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Maribeth Schmitt honored with the Jean Adamson Stanley Faculty Chair in Literacy View Press Release
On Friday, November 10, 2006 Purdue's Board of Trustees approved the professorship for Maribeth Schmitt, clinical professor of literacy and language education and director of the Purdue Literacy Network Project.
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Maribeth Schmitt has been
named the Chair of the Advisory Board for the Center for Early Literacy
Information (CELI)
Maribeth Schmitt has been named the Chair of the Advisory Board for the Center for Early Literacy Information (CELI), which is a searchable digital library and resource for researchers, teachers, school administrators, families, and others around the world who are searching for early literacy information from a variety of sources including articles, books, reports, technical papers, and more. CELI was developed as a collaborative effort between the Reading Recovery Council of North America and the Verizon Reads Foundation, which is committed to being the leader in the campaign for a more literate America. (CELI can be accessed at http://earlyliteracyinfo.org/)
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Study: Literacy program has lasting impact on Indiana
students
View Press Release Click here to view the Reading Recovery Follow Up Study Publication
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Summer Literacy Institute to focus on English-language
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Can you read this? Purdue institute helps more people answer 'Yes!' View Press Release
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The past five years have brought remarkable change to Westlawn Elementary School. In 1999, on the 3rd grade ISTEP Westlawn had 58% of their children pass Language Arts. In 2003, they had 85% of their third-graders pass Language Arts. Westlawn became eligible for the I-READ grant in 2001. Mr. Gary Storie (building principal) encouraged Westlawn teachers to explore different literacy programs available. Teachers began to search for direction in their literacy program. They wanted a research-based program with strong professional development to implement into their Language Arts. As they explored, they found Literacy Collaborative to be a perfect fit for their building. Teachers unanimously voted by secret ballot to apply for the I-READ grant and to adopt Literacy Collaborative. Westlawn only had enough money to send one person to Purdue University to become a primary literacy coordinator, but this did not stop their upper elementary. They began to have study meetings, once every 2 weeks to study Fountas and Pinnell’s Guiding Readers and Writers, Grades 3-6. Westlawn has worked very hard to implement the philosophy of Fountas and Pinnell throughout the building. Through teamwork of the whole staff, Westlawn has found success with Literacy Collaborative. Westlawn Elementary School is honored to receive the International Reading Association Exemplary Reading Program Award for the state of Indiana this year. | |||
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Reading Recovery and No Child Left Behind in Fort Wayne Community Schools View Article
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Literacy Collaborative Provides School-Wide Support View Article
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Program helps teachers promote literacy View Article
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PLNP Director Honored by Indiana General Assembly View Press Release PLNP Director Maribeth Schmitt, Past-President of the Reading Recovery Council of North America, was honored in a concurrent resolution by the Indiana General Assembly House of Representatives and Senate. Since Dr. Schmitt introduced the Reading Recovery program at Purdue, 1,300 Indiana teachers have been trained and 40,000 Indiana students have been served. |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
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7th Annual Summer Literacy Institute, July 24-26, 2007 Making Connections: Building Better Writers Featured Speakers: Ralph Fletcher, Linda Hoyt, Lester Laminack, and JoAnn PortalupiFor more detailed information, please click here! The registration brochure is now available online! Click here for a copy! To receive a copy via U.S. Mail or Email send your request to vlstewart@purdue.edu. Look for registration brochure in the mail in early February 2007! |
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NEW! Register Soon! ADMINISTRATORS ACADEMY SPRING 2007
Download
Registration Brochure here!
