“Literacy and Mothering”
The fall 2012 edition of Ed., published by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, includes an article on a new book, Literacy and Mothering: How Women’s Schooling Changes the Lives of the World’s...
View ArticleNicholas Kristof, Reading Is Fundamental
Nicholas Kristof, in a recent New York Times column, reflected on “the vast amount of human potential globally that is available if we can nurture and stimulate kids who now get neglected.” He...
View Article“Improving Education Involves Everyone”
The New Haven Register published “Improving Education Involves Everyone” – by a Literacy Coalition board member on the complementary roles of teachers, parents, and community organizations in...
View ArticleNew Year, New Websites
As 2013 arrived, two organizations that are part of the Literacy Coalition were deploying impressive new websites: Concepts for Adaptive Learning and the New Haven Free Public Library. Visit them for...
View ArticlePreschool, Early Learning and Literacy
In his State of the Union address this week, President Obama “propose[d] working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America.” He said, “Every dollar we invest in...
View ArticleChallenges to Reading and Readers
Novelist David Toscana recently wrote a New York Times op-ed calling his home country, Mexico, “the country that stopped reading.” A letter writer who teaches English contends that the United States,...
View ArticleScrabble, to Benefit Literacy Volunteers
An annual Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven benefit event, the Scrabble Challenge at Gateway Community College, is April 25. Contact scrabble@lvagnh.org.
View ArticleWORDS and Early Learning
A New Haven Independent article – “It’s about WORDS” — reported on a recent Literacy Forum on Early Learning. A February New York Times article provides national context, along with a Times column by...
View Article“The State of Preschool”
Citing “The State of Preschool” findings of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers, the New York Times reports that state funding for preschool fell last year....
View ArticleBooks, Reading, and “The Power of Talking to Your Baby”
Tina Rosenberg’s recent New York Times piece, via its Fixes series and Opinionator blog, was on “The Power of Talking to Your Baby” – after David Bornstein’s “Books for Low-Income Families” addressed...
View ArticleReading and Summer Learning
The New Haven Register recently featured “Read(y) for the grade,” a summer reading-focused program that the NewAlliance Foundation is supporting at public libraries including that of New Haven....
View Article“Hear Our Voices”
The adult students developing their reading, writing, and English skills through the assistance of Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven have published a new collection of their stories, statements,...
View ArticleNPR on “Summer Slide”
Recently NPR featured the phenomenon of “summer slide”; related issues appeared previously on this blog, including in June 2013 and June 2012.
View Article“Invent Your Future” through “Career Ready Reading”
The theme of this year’s International Literacy Day is “Invent Your Future.” A related event in Washington, D.C. addresses “Career Ready Reading: What Employers Need from Schools and How We Can Work...
View ArticleBoard News: Service and Change
The Literacy Coalition of Greater New Haven has undergone several changes to its board membership in recent months. Thank you to the colleagues who recently cycled off the board after years of...
View ArticleSchool 29 Project
Susan Monroe, an educator and former Literacy Coalition of Greater New Haven board member, has launched the School 29 Project. According to its website, “School 29 Project promotes positive literacy...
View ArticleNew York Public Library’s Ambitious Plans for 8th-12th Graders
The New York Public Library announced with the Hearst Corporation a $15 million gift from the Helen Gurley Brown Trust to establish “NYPL BridgeUp, an innovative, new educational and anti-poverty...
View Article“Why Read, Anyway?”
A Literacy Forum on “Engaging Young Readers, in School and Beyond” will be held Wednesday, October 23, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the main branch of the New Haven Public Library. Panelists include New...
View ArticleLiteracy Forum: Teachers, Librarians, and Young Readers
The event previewed in an October 2013 post was held and then described as the most recent segment of a Literacy Forum series.
View ArticleNew GED Exam Nears, with Alternatives
In “Countdown Begins to New GED” the New Haven Independent‘s Melissa Bailey recently explored the history of the General Educational Development exam and its use in New Haven’s adult education program,...
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