California Literacy Calendar: March 2010

California Literacy Calendar: March 2010

SCLLN Literacy & Library Events & Conferences
-local, California and National Conferences
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Southern California Library Literacy Network
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Updates of Tutor Training Workshops Scrolling in Left Frame

Southern California Literacy Library Events
Mar 1+ : Dyslexia: In-Depth Look = On Line
Mar 4+ : Computer-Using Educators - Palm Springs Convention Center
Mar 6: Kid’s Magic Mile – Literacy Run – San Diego
Mar 7: Union-Tribune Race for Literacy – San Diego
Mar 9 1pm:BALIT - ProLiteracy Northern California Summit San Leandro Library
Mar 10+: CABE Conference San Jose Convention Center
Mar 11+ : California Language Teacher's Association Conference San Deigo
Mar 12+ : Charlotte S Huck Children's Literature Festival University of Redlands
Mar 12+ : Mariposa Storytelling Festival Mariposa CA
Mar 13 9am: Adult Literacy Spell-A-Thon – Hi Desert
Mar 13 10am: LD Adult Support Group Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Mar 22+ : Dyslexia: Remediation = On Line Cyber Space
Mar 22+ : Technology & Persons Disabilities Conference - San Diego
Mar 23 7:30pm: LD Parent Support Group The Help Group - Sherman Oaks

California & National Literacy Events
Mar 2: Read Across America Day
Mar 17+ : ProLiteracy Conf with COABE - Chicago IL
Mar 20 10am: Sensory Friendly Films - Diary of a Wimpy Kid AMC theaters around US
Mar 23+ : Into the Wood: Antonio Frasconi's Art for Children The Eric Carle Museum Amherst MA
Mar 23+ : Public Library Association Portland OR
Mar 24+ : TESOL Annual Convention Boston MA

2010 SCLLN Literacy Conference

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Tutor - Adult Learner Literacy Conference 2010

February 27: 9 am - 4 pm

25th Anniversary Commemorative Celebration

Last Week To Register ! ! !

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Still Time to Win A Free Registration – see Q below

$ 50.00: SCLLN Tutors and Staff
$ 15.00: Adult Learners
$ 75.00: Non-Members
Luncheon Commemorative Only: $50.00

Some of the 21 Workshops:

Extra! Extra! Read All About It-Literacy Tribune: Daniel Pedroza, United Literacy
Study Habits & Time Management: Pat Habeck, Tulare County Library
Teaching Adults to Read-Fluency: Kathy St. John, Literacy Consultant
HELP! I Have to Take a Test: Carol Chapman, Ventura County Library
Tweets Blogs Facebook Advantages of Networking: William S Byrne, Burbank Public Library
Overview Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome: Marcia Tungate, SCLLN Past President
Learner Leaders Speak – Adult Learner Leadership Institute Graduates
Creative Writing for Learners: Shennika Barnes, READ/Orange County

You Can Win a Registration to the 2010 SCLLN Conference

Be the 1st person to answer this Q as a Comment to this Post

Only Tutors, Learners or Public are eligible to Win !
Employees of SCLLN programs, its affiliates, subsidiaries,
and their immediate families and household members are not eligible.

Name 1 of the Founding Members of SCLLN

2010 SCLLN Literacy Conference: Feb 27

SCLLN Tutor Learner Literacy Conference
February 27, 2010
Buena Park Holiday Inn
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
25th Anniversary Commemorative Celebration Lunch

“Study Habits and Time Management"
Pat Habeck, Library Programs and Literacy Specialist, Tulare County Library. This workshop will give the tutors and learners an opportunity to learn how to better allocate time.

“Year of the Learner: Orienting Students toward their Goals”Myrna Montano, Adult Literacy Coordinator and John Guigayoma, AmeriCorps Member, Escondido Public Library.
Introduce the strategies used to determine and direct the goals of new students.
“Adult Learners and Readers Theatre”Linda Baker, Literacy Specialist, Lewis Library and Technology Center, Fontana
Scripts will be mined for pronunciation rules, new vocabulary, and grammar. Learn dramatic methods that give adult learners personal confidence, reading fluency, and improve social skills.
To Register - click here for Form –
Win A Free Registration – see New Q Below

$ 50.00: SCLLN Tutors and Staff
$ 15.00: Adult Learners
$ 75.00: Non-Members
Luncheon Commemorative Only: $50.00

Win 1 Registration to the 2010 SCLLN Conference
Name 1 of the Founding Members of SCLLN.

Be the 1st person to answer this NEW Q as a Comment to this Post

Only Tutors, Learners or Public are eligible to Win !
Employees of SCLLN programs, its affiliates, subsidiaries,

and their immediate families and household members are not eligible.

Read for the Record - Jumpstart

Read for the Record - Jumpstart

Jumpstart's annual "Read for the Record" contest.
Vote for your favorite of this year’s 4 classic books:

Blueberries for Sal
Make Way for Ducklings
Peter's Chair
The Snowy Day

Voting closes on February 28.

The winner will be announced on March 2 via text message and will become the centerpiece of Jumpstart’s 5th annual record-breaking campaign !

Learn more about the book choices @ Jumpstart !

Each time you vote, the Pearson Foundation, Read for the Record's sponsor and founding partner, will donate $1* to Jumpstart to support our yearlong efforts to connect college students and community volunteers with preschool children in low-income communities, helping to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond. (*up to $200,000)