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Literacy in Indiana
By Cynthia L. Cates, Executive Director, Kosciusko Literacy Services Long before adults become casualties of illiteracy, they were children who could not read. The window of opportunity for literacy never fully closes, but learning to read becomes more difficult as one ages. The literacy and language centers of the brain develop rapidly during the first five years of life. Though any child may have reading difficulties, children living in low-income homes are more vulnerable to not developing reading skills. The Indiana Literacy Association estimates that between 800,000 and 1,500,000 adults in Indiana read at basic or below basic levels of
Annual Meeting Follow-Up
Thanks to all of you who attended our annual meeting last Friday and we look forward to meeting and working with all of you who were unable to attend. We had some great discussions, suggestions and are positioned to move forward! Below are a few things we would like to mention. ILA Calendar of Events is now available on our website: Reply to this email with any upcoming events you would like us to post, or visit our webpage http://www.indianaliteracy.org/calendar-of-events.html and use the contact form to submit them. We will help publicize your events by announcing them on our social
Indiana Literacy Annual Meeting
The Board Members of the Indiana Literacy Association would like to invite you to our annual meeting When: Friday, September 23rd at 10:00 AM (EST) Where: Kokomo Chamber of Commerce (Conference Room), 325 N Main St, Kokomo, IN 46901 The meeting will begin with a short business meeting and then a general discussion about what we can do as a state organization to help your program. A light lunch of sandwiches will be provided. If your program doesn’t reimburse you for mileage the ILA will do so. We will finish the meeting around 1:30 PM. Please RSVP to inlitassoc@gmail.com
Literacy Elsewhere
By Dan Helms In the United States, the definition of literacy keeps changing. For example, on its website, the National Council of Teachers of English contends that a literate person in the 21st century must possess a wide range of abilities and competencies, or many literacies. As such, the NCTE has expanded its definition of literacy as follows: Active, successful participants in this 21st century global society must be able to: Develop proficiency and fluency with the tools of technology; Build intentional cross-cultural connections and relationships with others so to pose and solve problems collaboratively and strengthen independent thought; Design
