I have been selected to present our Read, Write, and Fun publishing program to the California Association of Teachers of English. Their annual convention is March 7-9, 2008 in Long Beach.
The program helps teachers design a classroom publishing operation that mimics a newspaper or magazine publishing environment. The goal of the program is to reward young writers with a professionally printed and bound classroom anthology. This builds enthusiasm for writing and literacy through a goal-oriented program that puts practical skill to use. Current teaching methods have raised reading scores (decoding) but lowered writing and comprehension test (encoding) scores over the last few years. This has actually caused overall literacy rates to drop. I had the pleasure of presenting this program in October to the National Even Start Association (early childhood and family literacy instructors) and had the highest attendee review scores of their conference. As professional wordsmiths, we should all be concerned by falling literacy rates. The world has become more textual over the last two decades. Please feel free to contact me if you would like more information on this innovative program. Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the economic injustice that makes philanthropy necessary. ? ??? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Teresa Trujillo Book Workshop/Mighty Designs 1501 E. Orangethorpe Avenue Suite 130 Fullerton, California 92831 Phone (714) 525-0882 Fax (714) 879-7156 Cell (714) 926-8343 ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
