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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   A Journal for Corduroy: Responding to Literature
   Connect home and school, literature and life, as students take a storybook character home with them and take turns writing stories about his visit.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 4  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   All About Our Town: Using Brochures to Teach Informational Writing
   Students explore their towns' landmarks, symbols, and people; look at brochures and other informational tools; practice writing for a specific audience and revising; and work collaboratively to create a brochure.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 4  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Recipe for Writing: Fairy Tale Feasts
   After examining recipes written based on students’ favorite fairy tales, students research a recipe related to their favorite story, book, or fairy tale and include it in a classroom recipe book.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 11
   Author E.B. White was born on this day in 1899.
   Author E.B. White, most well-known for his famous children's book, Charlotte's Web, received high acclaim and awards for many of his works of fiction.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 7
   Celebrate International Literacy Day!
   Students spend the day participating in a readathon, kicking off a cross-grade reading buddy program, or making original books to share with community members.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 1
   Celebrate National Family Literacy Day!
   Parents, grandparents, and other family members are invited to the classroom for a family-school reading day.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 13
   Celebrate the 100th day of school!
   As a class, students work in small groups to create a "100th Day" book.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 21
   Celebrate the first day of summer with summer reading.
   Families are invited to a June literacy fair to end the school year and get students on the right track for the summer.
9. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Position Statement
   Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
   This document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use.
10. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
    Community Mapping
    This Web seminar will examine Community Mapping as a practice designed to uncover a rich array of resources in households and communities that hold the potential to enhance literacy learning for children while developing reciprocal relationship with families.

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