[LM_NET] GEN: Ethiopia Reads

[Sharron McElmeel <mcelmeel@MCELMEEL.COM>]

Many of you know of Jane Kurtz as an author, and of her work with 
Ethiopia Reads - an organization dedicated to putting books 
(sometimes the first one ever) into the hands of children in 
Ethiopia.  Jane and her brother Chris led a group of educators to 
Ethiopia this past summer where they worked with Ethiopian educators 
to develop a culture of literacy so they could share books with the 
children they work with.

Jane's essay about the trip and workshops have now been posted on her 
website http://www.janekurtz.com.  Much about the country and the 
project can be gleaned from the essay - - I was astounded to read 
that children in some Ethiopian schools wait "patiently for one of 
three pencils in the classroom."  Anyway  I think you might enjoy 
reading about the trip -- and browsing Jane's reorganized website. 
There is a link to the new essay from Jane's website's homepage.

Sharron McElmeel
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Sharron L. McElmeel
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McBookwords (a literacy organization)
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Instructor - University of Wisconsin-Stout
Children's Literature in the Reading Program
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/childrenslit/
Young Adult Literature in the Reading Program
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/yalit/

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