{"id":14012,"date":"2017-06-29T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/?page_id=14012"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:16:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T19:16:19","slug":"lifespan-literacy-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/research-outreach\/lifespan-literacy-community\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lifespan Literacy Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id14012_2aa67b-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14012_2aa67b-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14012_2aa67b-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id14012_2aa67b-6f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14012_2aa67b-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14012_2aa67b-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14012_2aa67b-6f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14012_da42cc-41 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14012_da42cc-41\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/10\/Lifespan-Literacy-Logo-Web-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Lifespan Literacy Logo Web\" class=\"wp-image-16145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/10\/Lifespan-Literacy-Logo-Web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2018\/10\/Lifespan-Literacy-Logo-Web-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The mission of the Lifespan Literacy Community is to develop, support, and celebrate literacy, literacy instruction, and literacy research. The community is a coalition of literacy-focused groups in Maine that meet regularly to collaborate on and celebrate literacy, literacy instruction and literacy research in Maine. Employing a cradle-to-grave approach, the group works to develop literacy in people of all ages by joining forces across a variety of initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our programs include the&nbsp;Language and Literacy Play Partners program and the Correll Book Awards,&nbsp;as well as one-day workshops on topics such as increasing comprehension, designing effective essays, and content-area reading. We also partner with Literacy Volunteers of Bangor to provide volunteer training opportunities&nbsp;and a location for tutors and learners to meet. The Lifespan Literacy Community also collects donated books for family literacy initiatives throughout the greater Bangor area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The literacy community&#8217;s collaborators are the&nbsp;University of Maine College of Education and Human Development literacy and early childhood education faculty, Husson University literacy faculty, Fogler Library, Maine State Library, Raising Readers, Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, Riverside Adult Education Partnership, and the United Way of Eastern Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on what we do and who we are click on one of the links on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14012_289378-8b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14012_289378-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading14012_289378-8b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14012_289378-8b mark.kt-highlight, 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Culture<\/a><\/div> <div class='id-25989 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/2025\/04\/14\/virginia-dearani-outstanding-graduate-student-in-literacy-language-and-culture\/'> Virginia Dearani: Outstanding Graduate Student in Literacy, Language and Culture<\/a><\/div> <div class='id-25790 type-post'><a href = 'https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/2025\/04\/02\/umaine-researchers-share-work-at-annual-neero-conference\/'> UMaine researchers share work at annual NEERO conference<\/a><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column14012_2f49c9-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14012_2f49c9-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14012_2f49c9-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14012_2f49c9-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14012_2f49c9-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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