In order to better support Literacy Collaborative schools, the Purdue
Literacy Collaborative is sponsoring an Administrators’ Academy for
principals, district administrators, and site coordinators. The Academy
includes five sessions addressing important administrative factors in
understanding and leading the change process, including ways to develop
effective teacher support and expectation of implementation. There will be
observation visits to Literacy Collaborative schools to provide
administrators with opportunities to become more efficient and effective
in assessing literacy instruction and program implementation. Data
analysis, as an important factor in understanding and leading systemic
professional development, will be infused throughout the sessions. Through
these sessions, administrators will develop a greater depth of knowledge
about best practices in literacy teaching and the role of the
administrator as instructional leader in a school in change. SESSION DATES
SPRING 2007 Location: Kokomo Center Schools Administration Building • 100 West Lincoln Road • Kokomo • Indiana
For questions or more information, please contact our office at (765) 494-9750 or vlstewart@purdue.edu.
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NEW! Register Soon! THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES: 3-6 grades, 2006-2007 Download Registration Brochure here! For questions or more information, please contact our office at (765) 494-9750 or vlstewart@purdue.edu. |
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SERIES ONE: Best Practices Within Reader's Workshop
DATES FALL 2006:
August 24, September 11, October 9, October
30, and December 4 In this workshop, you will learn how to establish a literacy environment, including setting up a classroom library. You will also learn about the structure of Reader's Workshop where students actively engage in independent reading, guided reading, and literature circles. A strong emphasis will be placed on teaching for strategies in reading, strategies that enhance comprehension, and test-taking skills.
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SERIES TWO: Best Practices Within Writer's Workshop
DATES SPRING 2007:
January 16, February 6, March 13, April 17,
and May 8 In this workshop, you will learn about the structure of Writer's Workshop. Strategies for helping students compose and write messages will be taught.
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NEW! Register Now! THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES: Kindergarten - 2nd grade, 2007-2008 Download Registration Brochure here! For questions or more information, please contact our office at (765) 494-9750 or vlstewart@purdue.edu. |
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SERIES ONE: Word Study in a Balanced Literacy Classroom
DATES SPRING 2007: January 17, February 7, March 14, April 18, and May 2 Registration deadline: January 3
This series of workshops will examine the various areas of word study that teachers need to address in grades K-3. Participants will learn how to teach specific word study mini-lessons and to use various components of a balanced literacy framework to extend childrens’ knowledge of how letters and words work.
Workshop topics include:
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SERIES TWO: Writing in a Balanced Literacy Classroom
DATES FALL 2007: August 15, September 5, October 3, November 7, and December 5 Registration deadline: August 1
structure of writing workshop. Strategies for helping students compose and write messages will be taught.
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SERIES THREE: Guided Reading in a Balanced Literacy Classroom
DATES SPRING 2008: January 16, February 6, March 19, April 9, and May 7 Registration deadline: January 2
In this series, participants will learn how to flexibly group learners for guided reading. Ways to choose books and introduce books to learners will be examined. A strong emphasis will be placed on learning to teach for strategies in both word solving and comprehension.
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Register Now! Primary School Team Planning Spring 2007 The team is comprised of five to eight representatives, including the school principal and other faculty who represent the range of grade levels and programs offered in the school. The primary team members concerned with the Literacy Collaborative™ project may include kindergarten, first, second, and third grade teachers in addition to the school administrator, the Reading Recovery teacher, special education teacher, Title 1 teacher, ESL teacher, bilingual teacher, and future literacy coordinator, if already selected. In some cases, the school planning team for the Literacy Collaborative™ may be the same as the school building team for Reading Recovery. For more detailed information, please download our registration brochure by clicking here. |
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Seminar Dates for Spring 2007 This session to
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Dates for 2007-2008 will be coming soon!! |
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Register Now! Intermediate School Team Planning Spring 2007 The team is comprised of five to eight representatives, including the school principal and other faculty who represent the range of grade levels and programs offered in the school. The intermediate team members concerned with the Literacy Collaborative™ project may include third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade teachers in addition to the school administrator, special education teacher, Title 1 teacher, ESL teacher, bilingual teacher, and future literacy coordinator, if already selected. For more detailed information, please download our registration brochure by clicking here. |
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Seminar Dates for Spring 2006 This session to
be held at Goshen, Indiana. |
Dates for 2007-2008 will be coming soon!! |
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