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**WATCH TODAY ONLY** THE RIGHT TO READ (film) **The film will only be available on February 1, 2024 from 12AM PT to 11:59PM PT. "Reading is our greatest civil right. If you can't read, you can't access anything in our society." 37% of 4th graders in the United States read “below basic” according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Right to Read shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read. Watch now in English: https://lnkd.in/eFsG_AsE This screening is brought to you by The Right to Read and the NAACP, proud partners on raising awareness on the fundamental importance of literacy as a civil right.

Today is World Braille Day. People who are blind celebrate this day to honor Louis Braille, the creator of the Braille system which we use to read and write. Braille is the only method that we have as people who are blind to truly learn literacy including spelling, proper punctuation, document formatting and sentence structure. While some of these skills can be learned by using talking computers, Braille users tend to be better communicators when we are able to proofread our work more carefully by examining our texts letter by letter without thinking instead of having to go through the tedious process of doing so while listening to speech.   Braille also allows us to engage with our audience when we are speaking, rather than having to listen to our notes to keep ourselves on track. With Braille, we can read our notes as needed while sending the message to our audience that they truly do matter while we are speaking. It is a powerful tool to show any members of society that we are paying attention to them in the interactions we have.   Speaking from personal experience, trying to learn advanced mathematics by having formulas read to me was almost impossible for me to follow. I did not have the same difficulties when I had access to the very same information in Braille.   At CNIB, we realize how important it is for our children to thrive in the education system. Education is one of the best predictors of future success.Braille is an essential tool for that to happen. I encourage all educators who are working with blind children in any capacity to not only promote Braille but to ensure that it is properly produced and provided to the student at the same time as other classmates receive their materials. Only offering students two or three Braille lessons each term is woefully inadequate. This happens in some Canadian locations. After all, I know you wouldn’t accept that level of support for your sighted children. I know that I don’t. Why should parents of children who are blind be put in that position?     Please join with me in promoting CNIB’s pillar entitled our Kids Will Thrive in our strategic plan found at https://lnkd.in/ghDfGGut.  Also, encourage all of your friends and family to sign our Charter of Rights of Children Who Are Blind or Low Vision Found at https://lnkd.in/g5n-2RkP. Let’s continue to show the world that Louis Braille’s contribution to society really does matter and remains an important tool for people who are blind, Deaf Blind or who have low vision.       CNIB CNIB Deafblind Community Services

Membership is at the ❤️ of what it means to be human. To belong, to engage, to give and receive value... these outcomes codified in communities and classrooms, near and far, as I observed today. This ethos is what I 🥰 about building membership unified by global outcomes. 

Amplify is made for professionals working in the cultural, education & youth sectors. Each episode shares evidence from a range of contexts designed to inspire & give practical tools to support your work with amplifying children & young people’s voice. https://lnkd.in/eeEQ5XW3

Amplify is made for professionals working in the cultural, education & youth sectors. Each episode shares evidence from a range of contexts designed to inspire & give practical tools to support your work with amplifying children & young people’s voice. https://lnkd.in/gGf2eir4

Calling all teachers and students! Have you heard of the NCTR's Imagine a Canada program? This is a micro-grant program that gives money to individual students or class groups who want to submit an idea for a project that shows what a reconciled Canada could look like. For individual students, there is an art and essay stream (also includes poetry!), and for class groups, it can really be anything your students come up with. For example, planting medicine gardens, painting murals, workshops led by Elders and Knowledge Keepers, etc, are all ideas that have been funded in the past. The deadline is coming up, so talk to your students! In the link, you can also browse past year's winning projects if you're looking for inspiration. This is open to students from kindergarten all the way up to Cégèp, so spread the word! Feel free to share this post! Imagine a Canada: https://lnkd.in/gve6SYV6

Amplify is made for professionals working in the cultural, education & youth sectors. Each episode shares evidence from a range of contexts designed to inspire & give practical tools to support your work with amplifying children & young people’s voice. https://lnkd.in/e7-hRcw6

We are celebrating "International Read to Me Day" today, this heart warming occasion that encourages adults to read to children and inspires young ones to ask their parents or other adults in their lives to read to them. 📚🌟 Here are some key aspects of International Read to Me Day: 1. Empowering Children 2. Promoting Reading Activities 3. Showcasing Passionate Organizations 4. Addressing Resource Disparities Why Does Reading Matter? Research shows that being read to remains an essential factor, independent of other variables like parents' education. Children aged 4 to 5 years who are read to 3-4 times a week have reading ages approximately 6 months ahead of those read to only once or twice a week. Literacy is a for life skill! Everyone deserve to be able to read. So, let's celebrate International Read to Me Day by sharing the joy of reading with Story Dogs and the young ones around us! 📖🌟

The first newsletter for E-Story is now online! The E-Story project aims to explore a novel approach to measuring the effectiveness of adult education. The consortium has already had a meeting in Madeira to discuss the next steps of the project. Curious to know more about the project? Check out our newsletter! #EStory #EducationInnovation 

I am so proud of WMCAT's 2023 annual report! ⭐️ Both the paper report and interactive digital webpage include program outcomes and demographics, financial data, and student stories. As always, my favorite part was interviewing our students! I learned something new from each student I talked to: Anthony, Skyler, and Kiara. This wouldn't have been possible without Megan, my director and partner in this work. 🧡 Grateful for you! ➡️ Check it out at wmcat.org/report. #communications #grandrapids #annualreport