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Reading Council To Host Author
The Oswego Reading Council will host John Farrell (http://www.johnfarrell.net/), author and entertainer, at its first event of the 2009 -2010 school year.
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Family And Books Wraps Up A Successful Summer Program
The Family and Books project was a winner for both the children and parents. Preschoolers through first graders and their families attended the sessions in Oswego, Fulton and Pulaski. “The summer program was a great way for parents and children to spend some quality time together as well as getting the children prepared for the upcoming school year “ stated Chena Tucker, the Americorp member and FAB coordinator.
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Literacy Volunteers Family and Books Project Book Drive a Success
Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County Family and Books project hosted a Book Drive in late July and early August. The goal was to collect new and gently used children’s books to redistribute them to children within our community.
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Local Support Helps Bring ‘Teacher Who Couldn’t Read’ To Celebrate Literacy Volunteers’ 25th Anniversary
Corcoran graduated from college, was a high school teacher for seventeen years, and developed over $50 million in real estate, all while masking his inability to read. Corcoran is the author of “The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read†and “The Bridge to Literacy,†as well as the founder of the John Corcoran Foundation, whose goal is to raise awareness about the importance of literacy.
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Reminder: Send in Your Child’s Summer Reading Challenge Calendar
Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,Iâ€â€Pulaski) today reminded young readers who are participating in the 2009 Summer Reading Challenge to send in their completed reading calendars to the Assembly office to redeem their New York State Assembly Excellence in Reading Certificates.
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Oswego Library Wraps Up Summer Reading Program
The Oswego Public Library will host the following free programs as part of the library’s Summer Reading Program “Be Creativeâ€Â.
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Fulton YMCA to Host Literacy Awareness Night
AmeriCorps members Ashley Westerbeck and Nicole Reitz will be hosting a night of literacy awareness in Fulton. Middle and high school aged teens will spend the night reading with elementary children.
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Family And Books (FAB) a Success with Both Children and Parents
It’s not too late to join the fun and learning at Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County’s (LVOC) family literacy program, Family and Books (FAB).
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Literacy Volunteers Offers Daytime Tutor Training Class
Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County, Inc. (LVOC) is seeking volunteer tutors who can offer two or more hours per week to assist adults learning reading, writing, English speaking and basic math. Tutors must have basic literacy skills. (ESL tutors do not need to speak a foreign language).
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Oswego Library Upcoming Summer Reading Programs
The Oswego Public Library will host the following free programs as part of the library’s Summer Reading Program “Be Creativeâ€Â.