The NSRA Newsletter, The Reader
Contact Christina Simants, Publications@nereads.org
| The NSRA newsletter, The Reader, is published three times per year. | ||
| For information on submitting news articles contact Christina Simants, at Publications@nereads.org and view our Reader Guidelines |
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| Current:Winter 2011 | ||
| Archives:Past editions of The Reader | ||
| Fall 2011 | ||
| Spring 2011 | ||
| Plum Creek | ||
| This event gives children and adults the opportunity to connect with nationally acclaimed authors and illustrators in order to enhance literacy enjoyment and education. The adult conference includes worships presented by authors, illustrators and literacy experts. The festival is held in the fall at Concordia University, Seward, NE. | ||
| http://www.cune.edu/about/conferences-and-camps/plumcreek | ||
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Reading Classic, contact Sylvia Yoder |
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| Contact Sylvia Yoder, RdgClassic@nereads.org | ||
| This program encourages students to become life-long readers by creating teams for grades 3-9, reading award winning books, throughout othe year. Competition is held in the spring at local, county, and state levels. | ||
| http://teacherweb.com/NE/Centennial/readingclassic | ||
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Read Aloud Nebraska |
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| A statewide public awareness campaign about reading aloud to children through school and community efforts that develop lifelong readers providing informational materials, presentations and workshops, and sponsors Nebraska’s Read Aloud to a Child Month in November. | ||
| http://www.readaloudnebraska.org | ||
| Jumpstart Read for the Record | ||
| A campaign that brings children and adults together to read the same book, on the same day (early October), in homes, schools, and communities all over the world, sponsored by Jumpstart and Pearson Foundation. The campaign also kicks off Jumpstart’s yearlong program, preparing preschool children in low-income neighborhoods for success in school and life. | ||
| http://www.jstart.org/site/PageServer?pagename=rftr_homepage | ||
| Golden Sower Award | ||
| Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Award, sponsored by the Nebraska Library Association | ||
| http://goldensower.org/ | ||
| Read Across America | ||
| This year-round program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. Sponsored by National Education Association with a celebration held on or near March 2, Dr. Seuss’ birthday, and Lorax Student Earth Day, on April 22nd | ||
| http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm | ||
| One Book, One Nebraska | ||
| A program to promote Nebraska citizens to celebrate the literacy richness of the state through reading and activies of the same book throughout Nebraska | ||
| http://www.onebookonenebraska.org/ | ||
| One District One Book | ||
| Inspire entire communities to read and discuss the same book with program packets available at the Read To Them website. | ||
| http://www.readtothem.org/index.php | ||
| Educational Websites | |||||||||||
| Log Cabin Librarian | |||||||||||
| A resource for professionals interested in children’s literature. Activities Calendars, Poetry Nook, Wild about Books, and Theme Related book lists. | |||||||||||
| http://prairiesunshine.net/logcablib/logcabinlibrarian.html | |||||||||||
| Reading Rockets | |||||||||||
| Provides activities and lesson plans for teaching kids to read and helping those that struggle. Resources are provided for Parents, Teachers, Administrators, and Librarians | |||||||||||
| http://www.readingrockets.org/ | |||||||||||
| The Daily Five | |||||||||||
| Offers free samples, countless articles, and videos to support, enhance and inspire professional development. The Daily Five is a classroom structure for fostering literacy independence in the elementary grades developed by the sisters, Gail Boushey and Joan Moser. | |||||||||||
| http://www.the2sisters.com/ | |||||||||||
| Read Write Think | |||||||||||
| Provides Classroom Resources (lesson plans, student interactives, calendar activities and print outs) and Professional Development Opportunities for teachers, parents, and after school programs. | |||||||||||
| http://www.readwritethink.org/ | |||||||||||
| http://www.facebook.com/ReadWriteThink.org | |||||||||||
| Choice Literacy | |||||||||||
| Provides innovative, high-quality resources for K-12 literacy leaders. | |||||||||||
| http://www.choiceliteracy.com/ | |||||||||||
Adolescent Literacy |
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| AdLit.org offers resources (articles, research, teaching strategies, and book recommendations) for parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. | |||||||||||
| http://www.adlit.org/ | |||||||||||
| Guys Read | |||||||||||
| A web-based literacy program for boys | |||||||||||
| http://guysread.com/ | |||||||||||
| Boys Read.org | |||||||||||
| Ideas and resources to support developing a new generation of literate men | |||||||||||
| http://boysread.org/index.html | |||||||||||
| Educational Connections | |||||||||||
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| Nebraska State Education Association | |||||||||||
| A member-directed union of professional educators dedicated to providing quality education for the students in the state of Nebraska. | |||||||||||
| http://www.nsea.org/ | |||||||||||
| http://www.facebook.com/nsea.org | |||||||||||
| Nebraska Department of Education | |||||||||||
| http://www.education.ne.gov/index.html | |||||||||||
| Reading/Writing Director | |||||||||||
| Tricia Parker tricia.parker@nebraska.gov | |||||||||||
