Literacy Connects receives national award for Right to Literacy Scroll!!
On October 11, 2012, Literacy Connects’ Executive Director, Betty Stauffer, accepted an award on behalf of Literacy Connects and the Greater Tucson Area for the most signatures collected on the National Right to Literacy Scroll. The award was presented by the Literacy Powerline at the Literacy Funders Network 2012 Symposium and National Leadership Forum. Literacy […]
Literacy Connects Coalition members gather in support of Prop 204!
The Literacy Connects Coalition recently hosted a reception to share information and dispel myths about Proposition 204 – The Quality Education and Jobs Initiative. It is imperative that our supporters spread the word and encourage everyone they know to vote YES on this initiative on November 6th! Coalition representatives from the Pima County Public Library, […]
Tucson Festival of Books introduces NEW Literary Awards & Masters Workshop!!
To mark its fifth year, Tucson Festival of Books is launching two exciting programs to recognize and develop great writing by adults: the 2013 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards Writing Competition and Masters Workshop. Fiction, nonfiction and poetry entries are now being accepted!! First-place winners in each category will receive $1,000. Second-place winners receive […]
YES on 204: Join Us in Powering Up for Victory!
Join Literacy Connects in supporting Quality Education & Jobs and Prop. 204!! Please join this growing grassroots campaign to pass Prop. 204 on November 6th, and provide dedicated funding for students of all ages in our community and prevent Arizona legislators from cutting K-12 funding in the future. The Quality Education and Jobs Act will […]
Education Innovation: Comic Books = Literary Superhero for Struggling Readers
Words and pictures offer a perfect mix for beginning readers. Pictures and illustrations offer clues and contextual information to support new readers in their efforts to create meaning and structure from words on the page. We count on early readers (such as the Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel) and picture books (like the […]
Beyond Reading & Writing: The Value of Financial Literacy
*by guest contributors, Maddy Beckmann & Kimberly Jaeger, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Money & Me: Financial Literacy Financial Literacy can be defined as knowledge and understanding about managing money. This knowledge is a tool used to make informed and effective decisions when faced with everyday spending choices like managing debt, paying taxes, […]
Summer Learning & the Achievement Gap
As part of Literacy Connects’ 60 Days 60 Ways campaign, we invite you to learn about the impact of “summer learning loss” on the achievement gap and then explore some great local resources to help keep the young people in your life engaged and thinking during the hot summer months. Pima County Public Library offers […]
Beyond Reading & Writing: The Importance of Health Literacy!
* by guest contributor, the Pima County Health Department The concept of literacy extends far beyond just being able to read. While general literacy – the skills of reading, writing, basic math, speech, and comprehension – are critical, other forms of literacy are emerging that are equally important to becoming a more self-sufficient society. Health […]
Join Literacy Connects for 60 Days and 60 Ways to build community literacy!!
This summer, get fired up about literacy! As June and July turn the heat up, Literacy Connects is using the next 60 days to connect you with incredible opportunities for learning and exploration right here in the Old Pueblo. Follow along for a variety of fun and easy ways that YOU (as an individual, family […]
Reading Seed Children’s Literacy Program chosen as 2011 Wings Like Eagles Foundation award recipient!
Reading Seed Children’s Literacy Program is thrilled to have been selected as a 2011 Wings Like Eagles Foundation award recipient. In December 2011, the Wings Like Eagles Foundation awarded a total of $60,000 to five charitable organizations in our community, including $10,000 to Reading Seed. Since 2003, The Wings Like Eagles Foundation has awarded over […]
