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The staff, students and volunteers of the Adult Literacy League of Central Florida wishes everyone a happy new year! In this video, some of our students give seasons greetings in their native languages. Feliz Navidad! Learn more about the Adult Literacy League at www.adultliteracyleague.org. We’re always looking for volunteers and students!
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Learning to read guitar tab music is the first thing you should do before you begin playing the guitar. The music is a lot different than other music, especially since there aren’t any “notes” to read. There are many beginner guitar lessons that you can find that will go through the process of learning guitar tab music. As you are learning to read guitar tab, you will find it is much easier to play the guitar knowing how to read the music. In fact, most beginner guitar lessons teach you how to read the music and how to familiarize yourself…

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• Teaching Graphic Novels: New documentary: Comic Book Literacy
  Read this great interview from Diamond Bookshelf with filmmaker Todd Kent about his new documentary, Comic Book Literacy. Creators, fans, publishers, and other industry professionals are interviewed in the film, which discusses the …

• Motown Writers Network: February Detroit Reads Invites You to The …
  Through the Detroit Literacy Partnership, FREE opportunities are available for the following: · Literacy Students – People who need help in learning how to read · Literacy Tutors – People who want to help teach others how to read …

• Information Literacy meets Library 2.0: Happy New Year! and the …
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• New Early Literacy DVDs « Children's Library
  This expanded collection includes quality videos dealing with early literacy topics such as starting school, colors, numbers, letters and shapes. This collection can be found at the Children’s Library, each of our 17 branch libraries …

• Global Illumination Council: Empire of Illusion: The End of …
  Journalist Chris Hedges discusses his recent book Empire of Illusion: the End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. In it, he charts the dramatic rise of a post-literate society that craves fantasy, ecstasy, and illusion. …

• Teaching Graphic Novels: New documentary: Comic Book Literacy
  Read this great interview from Diamond Bookshelf with filmmaker…

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• MLK News: SIGN UP NOW FOR LITERACY NIGHT – 1/26 or 1/28
  You are invited to Literacy Night on January 26 or 28, sponsored by the King School Improvement Team. At Literacy Night, parents will learn from King teachers about how they teach reading and writing. The schedule for the night will be …

• New Early Literacy DVDs « Children's Library
  This expanded collection includes quality videos dealing with early literacy topics such as starting school, colors, numbers, letters and shapes. This collection can be found at the Children’s Library, each of our 17 branch libraries …

• Global Illumination Council: Empire of Illusion: The End of …
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• Search deymystified ~ with a little steam punk « HeyJude
  Information Literacy to the rescue! The 21st Century Information Fluency team provide 50 learning games that teach how to locate and evaluate digital information. There are literally truckloads of resources to support information …

• Seymour, CT Teaching Job : Title I Literacy Tutor – Seymour Middle …
  Seymour, CT is looking to hire a Full Time Title I Literacy Tutor – Seymour Middle School (see seymourschools.org for details) The position is available ASAP Please include Letter of Intent,Resume,Three Current Letters of Recommendation …

• Celebrity Diagnosis Featuring Teachable Moments in Medicine …
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• Link 2 Literacy: BEST Practices: More SSR Details from Dr, Linda …
  Dr. Gambrell, editor of Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, writes that her “current interests are in areas of reading comprehension strategy instruction, literacy motivation, and the role of discussion in teaching and learning” (p. …

• Fidgeting Gidget: I'm back.
  I had a professor in college who has a list of every book he’s ever read. EVER. And he’s a professor of literacy, so he’s read a LOT. That would be such a cool thing to have. So I’m starting now. You all should too. …

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• Campaign for Environmental Literacy: Interior Department to Invest …
  The Department of the Interior’s 21ST Century Youth Conservation Corps Initiative is the big winner in FY2010 environmental education appropriations, getting a $50 million increase from Congress. Not all the increase is going to …

• Center for Disability Information & Referral: National Braille …
  National Braille Literacy Month and the TBBL. For resources in braille, visit Indiana’s Talking Book & Braille Library in Indianapolis. The TBBL is part of a national network funded by the National Library of Congress with hundreds of …

• Class 4H: Literacy today
  Literacy today. Today we revised dictionary work, noting the following…

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• Center for Disability Information & Referral: National Braille …
  National Braille Literacy Month and the TBBL. For resources in braille, visit Indiana’s Talking Book & Braille Library in Indianapolis. The TBBL is part of a national network funded by the National Library of Congress with hundreds of …

• Class 4H: Literacy today
  Literacy today. Today we revised dictionary work, noting the following points: The first and last words on a dictionary page are written at the top, so you can see quickly whether you are on the right page without having to read all the …

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I have a friend who recently spent two months in Vietnam volunteering in an orphanage. I think she’s amazing and I really admire her commitment to this – but I could no more see myself doing this than I could giving up my entire shoe collection! However, I like to think that each week we could all do something that even in a small way, that helps improve the world around us.

Some suggestions for you for this week if you want to make a difference:

1. Give Blood. My Mum has been a huge inspiration to me in this…