We opened
our own
Little Free
Library at ILA
headquarters
in Newark,
DE. A ribbon
cutting was
attended by,
from left to
right, Rep. Paul
Baumbach,
Sen. Tom
Carper’s
Regional
Director
Bonnie Wu,
Newark
Mayor Polly
Sierer, and
ILA Executive
Director
Marcie Craig
Post.
Students at The Episcopal
School of Dallas in Texas
made passports to “travel”
to the Philippines. Activities
included lessons on cultural
dresses, reading a Filipino
folktale, and building
replicas of Filipino modes of
transportation.
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Throughout the day at
Oakridge International School
in Hyderabad, India, students
read challenging passages
and discussed the feelings
associated with not being able to
comprehend text. The day also
included “Cuentos,” story reading
sessions by parents and teachers
in 12 different languages.
A free cross journal virtual issue
on vocabulary is available to view
through March 1. Combining articles
from ILA’s Journal of Adolescent
& Adult Literacy, Reading Research
Quarterly, and The Reading Teacher,
the issue serves as an easy-to-use
research guide for teachers. Find it at
literacyworldwide.org/journals.
The Illinois Reading Council (IRC)
built two Little Free Libraries at
the state library, one of which was
planted outside of their office in
Normal, IL; the other was donated to
a rural community.
LITERACY TODAY | November/December 2015