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Literacy Texas benefits from the November book sales of "The Unlikely Lavender Queen."
Through author
Jeannie Ralston's Seed Campaign, a percentage of each on-line book sale
of "The Unlikely Lavender Queen" will
benefit Literacy Texas. To purchase this book and have it benefit Literacy Texas you need to
order through Ralston's site at
www.jeannieralston.com
from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30.
To view press release click here.
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Jeannie Ralston, author of
"The Unlikely Lavender Queen," reading to her sons Jeb, 9,
and Gus, 11. |
Ralston, who has read to her children since
they were small, is committed to helping the literacy effort in
Texas by donating a percentage of
on-line
sales of her book to Literacy Texas.
Literacy Texas is hoping that other authors will want to continue this model for giving back to our
important effort. We would like to recruit other authors to give a percentage of their book sales through
the Amazon Affiliate program to Literacy Texas. Please contact us if you are an author and are interested
in helping out at literacytexas@gmail.com. Let's get more Texans reading!
Reading is
BIG
in Texas Campaign
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Literacy Texas are promoting the significance of literacy
in Texas with the “Reading is
BIG
In Texas” campaign.
Why does reading need to be BIG in Texas?
- Reading has to be BIG to overcome this statistic: Texas ranks 47 out of the 50 states
in
terms of English literacy levels. (US Dept. of Education)
- Texas businesses need literate workers.
- Texas needs public and private support of literacy to improve our literacy levels.
- Texas needs sustainable literacy programs and volunteers to help all those in need of
literacy training.
- Literacy is an essential key to meeting our state’s pressing challenges and to reaching
our greatest potential, now and in the future.
The campaign’s goal is that more policy makers, individuals, organizations and businesses
than ever will be inspired to become part of the solution – literacy must become a priority in
our state.
Click here to learn more.
2008
Literacy Texas
Conference
On August 4th and 5th,
Literacy Texas hosted its 2008
Literacy Texas Conference “Literacy:
The Cornerstone of Your Community” in Austin. Over 150 people attended the conference. Workshops
included:
- The Six Foundations Needed For Success
- Nature and Needs of Adult Learners
- True Colors – Valuing Differences and Creating Unity
- ESL Strategies
- Health Literacy
- Demystify the Texas Adult Education Content Standards and Benchmarks
- Stopping Out, Not Dropping Out: Redefining and Supporting Learner Persistence
- Hands on Banking
- Making a Big Difference: Strategies for Getting Everybody on Board!
- Using Brain Research in the Classroom
- Tutoring Adults Who Learn Differently
- International Literacy Day
- Successful Workplace Projects
- Technology Into Instruction
- ESL Activities in the Bag
- Reading Inventories as Assessments for Adult Readers
- Accent Reduction
- Coalition Building – The San Antonio Story
- Executive Director Roundtable
- Pass it On
- Getting Started with Superpages.com
- Going Deeper with Data: Using Data to Drive Program Improvements
- Faith-Based and Community Partnering
- Promoting Family Literacy
To learn more about the conference,
click here.
Videos About Literacy
A YouTube Video about
Did You Know? 2.0 (Shift Happens part 2)
A YouTube Video about
The Junior League of San Antonio - Literacy
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