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size=3>We are writing to inform organizations supporting parent involvement
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H2>
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size=3>and early literacy development that <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H2>
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size=3>we have posted our<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; tab-stops: 79.65pt"
align=center><FONT size=3><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Language is the
Key</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Video
</SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Talking and Books</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
in<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H2>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; tab-stops: 79.65pt"
align=center><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">KOREAN<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>at the Washington
Learning Systems website.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The video
can be viewed in its entirety.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Videos in English, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Spanish are also posted for
preview.</FONT></SPAN></H2>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt">The complete videos can be viewed
online<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Early Literacy and Language
Development Videos <o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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align=center><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">LANGUAGE IS THE
KEY<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; tab-stops: 79.65pt"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"Talking
and Books" </SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">
"Talking and Play"<o:p></o:p></I></B></SPAN></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Language is the Key
is an evidence-based program that helps staff show parents how to encourage
young children (birth to five) to talk and build the foundation for
literacy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H2>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; tab-stops: 79.65pt"
align=center><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sets in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean,
Mandarin, and Filipino <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To preview the </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">different
language versions of the video program "<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Talking and Books" </I>online, please go
to</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <A
href="http://www.walearning.com/">www.walearning.com</A>.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H2>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Each <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Language is the Key </I><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>set includes two 20-minute videos and a
manual</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> for
conducting staff and parent workshops. Materials are effective with diverse
groups of children, including children with language delays.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Parents are encouraged to support the
child's first language at home.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H2>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Each set costs $179 (plus $8 shipping/handling per
set). Each set includes <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Talking and Books
</I>(20min VHS or DVD), <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Talking and
Play</I> (20min VHS or DVD) and one manual for trainers. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">We
want these materials out there and used so<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; tab-stops: 79.65pt"
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>We encourage <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">unlimited copying of the video programs.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">(Copies
cannot be sold.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">More information is available on our website:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A
href="http://www.walearning.com/">www.walearning.com</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For questions please contact:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 79.65pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mary Maddox<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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size=3><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Washington</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Learning Systems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H2>
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283-9243<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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