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ILA 2016 Edition
LIT BITS
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September/October 2016 | LITERACY TODAY
Did you hear?
“I now realize education alone is
not enough.” —Adora Svitak, adding
literacy and love must go together to
foster empathy and understanding
and to end hate.
“The reality is that failure is essential. It’s not just
inevitable….You have to regard failure as something
that actually is just a necessary step toward
success.” —Steven Duggan on failing forward
“The mind of an adult begins
with the imagination of a child.”
—Kwame Alexander
“Kids deal with dark and scary things all the time. What
they really need is books that will help them navigate
to safety, and trustworthy adults who are ready to
walk the path with them.” —Laurie Halse Anderson
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Tell-A-Vision performing at the end of Closing General Session
Showing off the Exhibit Hall loot
Author/poet Kwame Alexander
Checking out the PD materials at ILA Central
Microsoft’s Steven Duggan