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Page 1: Previewing Vocabulary AHS Literacy Alliance October 7, 2013 AHS Literacy Alliance October 7, 2013

Previewing Vocabulary

AHS Literacy AllianceOctober 7, 2013

Page 2: Previewing Vocabulary AHS Literacy Alliance October 7, 2013 AHS Literacy Alliance October 7, 2013

Thoughts on Literacy

No skill is more crucial to the future of a child, or to a democratic and prosperous society, than literacy.---Los Angeles Times. “A Child Literacy Initiative for the Greater Los Angeles Area.”

   Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.---Edmond Burke

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Updates

FAQ Page is Available on the AHS Shared Drive

The Posters are Here!Thanks for completing the activity last month. They’ll be distributed tomorrow. Our goal is to maintain a focus on literacy that

is pervasive throughout the building. With this in mind, please reference these

posters frequently.

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Instructions

1. Find your Cross-Curricular Group from last month’s meeting.

2. Send the most veteran teacher to the front to grab a Feedback and Reflection form and one index card for each person in your group .

3. Complete the form.4. Answer Question 7 on your index card.

a. Please put your name on the card so we can address your need / question directly.

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THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO TO IMPROVE OUR KIDS’

LITERACY SKILLS !