Literacy Task Force
of Northern Wisconsin, Inc.
Spring 2010 Newsletter (pdf)
Above: Leonore (Le) Ganschow recently received Honorable Mention for Literacy Advocate of the Year by Wisconsin Literacy, a statewide coalition of 60 literacy agencies. The award was presented on April 27th at Wisconsin Literacy's 8th Annual Celebration of Literacy at the Monona Terrace and Convention Center in Madison. Award-winning Wisconsin author Jane Hamilton delivered the keynote address and First Lady Jessica Doyle received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her efforts in promoting reading in K-12 schools and community-based literacy organizations.
Literacy Training Workshop
Held annually in June. 2011 dates to be announced.
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
This intensive workshop is designed for parents, educators, or anyone interested in learning in depth, researched-based instructional interventions in reading and spelling. Participants will have hands-on experiences tutoring a child or adult who has moderate to severe reading or spelling difficulties under the close supervision of instructors trained in Orton-Gillingham modeled multi-sensory language methods.
CEU Credit/Graduate Credit
The workshop offers Continuing Education Units only. Graduate credits through Viterbo University for an additional cost will be available.
Registration forms and scholarship forms are available on this website or by calling Bob Steber at 1-800-544-3039 ext. 4580.
The Task Force is a member of Wisconsin
Literacy, Inc., a state-wide Coalition that supports
volunteer adult and family literacy services.
We work closely with the Wisconsin Branch
of the International Dyslexia Association in
promoting awareness of dyslexia and related
difficulties. Partnering with us are Nicolet
College, Rhinelander, and the North Woods
Branch of the American Association of
University Women.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer tutor, call Donna Hejtmanek at 715-277-3105 or visit our Tutors page. You can click here to email.
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