California Literacy Calendar: April 2009

California Literacy Calendar: April 2009

SCLLN Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

-local, California and National Conferences-

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Southern California Library Literacy Network

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Local Southern California Events:

Apr 3:
What is Dyslexia Cyberspace

Apr 4:
Great Trivia Challenge
Glendora Public Library

Peg Leg Liar's Contest
Peg Leg Smith Monument

Literary Orange: Festival of Authors
UC Irvine Student Center

Apr 14:
Trivia Showdown
Covina Library


Apr 20
Puppets Have a Life – 6:30pm
Bruggemeyer Library, Monterery Park

Apr 23
Read for Life 2009
Bakersfield Museum of Art – 5:00pm

Apr 25
L A Times Festival of Books UCLA

Literacy Festival - WORD, AV
Antelope Valley Mall - 10:00am

Apr 30
Trivia Bee
Upland Public Library – 6:00pm
Carnegie Cultural Center

California Co. on Adult Ed. Conference - CCAE
Pasadena CA

Village of Tales Storytelling Festival
Ojai CA

California & National Literacy Calendar:

Apr 7
Literacy for ALL: Advocacy, Libraries, and Literacy
Cyberspace – 1pm EDT

Apr 15
First 5 California Annual Conference
Hyatt Regency San Francisco

CA Library Legislative Day

Apr 16
CATESOL State Conference
Pasadena CA

Santa Fe Springs Library - Reading at the Library and Beyond

Reading at the Library and Beyond
Whittier Daily News: March 28, 2009
by Sandra T. Molina

For more than two decades, Jerry Edwards has headed the city's literacy program.

And in that time, it has grown from a few tutoring sessions and other classes to a program that expands outside the city's library.

Edwards and his staff make weekly visits to area elementary schools to reinforce what's already being taught by teachers during daily classroom lessons."It's been a tremendous help to our students, especially with their comprehension skills," said Lakeview Elementary School Principal Bill Crean.

"The kids, from kindergarten to fifth grade look forward to someone from the library come read to them," he said.

The staff feels the same way.

"It's a pleasure going into the schools and bringing the library to them," Edwards said. "They learn about the values of libraries."

It's not only a place for books, he said, but a place to research a favorite subject and fun activities.

That includes fun events such as the upcoming Battle of the Books.

The nine schools in the Little Lake City School District are currently getting ready for the fourth annual event that pits teams from the different schools against one another, testing their comprehensive skills.

"They are broken down into teams of six and are asked specific questions on the books they read through the year," Edwards said.

The last two teams standing compete for the trophy.

"It's very intense," he said of the event to be held May 29 at Town Center Hall.

He expects to equal, or even exceed last year's crowd of about 400 cheering parents, teachers and district personnel.

"It's a great, fun way to cap off a year of reading and learning," Edwards said.
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SCLLN Literacy Conference: 2009 - Highlights

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Literacy Conference: March 2009

Highlights - Notes - Related Information

1. Science of Dyslexia & Orton-Gillingham Approach:
Tracy Block-Zaretsky
Dyslexia: The Science, The implications, The intervention
~ a pdf. file of presentation at CLA

Tutor Training: What Every Tutor Should Know
~ a powerpoint presentation

What is Dyslexia ?: April 3 - 24, 2009
~ an online workshop about the signs and symptoms, recent scientific reports and simulations of dyslexia. Dyslexia Training Institute.

2. Free Software for Tutoring & Beyond:
Diane Moseley, Literacy Consultant
learning how to use a mouse, typing, grammar, ESL, and puzzlemakers

~ mousercises & games @ Palm Beach County Library
~ typing practice & games @ Powertyping
~ grammar exercises @ Grammar Bytes or Guide to Grammar
~ vocabulary exercises & games @ Vocabulary
~ ESL @ English Club or Literacy Tools (Ireland)
~ puzzles @ Discovery Ed or Puzzlemaker

3. Wacky for Wikis:
William Byrne
overview of blogs and wikis: brief look at the where and how they began, reasons to have a one or both, how to, and a brief demo on how easy it is to post, to link, to upload photos, etc.

Monrovia Library - Welcome to Monrovia Literacy Services’ Blog !

Welcome to Monrovia Literacy Services’ Blog !

