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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Greetings! Please join us for...<b><br>
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<a href="http://spellproject.weebly.com/webinars.html" target="_blank">SPELL Project Webinar: A dialogue on engaging parents in early literacy</a>
</b>(<a href="http://spellproject.weebly.com/webinars.html">http://spellproject.weebly.com/webinars.html</a>)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Date: Thursday, Dec 13th<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Time: 10:00am to 11:00am (MST)<br>
(No registration required. A recording will be available.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222">We will have 4 panelists that will each discuss their programs and
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">address the following:<br>
1) How the same approach can be applied to libraries<br>
2) How libraries can partner successfully with a program like theirs </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222"><br>
We will then have 15 minutes for the panelists to address the audience's questions.
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://spellproject.weebly.com/webinars.html" target="_blank">Panelists</a><br>
1) Pamela Martin-Díaz, Manager, Shawnee Branch Library, Allen County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">2) Tomás Mejía, Principal Consultant, Colorado Migrant Education Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">3) Dragana Saas, Ready to Read Program Leader, Columbus Metropolitan Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">4) Megan Wilson, Executive Director, Reach Out and Read Colorado<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://spellproject.weebly.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">SPELL Project</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222">As part of the Supporting Parents in Early Literacy through Libraries Project, which is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Colorado State Library is currently researching
best practices in reaching low-income parents of children birth through 3 with early literacy awareness and training. We are researching practices, programs and partnerships with other agencies that have been found to be successful (or not successful) in engaging
and supporting parents in their role in building early literacy. While early literacy and low-income families are the focus of our project, we are interested in hearing about efforts in many types of communities.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">If you have questions about the SPELL Project, please contact Beth Crist, at <a href="mailto:crist_b@cde.state.co.us" target="_blank">crist_b@cde.state.co.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#222222">We look forward to you joining us on Thursday, December 13th!<br>
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Best,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Vivienne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#FF6600">.....................................</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Vivienne Houghton, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Research Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://spellproject.weebly.com" target="_blank">SPELL Project</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Colorado State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:vivienne.houghton@gmail.com" target="_blank">vivienne.houghton@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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