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2017-2018
Inclusive Literacy: Embracing Diversity, Multiple Perspectives, & Innovation OCTOBER Kick Off the Year with SRC! NOVEMBER Workshop: Enhancing Literacy. Words of Wisdom FEBRUARY Enriching Literacy For All Students with Guest Author/Educator Tasha Tropp Laman MARCH Inspiring Literacy: Authors Share MAY Keeping Literacy Alive: Celebrating the Sweet Life of Books with Chocolate Download flyer outlining the details of these events |
Kick Off the Year
Literacy: Innovation and Inclusion with Dr. Wendy Gardiner Tuesday, October 24th from 5pm - 8pm.
Location: Thornton Creek Elementary, Library. 7712 40th Ave NE., Seattle 98115 Two Outstanding Sessions Topic: Literacy: Innovation & Inclusion. Session 1 - Metafictive Picture Books: Breaking the “Rules” to Engage & Entertain Metafictive techniques create new ways for readers to interact with texts, offering pleasurable & thought-provoking experiences. This presentation identifies metafictive devices such as self-aware texts & experimental illustrative styles. Participants will explore contemporary metafictive pictures books & discuss strategies for supporting students’ understanding of & experience with metafiction. Session 2 -Diversity in Youth Literature: Where We Are in 2017 and Where We’ve Been Despite increasing national diversity there remains a paucity of high quality diversity responsive youth literature. A brief historic overview will set the stage for today’s landscape. Participants will then explore diverse youth literature published in 2016-2017 & online sources to deepen knowledge of diverse books & authors, as well as contemporary issues. Click here to see flyer for this event. Plan to register and attend!
We need a dinner count, so please register at http://SRCKickOff2017.zapevent.com AND Please join SRC/WaSLA at www.seattlereading.org Bargain price (including both local/SRC & state/WaSLA) of $25. $15 for students, paraprofessionals, substitutes. Remember, our membership runs from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. |
Registration: Pre-registration required for all events
- Use the link above
- $25 WaSLA (formerly WORD) Membership washingtonliteracy.org (mark Seattle Reading Council)
