<em>The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (<a title="UNESCO" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO">UNESCO</a>)  defines literacy as the "ability to identify, understand, interpret,  create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials  associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of  learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop  their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their  community and wider society."</em>

Beginning February 1, 2011, I will begin a 52-week campaign in an effort to encourage families, educators and communities to reach out and touch the lives of children for a lifetime by encouraging literacy. Utilizing Usborne and Kane-Miller books, here are some of the topics that I'll be presenting:
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	<li>Nursery rhymes</li>
	<li>Adolescents who struggle with reading</li>
	<li>Autism</li>
	<li>Book bags</li>
	<li>Books with read-along CDs</li>
	<li>Boys and books</li>
	<li>Cooking, art, science - and literacy</li>
	<li>Dictating journals and writing stories</li>
	<li>Gifted children: 5 ways to nurture</li>
	<li>Respect and honesty: Learning values from characters in a good book</li>
</ul>
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