about LIFT can be found online at www.lift-missouri.org.
