Tuesday, November 12, 2013

National Young Readers Week: Nov 11-15

National Young Readers Week
November 11 - 15


Celebrate National Young Readers Week by watching a free story every day from One More Story, an online library of the best classic and contemporary children's picture books.

The 2013 lineup:

11/11 Ladybugs Can't Be Tall

11/12 The House in the Night

11/13 The Emperor's Egg

11/14 The Little Red Hen and the Ear of Wheat

11/15 Epossumondas
National Young Readers Week is an annual event that was co-founded in 1989 by Pizza Hut and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. It always takes place the second week of November.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

SCLLN Literacy Videos @ Pinterest

Southern California Library Literacy Network
Literacy Videos
of Adult Learners and Tutors
have been pinned on


Azusa City Library
Carlsbad City Library
Centro Latino for Literacy
Chula Vista Library
Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library
Newport Beach Library
Rancho Cucamonga Library
A K Smiley Redlands Library
San Diego County Library

Videos of Learner Stories and Tutor Stories can also be seen at

Friday, November 8, 2013

Oceanside Library - No Idle Moments for Literacy Assistant

No Idle Moments for Literacy Assistant
Oceanside READS: Sep 2013


Some call her Demetra, others Dee.  Still others, Ms. Wilkerson.  But those who know Demetra Wilkerson well must surely also call her versatile.


In addition to the 19 hours a week she works as the literacy assistant at READS, where she has a variety of responsibilities, she has a full- time job at Marriott Hotels & Resorts, where she is a guest service associate.


At READS, besides various clerical duties, Demetra has been tutoring tutors on the use of newly acquired iPads and how they can be used as teaching tools.  She also has been put in charge of the Books & Bagels book discussion group.  And she tutors a student twice a week.  READ MORE !


Putting the iPad to Work

Among the apps downloaded to READS iPads for the benefit of tutors and students are a Literacy Skills Sampler which, Literacy Assistant Demetra Wilkerson says, is “useful for visual explanations of words” and Abby Word Search, “a fun little tool for sight words.”  Also on the tablets are ABC Magic Reading which “will provide meaningful challenges to strengthen your student’s phonemic awareness” and Cambridge Phrasal Verbs Machine which provides visual stimulation in a circus world setting with the Amazing Phraso.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Children's Literacy PSA - Susan Chien

Children’s Literacy/Library PSA
Arlington Public Library
December 2007



Susan Chien
I’m a pharmacist-animator. I have a doctorate-level degree in pharmacy but decided that I was very sad not working in a creative field, and went back to art school. Now I’m a filmmaker and animator, as well! One who is licensed to dispense heart medication to you.

Friday, November 1, 2013

CA & National Literacy & Library Calendar: November 2013

CA & National Literacy & Library Calendar: November 2013

SCLLN
Literacy & Library Events & Conferences
- Local, California and National -
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Southern California and California Literacy Events: November 2013
Nov. 1  National Family Literacy Day
Nov. 1+ California Reading Assc. PDI, Sonoma State
Nov. 3   San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival
Nov. 8  Literacy Forum: A Better Future . . . of Children Reading at Grade Level, UCLA
Nov. 9  Fall Gala: Children’s Literature Council of Southern California, Skirball Cultural Center
Nov. 9  Kern Festival of Books @10a
Nov. 9  Sensory Friendly Films - FREE BIRDS 10a
Nov. 16  International Gaming Day @ Your Library
Nov. 23+ Comic Con - Long Beach Convention Center
Nov. 23  Tellabration (Saturday before Thanksgiving)

National & International Literacy Events: November 2013
Nov. 1  National Family Literacy Day
Nov. 1+  Read. Write. Act. National Conference, Cyberspace
Nov. 3+  Literacy for ALL: Advocacy, Libraries, and Literacy, Providence RI
Nov. 5+  AAACE Annual Conference, Lexington KY
Nov. 6+  Council for Adult & Experiential Learning Conference, San Diego CA
Nov. 6+  International Dyslexia Association Conference, New Orleans LA
Nov. 6+  National Black Storytelling Festival, Hampton VA
Nov. 9+  Connecticut Children's Book Fair, University of Connecticut
Nov. 9   Autism Sensory Friendly Films: FREE BIRDS Nationwide 10a
Nov. 11+  Summer Changes Everything Conference, Orlando FL

Nov 11+  Young Readers Week watch a free story
Nov. 16  International Gaming Day @ Your Library
Nov. 17+ 
LERN Conference, San Francisco CA
Nov. 17+  National Quality Education Conference, Milwaukee WI

Nov 18+  American Education Week
Nov. 18+  Global Education Conference, Cyberspace Nov. 21  Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health, Irvine CA
Nov. 21+  National Council of Teachers of English, Boston MA
Nov. 22+  ACTFL Convention, Orlando FL
Nov. 23  Tellabration (Saturday before Thanksgiving)
Nov. 29  Day of Listening - storycorps.org

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Workshop Calendar: November 2013

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Workshop Calendar: November 2013

For Local, California and National
Literacy or Library Conferences and Events
Southern California Library Literacy Network
Calendar

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Nov. 2  Literacy Tutor Training - San Diego Co Library 10a
Nov. 6  Literacy Tutor Workshop - Kern Adult Literacy Council 10a
Nov. 7  Literacy Learner Orientation = READ/OC 1p and 6p
Nov. 7  Literacy Tutor Orientation = South Bay Literacy Torrance Library 7p
Nov. 9  Literacy Tutor Orientation - Placentia Library 1p
Nov. 13  Literacy Tutor Training - Newport Beach Library 9a
Nov. 14  Literacy Tutor Training = Burbank Library 6p
Nov. 16  Literacy Fair = Huntington Beacn Library 10a
Nov. 19  READ Tour = Ventura County Library 6:30p
Nov. 21  Trivia Challenge = Ventura County Library 6:00p

Info about local Tutor Training Workshops is always Scrolling in the Right Frame.