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International Literacy Association: Podcasts
A list of podcasts from the International Reading Association on various topics in Language Arts. Several discuss ideas in teaching reading and writing, others on vocabulary, reading fluency, and early literacy. Several are available in...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1695: Literacy Tests Grandfather Clauses & Poll Taxes
Laws passed after the Civil War made it easier for African American men to vote, but some states passed laws to stop them. In some states, African Americans to pass a literacy test and pay a poll tax. See how these tests affected those...
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Ad lit.org: Webinar: Making Room for Adolescent Literacy
This four-part webcast examines what research says about good practice and how building-level leaders and classroom teachers can support struggling readers/writers while dealing with budget, scheduling, accountability, training, and...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 14: Poll Taxes, Literacy Tests
Southern states after the Civil War devised many methods for preventing African Americans from voting.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws mainly targeted African Americans and took the form of poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses.
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Soundzabound Music Library: Audio Media Downloads
Have you ever created a good presentation but know its one step away from incredible? When you create a free account, Soundzabound Music Library gives you access to free copyright-friendly music and sound effects. Turn your good project...
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Soundzabound Music Library: Audio Media Downloads
Have you ever created a good presentation but know its one step away from incredible? When you create a free account, Soundzabound Music Library gives you access to free copyright-friendly music and sound effects. Turn your good project...
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Margarita Engle
Margarita Engle is an award-winning author of books for children, young adults, and adults. The daughter of an American father and Cuban mother, Engle spent her childhood summers in Cuba, where she developed a deep bond with her extended...
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Norton Juster
Norton Juster was born in 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, and spent his childhood there. Juster, the son of an architect, went on to study architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery is a lifelong explorer: she has made four trips to Peru and Brazil to study the pink dolphins of the Amazon; and on other expeditions, she was chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Zaire; bitten by a vampire bat in Costa...
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Katherine Paterson
As the daughter of two missionaries, Katherine Paterson spent the first five years of her life in China. When the Japanese invaded during World War II, her family returned to the United States. By the age of 18, Paterson had moved over...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Rethinking Fast Fashion After Bangladesh
Use an essay to start a discussion about consumerism in America or challenge students to research where their clothing came from, and what living and working conditions are like in that country.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: 60 Second Civics
60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation's government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes related to civics and government, the...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Voting Rights: Violence Against Mexican Americans
Despite being given the right to vote in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexican Americans were the target of violence and racism, and were subject to tactics similar to African Americans, e.g., literacy tests, to prevent them from voting.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Native Americans and Voting: Part 5
The 24th Amendment of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 addressed inequalities in voting rights for Native Americans and other minority groups, and removed blocks such as literacy tests and language fluency.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 16: How a Bill Becomes a Law
The lengthy process a bill must go through before it becomes a law is explained.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse (rhymes with "waltz") Anderson got to know and appreciate cold weather growing up in upstate New York. She attended elementary school in Syracuse, where she was terrified that she'd never be able to learn how to read. With...
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With m.t. Anderson
M. T. Anderson writes: "People write for children for two reasons: Either they have children, or they are children. I'm in the latter category. I loved my childhood, and I write for children so that I can recall it.
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Marc Aronson: Connecting the Dots of History
Marc Aronson is an author, editor, publisher, speaker, and historian who believes that young people, especially pre-teens and teenagers, are smart, passionate, and capable of engaging with interesting ideas in interesting ways. He has...
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Avi
Avi was born in New York City in 1937. He grew up in a family of readers, writers, and artists. His twin sister, who gave him the nickname "Avi" at an early age, also became a writer.
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With t.a. Barron
T.A. Barron grew up on a ranch north of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended Princeton University, where he completed the Teacher Certification program and served as class president before receiving his B.A. in History in 1974....
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Joan Bauer
Joan Bauer was born in 1951 in River Forest, Illinois. The eldest of three sisters, Joan grew up writing stories, poems, and entries in her diary. Joan's mother was a high school English teacher and her grandmother, who lived at home,...
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Ad lit.org: A Video Interview With Judy Blume
Judy Blume grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the setting of many of her books. As a child, she dreamed of being all kinds of things - detectives, a spy, an actress, even a cowgirl, but never a writer. Though she loved to read and made up...
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