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January 23, 2004

C O N T E N T S

1) Great calendar sites for 2004
2) PD Corner: Reading strategies awareness survey
3) Visual literacy bonanza
4) Newbery and Caldecott award winners announced

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1) Great calendar sites for 2004
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Looking to spice up your new calendar? Here are a few 
suggestions. First off is the convenient "This Day in History" 
page from HistoryChannel.com, where you can easily switch between 
categories such as Civil War, Literary, Wall Street, and 
Entertainment:

http://www.historychannel.com/today/

The constantly updated radio site 440.com features a "Those Were 
the Days" page, including one featured event, birthday, or chart 
topper for each date, along with a long list in each category by 
year (today is "John Hancock Day"):

http://440.com/twtd/todayx.html

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators includes a list of children 
and YA authors by name and date, which can be downloaded in PDF 
format:

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/authordate.html

Finally, if you're wondering how to celebrate the 100th day of 
school, you'll find no fewer than 300 ideas at Joan Holub's site:

http://users.aol.com/a100thday/ideas.html

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2) PD Corner: Reading strategies awareness survey
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*January Quote of the Month* 

"I've come to believe there are only two things you need in any 
new teaching situation to succeed--humility and inquiry."
--Lisa Delpit
 
Gathering baseline data from students is the start of inquiry for 
many teachers looking to improve student reading skills. If 
helping students develop new strategies for comprehending text is 
a priority in your school, you might want to check out this 
reading strategies inventory. It's a great tool for analyzing 
needs and strengths of students beyond third grade:
 
Reading Strategy Awareness Inventory

*Hot Links*

This month we are introducing a new feature in the Professional 
Development Corner: "Hot Links" research and resource summaries. 
Currently available only to Newslinks subscribers, these essays 
connect research studies on the Web with teacher resources, and 
give you quick takes on high-interest topics in literacy 
education.

"Overcoming the Fourth Grade Slump" is our first Hot Links 
feature. Has decoding been emphasized in elementary reading 
instruction at the expense of comprehension skills, which are 
essential in fourth grade and beyond? Follow this exclusive link 
to learn more:
 
http://www.stenhouse.com/4th-grade-slump.asp

If you have other topics you'd like to suggest for future Hot 
Links, please send your ideas to newsletter@stenhouse.com.

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3) Visual literacy bonanza
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Steve Moline, author of the book I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN and video 
WHAT IS VISUAL LITERACY?, has developed a wonderful Web site that 
introduces the key concepts of visual literacy and includes free 
teaching materials:

http://www.k-8visual.info

Follow the links below to learn more about Steve Moline's book 
and video:

I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN: Children at Work with Visual Information
http://www.stenhouse.com/0031.asp

WHAT IS VISUAL LITERACY? An Inservice Video Workshop
http://www.stenhouse.com/0043.asp

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4) Newbery and Caldecott award winners announced
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On January 12, the American Library Association announced its 
media award winners, including the Newbery and Caldecott awards. 
The Newbery medal went to Kate DiCamillo, author of "The Tale of 
Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, 
and a Spool of Thread," and the Caldecott medal was given to 
Mordicai Gerstein, illustrator and author of "The Man Who Walked 
Between the Towers."

You'll find a complete list of winners and honor books here:

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm

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