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Ideas and Opportunities 3/22/2005
NEWS
AND OPINION
From Reading Rockets –
Educators
Differ on Why Boys Lag in Reading
The Washington Post
Enticing boys to read – and to keep reading –
is the flip side of the sometimes fierce debate about
girls and their math and science abilities, and both
issues are receiving new attention as educators focus
on how boys and girls learn differently.
Teen
Readers Inspire Kids
The Indianapolis Star
Carrying brightly colored elementary picture books,
a cluster of lively teens make their way down the hall
to four first-grade classrooms. Wide-eyed, admiring
youngsters nestle in small groups on the floor at their
feet and listen as the high-schoolers read aloud. The
teens, mostly freshmen, are members of Writers and Readers
Advisory Panel, an offshoot of Carmel High's media center.
From Verizon Literacy Campus –
With 25 courses now available, VLC continues
to expand, making importantknowledge and helpful skills
accessible to those involved in enriching the lives
of children and adults. Visit VLC at www.literacycampus.org
for information on the two newest courses:
1. "Building Readers:
A Guide for Child Care Providers" helps support
development of children's language and literacy skills.
This course will help you learn more about
- language and literacy development in
infants, toddlers and preschoolers
- activities that encourage literacy
development
- tips to help parents support their
children's language development
2. "Unleashing Potential
through Multi-Intelligent Literacy Instruction"
presents an overview of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences,
a recent learning theory that describes how all human
beings have a variety of capacities or intelligences,
and that we use a blend of these intelligences to learn
and accomplish most tasks in life. This course is designed
to help you understand:
- the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
(MI)
- what MI theory tells us about learning
preferences
- how to create more effective strategies
for literacy instruction
- how to increase understanding and skills
- how to introduce concepts using strengths
- how to engage a blend of intelligences
in learning activities
From Connect for Kids –
The
International Children's Digital Library
Not all libraries are created equal, primarily because
of financial constraints -- and not all children have
access to an endowed library. The International Children's
Digital Library is a five-year project funded by the
National Science Foundation and the Institute for Museum
and Library Services to create a digital library of
international children's books that reflect similarities
and differences in cultures, societies, interests, lifestyles,
and priorities of people around the world.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Target
Community Giving Program
The Target Community Giving Program supports nonprofit
organizations in the communities where the company's
stores are located. There are currently stores in every
state except Vermont, Alaska, and Hawaii. The company's
grants focus on the following three areas: accessible
arts for families, family violence prevention, and early
childhood reading. Most grants average between $1,000
and $3,000. Applications will be accepted between March
1 and May 31, 2005, with early application encouraged.
Application information is available on the website
above.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Cornell
Cooperative Extension Brings Grantsmanship Center Training
to Binghamton - April 4-8, 2005
Follow this link and click on New York for more information.
You can also call 1-800-421-9512 to register. A fax
we received says that half-tuition scholarships are
still available for agencies with budgets under $300,000.
NOTE: If you have difficulty accessing
any of these items, please contact nvolk@unitedway-cny.org.
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