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<br /> LITERACY TODAY<br /> March/April 2019<br /> Volume 36, Issue 5<br /> Family &<br /> Community<br /> · Bringing family<br /> literacy practices<br /> into the classroom<br /> · Beyond literacy night:<br /> Making engagement<br /> last<br /> · Real-world learning<br /> through community<br /> partnerships<br /> <br /> ontents<br /> 2 EDITOR'S NOTE<br /> 4 LIT BITS<br /> 6 ILA UPDATE<br /> LITERACY LEADERSHIP<br /> 8 Steps to Bringing Family Literacy Practices Into<br /> the Classroom<br /> 16<br /> 10 Fostering Relationships With the Families of Bilingual Learners<br /> 12 Family Involvement in Reading: What the Parents and Caregivers Think<br /> FEATURES<br /> 16 Family Matters: Making Family Engagement a Cornerstone of<br /> Literacy Education<br /> 20 Connecting With Community: The Real-World Lessons That Come From<br /> Breaking Down Classroom Walls<br <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=1"> LITERACY TODAY March/April 2019 Volume 36, Issue</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=2"> </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=3"> ontents 2 EDITOR'S NOTE 4 LIT BITS 6 ILA </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=4"> EDITOR'S NOTE Colleen Patrice Clark Managing Edi</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=5"> </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=6"> LIT BITS World Read Aloud Day Celebrated </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=7"> shared by @ksingle01 </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=8"> ILA UPDATE Let Students Lead the Way In IL</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=9"> Allowing students to take self-selected tex</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=10"> LITERACY LEADERSHIP Jennifer Albro ( jennifer.j.</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=11"> file folder for each student as well as a reflect</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=12"> LITERACY LEADERSHIP Jungmin Kwon (jk3710@tc.colu</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=13"> translate the texts into English to help her deve</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=14"> LITERACY LEADERSHIP Susan Ann Crosby (scrosby@be</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=15"> involvement programs, they are of limited value i</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=16"> </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=17"> </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=18"> FEATURE </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=19"> FAMILY MATTERS Making family engagement a corners</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=20"> “Around the country, people say we wa</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=21"> Knowing the community Maria Morfin taught English</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=22"> FEATURE </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=23"> a s a third-grade teacher, I r</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=24"> of the neighborhood, and we learned that there wa</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=25"> Because writing a check or donating goods from af</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=26"> ACTIVATING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=27"> </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=28"> THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Felicia Hill (feliciahill</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=29"> objectives of both. The format may be perceived a</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=30"> THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Ellin Oliver Keene (ellin</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=31"> The connection to empathy Empathy, it turns out, </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=32"> THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Emily Hayden (ehayden @ia</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=33"> The good news is that the broad scope</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=34"> THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Astrid Emily Francis (ast</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=35"> Children's Rights to Read (rightst</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=36"> THE ILA NETWORK Diana Sharp (dsharp@rmcres.com),</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=37"> Through this program, children </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=38"> Throughout the summer, families are enc</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=39"> </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=40"> THE ILA NETWORK Anasthasie N. Liberiste- Osirus </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=41"> Because of the generational and situa</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=42"> EVENTS MARCH 2019 1–2 Texas Association for Li</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=43"> </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=44"> MEMBER SPOTLIGHT news & notes Miller Named Tennes</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=45"> © 2018 ISBN 978-0-87207-379-1 Nonmembers: $28.15</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=46"> MEMBER reflections </a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=47"> REGISTER TODAY! 2019 CONFERENCE October 10</a> <a title="Literacy Today March/April 2019 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3f71fba8?page=48"> </a>