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Governor Bush Issues Proclamation:
September is Florida Adult and Family
Literacy Month
Governor Bush recently issued a proclamation recognizing
September as Florida Adult and Family
Literacy Month.
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New
Technologies for the Learning Disabled
The information superhighway is making
life easier for those with learning
disabilities. Listed below are a
few new features the Internet is
providing the learning disabled
community.
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Adult Reading Components Study
(ARCS) Video
The National Institute for
Literacy (NIFL) and the National
Center for the Study of Adult
Learning and Literacy (NCSALL)
recently announced the "Adult
Reading Components Study Panel."
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Celebrate Health Literacy Month in October
Each October, health literacy
activists around the world
celebrate Health Literacy Month
to emphasize the importance . .
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Florida Lags Behind in
Volunteering
Florida has a small, albeit intense volunteer population. The
Center for National and
Community Service released a new
report. . .
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House and Senate Committees
Recommend Level Funding for
State Adult Education
The Senate and House
Appropriations Committees bills
recommend level funding, at
$563.9 million, for adult
education . . .
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Liza McFadden Nominated to
Serve on National Institute
for Literacy Advisory Board
President Bush has nominated
Florida’s own Liza McFadden
to serve on the Advisory
Board of the National
Institute for Literacy
. . .
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Adult Learners Sought to Feature
in Publication
Do you know past or present students who have made truly
extraordinary progress? If
so, they may be great candidates
. . .
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VISTA Hail and Farewell
The life of an AmeriCorps*VISTA member is one of transition.
Once again, VISTA members of
yore are leaving . . .
This
publication is made possible
through the Support of the
Florida Department of
Education, Division of
Community Colleges and
Workforce Education.
Florida Literacy
Coalition, Inc. Florida's
Adult and Family Literacy
Resource Center, 934 N.
Magnolia Ave. Suite
104 Orlando, FL 32803 •
(407) 246-7110 • Hotline:
1-800-237-5113
www.floridaliteracy.org
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Free Literacy Poster!
To promote Family Literacy Month, the Florida Literacy Coalition
is offering a complimentary poster of a father reading with his
daughter.
Please help advocate for family literacy by displaying this
poster in your local library or local literacy CBO.
E-mail
Alyssa Baer with
Poster as the subject line. In the message, write your
mailing address and the number of posters. Please limit
all requests to 3 posters. |
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