Welcome to all our tutors, learners and others interested in literacy. Please feel free to share questions about literacy, tutoring ideas, or anything else literacy-related !

Several of us attended the annual SCLLN conference last Saturday, which was great. One of my favorite workshops was Free On-line Resources. Lauren will expand the list of literacy links on our website in the next few days. What did we do before the internet? Lauren is awesome at finding on-line resources, so please feel free to post any questions for her or for me about on-line resources.

2009 SCLLN Literacy Conference - Highlights

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Literacy Conference: March 2009

Highlights - Notes - Related Information

Pharmacy Literacy, Strand 1
by Ron Scott, AVP-St Joseph Health System

-some related info & links to:

'What Everyone Needs to Know About Their Prescription Medicines'

Protecting U.S. Citizens from Inappropriate Medication Use
(excerpt from ISMP Call to Action White Paper)

An increasing number of U.S. consumers are taking medications.

2 out of every 3 patients who visit a doctor leave with at least 1 prescription for medication, leading to a record volume of nearly 3.4 billion prescriptions dispensed in 2005. This is an increase of nearly 60% since 1995.

~ 81% of adults in the U.S. take at least 1 medication during a given week and 27% take at least 5.
~ When used safely, medications contribute to better health and to a longer and greater quality of life. However, a vast number of Americans take prescription medications without being fully informed about the associated risks, contraindications, and adverse effects.
~ Misuse of medications can interfere with desired treatment and cause harmful reactions. In the year 2000, the annual costs of drug-related illness and death in ambulatory care settings alone were estimated at more than $177 billion.
~ The most common types of medication misuse include:

• Taking the incorrect dose
• Taking a dose at the wrong time
• Forgetting to take a dose
• Stopping medicine too soon




Stop — Learn — Go —
Tips for Talking with Your Pharmacist to Learn How to Use Medicines Safely
Center for Drug Evaluation & Research, FDA

Learn how to use your prescription and over-the-counter medicines safely and to increase the benefits and decrease the risks. You can also use these tips when talking with your other healthcare professionals.

Strategies To Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients Training Program for Pharmacy Staff - Curriculum Guide
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

designed to introduce pharmacists to the problem of low health literacy in patient populations and to identify the implications of this problem for the delivery of health care services.

Santa Barbara Library - Pronunciation Workshop

Pronunciation Workshop
SBPL Literacy Newsletter: Winter 09by Heidi J. Sinavsky

The Adult Literacy Program kicked off 2009 with a Pronunciation Workshop for tutors on January 12. Pronunciation expert Bonnie Blakley, who teaches ESL and Spanish at City College’s Adult Education division, shared knowledge about how to help your learner with their pronunciation.

If you are working with a second language learner who would like help with pronunciation, keep in mind some of the following:

~ Getting a “yes you can attitude” is essential for learning.
~ Practice pronunciation as a regular topic and when the opportunity presents itself.
~ Regular reinforcement is important !
~ Become aware of what you, the tutor, are doing with your mouth.
~ When you say words, notice how your mouth, tongue, and face move.

Bonnie also recommended a website for demonstrations and diagrams of the mouth and tongue making different sounds. These can really help your learner when trying to form words, or pronounce syllables. Bonnie also recommended these useful tips:

~ When pronouncing the “p” or the “wh” sound hold a strip of paper in front of the mouth and puff the paper out when making the sound.
~ Use a CD as a mirror to look at the mouth when saying a word.
~ Let your learner feel their lips and mouth with their hands.

~ Let them relax the muscles in lips and mouth for English intonation.
~ You can use dialogues and “jazz chants” to improve your learner’s intonation and rhythm.
~ We have jazz chants books at the Literacy office, so come and check them out !

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Share a Story - Shape a Future: Day 5

Share a Story - Shape a Future: Day 5

March 13:

Technology and Reading - What the Future Holds is
hosted by Elizabeth O. Dulemba at Dulemba.com

Audiobooks with Bruce Coville of Full Cast Audio
and Mary Burkey of Audiobooker

E-books with Harold Underdown of The Purple Crayon
and Sheila Ruth of Wands and Worlds

Podcasts with Andrea Ross of Just One More Book! and
Cheryl Rainfield of cherylrainfield.com
A resource of links to audiobooks, e-books, podcasts and webcasts at Dulemba.com