Reading Educators Guild

WNDB is proud to be a Community Partner of the first ever Latinx KidLit Book Festival! With over 150 authors and illustrators of picture books, middle grade nov...els, young adult novels, poetry, graphic novels, and comic books, this is sure to be the largest celebration of the love of Latinx children’s books ever! Everyone is welcome and we can’t wait to see you there! Teachers and educators: check out the festival educator guides and classroom book sets giveaway on the website! Coming December 4-5, 2020 Latinxkidlitbookfestival.com

Alumni and Reading Center Leaders!

I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. Anne Frank @nctegram #nationaldayonwriting

Crucial to the success of an online intervention program is digitized, leveled readers. We owe a huge thank you to our friends at Teacher Created Materials. The...y have provided us with dozens and dozens of digital books for grades K-11! Our teachers are able to select from a wide range of topics to engage their readers. Teacher Created Materials See more

Our virtual intervention program is beginning week 6. Students enter the zoom waiting room and then meet their tutor in a breakout room. This student (one of 35) is teaching Joanne Chapman her latest cat’s cradle move while waiting.

To celebrate #indigenouspeoplesday check out these wonderful books by indigenous authors and illustrators #multiculturalliterature #childrensbooks

Applications for spring 2021 are due Dec. 1. Apply soon, spots are limited! #literacyleaders #readingteachers #literacy #graduateschool

We are very grateful to Madeline Espinoza and CASSA (Child and Adolescent Studies Student Association). She and other volunteers will be assisting the Reading C...enter in creating digital copies of Center books to use in our virtual intervention sessions. Yesterday was our first book handoff! See more

Books and school supplies were distributed to the children in the virtual Academic Success Program. Many thanks to Teacher Created Materials for their generous ...donation of Kids Learn texts for all participants. The program is supported by Carla Salcido, Reading Center Associate Director, along with the Center for Healthy Neighborhoods. Teacher Created Materials See more

Join author and OCRA member, Linda Clinard on Saturday, October 24th for her session on supporting parents and children while learning at home. To attend our... first ever virtual conference, Best Practices for Learning at Home: Balancing screen, we time & just being me time register today on Eventbrite www.bit.ly/2020learnathome See more

Innovative assessment project is underway! The Reading Center, in partnership with the Academic Success Program at the Center for Healthy Neighborhoods and Dr. ...Joyce Gomez-Najarro's READ 516 graduate students, is providing assessments for children signed up for virtual tutoring. The graduate students are honing their craft guided by Dr. Gomez-Najarro and Carla Salcido, Reading Center Literacy Specialist. They will be providing information to undergraduate tutors to facilitate student learning. All are developing important skills for navigating reading assessment and intervention in a virtual environment. See more