| Sign up for the NDE Language Arts List Serve, http://www.education.ne.gov/read | |||||||||||
| International Reading Association | |||||||||||
| 800 Barksdale Road PO Box 8139 Newark, DE 19714-8139 USA (302) 731-1600 |
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| http://www.reading.org/General/Default.aspx | |||||||||||
| http://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Reading-Association/81491751082 | |||||||||||
| IRA Professional Development Associate | |||||||||||
| Rayann Mitchell rmitchell@reading.org | |||||||||||
| Nebraska Library Association | |||||||||||
| NLA is the cornerstone of the Nebraska library community and is a Chapter of the American Library Association | |||||||||||
| http://nebraskalibraries.org | |||||||||||
| Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children | |||||||||||
| NeAEYC is dedicated to strengthening and supporting Nebraska’s early childhood community. A state affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children | |||||||||||
| http://nebraskaaeyc.org | |||||||||||
| International Society for Technology in Education | |||||||||||
| Technology Literacy is a crucial component of modern society. Educational technology standards are the roadmap to teaching effectively and growing professionally in an increasingly digital world. | |||||||||||
| http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx | |||||||||||
| Community Connections | |||||||||||
| Nebraska Iowa Kiwanis | |||||||||||
| Kiwanis is a global organization of member-volunteers working to change the world, one child and one community at a time. | |||||||||||
| http://www.ne-ia.kiwanisone.org | |||||||||||
| Rotary Foundation | |||||||||||
| The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. | |||||||||||
| http://www.rotary.org/en/Pages/ridefault.aspx | |||||||||||
| Nebraska Foundation for Children's Vision | |||||||||||
| A Nebraska Foundation that supports every child entering school in Nebraska is visually reading to Learn through expanding the SEE TO LEARN program. | |||||||||||
| http://nechildrenvision.org | |||||||||||
| Nebraska Optimists | |||||||||||
| Providing hope and a positive vision, optimist bring out the best in kids | |||||||||||
| http://nebraskaoptimists.org/ | |||||||||||
| Nebraska Authors | |||||||||||
| Nebraska has produced over 3000 authors from poets and mystery writers, social critics and romance novelists, historians and journalists with many achieving regional, national and international recognition. | |||||||||||
| A directory of Nebraska published poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction | |||||||||||
| http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/NCW/writers.htm | |||||||||||
| Websites selected by librarians to research Nebraska authors | |||||||||||
| http://nebraskaccess.ne.gov/nebraskaauthors.asp | |||||||||||
Advocacy
Legislative Contact Sally Hutt, Legislative@nereads.org
Websites to support NSRA as advocates for policy and practice which supports the best interests of all learners on a state and national level. |
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| A letter template for you to draft a letter to your representatives | ||
| Sample Letter | ||
| Richard Long, IRA Director, Government Relations | ||
| irawash@reading.org | ||
| http://www.reading.org/General/Legislative.aspx | ||
| Nebraska Legislature | ||
| http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov | ||
| Senate | ||
| http://www.senate.gov | ||
| House of Representatives http://www.house.gov |
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| THOMAS, legislative information from the library of Congress | ||
| http://thomas.loc.gov | ||
| U.S. Department of Education | ||
| http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp | ||
| U.S. Department of Education’s No Child Left Behind | ||
| http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/legislation.html | ||
| The White House | ||
| http://www.whitehouse.gov | ||
Parents
Lynn Olson, Parents@nereads.org
| NSRA publishes pamphlets for infants, toddlers, primary students and intermediate level students. Pamphlets contain suggested activities and books for the appropriate level. Available in English and Spanish. | |
| IRA resources are available to help parents as they take on their critical role as their children’s first and most important teachers. | |
| http://reading.org/InformationFor/Parents.aspx | |
| Parent Teacher Organization “Helping Parent Leaders Make Schools Great” | |
| http://www.ptotoday.com/home2 |
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| National Parents and Teachers Association, “everychild.onevoice” | |
| http://pta.org | |
| National Education Association, Parent Resources | |
| http://www.nea.org/parents |
International Projects
Contact Shirley Snyder, IntnlProjects@nereads.org
| International Literacy Day, Sept. 8 – observed annually focusing on the importance of literacy in the lives of adults and children, for community and classroom activities go to the IRA website | |
| http://reading.org/General/Conferences/InternationalLiteracyDay.aspx | |
| For worldwide education efforts, go to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, ‘Building peace in the minds of men and women” | |
| http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco |
Intellectual Freedom
Contact Nancy Comer, IntellectualFreedom@nereads.org
| AFCON is a coalition of educational and literacy organization that promotes academic freedom in Nebraska | |
| http://nebafcon.org/ |
Newspapers in Education
Contact Barb Kudera, NIE@nereads.org
| Online lesson plans and other innovative materials for teachers to use newspapers and e-Edition in their classrooms. | |
| http://www.nieonline.com/ |
