7th annual Correll Early Literacy Conference to be held April 28
The seventh annual Correll Early Literacy Conference will be held Saturday April 28 in the Memorial Union’s Bangor Room on the University of Maine campus.
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WABI reports on education program for female inmates
WABI (Channel 5) reported on an education program for women inmates at Penobscot County Jail. The program is offered by Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, Riverside Adult Education, and the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development. The “What Now? What’s Next?” program helps women get their high school diploma or transition to college, provides […]
Read moreRepublican Journal advances info session on new graduate literacy cohort
The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will hold an information session about a new cohort being formed for UMaine’s fall 2018 graduate early literacy program.
Read moreHuman babies and animal babies talk to each other at UMaine’s Witter Farm
The Language and Literacy Play Partners program recently went to UMaine’s Witter Farm to meet the animals and build language for the babies in the group.
Read moreLifespan Literacy Community now registering families for young child play programs
The Lifespan Literacy Community at the Lindlof Center on the University of Maine campus is now registering families for its Language and Literacy Play Partners Program.
Read moreMedia report on pilot program involving education professors, inmates
WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a pilot program being tested at the Penobscot County Jail to provide educational opportunities for female inmates.
Read moreUMaine education professors working behind bars with female inmates at Penobscot County Jail
University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development, Riverside Adult Education Partnership and Literacy Volunteers of Bangor have teamed up to provide much-needed educational opportunities for female inmates at Penobscot County Jail.
Read moreCorrell Book Awards honor a pair of children’s books
Two children’s books are being honored with 2017 Correll Book Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Informational Text.
Read moreMedia cover fifth annual Literacy Tea fundraiser
WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the Literacy Volunteers of Bangor’s Literacy Tea fundraiser that was held at John Bapst Memorial High School.
Read moreTea time: University of Maine professor’s mother-in-law inspires literacy fundraiser
Sometimes you just need an excuse to get dressed up and have a little tea with friends. For the past five years, Literacy Volunteers of Bangor has been doing just that every spring while raising thousands of dollars to support their adult literacy programs. And it all started thanks to University of Maine Associate Professor of Literacy Susan Bennett-Armistead.
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