| Plan and carry out a Celebrate
Literacy Project (items 1-8): |
1. |
Establish criteria/standards for and
give council literacy award(s) to individuals or
groups who contribute to literacy. |
March 1 |
| 2. |
Contribute tutoring time or books to
meet the special needs of students who are at-risk,
homeless, abused, hospitalized, etc. |
March 1 |
| 3. |
Conduct an adult literacy project. |
March 1 |
| 4. |
Carry out a community project such
as story telling or read-aloud activities in a store,
mall, public library. |
March 1 |
| 5. |
Conduct a Young Authors Conference. |
March 1 |
| 6. |
Conduct a mini/theme/drive-in
conference. |
March 1 |
| 7. |
Sponsor or assist with participation
of a school or group in a RIF project. |
March 1 |
| 8. |
Conduct a summer literacy project. |
March 1 |
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9. |
Participate in Newspaper in
Education Week. |
March 1 |
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10. |
Publish a newsletter |
March 1 |
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11. |
Feature an article from The
Reading Teacher, Journal of
Reading or The Florida
Reading Quarterly during one council
program. |
March 1 |
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12. |
Build council membership and
participation of a target group such as school
administrators, school board members, non-public
school educators, secondary, community college, or
gender and ethnic minorities. |
March 1 |
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13. |
Conduct a parent education project. |
March 1 |
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14. |
Have council member(s) participate
in Classroom Action Research. |
March 1 |
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15. |
Appoint a building representative
for each school in the school district (Provide
documentation) |
March 1 |
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16. |
Contact legislator about reading
issues or funding of education, or have individual
council members write editorials or letters to the
editor. |
March 1 |
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17. |
Contribute to FRA International
Project. |
March 1 |
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18. |
Document that an individual or
school from your council area has been nominated this
year for a Florida Reading Association or
International Reading Association award described in
the FRA Scholarships, Awards, and Grants booklet. |
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