Pam Allyn with new friends from The Literacy Connection 10/14/17
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Mission Statement
The members of The Literacy Connection strive to build a community of scholar-teachers who support, share, publish, and disseminate professional information and engage cooperatively in workshops, curriculum development, evaluation and research activities. We also seek to foster educationally sound practices among teachers, parents, policy makers, and others who are involved and interested in literacy matters. Publication The Literacy Connection has authored Reading and Writing, Where It All Begins: Helping Your Children at Home, first published in 1991 in English and revised in 2004 including a Spanish version. At this time, only the Spanish version is available. Proceeds from the sale of the booklet support professional development workshops. Information on how to purchase the booklets is on the publications page of this website. |
Professional Development
The Literacy Connection (TLC) is a non-profit (501c3) teacher support group founded in 1982 by five teachers. Our supporters include teachers, administrators, parents, and others concerned with literacy education. Each year TLC presents professional development opportunities for Central Ohio educators. We invite celebrated educational authors, who have championed literacy practices, to share work, their thoughts and their hopes for teaching and learning in today's classrooms. Speakers through the years from 1987 until 2003 have included, among others: Donald Graves, Yetta Goodman, Marie Clay, Moira McKenzie, Charlotte Huck, Ron Hirschi, Arnold Adoff, Gay Su Pinnell, and Evie Freeman. In 2003 we began our study book model for professional development. To view our history of presenters from 2003 until the present click here. Donations will be used to support our literacy efforts. |
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Board of Directors:
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Mandy Robek President
Shale Meadows Elementary Teacher Gr 3 Olentangy Schools Marisa Saelzler Vice President and Program Chair Chapman Elementary Media Specialist Dublin City Schools Carrie Higginbotham Secretary Alton Darby Elementary Innovation + Discovery Specialist Hilliard City Schools Kathleen Taps Treasurer and Webmaster Literacy Consultant Erin Schmidt Event Coordinator Curriculum Coordinator K-12 English Language Arts Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools Anita Stratton Professional Development Coordinator Riverside Elementary EL Teacher Dublin City Schools Cheryl Bower Event Invitation Coordinator Northridge Elementary Northridge Local Schools Emergent Literacy Specialist |
Katie Coplin
Wickliffe Progressive Elementary Teacher Gr 2/3 Upper Arlington Schools Dr. Amy McClure Academic Advisor Emerita Rodefer Professor of Education Past President, Ohio Assoc. of Colleges of Teacher Education Past President, Children's Lit.Assembly,NCTE Ohio Wesleyan University Dr. Julie Johnson Academic Advisor Senior Lecturer The Ohio State University Sharon Esswein Associate Member Past Board Member Literacy Consultant Kristine Michael Associate Member Past Board Member Superintendent Northridge Local Schools Carol Price Associate Member Past Board Member Literacy Consultant |
Peggy Oxley In Memorium
Past President 1984-2020
Past President 1984-2020