We can’t wait!!! Early registration pricing ends August 31st! online at californiareading.org #LiftingLiteracy2024 ILA CA Department of Education CA Young Reader Medal

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CA Young Reader Medal is looking for new committee members! If you've ever wanted to be on the CYRM Committee, now's your chance! Every Fall they accept one new member from each organization. Apply now!

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Vocab/writing tip from margaret mckeown: Don’t ask kids to write a sentence with a new vocabulary word - they can fake it! E.g., does “I feel cozy” show understanding? Instead try having them complete a sentence stem: “My cat looks cozy when…” which requires more thinking!

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Join the CA Reading Assoc for our Annual Conference to hear from the extraordinary Regie Routman! Regie and I will be engaging in a unique, heart-warming side-by-side conversation in our session “A Heart-Centered Approach to Teaching, Learning, and Living.” #LiftingLiteracy2024

Superb article! Not to be missed!

The CA Reading Assoc is thrilled to have Joan Sedita present on The Writing Rope at our Annual Conference on October 5. Her session will explain how to address the five strands writing instruction. Join us virtually for an exceptional event! Keys to Literacy

"From the beginning of the 2025 school year, all schools will be required to use structured literacy... to teach children how to read. But the very nature of this approach to reading could cause bilingual children to lose their second language." ow.ly/TwJX50SX9ra

The CA Reading Assoc looks forward to hearing Kelly B. Cartwright present at our Annual Conference on October 5! Her session covers an important topic that educators strive for = readers who can read words and comprehend text. You won’t want to miss it! #LiftingLiteracy2024

The first deadline for submitting a proposal for the CSLA annual conference is this Friday, August 30 at midnight! We'd love to hear from you! The CSLA annual conference will be held Jan 30 - Feb 2 in San Jose. To learn more or submit a proposal, visit the link in our bio.

The Wild Robot movie comes out in exactly ONE MONTH! Which means there’s still plenty of time to read the book first! It’s a quick read, I promise. So go read The Wild Robot and then go watch The Wild Robot! #thewildrobot

We're accepting applications for our 2024 NCTE Annual Convention scholarships now through Sunday, September 8. Funds will be awarded as available to cover registration fee costs, determined by a committee of NCTE members. Submit an application: ncte.org/annual-convent…

Just saw that Kate McKinnon is speaking at #NCTE2024 in Boston & read about her upcoming MG novel w/ Little, Brown Young Readers. She is my all-time favorite so forgive me if I mention once or twice that we share a publisher now. Also - doesn't this book look GREAT?! people.com/kate-mckinnon-…

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