Southside VA Literacy Partners

19/10/2024

Well, that's not that great !

Effectiveness appears to be on a downward trend, CDC data suggest

18/10/2024

A few titles to include in Family Literacy read aloud time...

These Books are a Treat: Halloween Picture Books: https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/diverse-halloween-books/

18/10/2024

Pacific isn't just an ocean. As an adjective it can describe people, places, or a course of events.

It is from the Old French pacifique, from Latin pācificus, from pāx peace + facere to make.

18/10/2024

Amazing what hidden gems there are in literature. The Sword in the Stone may be a Disney movie, but before that it was part of T. H. White's fantasy series, "The Once and Future King."

https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/5/18/15649214/once-and-future-king-th-white-king-arthur

14/10/2024

Vocabulary for the moment:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/elections-and-voting/

14/10/2024

Always something of interest in the Progress issues.
"This issue of PROGRESS highlights 'The Science of Reading' with strategies to incorporate phonics and comprehension into reading instruction, including for English learners, and activities that strengthen reading skills while tapping into learners’ personal goals and aspirations."

Read this issue of PROGRESS. Download the PROGRESS September 2024 Issue PDF. Reading is a portal to opportunity, to social connection, and for those who have found a love of reading—to joy. As adults’ reading skills improve, so do their chances for economic advancement, healthier lives, and…

14/10/2024

How many days left in National Book Month? Eighteen counting today.

National Book Month, Reading, Books, Support Bookstores, Reading Challenges, Reading Journals

14/10/2024

Vocabulary on the mind...

What’s in a word? Mastery of oral and written vocabulary promotes comprehension and communication. Find out how proper instruction can help students who struggle with vocabulary.

29/04/2024

Be a reader!

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.
--Frederick Douglass

14/06/2022

Literacy Minnesota offers a reminder of resources for many reading levels. Here's a reminder for:
The Barbara Bush Foundation’s Reading Resource Library
HIGH-INTEREST READING LISTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR UPPER LEVEL READERS
Audience: Adults
Topic: College Prep •GED Reading
Level: Advanced

https://tinyurl.com/2pyj9msk

06/05/2022

"A 2019 study published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information estimated children who are regularly read to in the five years leading up to kindergarten are exposed to 1.4 million more words than children who aren’t read to during that time.

A 2013 study in the literacy journal “Child Language Teaching and Therapy” showed babies who are read to and talked to score higher in language skills and cognitive development. A follow-up study in 2018 from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that link extends into a child’s teenage years, promoting higher language and IQ scores."

May 2-8 is Children's Book Week.

02/05/2022

GED preparations appear to be the focus in this issue.

The new issue of PROGRESS, Virginia's adult education and literacy news journal is now available.

As Henry Ford once said, "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success." Virginia adult educators have come together and are continuing to concentrate our efforts on helping our learners achieve their goals. In this issue of PROGRESS, we highlight the strides we are making in the area of high school equivalency (HSE). Learn how programs are innovating to help students overcome barriers and provide support. Discover new ways that you can work together with your colleagues to make our collective efforts even stronger.

View PROGRESS: https://valrc.org/progress-march-2022-issue/

What do you think the theme of our next PROGRESS issue should be? What are we doing collectively as a state to move adult education forward? What do you want to learn more about? What do you want to know from your colleagues across Virginia and beyond? Please let us know your article idea(s)!

Submit your PROGRESS ideas: https://valrc.org/news/